The principles and findings of the Playing Pitch Strategy can be applied to support a variety of different outcomes, including; Sports development planning Informing planning policy and planning applications Supporting funding bids Facilitating decision making relating to facility and asset management Informing capital programmes and related investment Informing the role of playing pitch provision and participation in pitch sports on public health and contributing towards the achievement of wider aims and objectives The evolving context of participation in sport and active recreation means that monitoring and review of the strategy is as important as the initial preparation of the document to ensure if remains sufficiently robust to fulfil the above roles. Reflecting the importance of this phase of work, monitoring of the strategy represents Step 10 of the approach to the production of a playing pitch strategy set out in the guidance for the delivery of a playing pitch Strategy (Sport England 2013). The steering group will therefore be committed to keeping the strategy alive through; prior to adoption by the Council, agree amendments to this final Draft, to agree key priorities, timescales and implementing partners to set up a process to take actions forward, ensuring that the strategy continues to address local needs and priorities in the Bay. If felt appropriate, the steering group could be a sub group of the Strategy Implementation Group (overseeing both this and the Sports Facilities Strategy) which should consist of representatives from: relevant Council departments, Sport England representative, Torbay Local Sports Council, Active Devon County Sports Partnership, relevant National Governing Bodies of Sport local health partnership representatives from the education sector in the Bay representatives from the commercial sector. The Strategy Implementation Group should initially agree which of the actions should be taken forward in the short term (1-2 years); medium term (3-5 years) and longer term (5-10 years), and also agree who the main partners should be in taking the relevant actions forward. It is recommended that the Group should meet twice a year to review progress by all key partners on the strategy delivery and to discuss any issues arising. An important role for the group will be to keep the strategy alive through: Monitoring the delivery of the recommendations and actions and identifying any changes that are required to the priority afforded to each action
The principles and findings of the Playing Pitch Strategy can be applied to support a variety of different outcomes, including; Sports development planning Informing planning policy and planning applications Supporting funding bids Facilitating decision making relating to facility and asset management Informing capital programmes and related investment Informing the role of playing pitch provision and participation in pitch sports on public health and contributing towards the achievement of wider aims and objectives The evolving context of participation in sport and active recreation means that monitoring and review of the strategy is as important as the initial preparation of the document to ensure if remains sufficiently robust to fulfil the above roles. Reflecting the importance of this phase of work, monitoring of the strategy represents Step 10 of the approach to the production of a playing pitch strategy set out in the guidance for the delivery of a playing pitch Strategy (Sport England 2013). The steering group will therefore be committed to keeping the strategy alive through; prior to adoption by the Council, agree amendments to this final Draft, to agree key priorities, timescales and implementing partners to set up a process to take actions forward, ensuring that the strategy continues to address local needs and priorities in the Bay. If felt appropriate, the steering group could be a sub group of the Strategy Implementation Group (overseeing both this and the Sports Facilities Strategy) which should consist of representatives from: relevant Council departments, Sport England representative, Torbay Local Sports Council, Active Devon County Sports Partnership, relevant National Governing Bodies of Sport local health partnership representatives from the education sector in the Bay representatives from the commercial sector. The Strategy Implementation Group should initially agree which of the actions should be taken forward in the short term (1-2 years); medium term (3-5 years) and longer term (5-10 years), and also agree who the main partners should be in taking the relevant actions forward. It is recommended that the Group should meet twice a year to review progress by all key partners on the strategy delivery and to discuss any issues arising. An important role for the group will be to keep the strategy alive through: Monitoring the delivery of the recommendations and actions and identifying any changes that are required to the priority afforded to each action
playing-pitch-strategy.docx