Social inclusion and community involvement

Sports Development Officer funded as part of sports package

Sporting gain Sports development officer, sports development plan, community use of commercial centre, extension of proposed changing facility to allow community use
Proposal Commercial five-a-side centre to be built on part of a local authority playing field
Location Kendray Playing Fields, Barnsley.
Description Development of a commercial five-a-side football centre on part of Kendray Playing Fields in Barnsley, secured a package of sporting benefits, which helped to kick-start and maintain greater sporting opportunities for the local community.    

This included the part funding of a Sports Development Officer and the production of a sports development plan for the local neighbourhood.  

Community use of the new commercial centre was also secured, together with improvements to proposed changing rooms to allow community use.
Secured by Legal contract between local authority and developer
Approval Date November 2000
Local Authority Barnsley MBC

 

Funding of senior project officer to ensure delivery of quality sport and recreation schemes

Sporting Gain Employment of a full time senior projects officer (landscape architect), to boost the section’s ability to produce good quality recreational and environment schemes and draw in grant funding.
Proposal To create a full time project officer post, paid for by interest paid on a holding account for S106 funding.
Location Planning Policy and Projects Section, Ashfield district council.
Description The new post provides important expertise to the section and improves the quality of grant funding bids and the final project delivery.

The new officer is not only a landscape architect but is also an experienced community worker and grant funding applicant.

The cost of the post, in terms of spending S106 interest, is marginal when compared to the funding drawn in, added value to the projects and fees that would otherwise have been paid to third parties.  
Secured by Interest payments on the S106 account.
Approval date January 2003
Local authority Ashfield district council, Planning Policy and Projects Section.

 

Community use and promotion of new school facility

Sporting gain Community access agreement for a new all weather sports pitch
Proposal School applied to build a new full – sized all weather pitch
Location Badminton School, Westbury on Trym, Bristol
Description Badminton School applied for planning permission to build a new full-sized all weather pitch in its grounds.The council imposed a planning condition that the school should allow community access.

A statement of intent was agreed, which subsequently formed a schedule to a Section 106 agreement. The statement covered promotion of the pitch to sports clubs and community groups; booking procedure; times available to the community, and reasonable hire charges.
Secured by Section 106 agreement
Approval date October 2003
Local authority Bristol City Council

 

Commercial leisure centre available for use by community

Sporting gain Community use of a commercial health and fitness centre.
Proposal Redevelopment of civil service sports cub into a sports and health club complex
Location CSSC Sports Ground, Portsmouth
Description Secured the use of a new commercial sports and health club for the wider community, in particular schools and women.  

Community use was done in partnership with the city council's sports development team and provided for the delivery of strategic sports development activities including the preparation of a football development program.
Secured by Section 106 agreement
Approval date 2001
Local authority Portsmouth City Council

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