Protecting Playing Fields - additional guidance

General guidance

Throughout the application guidance is provided on the right hand side of each page. This guidance will explain in more detail how to complete each section and what information is required.

Question-specific guidance

Many of the questions in the application have a blue question mark icon next to them. By simply clicking the icon further guidance is provided to explain why the question is being asked and how to answer the question.

Help and support

If the online support does not provide a suitable explanation to enable you to answer the question a Funding Helpline is available. The helpline number is 08458 508 508 and you will be put through to a Sport England officer who will be able to answer any questions you have. The opening hours are Monday 8am to 9pm, Tuesday to Thursday 8am to 6pm, Friday 8am to 5pm.

Alternatively you can email for assistance using funding@sportengland.org

Essential questions

Throughout the application there are a number of questions which must be completed to allow Sport England to assess whether your organisation and project are eligible for Lottery funding. These questions are marked with a red asterisk (*).

Your playing fields project budget

A key feature of this programme is the enhanced support that will be made available to successful applicants.

Through our specialist pitch consultants, Sport England will offer applicants the opportunity for all phases of the project (from initial site investigation through to construction and completion of the works) to be managed on their behalf.

We have already tested the market to obtain estimates of the cost of various pitch works and would like you to use these costs in your application.²

If you have developed your own costs for your pitch project then please use these in your application. For example, if you have undertaken a site survey or feasibility study in the last 3 years then please upload this on your application.  If however, you have no cost information then please use the Budget Cost information sheets available on the website.

Please use the Budget Cost information sheets for more information..

² These are standard costs without site specific unknowns or abnormals which may be applicable to your site