Support
Revised Development Strategy
Representation ID: 53442
Received: 24/07/2013
Respondent: Sport England
Sport England can not and will not support the release of any land for housing which is currently used or was formally used for sport unless the land in question is shown to be surplus for sport through a robust assessment. Sport England is aware that WDC is producing a Playing Pitch Strategy, but until it is adopted Sport England would expect any planning application to show through a robust assessment, that the sports land/facilities are no longer required.
Sport England can not and will not support the release of any land for housing which is currently used or was formally used for sport unless the land in question is shown to be surplus for sport through a robust assessment. Sport England is aware that WDC is producing a Playing Pitch Strategy, but until it is adopted Sport England would expect any planning application to show through a robust assessment, that the sports land/facilities are no longer required.