Comment

Issues and Options Document

Representation ID: 35198

Received: 03/03/2018

Respondent: Ms Sian Thomas

Representation Summary:

Strategic Objective 15: To protect and enhance leisure, sport, recreation and community facilities and to support the delivery of a multi-functional green infrastructure network across our district and along the coastline, connecting to neighbouring areas in South Essex and beyond, to promote healthy and active lifestyles, and improve physical and mental health and well-being.
How do we continue to safeguard existing community facilities and support the delivery of new facilities that are actually wanted? For instance, RDC seems to think that more skateboard parks are vital in their planning but in reality this is not the case.

Full text:

Strategic Objective 15: To protect and enhance leisure, sport, recreation and community facilities and to support the delivery of a multi-functional green infrastructure network across our district and along the coastline, connecting to neighbouring areas in South Essex and beyond, to promote healthy and active lifestyles, and improve physical and mental health and well-being.
How do we continue to safeguard existing community facilities and support the delivery of new facilities that are actually wanted? For instance, RDC seems to think that more skateboard parks are vital in their planning but in reality this is not the case.