Sport and Recreation Audit and Assessment

The Government revised Planning Policy Guidance 17 Open Space, Sport and Recreation (PPG17) in 2002, this included a new requirement for local authorities to undertake an assessments of the existing and future needs of their communities for open space, sports and recreational facilities.

Purbeck District Council (the Council) appointed PMP to undertake a Sport and Recreation audit and assessment in accordance with PPG17. 

• understand local sport and recreation needs in Purbeck
•  identify deficits and surpluses in sport and recreation provision in Purbeck, and provide an appropriate balance between new provision and the enhancement of existing provision, and exploring the potential disposal of surplus provision
• set locally derived open space and recreation provision standards addressing accessibility (including disabled access), quality and quantity
•  inform the drafting of policies (supplementary planning document) under the Local Development Framework (LDF) on open space planning obligation contributions, in order to provide greater clarity and reasonable certainty for developers and land owners in relation to the requirements and expectations of the local planning authority in respect of open space and sport and recreation provision
• inform any review of the “Strategy for Sport and Recreation in Purbeck District”
•  provide an income source for sport and recreation facilities, open space development and maintenance.

Downloads

Please note all the following links are in the Adobe Acrobat format.

Please use the links below to download the final report from PMP consultants: