Object
Core Strategy Submission Document
Representation ID: 15777
Received: 06/10/2009
Respondent: Sport England (East Region)
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
Policy is not considered to meet justified or national policy consistency criteria for following reasons:
Lack of robust evidence base to underpin policy. The Rochford Retail and Leisure Study is not considered to accord with guidance in PPG17 with respect to leisure/sports facilities as lack of detailed quantitative audits/assessments of all facilities in district as advocated in PPG17 guidance and assessment dependent on general household survey results rather than local consultation and use of strategic sports/leisure planning tools. Without such evidence base, difficult to justify protection of existing facilities, provision of new facilities and developer contributions.
Policy is not considered to meet justified or national policy consistency criteria for following reasons:
Lack of robust evidence base to underpin policy. The Rochford Retail and Leisure Study is not considered to accord with guidance in PPG17 with respect to leisure/sports facilities as lack of detailed quantitative audits/assessments of all facilities in district as advocated in PPG17 guidance and assessment dependent on general household survey results rather than local consultation and use of strategic sports/leisure planning tools. Without such evidence base, difficult to justify protection of existing facilities, provision of new facilities and developer contributions.