Object
Draft Local Plan
Representation ID: 13207
Received: 03/03/2016
Respondent: Sport England
As set out in detail in Sport England's representations made on the 2015 consultation on this proposal, consideration will need to be given to issues relating to the potential loss of the Dunton Hills Golf Centre, the scale and nature of sports facilities required to meet the needs generated by the development and promoting active lifestyles through the masterplanning of the development. These should be considered in the supporting text to the policy to provide a framework for the masterplan.
As set out in detail in Sport England's representations made on the 2015 consultation on this proposal, consideration will need to be given to the following matters when developing the masterplan for this proposal:
* The Dunton Hills Golf Centre will need to be retained or relocated unless it can be demonstrated that it is surplus to requirements through a needs assessment;
* The Council's emerging evidence base for sport (Sport and Leisure Study being prepared by PLC) should be used (together with Basildon BC's evidence base) to inform the scale and nature of community sports facility provision that will need to be provided on-site or off-site to meet the additional needs generated by a development of this scale
* Sport England & Public Health England's Active Design guidance should be used for guiding the masterplanning of the development in order to promote sport and physical activity in the new development and thereby help meet the local plan's wider strategic objective relating to promoting and enhancing health and well-being (SO11)
While the proposed masterplan would be expected to consider these matters, it is advocated that these issues are highlighted in the supporting text to policy 7.1 in order to provide a framework for the masterplan.