Sports Facilities Strategy for West Northamptonshire Report by April 2009 Table of Figures ............................................................................................... 5 1 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................... 9 2 METHODOLOGY .................................................................................... 10 3 STRATEGIC DOCUMENTS .................................................................... 13 3.1 National Policy Documents ............................................................... 13 3.2 Regional Policy Documents .............................................................. 14 3.3 County Policy Documents ................................................................. 16 3.4 West Northamptonshire Joint Planning Unit ..................................... 17 3.5 District /Borough Plans ..................................................................... 18 4 GOVERNING BODY OF SPORT NEEDS ............................................... 21 4.1 Introduction ....................................................................................... 21 4.2 Archery ............................................................................................. 21 4.3 Athletics ............................................................................................ 22 4.4 Badminton ......................................................................................... 22 4.5 Basketball ......................................................................................... 23 4.6 Boxing ............................................................................................... 24 4.7 Canoeing .......................................................................................... 24 4.8 Cricket ............................................................................................... 25 4.9 Cycling .............................................................................................. 26 4.10 Equestrian ..................................................................................... 27 4.11 Fencing .......................................................................................... 27 4.12 Football .......................................................................................... 28 4.13 Golf ................................................................................................ 28 4.14 Gymnastics .................................................................................... 29 4.15 Handball ........................................................................................ 30 4.16 Hockey .......................................................................................... 31 4.17 Martial Arts .................................................................................... 32 4.18 Modern Pentathlon ........................................................................ 32 4.19 Netball ........................................................................................... 32 4.20 Rowing .......................................................................................... 33 4.21 Rugby Union .................................................................................. 33 4.22 Sailing ............................................................................................ 34 4.23 Shooting ........................................................................................ 35 4.24 Squash .......................................................................................... 35 2 Sports Facilities Strategy for West Northamptonshire – Syzygy Leisure 4.25 Swimming ...................................................................................... 36 4.26 Table Tennis .................................................................................. 37 4.27 Tennis ............................................................................................ 37 4.28 Triathlon ........................................................................................ 38 4.29 Volleyball ....................................................................................... 38 4.30 Weightlifting ................................................................................... 39 4.31 Wrestling ....................................................................................... 39 5 PARTICIPATION IN SPORT IN THE WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE AREA ............................................................................................................. 40 6 POPULATION AND GROWTH IN THE WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE AREA ............................................................................................................. 43 7 NEEDS AND DEMANDS ........................................................................ 45 7.1 Introduction ....................................................................................... 45 7.2 Sports Halls ...................................................................................... 48 7.3 Swimming Pools ............................................................................... 62 7.4 Health and Fitness Centres .............................................................. 75 7.5 Indoor Bowls ..................................................................................... 85 7.6 Indoor Tennis Centres ...................................................................... 92 7.7 Synthetic Turf Pitches ....................................................................... 96 7.8 Athletics Tracks .............................................................................. 104 7.9 Golf Courses ................................................................................... 109 7.10 Ski Slopes ................................................................................... 117 7.11 Ice Rinks ...................................................................................... 119 7.12 Watersports Facilities .................................................................. 121 8 FACILITY COSTS AND TARIFFS ......................................................... 123 8.1 Funding Streams ............................................................................ 125 9 IMPACT OF 2012 .................................................................................. 126 10 FUTURE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE AREA AND CONCLUSIONS ....................................................................... 127 10.1 Overview ..................................................................................... 127 10.2 West Northamptonshire ............................................................... 130 10.3 Daventry District .......................................................................... 134 10.4 Northampton ................................................................................ 134 10.5 Summary of Issues ...................................................................... 135 11 ACTION PLANS ................................................................................. 141 11.1 Introduction .................................................................................. 141 3 Sports Facilities Strategy for West Northamptonshire – Syzygy Leisure 11.2 Proposed new facilities required up to 2026. ............................... 143 Appendix A- Sports Facilities Calculator Outputs......................................... 151 Appendix B - Summary of Strategic Documents .......................................... 153 Appendix C - Strategic Documents at a Glance ........................................... 168 Appendix C – Summary of Sports Facility Provision Standards ................... 172 Appendix D - Glossary ................................................................................. 173 Appendix E - Active Places and Sports Facilities Calculator ........................ 176 4 Sports Facilities Strategy for West Northamptonshire – Syzygy Leisure Table of FiguresFigure 1 - Gymnastics Clubs and their associated disciplines 29 Figure 2 - Location of Gymnastics Clubs in West Northamptonshire 30 Figure 3 - % adult population participating in periods of 30mins activity per week or per month. 40 Figure 4 – Adults who are members of Clubs 41 Figure 5 adults who had taken part in organised competitive sport in last 12 months 41 Figure 6 Population Projections for West Northamptonshire to 2026 43 Figure 7: Projected housing development (sites of more than 100 houses (approx)) 43 Figure 8 - Key for accessibility of facilities 47 Figure 9: Sports Halls in Daventry District 49 Figure 10: Comparison of Sports Hall Provision in Daventry District 49 Figure 11: Drive time to sports halls in Daventry District 50 Figure 12: Areas in Daventry District outside of a 20min drive times from a sports hall 50 Figure 13: Projected number of Sports halls in Daventry District by 2026 51 Figure 14: Adequacy of supply of sports halls in Daventry District 51 Figure 15: Sports halls in Northampton 53 Figure 16: Walk and drive times to sports halls in Northampton 54 Figure 17: 20 min walk times from existing sports hall in Northampton 54 Figure 18: Projected number of Sports halls in Northampton by 2026 55 Figure 19: Adequacy of supply of sports halls in Northampton 55 Figure 20: Sports halls in South Northamptonshire 58 Figure 21: Walk and drive times to sports halls in South Northamptonshire 59 Figure 22: Areas of South Northamptonshire outside of 20 min drive time from a sports hall 59 Figure