Comment

Representation ID: 471

Received: 17/10/2023

Respondent: Sports England

It is important to have a robust up to date evidence base for outdoor and indoor as per paragraph 99 of the National Planning Policy Framework.

Medway has both a playing pitch strategy (PPS) (2019) and Sports Facility Strategy and Action Plan (SFS) (2017).

The PPS is coming to the end of its life and would not be considered robust next year. The SFS is considered to be out of date.

Sport advises that both these documents should be recommissioned in order to have a robust evidence base.