NORTHAMPTON RELATED DEVELOPMENT AREA (NRDA) Part 3: Playing Pitch Strategy Final report February 2018 Nortoft Partnerships Limited 2 Green Lodge Barn, Nobottle, Northampton NN7 4HD Tel: 01604 586526 Fax: 01604 587719 Email: [email protected] Web: www.nortoft.co.uk TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 4 A PITCH STRATEGY FOR THE NRDA 6 ARTIFICIAL GRASS PITCHES 12 FOOTBALL 22 CRICKET 56 RUGBY UNION 72 HOCKEY IN WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 92 OTHER PITCH SPORTS 113 NRDA SUSTAINABLE URBAN EXTENSIONS 114 SECTION 9: DELIVERING THE STRATEGY 120 PRIORITIES FOR ACTION 128 SUMMARY BY SITE 131 West Northamptonshire: NRDA Nortoft Partnerships Ltd Open Space, Sport & Recreation Strategies Page 1 of 147 Part 3: Playing Pitch Strategy TABLE OF FIGURES FIGURE 1: SPORT ENGLAND APPROACH TO DEVELOPING A PLAYING PITCH STRATEGY ....... 8 FIGURE 2: NORTHAMPTON RELATED DEVELOPMENT AREA SUES ....................................... 10 FIGURE 3: ENGLAND HOCKEY POLICY ON SURFACE TYPES .................................................. 14 FIGURE 4: AGPS IN AND CLOSE TO THE NRDA ...................................................................... 18 FIGURE 5: ARTIFICIAL GRASS PITCHES MAP ......................................................................... 21 FIGURE 6: FA RECOMMENDED PITCH SIZES ......................................................................... 24 FIGURE 7: NRDA FOOTBALL TEAMS 2016-17 ....................................................................... 25 FIGURE 8: TEMPORAL DEMAND ........................................................................................... 26 FIGURE 9: PITCHES USED BY THE COMMUNITY IN 2016/17 EXCL NRDA ............................. 27 FIGURE 10: SENIOR PITCH SITES SEASON 2016/17 ............................................................. 28 FIGURE 11: YOUTH FOOTBALL PITCH SITES SEASON 2016/17 ........................................... 29 FIGURE 12: MINI SOCCER PITCH SITES SEASON 2016/17 ................................................... 30 FIGURE 13: GRASS FOOTBALL SITES NOT IN SECURE COMMUNITY USE ............................ 31 FIGURE 14: STADIA PITCHES IN THE NRDA ......................................................................... 31 FIGURE 15: PITCH CARRYING CAPACITY FOR FOOTBALL .................................................... 32 FIGURE 16: 3G MAP FOR WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE ..................................................... 34 FIGURE 17: FOOTBALL SPARE MATCH CAPACITY IN 2016-17 ............................................. 38 FIGURE 18: FOOTBALL TOTAL SPARE CAPACITY BY PITCH SIZE IN 2016-17 ....................... 38 FIGURE 19: FPM AGP PARAMETERS ................................................................................... 40 FIGURE 20: FA 3G AGP MODEL TRAINING HOURS ............................................................. 41 FIGURE 21: FA 3G MODEL TRAINING SLOTS ....................................................................... 42 FIGURE 22: FOOTBALL - AGREED PARTICIPATION RATE INCREASES .................................. 43 FIGURE 23: FOOTBALL- ESTIMATED NUMBER OF TEAMS TO 2029 .................................... 44 FIGURE 24: FOOTBALL DEMAND FROM SUES .................................................................... 44 FIGURE 25: NUMBER OF 3G PITCHES REQUIRED TO MEET MATCH DEMAND ................... 45 FIGURE 26: NRDA FOOTBALL GRASS PITCH DEMAND/SUPPLY UP TO 2029 ...................... 46 FIGURE 27: NRDA SUES PROPOSED PLAYING FIELD PROVISION ........................................ 47 FIGURE 28: CRICKET TEAMS AND WHEN THEY PLAY .......................................................... 57 FIGURE 29: CRICKET PITCHES IN 2016 ................................................................................ 58 FIGURE 30: CRICKET- AGREED PARTICIPATION RATE INCREASES ...................................... 64 FIGURE 31: CRICKET- ESTIMATED NUMBER OF TEAMS TO 2029 ....................................... 65 FIGURE 32: RFU RUGBY TEAM NUMBERS 2017 ................................................................. 72 FIGURE 33: RUGBY PITCH PROVISION ................................................................................ 73 FIGURE 34: RUGBY PITCH SITES .......................................................................................... 75 FIGURE 35: RFU PITCH CARRYING CAPACITY ...................................................................... 76 FIGURE 36: PITCH QUALITY SCORES ................................................................................... 76 FIGURE 37: SCHOOL SITES AND RUGBY .............................................................................. 78 FIGURE 38: CAPACITY OF RUGBY SITES BASED ON AUDIT.................................................. 83 FIGURE 39: RUGBY- AGREED PARTICIPATION RATE INCREASES......................................... 84 FIGURE 40: RUGBY- ESTIMATED NUMBER OF TEAMS TO 2029 ......................................... 84 FIGURE 41: NRDA CONTRIBUTIONS .................................................................................... 85 FIGURE 42: RUGBY CLUB SITE RECOMMENDATIONS ......................................................... 89 FIGURE 43: HOCKEY CLUBS AND SITES IN WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE ........................... 93 FIGURE 44: HOCKEY SITES MAP .......................................................................................... 95 FIGURE 45: HOCKEY CLUB LOCATIONS ............................................................................... 96 West Northamptonshire: NRDA Nortoft Partnerships Ltd Open Space, Sport & Recreation Strategies Page 2 of 147 Part 3: Playing Pitch Strategy FIGURE 46: HOCKEY PITCHES AND THEIR USE .................................................................... 97 FIGURE 47: CAPACITY OF THE EXISTING NETWORK OF HOCKEY PITCHES ....................... 104 FIGURE 48: HOCKEY- AGREED PARTICIPATION RATE INCREASES ..................................... 105 FIGURE 49: ESTIMATED NUMBER OF TEAMS TO 2029, HOCKEY ..................................... 106 FIGURE 50: HOCKEY DEMAND FROM SUES ...................................................................... 106 FIGURE 51: HOCKEY DEMAND/SUPPLY BALANCE BY 2029 .............................................. 107 FIGURE 52: PITCH SIZE: FOOTBALL, CRICKET, RUGBY ....................................................... 114 FIGURE 53: SUSTAINABLE URBAN EXTENSIONS – PITCH CALCULATIONS ........................ 115 FIGURE 54: ACTION PLAN ................................................................................................. 129 FIGURE 55: SITE BY SITE SUMMARY – EXITING SITES ....................................................... 134 APPENDICES APPENDIX 1: Football Clubs and Teams APPENDIX 2: FA Ground Grading Criteria APPENDIX 3: Cricket Clubs and Teams West Northamptonshire: NRDA Nortoft Partnerships Ltd Open Space, Sport & Recreation Strategies Page 3 of 147 Part 3: Playing Pitch Strategy INTRODUCTION This Playing Pitch Strategy forecasts the future needs for pitch sports up to 2029, and takes into account the housing requirements identified in the adopted West Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy Local Plan (Part 1) (2014) (WNJCS). It sits within the suite of Sport and Leisure evidence base documents which are: Part 1: Profile, policy context and engagement Part 2: Sports facilities strategy Part 3: Playing pitch strategy Part 4: Open spaces strategy The Playing Pitch Strategy follows the Sport England methodology set out in their Playing Pitch Strategy Guidance 2013. Its production has involved the local clubs and leagues, Sport England, the Football Association at both regional and county level (Northamptonshire FA), the England and Wales Cricket Board, Northamptonshire Cricket Board, the Rugby Football Union, England Hockey, and Northampton Borough Council. The nature and characteristics of the NRDA together with the policy background and demographic forecasting are set out in the Part 1 report, which should be read in conjunction with this report. A key driver for the production of this document is to deliver an evidence base which can support the development of planning policy for the West Northamptonshire Part 2 Local Plans being produced by Daventry District, Northampton Borough and South Northamptonshire Councils (the partner authorities commissioning this strategy). The strategy will help the West Northamptonshire authorities to: • Understand provision needs now and in the future • Inform the determination of planning applications • Guide the management and maintenance of sports facilities • Prioritise local authority capital and revenue investment, including s106 and any future Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) • Inform and underpin bids to external funding partners to assist in the delivery of sporting infrastructure • Identify the role of the education sector in supporting the delivery of community sporting facilities • Contribute to the aims and objectives of improving health and well-being and increasing participation in sport. Achieving this will guarantee the effective delivery of sport and leisure services across the NRDA and ensure that a network of sports facilities is in place to cater for current and future population. This report primarily considers the needs of football, cricket, rugby and hockey. Football, cricket and rugby tend to have smaller travel time catchments and a number of clubs and West Northamptonshire: NRDA Nortoft Partnerships Ltd Open Space, Sport & Recreation Strategies Page 4 of 147 Part 3: Playing Pitch Strategy sites within each authority area. By contrast, hockey has only a