WOKINGHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL PPG17 OPEN SPACE, SPORT & RECREATION AUDIT UPDATE FINAL AMENDED SPORTS ASSESSMENT REPORT (version 1b) FEBRUARY 2012 Integrity, Innovation, Inspiration 1-2 Frecheville Court off Knowsley Street Bury BL9 0UF T 0161 764 7040 F 0161 764 7490 E [email protected] www.kkp.co.uk Quality assurance Name Date Report origination J Woods, K Freely December 2010 Quality control J Woods, C Fallon January 2011 Client comments A Glencross (+ others) 12 May 2011 Amendments J Woods, K Freely Various Final amendments J Woods 29 December 2011 & 2 February 2012 CONTENTS PART 1: INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................. 1 Report structure .............................................................................................................. 2 PART 2: CONTEXT............................................................................................................ 3 2.1: National context ....................................................................................................... 3 2.2: Regional context .................................................................................................... 13 2.3: Local context.......................................................................................................... 13 2.4: Local profile............................................................................................................ 18 2.5: Local consultation .................................................................................................. 26 PART 3: GENERAL SPORT AND RECREATION FACILITIES ISSUES ......................... 34 PART 4: PLAYING PITCH METHODOLOGY .................................................................. 37 4.1: Playing Pitch Model (PPM) .................................................................................... 37 Analysis areas............................................................................................................... 41 PART 5: FOOTBALL ....................................................................................................... 42 5.1: Introduction ............................................................................................................ 42 5.2: Current provision.................................................................................................... 44 5.3: Development.......................................................................................................... 49 5.4: Key issues for football............................................................................................ 51 5.5: Provision of football pitch sites assessed by quality and capacity ......................... 57 5.6: ‘Shortfall, adequacy and requirement’.................................................................... 60 PART 6: CRICKET ........................................................................................................... 66 6.1: Introduction ............................................................................................................ 66 6.2: Current provision.................................................................................................... 66 6.3: Development priorities and opportunities............................................................... 69 6.4: Key issues for cricket ............................................................................................. 70 6.5: Provision of cricket pitch sites assessed by quality and capacity .......................... 75 6.6: ‘Shortfall, adequacy and requirement’.................................................................... 77 PART 7: RUGBY .............................................................................................................. 81 7.1: Introduction ............................................................................................................ 81 7.2: Current provision.................................................................................................... 81 7.3 Development priorities and opportunities................................................................ 83 7.4: Key issues for rugby .............................................................................................. 85 7.5 Provision of rugby pitch sites assessed by quality and capacity............................. 89 7.6 ‘Shortfall, adequacy and requirement’..................................................................... 92 PART 8: HOCKEY............................................................................................................ 96 8.1: Introduction ............................................................................................................ 96 8.2: Current provision.................................................................................................... 96 8.3: Development.......................................................................................................... 98 8.4: Key issues for hockey ............................................................................................ 99 PART 9: BOWLS ............................................................................................................ 103 9.1: Introduction .......................................................................................................... 103 9.2: Current provision.................................................................................................. 103 9.3: Development........................................................................................................ 104 9.4: Key issues for bowls ............................................................................................ 105 PART 10: GOLF ............................................................................................................. 107 10.1: Introduction ........................................................................................................ 107 10.2: Current provision................................................................................................ 107 10.3: Development...................................................................................................... 108 10.4: Key issues for golf.............................................................................................. 109 10.5: Key club issues .................................................................................................. 110 PART 11: TENNIS.......................................................................................................... 112 11.1: Introduction ........................................................................................................ 112 11.2: Current provision................................................................................................ 112 11.3: Development...................................................................................................... 114 11.4: Key issues for tennis.......................................................................................... 114 PART 12: ATHLETICS ................................................................................................... 118 12.1: Introduction ........................................................................................................ 118 12.2: Development...................................................................................................... 118 12.3: Current provision................................................................................................ 118 12.4: Key issues for athletics ...................................................................................... 118 PART 13: NETBALL ....................................................................................................... 119 13.1: Introduction ........................................................................................................ 119 13.2: Development...................................................................................................... 119 13.3: Current provision................................................................................................ 120 13.4: Key issues for netball......................................................................................... 121 PART 14: MULTI USE GAMES AREAS (MUGAS) ........................................................ 122 14.1: Current provision................................................................................................ 122 14.2: Key issues.......................................................................................................... 123 PART 15: INDOOR SPORT AND RECREATION FACILITIES ASSESSMENT ............ 124 15.1: Introduction ........................................................................................................ 124 15.2: Methodology ...................................................................................................... 124 15.3: Population and participation change.................................................................. 126 15.4: Facilities in neighbouring areas ......................................................................... 126 PART 16: SPORTS HALLS............................................................................................ 130 16.1: Supply ................................................................................................................ 130 16.2: Demand ............................................................................................................