Sports Clubs Support

If your sports club needs financial support please take a look at our grants and S106 (developer contribution funds) pages for more information on how the council can help.

Playing Pitch Strategy and Leisure Facilities Assessment and Strategy

The Playing Pitch Strategy (PPS) and Leisure Facilities Assessment and Strategy (LFAS) are high level assessments of the key sports and leisure facilities within the district. The strategies can be used in several ways including supporting planning for new developments to include onsite provision or off-site contributions and by clubs, teams and pitch or leisure providers to support funding applications.

The strategies make recommendations for pitches and leisure facilities across three categories:

1. Protect – Avoid (where possible) the loss of sports facilities and protect the community use on educational sites.
2. Enhance – Improving the quality of existing facilities.
3. Provide – Highlighting where new facilities are needed.

The strategies and their supporting documents can be found here:

PPS Supporting Documents

• Cricket Assessment Tables
• Football Assessment Tables
• Hockey Assessment Tables
• Rugby Union Assessment Tables
• Cricket Assessment Report
• Football Assessment Report
• Hockey Assessment Report
• Rugby Union Assessment Report
• Other Sports Assessment Report

LFAS Supporting Documents

• Map key
• Appendix A – Club Survey Findings
• Appendix B – Non-technical Assessment (Audit) Findings
• Appendix C – Full List of Facilities
• Sports Halls Facility Planning Model Report
• Sports Halls Facility Planning Model – Layered Maps
• Swimming Pools Facility Planning Model Report
• Swimming Pools Facility Planning Model – Layered Maps

The South Oxfordshire PPS and LFAS can be found here.