Medway Local Plan (Regulation 19, 2025)

Support

Representation ID: 4434

Received: 29/07/2025

Respondent: Sports England

Medway council will have its own evidence, therefore FiT standards should not be used.

Support

Representation ID: 4436

Received: 29/07/2025

Respondent: Sports England

It should be noted that 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. This should inform Policy T28.

Support

Representation ID: 4437

Received: 29/07/2025

Respondent: Sports England

Sport England is supportive of Policy S24. All infrastructure requirements should be based on a sound evidence base. To that end it should be noted that 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. There once this work is completed Medway Council will be in a position to request contributions towards sporting infrastructure to support new communities.

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.

Support

Representation ID: 4439

Received: 29/07/2025

Respondent: Sports England

Sport England is supportive of the principles of Policy SA7, 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.

Support

Representation ID: 4440

Received: 29/07/2025

Respondent: Sports England

Sport England is supportive of the principles of Policy SA8. It should be noted that 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. This should inform the level of contribution and formal sports provision required to create a sustainable community.

Support

Representation ID: 4441

Received: 29/07/2025

Respondent: Sports England

Sport England welcomes the inclusion of its Active Design Guidance in Policy 20.

Support

Representation ID: 4442

Received: 29/07/2025

Respondent: Sports England

Sport England welcomes the inclusion of its Active Design Guidance in Policy T27 and we would be happy to work with Medway on schemes as they come forward.