Playing fields

Screen

Stages

• Backlog
• Screen
• Research

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These are the questions we answer during the Screen stage.

Answering them wil help us learn more about the Playing fields consideration, determine if a data standard is required and whether we know enough to move on to the next stage.

• What is the 'Playing fields' consideration?

  Pitches for sports including football, rugby union, rugby league, hockey, lacrosse, cricket, American football etc

• Is there legislation that defines 'Playing fields'?

  Yes

  • What is the legislation that defines 'Playing fields'?

    "“Playing field” means the whole of a site which encompasses at least one playing pitch;" - The Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) (Amendment) Order 1996, Paragraph 3b(i)

  • What is the specific part of the legislation that describes how a 'Playing fields' gets designated?

  • What is the specific part of the legislation that requires the publication of 'Playing fields'?

• Who, in law, is responsible for the planning consideration or makes decisions about 'Playing fields'?

  'Local planning authorities are required to consult with us [Sport England] on planning applications that affect playing field land, and our policy is to object to applications unless they meet one of five specific exceptions, which include:

  • The proposals will improve the use of a playing field for sport
  • Replacement playing field land is to be provided
  • There has been a robust assessment that demonstrates there is an excess of playing field land.'

  Sport England

• Which organisations do we think should publish the data?

  • Local authorities
  • Ordnance Survey
  • Sport England

• Is the Playing fields a trigger?

  Yes

  • What needs to be done because Playing fields has acted as the trigger?

    Playing field provision would require an LPA to produce a Playing Pitch Strategy.

• Is the Playing fields something to consult during plan making?

  Yes

  • Provide information about when Playing fields is used during plan making

    The provision of playing fields would be considered during the IDP, Playing Pitch Strategy and Local Plan process, to ensure sufficient provision is provided to the local community.

• Is there any Playing fields data already available?

  Yes

  • What Playing fields data is currently available?

    • Item 1

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      • url: https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/products/os-open-greenspace#overview
      • name: OS Open Greenspace
      • fields: id;function;distinctiveName1;distinctiveName2;distinctiveName3;distinctiveName4;geometry
      • licence: OpenData - Open Government Licence
      • coverage: National
      • publisher: Ordnance Survey
      • attribution: n/a
      • metadata_url: https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/documents/product-support/tech-spec/os-open-greenspace-technical-specification.pdf

• Do we think the data should come from a single source?

  Yes, the data already exists nationally and openly. As per some research summarised in this blog, we will use the national data in the interim, but long term would like to collect this data from LPAs.

• Will a data standard be required?

  No