Support

Representation ID: 4438

Received: 29/07/2025

Respondent: Sports England

Sport England is supportive of the principles of Policy SA6, however the NPPF paragraph 103 does not support standards it promotes assessments. Therefore the wording to the Fields in Trust Standards (2024), should be replaced reference to Medway’s Playing pitch Strategy recommendations for outdoor sport which may be available prior to the EiP for the Local Plan.

Sport England is in the process with Medway Council in preparing a playing pitch strategy and built facility strategy which should be commissioned in the autumn of this year, 2025, with completing around Easter 2026.