Luton Borough Council Leisure Study July 2015 www.wyg.com creative minds safe hands WYG Planning & Environment, 5th Floor, Longcross Court, 47 Newport Road, Cardiff CF24 0AD Tel: 02920 829200 Email: [email protected] www.wyg.com creative minds safe hands Luton Leisure Study 2015 Document Control Project: Luton Borough Council Leisure Study 2015 Client: Luton Borough Council Job Number: A090023 File Origin: Document Checking: Prepared by: Rob Mitchell Signed: Checked by: Rob Mitchell Signed: Verified by: Peggy Hui Signed: Issue Date Status 1 July 2015 DRAFT 2 Sep 2015 FINAL ISSUE 3 4 Luton Leisure Study 2015 Contents Page 1.0 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Objectives of the Study .............................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Structure of the Report ............................................................................................................... 2 2.0 Planning Policy Context ....................................................................................................... 3 2.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 3 2.2 National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF, 2012) ........................................................................ 3 2.3 National Planning Practice Guidance (NPPG, 2014) ....................................................................... 4 2.4 Local Development Plan ............................................................................................................. 5 2.5 Other Material considerations ...................................................................................................... 6 2.6 Other evidence base documents ................................................................................................. 7 2.7 Summary ................................................................................................................................. 14 3.0 Household Leisure Survey ................................................................................................. 15 3.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 15 3.2 Telephone Survey .................................................................................................................... 15 4.0 Expenditure growth and Leisure patterns ......................................................................... 17 4.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 17 4.2 Overview ................................................................................................................................. 17 4.3 Study Area Population .............................................................................................................. 18 4.4 Leisure expenditure .................................................................................................................. 20 4.5 Leisure spending patterns ......................................................................................................... 21 4.6 Summary ................................................................................................................................. 37 5.0 Assessment of quantitative and qualitative need ............................................................. 40 5.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 40 5.2 Overview ................................................................................................................................. 40 5.3 Cinemas .................................................................................................................................. 44 5.4 Theatre/Concert Halls ............................................................................................................... 45 5.5 Ten Pin Bowling ....................................................................................................................... 47 5.6 Bingo ...................................................................................................................................... 49 5.7 Health and Fitness ................................................................................................................... 50 5.8 Swimming Pools ....................................................................................................................... 54 5.9 Restaurants and Cafes .............................................................................................................. 57 5.10 Pubs/clubs ............................................................................................................................... 59 Luton Leisure Study 2015 5.11 Museums/ Galleries .................................................................................................................. 60 5.12 Casinos ................................................................................................................................... 61 6.0 Summary and Recommendations ...................................................................................... 62 6.2 General Comments ................................................................................................................... 62 6.3 Future leisure provision ............................................................................................................ 63 Table Contents Table 1.0: PPS 2014 Aims and Objectives ................................................................................................. 8 Table 1.1: Levels of participation in physical activity over a 28 day period .................................................. 9 Table 1.2: Participation in sport and recreational activity ........................................................................... 9 Table 1.3: Active People Survey – Participation - Luton and nearest neighbours ........................................ 11 Table 1.1: Postcodes by Survey Zone ..................................................................................................... 16 Table 2.0: Population by Survey Zone (2015 to 2031) ............................................................................. 19 Table 2.1: Zone 1 Luton Population (2015 to 2031) ................................................................................. 19 Table 2.2: Total Available Cinema Expenditure 2015-2031 ....................................................................... 22 Table 2.3 Cinema leisure patterns .......................................................................................................... 22 Table 2.4: Total Available Theatre/Concert Expenditure 2015-2031 .......................................................... 24 Table 2.5: Theatre/Concert Leisure patterns ........................................................................................... 25 Table 2.6: Ten Pin Bowling leisure patterns ............................................................................................ 26 Table 2.7: Bingo leisure patterns ............................................................................................................ 27 Table 2.8: Total Available Health and Fitness Expenditure 2015-2031 ....................................................... 28 Table 2.9: Health & Fitness leisure patterns ............................................................................................ 29 Table 3.0: Swimming Pools leisure patterns ............................................................................................ 30 Table 3.1: Total Available Restaurant/Cafe Expenditure 2015-2031 .......................................................... 31 Table 3.2: Restaurant/Cafe leisure patterns ............................................................................................ 32 Table 3.3: Pub/Clubs leisure patterns ..................................................................................................... 33 Table 3.4: Total Available Museum/Galleries Expenditure 2015-2031 ........................................................ 34 Table 3.5: Museums/Galleries leisure patterns ........................................................................................ 35 Table 3.6: Casino leisure patterns .......................................................................................................... 36 Table 3.7: Capacity to support Cinema facilities to 2031 .......................................................................... 45 Table 3.8: Capacity to support Ten-Pin Bowling facilities to 2031 ............................................................. 48 Table 3.9: Capacity to support Bingo facilities to 2031 ............................................................................. 50 Table 4.0: Capacity to support Health and Fitness facilities to 2031 .......................................................... 53 Table 4.1: Swimming pools in Luton ....................................................................................................... 55 Luton Leisure Study 2015 Table 4.2: Indicative capacity to support Class A3 floorspace to 2031