CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL AND SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL INDOOR SPORTS FACILITY STRATEGY 2015-2031 JUNE 2016 OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE The table below lists the changes applied to the May 2016 version of the Indoor Sports Facility Strategy. Section of the Indoor Changes to the Indoor Sports Facility Strategy (RD/CSF/200) Sports Facility Strategy Whole document Reference to Indoor Facility/Facilities Strategy changed to Indoor Sports Facility Strategy Whole document Acronym IFS (for Indoor Facility/Facilities Strategy) changed to ISFS (for Indoor Sports Facility Strategy) Paragraph 2.11 Delete final sentence of paragraph as no map is provided. South Cambridgeshire District completely encircles Cambridge. South Cambridgeshire District is bordered to the northeast by East Cambridgeshire District, to the southeast by St Edmundsbury District, to the south by Uttlesford District, to the southwest by North Hertfordshire District, to the west by Central Bedfordshire and to the northwest by Huntingdonshire District. The neighbouring counties are shown on Map 2.2 below: Paragraph 5.320 Add additional sentence to the end of paragraph 5.320 to clarify the usage of squash facilities. All the pay and play squash facilities across Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire District are located on education sites; all but Kelsey Kerridge therefore have limited day time access. However, the majority of squash is played in evenings and weekends, so this is less of an issue than it is for sports hall provision. CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL AND SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL INDOOR SPORTS FACILITY STRATEGY TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 CAMBRIDGE AND SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT - INDOOR SPORTS FACILITY STRATEGY (ISFS) 3 VISION 3 AIMS 3 NEEDS, PRIORITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES 4 NEW SETTLEMENTS BEYOND 2031 7 RECOMMENDATIONS 13 CAMBRIDGE AND SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL - PLAYING PITCH STRATEGY (PPS) 16 2. INTRODUCTION AND SCOPE 47 INTRODUCTION 47 BACKGROUND CONTEXT 49 THE STUDY AREA 49 CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL 50 SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT 50 POPULATION GROWTH IN CAMBRIDGE AND SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT 50 KEY ISSUES 50 OTHER LOCAL FACTORS 51 PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND PARTICIPATION 52 THE VALUE OF PARTICIPATION 52 AIM OF DEVELOPING AN INDOOR SPORT FACILITY STRATEGY 52 RATIONALE FOR DEVELOPING A SPORTS FACILITIES STRATEGY 53 STRATEGY SCOPE 53 TERMS OF REFERENCE 55 STRATEGY STRUCTURE 55 3. LOCAL STRATEGIC VISION AND CONTEXT 57 INTRODUCTION 57 CAMBRIDGE 58 POPULATION PROFILES AND PROJECTIONS 65 CAMBRIDGE 65 SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT 69 CONSULTATION WITH NEIGHBOURING LOCAL AUTHORITIES 74 PARTICIPATION TRENDS AND RATES 76 CURRENT PARTICIPATION RATES ACROSS BOTH AUTHORITIES 76 MARKET SEGMENTATION 78 CAMBRIDGE 78 SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT 81 4. GROWTH STRATEGY OF CAMBRIDGE AND SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT 83 INTRODUCTION 83 CAMBRIDGE AND SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT LOCAL PLANS (SUBMISSION 2014) 83 NEW SETTLEMENTS BEYOND 2031 87 CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL AND SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL INDOOR SPORTS FACILITY STRATEGY 5. EXISTING FACILITY PROVISION – ANALYSIS OF SUPPLY, CURRENT AND FUTURE DEMAND 89 INTRODUCTION 89 SUPPLY OF SPORT AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN CAMBRIDGE AND SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT 89 CATCHMENT AREAS 90 PUBLIC TRANSPORT 90 ASSESSMENT OF EXISTING SPORTS FACILITY PROVISION IN CAMBRIDGE AND SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT 90 INTRODUCTION TO FACILITY ASSESSMENT 97 SPORTS HALLS 97 SWIMMING POOLS 129 HEALTH AND FITNESS FACILITIES 160 SQUASH 173 TABLE TENNIS 174 INDOOR BOWLS 175 GYMNASTICS 178 INDOOR TENNIS 179 CYCLING 182 ICE RINKS 183 NEED FOR INFORMAL FACILITIES 184 6. STRATEGY DELIVERY 185 KEY ISSUES AND OPTIONS 185 GENERAL 188 GEOGRAPHIC 189 SUMMARY CONCLUSIONS 190 VISION 191 AIMS 191 PRINCIPLES FOR FUTURE PROVISION 192 SUMMARY OF NEEDS, PRIORITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES 193 CAPITAL INVESTMENT 195 RECOMMENDATIONS 196 ACTION PLAN 198 DISCLAIMER 203 CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL AND SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL INDOOR SPORTS FACILITY STRATEGY APPENDICES 1 NATIONAL CONTEXT 2. QUALITY AUDITS EXISTING BUILT FACILITIES IN CAMBRIDGE AND SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT 3 STRATEGY CONSULTEES 4 CONSULTATION FINDINGS – NGB’S 5A CONSULTATION FEEDBACK - SPORTS CLUBS / ORGANISATIONS (INDIVIDUAL RESPONSES) – CITY OF CAMBRIDGE 5B CONSULTATION FEEDBACK - SPORTS CLUBS / ORGANISATIONS (INDIVIDUAL RESPONSES) – SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT 5C CONSULTATION FEEDBACK - SPORTS CLUBS / ORGANISATIONS (SUMMARY DATA) – CITY OF CAMBRIDGE AND SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT 6A SPORT ENGLAND FACILITY PLANNING MODEL (FPM) ANALYSIS SPORTS HALLS - CITY OF CAMBRIDGE 6B SPORT ENGLAND FACILITY PLANNING MODEL (FPM) ANALYSIS SWIMMING POOLS CITY OF CAMBRIDGE 7A SPORT ENGLAND FACILITY PLANNING MODEL (FPM) ANALYSIS SPORTS HALLS – SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT DISTRICT 7B SPORT ENGLAND FACILITY PLANNING MODEL (FPM) ANALYSIS SWIMMING POOLS SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT 8 DEMAND FOR HEALTH AND FITNESS 2015 – CITY OF CAMBRIDGE 8A DEMAND FOR HEALTH AND FITNESS 2015 - SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT 9 DEMAND FOR HEALTH AND FITNESS 2031 - CITY OF CAMBRIDGE 9A DEMAND FOR HEALTH AND FITNESS 2031 – SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT 10A SUMMARY OF SCHOOLS’ CONSULTATION - INDIVIDUAL RESPONSES 10B SUMMARY OF SCHOOLS’ CONSULTATION - SUMMARY DATA 11 MAPS SHOWING DEPRIVATION IN CAMBRIDGE AND SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT DISTRICT 12 PARTICPATION TRENDS IN CAMBRIDGE AND SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT 13 LOCAL PLAN SUBMISSION PROPOSALS: CITY OF CAMBRIDGE AND SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT 14 FACILITIES – CASE FOR SUPPORT 15 BUILT FACILITIES AUDIT – CITY OF CAMBRIDGE AND SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT 16 SUMMARY OF MARKET SEGMENTATION PROFILES CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL AND SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL INDOOR SPORTS FACILITY STRATEGY 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.1. Cambridge City Council (the City Council) and South Cambridgeshire District Council (SCDC) are preparing their Local Plans for the Greater Cambridge area. In 2015 the two authorities commissioned a joint Indoor Sports Facility Strategy (ISFS), following on from the Playing Pitch Strategy (PPS), which has been developed for grass and all weather pitches covering both areas. 1.2. These documents will guide future provision and management of sports pitches, built facilities and community use services to serve existing and new communities in the City and South Cambridgeshire. In line with the Government’s National Planning Policy Framework, the strategies set out to assess existing Built Facilities, the future need for sport and active recreation, as the region grows and develops for opportunities for new provision, and expansions of existing facilities. ‘Access to high quality open spaces and opportunities for sport and recreation can make an important contribution to the health and well-being of communities. Planning policies should be based on robust and up-to-date assessments of the needs for open space, sports and recreation facilities and opportunities for new provision. The assessments should identify specific needs and quantitative or qualitative deficits or surpluses of open space, sports and recreational facilities in the local area. Information gained from the assessments should be used to determine what open space, sports and recreational provision is required.’ (Source: NPPF 2012 Paragraph 73 Additionally, paragraph 74 of the NPPF emphasises that existing open space, sports and recreational facilities and land, including playing fields, should not be built on unless: An assessment has been undertaken which has clearly shown the open space, buildings or land to be surplus to requirements; or Any loss would be replaced by equivalent or better provision in terms of quantity and quality in a suitable location; or The development is for alternative recreation or open space facilities, the need for which clearly outweighs the loss. (Source: NPPF 2012 Paragraph 74) 1.3. The key context factors for both the City and South Cambridgeshire are: The requirements of the 2012 NPPF and specifically paragraphs 73 and 74 The need to address planned population growth in each area and the sub-region as a whole The growing focus on improving health and well-being at national level, as a result of identified and increasing levels of obesity and inactivity, and the need to plan opportunities for more active lifestyles (sport and physical activity) into new and existing communities The new Government Sports Strategy which prioritises both informal and formal participation opportunities and the need to provide participation opportunities for both The new Sport England Strategy which identifies the need for increased participation and recreational opportunities, and therefore the need to invest in both formal and informal facilities 1 CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL AND SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL INDOOR SPORTS FACILITY STRATEGY The fact that both Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire District are generally affluent areas (although there are very specific areas of deprivation e.g. north and east of Cambridge, and in other areas of higher urban density), and therefore communities are more likely to participate in sport and physical activity, which results in high demand for provision of facilities The growing interest and large scale participation in recreational activities such as, cycling, running and walking The priority to increase participation levels areas of deprivation to contribute to improved community health, and reduce known health inequalities 2 CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL AND SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL INDOOR