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Outdoor Sports and Children’s Playing Space : Review of existing facilities in
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This Appendix summarises the results of a survey of facilities in the District.
Further details are available in a Local Plan Background Paper “Review of
Playing Fields, Play Areas and Open Spaces” (June 1999).
The original survey was carried out in 1998/9, and set out to assess provision
in the District against the National Playing Fields Association (NPFA) “6 acre
standard”. At its broadest level, the survey allows us to assess on a
parish-by-parish basis whether NPFA targets for the total amount of “outdoor
playing space” are achieved. Such results are shown below in Table 1,but a more
localised interpretation of the actual play and sport opportunities available
and of accessibility could reveal other deficiencies even in parishes that might
appear to have adequate land.
Sites relevant to this survey will be protected under the provisions of
Policy
RLT1 and are amongst the sites identified on the Proposals Map.
The initial key findings of the assessment of total available “outdoor playing
space” are:
- Bridgwater has a significant deficiency of outdoor sports facilities. Relevant
sites within the parish boundary total less than 30 hectares, whereas the NPFA
target for a town of this size is 54.26 hectares. Even when six sports facilities
located in adjacent parishes are added in, the total remains less than 39
hectares - or about 70% of the NPFA target.
To meet NPFA standards Bridgwater requires about 15 hectares of additional
outdoor sports facilities. Anticipated population growth arising from around
3,000 new houses (from existing commitments at Northern Distributor Road, South
Bridgwater, other permissions and forecast brownfield sites) which could be built
by the year 2011 will be in the region of 7,500. This will generate a need for
about a further 12 hectares.
According to NPFA standards Bridgwater may therefore need a total of 27 hectares
of additional outdoor sports space by the year 2011.
- Bridgwater does not have a satisfactory total supply of children’s play space
(22.07
hectares compared with a target of 27.13 hectares) and local accessibility and
adequacy of equipped play areas is variable.
- Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge outdoor sports facilities are about 20% below NPFA
targets (23.64 hectares compared with a target of 29.44 hectares).
- Children’s play space at Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge exceeds NPFA targets (16
hectares compared with a target of 14.72 hectares).
- Cheddar’s outdoor sports facilities exceed NPFA targets (14.7 hectares compared
with a target of 8.15 hectares) but children’s play space is deficient (1.25
hectares compared with a target of 4.07 hectares).
- The figures are presented on a parish basis but sports pitch catchments and some
play facility catchments may cross boundaries. Therefore, such statistics are not
necessarily a conclusive guide to the adequacy of pro vision. In the rural
parishes the range of sport opportunities may be very limited (i.e. in small
parishes a single cricket pitch may be the sole facility but create an apparent
excess of provision).
- A Playing Pitch Strategy for the District was commissioned in 2004 (publication
anticipated 2005) and may become a further source of information.
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Table 1 Outdoor Sports
and Children’s Playing Space: Summary of existing provision in Sedgemoor
Parishes |
This table
summarises the results of assessment against the National Playing Field
Association "Six Acre Standard", which recommends that there
should be 2.4 hectares of playing field per 1000 population comprising:-
a) 1.6 hectares of outdoor
playing space for sport, andb) 0.8 hectares of
children’s playing space.
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| Parish |
Population |
Outdoor Sport |
Children’s Play Area |
Total |
| |
2001
Census |
Target
(ha) |
Actual
(ha) |
Target
(ha) |
Actual
(ha) |
Target
(ha) |
Actual
(ha) |
% |
| Ashcott |
1248 |
2.00 |
1.88 |
1.00 |
0.15 |
3.00 |
2.03 |
67.78 |
| Axbridge |
2025 |
3.24 |
1.80 |
1.62 |
0.71 |
4.86 |
2.51 |
51.65 |
| Badgworth |
452 |
0.72 |
0.27 |
0.36 |
0.13 |
1.08 |
0.40 |
36.87 |
| Bawdrip |
485 |
0.78 |
0.00 |
0.39 |
0.00 |
1.16 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Berrow |
1638 |
2.62 |
4.14 |
1.31 |
1.23 |
3.93 |
5.37 |
136.60 |
| Brean |
691 |
1.11 |
0.00 |
0.55 |
0.00 |
1.66 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Brent Knoll |
1252 |
2.00 |
2.05 |
1.00 |
0.27 |
3.00 |
2.32 |
77.21 |
| Bridgwater |
33915 |
54.26 |
30.55 |
27.13 |
22.27 |
81.40 |
52.62 |
64.65 |
| Bridgwater
Without |
400 |
0.64 |
2.87 |
0.32 |
0.00 |
0.96 |
2.87 |
298.96 |
| Broomfield |
208 |
0.33 |
0.00 |
0.17 |
0.00 |
0.50 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Burnham &
Highbridge |
18401 |
29.44 |
23.64 |
14.72 |
16.08 |
44.16 |
39.72 |
89.94 |
| Burnham
Without |
798 |
1.28 |
0.00 |
0.64 |
0.00 |
1.92 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Burtle |
402 |
0.64 |
0.00 |
0.32 |
0.00 |
0.96 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Cannington |
2381 |
3.81 |
6.05 |
1.90 |
1.49 |
5.71 |
7.54 |
131.95 |
| Catcott |
502 |
0.80 |
0.00 |
0.40 |
0.06 |
1.20 |
0.06 |
4.98 |
| Chapel
Allerton |
348 |
0.56 |
1.53 |
0.28 |
0.00 |
0.84 |
1.53 |
183.19 |
| Cheddar |
5093 |
8.15 |
14.74 |
4.07 |
1.25 |
12.22 |
15.99 |
130.82 |
| Chedzoy |
429 |
0.69 |
0.52 |
0.34 |
0.07 |
1.03 |
0.59 |
57.30 |
| Chilton
Polden |
668 |
1.07 |
1.69 |
0.53 |
0.57 |
1.60 |
2.26 |
140.97 |
| Chilton
Trinity |
209 |
0.33 |
2.51 |
0.17 |
0.00 |
0.50 |
2.51 |
500.40 |
| Compton
Bishop |
581 |
0.93 |
0.00 |
0.46 |
0.00 |
1.39 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Cossington |
552 |
0.88 |
1.73 |
0.44 |
0.03 |
1.32 |
1.76 |
132.85 |
| Durleigh |
556 |
0.89 |
0.00 |
0.44 |
0.13 |
1.33 |
0.13 |
9.74 |
| East Brent |
1298 |
2.08 |
0.00 |
1.04 |
0.50 |
3.12 |
0.50 |
16.05 |
| East
Huntspill |
1152 |
1.84 |
1.49 |
0.92 |
0.52 |
2.76 |
2.01 |
72.70 |
| Edington |
337 |
0.54 |
0.00 |
0.27 |
0.00 |
0.81 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Enmore |
233 |
0.37 |
0.00 |
0.19 |
0.00 |
0.56 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Fiddington |
236 |
0.38 |
0.00 |
0.19 |
0.79 |
0.57 |
0.79 |
139.48 |
| Goathurst |
235 |
0.38 |
0.00 |
0.19 |
0.00 |
0.56 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Greinton |
79 |
0.13 |
0.00 |
0.06 |
0.00 |
0.19 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Lympsham |
864 |
1.38 |
1.30 |
0.69 |
0.10 |
2.07 |
1.40 |
67.52 |
| Lyng |
324 |
0.52 |
0.00 |
0.26 |
0.00 |
0.78 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Mark |
1394 |
2.23 |
3.22 |
1.12 |
0.13 |
3.35 |
3.35 |
100.13 |
| Middlezoy |
723 |
1.16 |
1.30 |
0.58 |
0.00 |
1.74 |
1.30 |
74.92 |
| Moorlinch |
252 |
0.40 |
0.00 |
0.20 |
0.00 |
0.60 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Nether
Stowey |
1313 |
2.10 |
2.24 |
1.05 |
0.47 |
3.15 |
2.71 |
86.00 |
| North
Petherton |
5065 |
8.10 |
10.88 |
4.05 |
1.97 |
12.16 |
12.85 |
105.71 |
| Othery |
575 |
0.92 |
0.00 |
0.46 |
0.18 |
1.38 |
0.18 |
13.04 |
| Otterhampton |
873 |
1.40 |
0.80 |
0.70 |
4.42 |
2.10 |
5.22 |
249.14 |
| Over Stowey |
357 |
0.57 |
1.64 |
0.29 |
0.11 |
0.86 |
1.75 |
204.25 |
| Pawlett |
1066 |
1.71 |
2.08 |
0.85 |
0.57 |
2.56 |
2.65 |
103.58 |
| Puriton |
2033 |
3.25 |
3.76 |
1.63 |
0.69 |
4.88 |
4.45 |
91.20 |
| Shapwick |
509 |
0.81 |
1.50 |
0.41 |
0.00 |
1.22 |
1.50 |
122.79 |
| Shipham |
1022 |
1.64 |
1.36 |
0.82 |
0.00 |
2.45 |
1.36 |
55.45 |
| Spaxton |
1021 |
1.63 |
1.47 |
0.82 |
0.25 |
2.45 |
1.72 |
70.19 |
| Stawell |
365 |
0.58 |
0.00 |
0.29 |
0.00 |
0.88 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Stockland
Bristol |
134 |
0.21 |
0.00 |
0.11 |
0.00 |
0.32 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Thurloxton |
169 |
0.27 |
0.00 |
0.14 |
0.00 |
0.41 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Weare |
654 |
1.05 |
0.00 |
0.52 |
0.00 |
1.57 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Wedmore |
3145 |
5.03 |
4.35 |
2.52 |
0.22 |
7.55 |
4.57 |
60.55 |
| Wembdon |
1812 |
2.90 |
0.34 |
1.45 |
1.13 |
4.35 |
1.47 |
33.80 |
| West
Huntspill |
1412 |
2.26 |
2.42 |
1.13 |
0.76 |
3.39 |
3.18 |
93.84 |
| Westonzoyland |
1832 |
2.93 |
2.64 |
1.47 |
0.42 |
4.40 |
3.06 |
69.60 |
| Woolavington |
2163 |
3.46 |
2.74 |
1.73 |
0.88 |
5.19 |
3.62 |
69.73 |
| TOTAL |
105881 |
169.41 |
141.50 |
84.70 |
58.35 |
254.11 |
199.85 |
78.65 |
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Note:-
The original survey was carried out in 1998/9. Figures in this table have been
updated to:-
i) include 2001 census population figures.
ii) amend targets to
reflect census figures and new (2001) NPFA guidance.
iii) make corrections to the
recorded site information where changes or errors have been identified.
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