Comment

Medway Local Plan (Regulation 18, 2024)

Representation ID: 2065

Received: 27/08/2024

Respondent: Sports England

Representation Summary:

This should not just be for dwellings but for schools and sports pavilions.

Sport England is working with DoE on several pilot site to put ground source heat pumps under playing fields to assist heating the school buildings. We would contented in new housing developments where playing eilds are to be created, these could be used for either vertical or horizontal GSHP installations to serve adjacent community buildings as well as new housing.