Issue - meetings

Purpose of report

The purpose of the report is to present a framework for future provision and management of sports pitches to serve existing and new communities across Portsmouth.

RECOMMENDED

(1) That the attached Playing Pitch Strategy 2018-2022 is adopted as the key document to guide future planning and decision-making around playing pitches.

(2) That the city council undertakes to monitor and review the strategy on an annual basis in line with Sport England guidelines.

The report was introduced by Kelly Nash, Corporate Performance Manager.

Councillor Morgan wished to thank officers for their hard work.

In response to a question from Councillor Morgan, Mrs Nash said that Portsmouth University was a key consultee to the strategy and have fed in some of their intentions.  The university were also a consultee to the indoor facility sports strategy adopted last year so those documents need to be considered as companion documents.  

Councillor Symes said the strategy was a great piece of work and had helped to identify gaps in provision and give an overview on what is available in the city.

DECISIONS:

(1)  That the attached Playing Pitch Strategy 2018-2022 is adopted as the key document to guide future planning and decision-making around playing pitches.

(2)  That the city council undertakes to monitor and review the strategy on an annual basis in line with Sport England guidelines.