Playing Pitch Strategy
Background Information
2013 - 2018
Consultation Draft
Appendix C
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Playing Pitch Strategy and Action Plan
2013 - 2018
Contents
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1.0 WHERE ARE WE NOW?
1.1 Background
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1.2 Introduction
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Purpose of improvement strategy
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1.3 Strategic Context
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1.4 Methodology of Playing Pitch Assessment
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1.6 Playing Pitch Analysis by Neighbourhood Areas
Chorley Town East
Chorley Town West
Clayton and Whittle
Eastern Parishes
Euxton, Astley and Buckshaw
Southeast Parishes
Southern Parishes
Western Parishes
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1.7 Analysis by Sport – Football
Cricket
Rugby Union
Rugby League
Hockey
Bowling Green
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1.8 Summary Information
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1.9 Recommended New Pitch Provision
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2.0 WHERE DO WE WANT TO GET TO?
2.1 Vision
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2.2 Strategic Objectives and Management Objectives
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2.3 Sport Specific Objectives
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3.0 HOW WILL WE GET THERE?
3.1 Polices and Supplementary Planning Guidance
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3.2 Summary of Surpluses / Deficiencies in Pitch Provision and Action Plan
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3.3 Site based action plans by Neighbourhood Area and Site:Chorley Town East
Chorley Town West
Clayton and Whittle
Eastern Parishes
Euxton, Astley and Buckshaw
Southeast Parishes
Southern Parishes
Western Parishes
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3.4 Asset transfer Policy - Lease arrangement recommendations to clubs
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4.0 HOW WILL WE KNOW WHEN WE HAVE GOT THERE?
4.1 Assessment
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4.2 Review
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APPENDICIES
A – Contact List
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B – Funding Opportunities
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C – Maps by Neighbourhood Area illustrating the provision and distribution
of playing pitches in Chorley
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1.0 WHERE ARE WE NOW?
1.1
BACKGROUND
Chorley Council is a key provider of playing pitches along with other partners which include parish
councils, schools, and private clubs. Chorley currently has approximately 98 hectares of sports
pitch provision which is available for community use and many more hectares which are for private
use only.
Sports pitch provision covers the sports of football, cricket, rugby union, rugby league, american
football, bowling greens and hockey. Our sports pitches are also used for archery and whippet
racing, giving some indication to the diversity of our provision on offer and the range of sporting
interests in the Borough.
Chorley has a total population of 109, 100 (2012 estimate) of this population 21,265 are below the
age of 16; 11,200 are aged 25 – 24, 24,400 are aged 35 – 49, 19,600 are aged 50 – 64 and the
remaining population are over 65.
Chorley is identified as a growth area in Lancashire with an estimated 6000 dwellings to be built by
2026 with a population expected to rise to 114,200-118,000. Buckshaw Village is a strategic site
which will help accommodate the majority of the projected increases in population though other
smaller developments are planned throughout the Borough. There is an identified playing pitch
standard of 1.21 hectares per 1000 population. In order to provide pitches to meet the identified
demand it is estimated to need a further 29.07 hectares of sports pitches by 2026.
Chorley has a rich tradition of fostering and developing local talent with many people going from
grass roots to elite level across a very diverse range of sports. Many famous sports people
originating from Chorley aid the development of sport amongst young people in the Borough,
supporting training programmes and providing knowledge and inspiration.
Chorley Council is working alongside several organisations and clubs to achieve a joint vision to
improve sports provision and develop Chorley as a sports village with a diverse range of facilities to
be used by all, located throughout the area. This will focus on improving both indoor and outdoor
sports provision across the Borough of Chorley.
Being physically active plays an essential role in ensuring health and well-being. It is recommended
that adults should undertake a total of 30 minutes moderately intensive physical exercise five day a
week and children 60 minutes a day. This can be in many forms such as walking, swimming,
cycling, going to the gym or playing sport on playing pitches.
Physical activity benefits many parts of the body – the heart, skeletal muscles, bones, blood (for
example, cholesterol levels), the immune system and the nervous system – and can reduce many of
the risk factors for diseases such as heart disease, cancer, stroke and type 2 diabetes.
These risk factors include:
• reducing blood pressure; • improving blood cholesterol levels; • lowering body mass index (BMI).
Physical activity has been shown to improve educational attainment in children as well as prevent
obesity. Among older adults, engagement in routine exercise on a regular basis leads to improved
functional abilities such as mobility, and is related to increased longevity. However, in the UK
physical activity tends to decline substantially as we age.
Exercise has been shown to be effective in improving mental health, which is also a major cause of
disability worldwide. It helps to prevent or aid the recovery from depression, and mental illnesses,
stress, anxiety and low mood.
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In Chorley the participation levels in sport and active recreation have risen over the last 5 years and
are higher than the national average, alongside this adult and childhood obesity are lower in
Chorley that across England as a whole. The number of adults (16+) wanting to do more sport is
55.4%.
(Source- Active People Survey and Department of Health)
1.2 INTRODUCTION
The Playing Pitch Strategy provides a clear, strategic framework for the management,
maintenance and development of playing pitches and ancillary facilities within the
Borough. This factual report is a 5 year plan which provides an audit based assessment
of the quality and quantity of outdoor sport and recreation facilities. From this data, an
Action Plan has been written to consider the future provision and investment to make
positive improvements to our playing pitch asset.
The following types of facility are included:
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Football
Cricket
Rugby Union
Rugby League
American Fooball
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Artificial Grass Pitches
(AGPs)
Hockey
Bowling
Greens
(not
included in original KKP
study)
Purpose of improvement strategy
This document will:
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Provide an audit of existing provision of different types of outdoor facilities
detailing quantity, quality, accessibility and wider value to the community.
An assessment of supply and demand for outdoor sports facilities.
Link into the Central Lancashire Open Space Study and Playing Pitch
Strategy 2012 – 2016 (KKP Study), this was carried out in June 2012 and
forms the evidence base for the Site Allocations and Development
Management Policies Development Plan Document (DPD).
Work in a partnership approach with local leagues, clubs and schools to
support the development of their sites meeting their needs for the future.
Identify how future provision of playing pitches will be secured and whether
any new pitches are needed and if so identify suitable locations for new
provision.
Clearly address the needs of all identified sports within the local area, picking
up particular local demand issues.
Address issues of population growth up to 2026 and health of the population.
Address issues of accessibility, quality and management with regard to facility
provision.
Consider the use of cross boundary facility provision with neighbouring
authorities.
Recommendations of how any identified deficiencies should be addressed
and prioritisation of which sites need improving first.
Provide a clear investment strategy and funding strategy.
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Establish an approach to securing developer contributions through new
housing development which priorities projects and sites according to a range
of core criteria. Form the basis for negotiating with developers to secure new
outdoor sports facilities or upgrading existing sites and associated long term
maintenance.
Include an Action Plan which identifies any surpluses/deficiencies in playing
pitch provision and recommends actions relating to individual sites that are
identified as having issues i.e. the pitch is overplayed or is of poor quality.
1.2 STRATEGIC CONTEXT
The provision of high quality and accessible range of community outdoor sports
facilities at a local level is a key requirement for achieving the targets set out by the
Government and Sport England. The following key strategic documents are
relevant to the Chorley context:-
National
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The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF)
Planning Policy Guidance Note 17 (PPG17) and its companion guide entitled
“Assessing Needs and Opportunities”.
Sport England’s Towards a Level Playing Field.
Sport England Strategy (2011/12 – 2014/15)
Sport England – A sporting future for the playing fields of England
Sport England Youth and Community Strategy (2012 –17) A sporting habit for
life.
The Football Association - National Game Strategy
Grounds to Play – England and Wales Cricket Board Strategic Plan (2010 –
2013)
The Rugby Football Union National Facilities Strategy
Community Rugby League Facilities Strategy
England Hockey (2012)
Regional
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Central Lancashire Core Strategy
The Playing Pitch Assessment Report written in June 2012 for Central Lancashire
provides an audit based assessment of the quality and quantity of outdoor sport and
recreational facilities in accordance with Planning Policy Guidance Note 17
(PPG17) and its companion guide entitled “Assessing Needs and Opportunities”
published in September 2002. This document takes on board the data and
recommendations from the Assessment Report but expands and drills this down to
a local level for action.
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Lancashire County Football Association (LCFA)
The Lancashire County Football Association (LCFA) is the primary organisation responsible
for development (and some elements of administration) of football in Central Lancashire. It is
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also responsible for the administration, in terms of discipline, rules and regulations, county
cups and representative matches, development of clubs and facilities, referees, coaching
courses and delivering national football schemes.
The LCFA has four strategic goals and three key enablers to achieve These are due for
review. In line with the FA’s national strategy the goals are:
1. Growth and retention – sustaining and increasing the number of players.
2. Raising standards and addressing abusive behaviour – creating a safe and positive
environment.
3. Developing better players – focusing on the 5-11 age group.
4. Running the game effectively – leading and governing the game.
Its three key enablers: i.e. the infrastructure that must be in place to achieve the goals, are:
1. A skilled workforce – recruiting and developing a highly skilled, diverse, paid and voluntary
workforce.
2. Improved facilities – improving the access and quality of training and playing facilities.
3. Marketing and PR – clear communications to everyone involved in the game.
Investment in improved facilities is a key aspect of delivering the strategic goals. In order to
achieve this LCFA will:
 Work with key partners and Football Foundation to explore best possible sites for third
generation turf pitches.
 Promote and support the Football Foundation Goalpost Safety Scheme through local leagues
clubs and schools.
 Increase investment into local leagues and clubs through promotion of the Football Foundation
under £20,000 facilities scheme.
 Implement a productive monitoring and evaluation process in partnership with Football
Foundation for capital schemes.
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The Lancashire Cricket Board (LCB)
The Lancashire Cricket Board (LCB) is the governing and representative body for cricket within
the County, including Central Lancashire. Its aim is to promote the game at all levels through
partnership with the professional and recreational cricketing clubs, and other appropriate
agencies.
Local
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Chorley Council Corporate and Strategic Priorities
Neighbourhood Plans
A Sustainable Community Strategy for Chorley (2007 – 2025)
-Themes of which include: Developing the Character & feel of Chorley as a good place to live, work &
play
 Building stronger communities with improved access to & satisfaction with
public services
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 Improving life chances for all
 Ensuring Chorley is the pulse of a thriving central Lancashire economy
 Developing local solutions to global climate change
Chorley Council’s Vision
The Corporate Strategy vision is “An ambitions Council that achieves more by
listening to the whole community and exceeding their needs.
Key Themes
To have clean, safe and healthy communities.
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High quality play areas, parks and open spaces.
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A wide range of quality recreational activities
To involve residents in improving their local area and equality of
access for all
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Easy access to high quality public services
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All residents area able to take an active part in their community
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Residents who take pride in where they live and their achievements
Measures and targets
% of people satisfied with parks and open spaces. Target 72%.
% of people satisfied with their neighbourhood as a place to live,
Target 85%
Chorley has a vibrant Cricket Development Group where up to 13 clubs meet to network and
plan future development of the game resulting in facilities improvement and participation
increases. Cricket as all governing bodies, has developed a whole sport plan which may support
facility development in the future.
Chorley has a Football Development Group which enables clubs from all levels and interested
parties to communicate information and issues to all who attend. It is a support network to
improve the facilities in Chorley and increase participation.
Chorley also has a Bowls Forum where clubs meet up to organise annual leagues and fixtures
and work together to develop and promote bowling in Chorley.
Chorley and District Sports Forum
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1.5 METHOGOLOGY OF PLAYING PITCH ASSESSMENT
Neighbourhood Working
Chorley is split into 8 neighbourhood areas and the Council is working in a partnership
approach to improve the Borough through Neighbourhood working. All playing pitches in the
Borough have been analysed neighbourhood by neighbourhood, this includes those owned
and leased by Chorley Council, Parish Councils, schools and private clubs.
Each neighborhood consists of a number of wards and they are a mix of urban, semi rural and
rural settlements as illustrated below.
Initial site analysis of playing pitches was carried out in 2011 for the playing pitch assessment Central Lancashire Playing Pitch Strategy. To ensure accuracy of this data, a revisit was
undertaken in July/August 2013. This resulted in some updates and changes, these results are
reflected in the scoring within this document.
There are still some gaps and potential inaccuracies within this document and it is proposed to
contact all clubs, schools and parish councils in Noovember to engage them in the document
and update the information in order to gain an accurate assessment and forward strategy.
The assessment and analysis is based on Sport Englands Playing Pitch Strategy Methodology.
‘Towards a level playing field’. Only playing pitch stock available for community use has been
scored and assessed as part of this strategy.
Playing pitches have been accessed under the following criteria:-
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Playing Field Quality.
Playing pitches were assessed on the length of grass, size of pitch, adequate safety margins,
slope of the pitch, evenness of the pitch, evidence of dog fouling, evidence of litter, evidence of
unofficial use, evidence of damage to the surface, changing accommodation, goal posts, car
parking, line marking and training area.
Pitches have been scored as: An excellent or good pitch – good quality
 An average pitch – adequate quality –
 A below average pitch or poor pitch – poor quality
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Capacity
This is based on the quality rating for football and rugby pitches and the number of teams
currently playing at the sites. These ratings assist in the identification of sites for
improvement/development or rationalisation.
Cricket capacity is measured on a season rather than a weekly basis. A good quality wicket
should be able to take 5 matches per season per grass wicket and 60 matches per synthetic
wicket.
Pitches have been rated as:- red – the pitch is being used over capacity
Amber – the pitch is played to capacity
Green – the pitch is being used under capacity
Setting Playing Pitch Standards
Within development plans local authorities use the FIT (Fields in Trust) guidelines to set local
standards for outdoor sports provision. This is usually based on a number of hectares per
1000 population, which should be protected and maintained as formal outdoor sports provision
and designated as such in the LDF.
FIT outlines 1.21 ha of sports pitches as an aspiration for provision. The qualitative local
standard is calculated by adding the hectarage of pitch stock available for community use to
the identified shortfall/surplus of pitches (latent and future demand) and applying it to potential
future population growth.
Action Plan
The site assessments have updated the work done by consultants in 2011 and have enabled a
playing pitch action plan to be produced which links into the current neighborhood working
plans, site allocations and development plan (DPD) and corporate priorities. The action plans
will be subject to consultation with all stakeholders to ensure that the requirements of both
users and local people are considered.
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1.6 ANALYSIS OF PLAYING PITCHES BY NEIGHBOURHOOD AREA
Chorley Town East
Site Name and
Ownership
FOOTBALL
Tatton Recreation
Ground. Chorley Council
Harpers Recreation
Ground. Chorley Council
Rangletts Recreation
Ground. Chorley Council
Holy Cross High School
LCC
Community
Use
Senior
Junior
Mini
11 v 11
9v9
7v7
Matches per week
Played
Capacity
Pitch
Quality
Site Information / Issues
Quality
Yes
Open space and hard standing –development
potential
Yes
Site currently has a MUGA. One bowling green
with no facilities.
1
Yes
Yes
1
Holy Cross High School
Artificial Grass Pitch
Albany Science College
Yes
1
Yes
2
Chorley St James Primary
School
St Josephs Catholic
Primary School
Victory Park – Chorley
Football Club
No
1
No
1
Wigan Lane Playing
Pitches
Yes
1
Highfield Primary School
Yes
HOCKEY
Holy Cross High School
Sandbased AGP
Yes
No
Site is adjacent to Victory Park.
0
0
4.0
4.0
Water logging after heavy rain. Pitches used by
several football teams for training. Changing
facilities are in reasonable condition
Used by football teams and rugby for training –.
Floodlit. Built in 2006
1.5
8.0
Pitches bit uneven, some waterlogging around
edges. Set on a slight slope. Changing facilities
available
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Stands, floodlighting, fencing, dugouts. FA
National Pyramid Step 4 2013
0.5
1.0
1
Pitch relatively well drained. No changing
facilities. Current dual use by football and
Chorley Bowmen
Pitches get waterlogged. Used junior clubs for
training.
Floodlit. KKP rated this pitch as poor quality but
user’s rate as adequate. Maintained by the
school and a technical service is undertaken by a
contractor every two months. Poor line marking.
Mainly used for football.
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RUGBY LEAGUE
Holy Cross Rugby League
CRICKET
Site Name
Chorley St James Primary
School
Southlands High School
BOWLING
Tatton Recreation
Ground
Harpers Lane
No
1
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-
-
-
Community
Use
Pitch
No of
grass
wicket
No of
artificial
wickets
Play
Capacity
Quality
No
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-
-
-
-
No
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CHECK
1
-
-
-
-
-
Yes
1
Yes
1
Matches per season
St Peters
St Josephs
St James
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Quality
Issues
-
Check provision with school
Located between football pitches. Astro tuft.
Chorley Town West
Site Name and
Ownership
Senior
Junior
Mini
11 v 11
9v9
7v7
Yes
5
2
Astley Village Playing
Field. LCC
Chancery Road, Derain
House ,Pony Field
Parklands High School
Yes
1
Buttermere Avenue.
Chorley Council
Coronation Recreation
Ground. Chorley Council
Chorley All Saints Primary
School
Gillibrand Primary School
Yes
Chorley St Mary’s
Catholic Primary School
Gillibrand Playing Pitches
Chorley Council
Southlands High School
No
Southlands AGP
Yes
FOOTBALL
Astley Park.
Chorley Council
Chorley All Saints Primary
School
St Michaels CE High
School
Community
Use
Yes
Yes
Played
Capacity
7.0
10.0
2.0
2.0
1.0
No
1
Yes
2
Yes
3
5 v 5 goal posts??
2 bowling greens and 2 tennis courts.
2.5
8.0
1
8.5
12.0
2
Good Quality with only some waterlogging.
Pitches used by several junior clubs
Sand-based and floodlit. Very good security.
Privately managed
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3
Quality
Good drainage. Changing facilities available.
Astley Juniors U14s use site on Sunday. Some
unofficial use in the summer.
Open space with goal posts though site on a
slope
12.0
1?
2
Site Information / Issues
Parking available in layby
3
Yes
Site
Quality
Site gets very waterlogged resulting in games
having to be called off. Good changing facilities.
3 tennis courts and 2 bowling greens
Heavy in places. No access to changing facilities.
1
Yes
Yes
Matches per week
2.5
8.0
3.0
12.0
Pitches and posts in good condition. No further
community use is required. Changing rooms not
used by community.
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Cottage Fields, Eaves
Green
Yes
The Willows, Eaves
Green. Chorley Council
Yes
RUGBY LEAGUE
Parklands High School
Rugby League
CRICKET
Site Name
Pitch currently waterlogged. Proposed drainage
scheme to be implemented funded by S106
2014.
To be provided 2014 subject to surveys.
1
1
No
1
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-
-
-
-
Community
Use
Pitch
No of
grass
wicket
No of
artificial
wickets
Play
Capacity
Chorley Cricket Club
Yes
1
10
-
106
50
St Michaels High School
No
1
-
-
-
-
-
Site is over played to capacity. Chorley
Harriers operate from club house. Bottom of
pitch suffers from poor drainage.
Drainage good
Parklands High School
No
1
-
-
-
-
-
Drainage excellent
BOWLING GREEN
Astley Park
Yes
2
Coronation Rec Ground
Yes
2
St Mary’s
No
1
St Georges
No
1
Matches per season
14
Pitch occasionally used by Chorley Rugby
Club
Quality
Issues
Quality
Clayton and Whittle
Site Name and
Ownership
Community
Use
Senior
Junior
Mini
Matches per week
Played
Capacity
Site
Quality
Site Information / Issues
Quality
FOOTBALL
Gough Lane Playing Pitch
Chorley Council
Clayton –le-Woods
Westwood Primary School
Clayton-le-Woods CE
Primary School
Buckshaw Village (AGP)
Sandbased
Yes
Lancaster Lane Primary
School
Manor Road Primary School
No
No
2
St Bede’s Roman Catholic
Primary School
Whittle-le-Woods Football
Club
Clayton Brook Leisure
Centre. Astroturf 3G
HOCKEY
Buckshaw Village AGP
No
1
CRICKET
Site Name
Whittle and Clayton le
Woods Cricket Club
Lancaster Lane Primary
School
1
No changing facilities
No
1
No
1
Yes
Yes
1
740 visits
a week
Floodlit. Built in 2005?. Pitch managed by RMG
and day to day care by Envirocare. Used by
several clubs for football training and hockey.
1
1
2.0
Yes
2.0
Changing facilities
2
5v5
Yes
1
Community
Use
Pitch
Yes
Very well used
Floodlit. Used by Leyland & Chorley Mens Hockey
Club.
No of
grass
wicket
No of
artificial
wickets
Play
Capacity
1
13
-
44
65
No
1
-
-
-
-
Yes
Yes
1
1
Matches per season
-
BOWLING GREEN
St Bede’s Club
Ley Inn
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Quality
Quality
-
Issues
Eastern Parishes
Site Name and
Ownership
Community
Use
Senior
Junior
Mini
Matches per week
Played
Capacity
Site
Quality
Site Information / Issues
Quality
FOOTBALL
Brinscall St John Primary
School
Yes
Hillside Parke, Brinscall.
Brinscall Village Junior
Football Club. (BVJFC)
Yes
Abbey Village Primary
School
Chorley CC Abbey Village.
Sunny View.
No
Pitches are waterlogged
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1.0
2.0
The club is expanding and needs more pitches for
training and matches.
2.5
4.0
Pitches marked on cricket outfield. Used by
Brinscall Juniors
1
Yes
Sandy Lane, Brinscall.
(BWARA)
CRICKET
Site Name
2
2
1
Community
Use
Pitch
Site gets waterlogged. Funding bid to Sport
England currently being assessed.
White Coppice Cricket Club
Yes
1
No of
grass
wicket
6
Brinscall and Withnell
Atheletic & Recreational
Association. (BWARA)
Brinscall Cricket Club
Withnell Fold Sports and
Social Club, Withnell Fold
Yes
1
14
Yes
1
Houghton Cricket Club
Yes
1
No of
artificial
wickets
-
Play
Matches per season
Capacity Quality
36
30
-
52
130
10
-
70
50
12
-
40
60
BOWLING GREEN
Brinscall
St Chads
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Quality
Issues
Euxton, Astley and Buckshaw
Site Name and
Ownership
Community
Use
Senior
Junior
Mini
Matches per Week
Played
Capacity
Site
Quality
Site Information / Issues
Quality
FOOTBALL
Euxton CE Primary School
No
Jim Fowlers Memorial
Ground (Euxton Villa FC)
West Way Playing Fields
Yes
3
1
6.5
8.0
Yes
3
1
1.5
8.0
Greenside Football Club.
Parish Council
Milestone meadow
Yes
1
1
1
-
6.0
Yes
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pony Field (Derian House)
Yes
-
-
-
-
-
-
Buckshaw Primary School
Astley Village
Trinity C E Methodist
Primary School B/V
Bolton Wanderers Training
Ground. Euxton Lane
RUGBY
West Way. Rugby
No
1
No
1
Yes
1
Chorley Union Rugby Club,
Chancery Road
Yes
2
Community
Use
Pitch
Yes
1
CRICKET
Site Name
Euxton Cricket Club
1
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Match pitches and training pitch. Changing
facilities
Heavy with standing water in places. No changing
facilities
Changing facilities for male and female. Good
parking and pitch quality.
Public open space
Used by Astley and Buckshaw Junior Football
Team
No
Private
2.3
4.0
Site has capacity to accommodate additional
matches. Predicted increase of membership to
require additional pitch provision
No of
grass
wicket
No of
artificial
wickets
Play
Capacity
14
-
30
70
Matches per season
Quality
Issues
Quality
Has a practice new facility
BOWLING GREEN
17
Southeast Parishes
Site Name and
Ownership
Community
Use
Senior
Junior
Mini
Matches per Week
11 v 11
9v9
7v7
Played
Capacity
1
1.5
2.0
Site
Quality
Site Information / Issues
Quality
FOOTBALL
Anderton Primary School
No
Fairview Youth and
Community Centre Chorley
Council
Jubilee Playing Pitches.
Chorley Council
Yes
King George’s V Field
Chorley Council
Rivington Foundation
Primary School
Gillet Fields, Limbrick
Yes
Yes
2
1
3
No
2.5
6.0
Pitches get very waterlogged. Changing facilities
on site.
1
1
Yes
1
Community
Use
Pitch
Chorley St James Cricket
Club. Gillet Playing Fields.
Adlington Cricket Club
Yes
1
10
No of
artificia
l
wickets
-
Yes
1
20
Anderton Primary School
No
1
-
Yes
Yes
1
BOWLING GREEN
Anderton St Josephs
St Pauls
Rivington
Bay Horse Pub, Heath
Site is relatively well drained.
propos
ed
Yes
RUGBY
King George V Playing
Fields, Rugby League
CRICKET
Site Name
Changing facilities
Very waterlogged.
1.5
No of
grass
wicket
Play
2.0
The site has capacity to accommodate additional
capacity on a Saturday
Matches per season
Capacity Quality
Quality
Issues
28
50
Some unauthorised use.
1
58
160
Drainage problem at the bottom end of ground
identified.
-
-
-
-
18
-
Charnock
Southern Parishes
Site Name and
Ownership
FOOTBALL
Coppull United
Community
Use
Senior
Junior
Mini
Matches per week
Played
Capacity
Yes
1
1.5
2.0
Charnock Richard
Football Club
Yes
3
3.0
6.0
Christ Church Charnock
Richard Primary School
Coppull Parish Church
School
Coppull Primary School
Yes
1
3.5
8.0
No
1
No
1
Coppull St John’s C.E.P
No
1
Springfield Leisure
Centre.
Burwell Avenue/Tansley
Avenue
Coppull St Oswalds
Primary School
The Meadows Heskin.
Parish Council
Chisnall. Chorley
Panthers
Willow Drive, Charnock
Richard. Parish Council
Heskin Pemberton C E
Primary School
Charnock Richard Cricket
Club
Yes
MUGA. Grass space for kickabout
1
1
Yes
Yes
Quality
1
No
Yes
Site Information / Issues
Pitch has perimeter fence, dugouts and
floodlights. Changing facilities. Social bar and
clubhouse
Main pitch has a small spectator stand, dugouts
and perimeter fence. Good changing facilities –
nd
New 2012. Chorley ladies use the 2 pitch which
has fencing, changing facilities and dugout.
1
Yes
Site
Quality
1
1
0.5
1.0
1.0
4.0
Leased to Heskin FC
Football pitch is marked on cricket outfield
1
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RUGBY LEAGUE
Chisnall Lane. Chorley
Panthers Rugby League
CRICKET
Site Name
Charnock Richard Cricket
Club, Charter Lane
Charnock Richard
Primary School
BOWLING GREEN
Coppull Conservative
Club
7.5
Pitches are used to accommodate junior teams.
The site is very attended which can impact on
quality. Play summer rugby. New changing
facilities 2012, gym and floodlights. Future
development plans for club house.
Yes
3
-
-
4.0
Community
Use
Pitch
No of
grass
wicket
No of
artificial
wickets
Play
Capacity
Yes
1
10
-
80
50
No
1
-
-
-
-
Matches per season
Quality
Site Information / Issues
Quality
Separate changing facilities, good quality
-
20
-
Western Parishes
Site Name and
Ownership
FOOTBALL
Drapers Avenue,
Eccleston. Parish Council
Bradley Lane Football
Pitch
Bishop Rawstorne C of E
Community
Use
Yes
2
?
3
Yes
3
Bretherton C or E Primary No
School
Croston Sports Club
Yes
Millenium Green Play
Area, Mawdesley.
Parish Council
Twin Lakes, Croston
Senior
Junior
Mini
1
Matches per week
Site Information / Issues
Played
Capacity
5.5
6.0
Changing facilities. Pitches of varying quality
3.0
12.0
Well drained pitches. Development of a AGP
proposed, planning permission granted .
Quality
0.5
2.0
Pitch has perimeter fence. Reasonable
changing facilities. Dugouts. Used by
Croston Sports Club. Step 7
1
1
Yes
1
4.5
2.0
Eccleston St Mary’s C E
Primary School
Station Road Recreation
Ground
Croston. Parish Council
Mawdesley St Peters C E
Primary School
Wymott Park Play Area.
Parish Council
Yes
1
1.0
4.0
No
1
Trinity and St Michaels
Primary School
Bretherton Sports Club
Parish Council
No
1
Yes
Yes
Site
Quality
Site is currently used as informal playing
pitch – goal posts are present.
1
1
1
1.5
1.0
Check pitch quantity
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CRICKET
Site Name
No of
grass
wicket
No of
artificial
wickets
Play
Capacity
1
12
-
58
120
Yes
1
10
-
52
110
Bretherton Cricket Club
Yes
1
10
-
28
50
Croston Sports Club
BOWLING GREEN
Bretherton Sports Club
Yes
1
12
-
45
60
Yes
1
Community
Use
Pitch
Mawdesley Cricket Club
(Rectory Field)
Eccleston Cricket Club
Yes
Matches per season
Mawdesley
Croston Black Horse
Yes
Wymott
Eccleston
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Quality
Site Information / Issues
Quality
Capacity for more matches
1.7 SUMMARY OF THE PLAYING PITCH ASSESSMENT BY SPORT.
This section summarises the key findings from the playing pitch assessment.
FOOTBALL SUMMARY
Consultation Results. (please note that further consultation needs to be carried out
following Exec Cabinet approval, to update the information in this document. )
The KKP football survey asked clubs to detail issues relating to development and growth. The most
common issues reported in Central Lancashire include:
 Lack of external funding for pitch improvements, from agencies such as the FA or local
organisations including Chorley Borough Council (47% of respondents believe this is an issue).
 Lack of access to pitches (41.2% of respondents believe this is an issue).
 Lack of internal funding, such as subs and fundraising (36% of respondents believe this is an
issue).
 Lack of voluntary assistance (34% of respondents believe this is an issue).
Summary of key leagues in Chorley and Consultation comments (update and add more info)
Name of league
Chorley & District
Alliance League (CDAL)
Chorley Nissan League
(CNL)
Comments
It has one ‘premier’ division which fields ten teams, all of which play
in Chorley on a Saturday. Membership levels have increased over
the previous three years.
It suggests the quality of local authority changing provision has
improved at Astley Park and local authority pitches in general are
maintained more regularly.
The League is under new management and its plans to increase by
two teams each year over the next three years are on target.
It fields 12 teams in one division and has fixtures on a Sunday. It
suggests the quality of pitches in Chorley is poor, in particular,
damage to goalposts, long grass and poor line markings.
Chart showing participation trends in football 2010 – 2011.
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Adult male participation in Chorley has increased over the previous two seasons and is set to
carry on increasing. Adult female participation has increased by 0.1% in Chorley. Youth male
(11v11) has increased across Chorley by 3.5%. Youth female (11v11) in Chorley is the only
football category that is above the national average. Increased participation levels are
mirrored in youth female and mini soccer categories (since 09/10) across South Ribble,
Preston and Chorley.
Summary of pitches available for community use and teams by area
Analysis area
Chorley
No. of available pitches
No. of competitive teams*
Senior
Junior
Mini
Senior
men
Senior
women
Junior
boys
Junior
girls
Mini1
soccer
43
9
7
72
1
50
9
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Summary of pitches not available for community use and teams by area
Analysis area
Chorley
No. of pitches NOT available for community use
Senior %
Junior %
Mini %
13
73
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The tables above indicates that there is a good distribution of football pitches available for
community use across Chorley. However, there are main settlement areas that although are served
with football pitches are not available for community use, particularly in the north of Chorley, these
are mainly located at school sites. These sites tend to comprise junior pitches, they could offer
potential capacity / additional pitches subject to pitch quality and appropriate community
agreements. Furthermore, a small number of sites have high levels of use and as such are
overplayed. This affects their quality, and subsequently playing capacity.
Accessibility
Whilst it is noted that at young age groups (i.e. mini and junior levels), the majority of players tend to
play for teams with home grounds close to where they live and will only travel locally, players
aspiring to play at clubs that are perceived to offer a higher standard of experience are willing to
travel further (i.e. up to five miles) to play. The football club survey reveals that 46% of players travel
between two and five miles, 32% of players travelling up to two miles, with only 18% travel over five
miles. This suggests that in general terms, players travel locally to compete. However, some clubs
reportedly travel further to access training provision. Issues with accessing provision for training are
detailed later in this section.
(KKP Study 2012)
Club development
In Chorley, the club to team ratio is 1:3.5 (i.e. each club runs on average 3.5 teams). The national
ratio is 1:2.9 and the regional ratio 1:3.7.
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In total, 8 clubs in Chorley have been awarded FA Charter Standard accreditation. In terms of
teams, 60.6% of youth and mini soccer teams in Chorley play within a club of Charter Standard
status which is higher than Preston and South Ribble.
Women’s and girls’ football
Junior girls’ are playing competitively in mini soccer teams up to the age of ten years old. Chorley
Borough Council is actively working with clubs including Euxton Villa and Chorley Ladies to develop
junior girls’ football which may result in additional demand for pitches.
Pitch Quality
Site assessments suggest that generally the quality of pitches across Chorley is good. This is
generally reinforced by users with over three fifths of clubs (63%) rating the quality of their
designated home pitch as either good or average. However, league consultation does conclude the
quality of local authority maintained pitches across Central Lancashire has generally deteriorated
over the previous three years due to a lack of regular grounds maintenance and drainage issues at
a number of sites.
Chorley Borough Council carries out line marking weekly and grass cutting is fortnightly. In addition
it often rotates its pitches to help ensure quality is maintained. The Council also undertakes rolling,
spiking and re-turfing goal mouths in June. The quality of the pitches is average due to
waterlogging. Community pitches which are scored as high quality however should not be
considered in isolation as the level of play on a site can affect the quality
Ancillary facilities
The majority of sites across Chorley are served by changing facilities. In general the changing
facilities of Chorley sites are rated as either good or average quality. Though league consultation
suggests that the quality of provision is substandard with many sites having no changing facilities at
all. The sites with changing facilities have a lack of general maintenance, showers not providing hot
water and a lack of segregated changing. Changing facilities in Chorley need to be improved.
Demand for pitches
The majority of clubs report that membership levels have remained static across senior and junior
teams with only a few reporting an increase. Most clubs propose to increase the number of teams
which suggests that football participation in Chorley is likely to increase, particularly at junior level.
Latent Demand – is defined as the number of additional teams that could be fielded if there was
access to sufficient pitches. A large number of clubs expressed latent demand – see table below.
This is likely to be a result of both clubs and facilities operating at capacity and although clubs may
believe demand still exists to create more teams, the pitches do not exist (or are not available) to
cater for this.
Club
Latent demand
Pitch requirement
Number
Type
1.5
Mini
6 junior teams
3
Junior
Euxton Villa
2 senior teams
1
Senior
Brinscall Village JFC
1 senior team
0.5
Senior
Euxton Girls
1 junior girls
0.5
Junior
1 senior women’s
0.5
Senior
Chorley Wanderers FC
3 mini teams
NOTE – information to be updated following new consultation
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Overplay only occurs on one pitch in Chorley – this means that more play is taken place than the
site is able to sustain. The pitch at Twin Lakes, Croston is assessed as poor quality and is
overplayed by 2.5 matches a week. It is recommended that if possible overplay is directed to sites
for community use that have spare capacity.
Future Demand
Population growth in Chorley has been applied to indicate how many additional football teams will
need to be generated in the future (2026). Increase in the number of senior teams is likely to occur
with an additional 13.2 in Chorley.
Junior boy’s football is most likely to increase in Chorley with an additional 5.8 teams. It is also
predicted there will be a slight increase in junior girls’ football.
Mini football is most likely to increase in Chorley with an additional 3.5 mini football teams in
Chorley. Clubs are proactively developing opportunities for juniors and girls.
Surplus or Deficiency of Football Pitches.
Sport England’s PPM is used to assess whether supply of pitches is sufficient at peak times both
now and in the future. The PPM results shown below take account of potential future pitch
requirements as identified through future growth. A summary of future surpluses and deficiencies is
shown below.
Analysis area
Chorley
Surplus/deficiency of football pitches
Senior pitches
Junior pitches
Mini pitches
19.0
-6.5
-4.5
Those sites which have not been allocated as having regular current play (i.e. no community use)
have not been included in the PPM analysis above.
It should be noted that these surplus/deficit predications should not be used in isolation and should
be considered within the context of other report findings/outcomes. For example, it is anticipated
that there will be a significant surplus of senior pitches, but a significant deficit of mini football
pitches. The deficit of mini pitches can be met by the surplus of senior pitches. However, it should
be noted that junior teams in Central Lancashire (aged 13 upwards) prefer to play on senior sized
pitches and therefore a proportion of senior pitches should be retained for junior play, for example in
Chorley where there is a shortfall of junior pitches.
In Chorley the apparent oversupply of senior pitches is made up of 12 sites with significant levels of
spare capacity each. Five of these are school sites and could accommodate a total of 40 matches
each week. In addition, the Council often rotates its pitches to help ensure quality is maintained and
therefore some surplus can be equated for to cater for this.
The lack of junior pitches in Chorley is further increased by the latent demand expressed for a
further 3.5 junior and 1.5 mini pitches.
In summary, the current playing pitch stock should be protected and consideration should be given
to changing the designation of some senior pitches to cater for junior and mini football.
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Youth Development
The FA’s Youth Development Review will see an increased use of small-sided games for all age
groups up to U12s. This will allow children to progress gradually through the appropriate formats.
This gives children an increased number of touches with the ball, providing more goal attempts,
more tackling and dribbling encounters. This provides more enjoyment of the game, more practice
and better preparation for the 11-a-side game.
Summary of each step and the appropriate pitch and goal sizes
Age
Format
Pitch size (m)
Goal size
7-8
5v5
30 x 20 – 40 x 30
Mini soccer (12’x6’)
9-10
7v7
50 x 30 – 60 x 40
Mini soccer (12’x6’)
11-12
9v9
70 – 40 – 80 x 50
New 9v9 goals (16’x7’)
13+
11 v 11
90 x 50 – 110 x 70
Full size (24’ x 8’)
AGPs
Chorley has two full size AGPs one located in the north of the Borough (Buckshaw Village) and the
other in the South of the Borough (Holy Cross High School). However, the one in the north is
located with a cluster of three AGPs technically located within South Ribble’s boundary.
Approximately 60% of Chorley residents use AGPs outside of Chorley.
Chorley has a need for additional pitch space across both AGP types (sandbased and third
generation turf) calculated on the number of peak period visits to current provision. There is unmet
demand across all of Chorley. A new pitch is required to meet the shortfall of one. There is funding
and planning permission for a pitch to be built at Bishop Rawsthorne High School in Croston and
also at Chorley Rugby Club, Chancery Road.
Third generation turf pitches (3G)
The FA provision standard suggests that there should be one 3G pitch per 70 teams. Data of
affiliated teams from the FA Participation Reports (2009/2010) for Chorley suggests there is a need
for 1.98 3G pitches in Chorley based on current 3G provision, 2026 population increases and the
number of predicated teams. The above proposed new pitches will meet this target.
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CRICKET SUMMARY
Pitch ownership and management across Chorley is primarily through private sports and social
clubs. Clubs range from smaller clubs traditionally offering three senior teams to those with full
senior sections of up to seven senior teams and eleven juniors at all groups (i.e. U10, U11, U13,
U15 and U17)
Summary of pitches available for community use and teams by analysis area
Analysis area
No. of pitches
No. of competitive teams
Senior men Senior women
Chorley
15
41
Junior
-
51
Chorley has the highest number of cricket pitches and clubs across Lancashire. Total of 13 clubs.
Towards a Level Playing Field methodology identifies that a standard cricket pitch is 46m x 46m
(minimum size) with 1.6 – 2.0 hectares maximum safety run-off.
There are no specific junior girls’ teams in Chorley, however, girls play cricket in mixed junior teams.
An analysis of match play identifies that peak time demand for cricket pitches is Saturday for seniors
(45%) and midweek for juniors (45%).
Development
The following clubs have achieved England Cricket Board Club Mark Accreditation






Adlington CC
Chorley CC
Euxton CC
Mawdesley CC
Eccleston CC
Brinscall and Houghton CC
There is a high level of senior and junior participation at the majority of clubs in Chorley and this is
likely to increase.
Chorley has a cricket development group who are producing a cricket action plan which outlines a
series of objectives ranging from training and development through to extra-circular activity and
junior competition structure. This also involves district cricket and recreational cricket which may
result on future impact in parks and open spaces.
Women’s and girls’ cricket
Women’s and girls’ cricket is a national priority and there is a target to establish two girls’ and one
women’s team in every local authority over the next five years. LCB has recently appointed a
Women and Girls Cricket Development Officer to increase the profile of the game across the County
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Demand
Cricket demand is high across Chorley with the majority of clubs fielding senior and junior cricket
teams. Most senior membership levels have remained static over the previous three years with
some seeing an increase, two clubs; Whittle and Clayton-Le-Woods and Chorley St James report a
decrease in senior membership levels.
Junior membership levels mirror senior participation trends, a decrease in membership levels have
been reported at four clubs; Brinscall and Chorley St James. It is thought the decrease in junior
membership is due to a number of reasons including player migration and lack of support,
particularly from volunteers.
Clubs in Chorley have plans to increase playing membership. Chorley CC is actively recruiting junior
players as it recognises its junior playing membership is low.
Training facilities
Access to cricket nets is important, particularly for pre-season/winter training. Demand for additional
cricket training facilities across Central Lancashire is significantly high with ten clubs reporting
demand for access to additional provision. The tables by Neighbourhood area indicate where
demand is expressed.
Pitch quality
Site assessments rate the majority of pitches as good quality. The majority of clubs are responsible
for maintaining their own facilities and have designated groundsmen to carry out cutting and
maintenance. A club survey was distributed to clubs to ascertain the quality of cricket pitch sites,
results are summarised below:
 Nearly three quarters of club (71%) consider grass coverage to be ‘good.’ No clubs commented
grass coverage was ‘unacceptable.’
 Over half of clubs (59%) perceive length of grass to be ‘good’ and six clubs report length of
grass is acceptable.
 Brinscall CC, report the overall quality of their home pitch is unacceptable.
 Dog fouling on pitches/sites is an issue across Central Lancashire with nearly half of clubs
(47%) reporting evidence of dog fouling/glass/stones/litter.
 Seven clubs report there is evidence of damage to the pitch surface.
 Where grass and artificial wickets are provided these are generally even.
Maintaining high pitch quality is the most important aspect of cricket. If the wicket is poor, it can
affect the quality of the game and can, in some instances, become dangerous.
The Lancashire Cricket Groundsmen Association (LCGA) is the body responsible for the continued
professional development of groundsmen across the County. It also provides clubs with access to
the most up to date machinery and techniques to enhance playing conditions. Clubs in Central
Lancashire are able to hire a scarifier and spike for a small hire fee (both machines are based at
Fulwood and Broughton CC).
Pitch advisors for LCB are tasked to assess facilities in order to help prioritise funding needs. Their
role is to help and advise fellow groundsmen to improve playing surfaces and consistency in turf
management practices.
It reports Sunny View (known locally as Abbey Village and homeground to Chorley Cricket Club),
received the low audit marks due to poor quality outfield and off field facilities.
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Ancillary facilities
There is generally a mixed standard of changing accommodation available at cricket clubs across
Chorley. The majority of clubs have access to a cricket pavilion. However, two clubs; Whittle and
Clayton-le-Woods and Chorley St James report they do not have access to hot/cold water and a
further five clubs; Mawdesley, Hoghton, Whittle and Clayton-Le-Woods, White Coppice and St
Josephs do not have access to heating. – check facts
Future/latent demand
Latent demand is defined as the number of teams that could be fielded if there were sufficient
pitches. Latent demand has been expressed by one club for additional cricket pitches in Chorley.
Summary of latent demand
Club
Latent demand
Requirement
Chorley CC
One senior team
1 pitch
It is evident that the low levels of latent demand recorded are a result of clubs already operating
across the full range of ages and in some cases two teams at each age group.
Latent demand identified above is generally as a result of clubs operating at pitch/site capacity.
Securing access to artificial wickets at school sites, for example, will help additional demand to be
catered for (particularly juniors and women/girls).
Future demand increases
By applying population growth for 2026 to the existing number of teams in Chorley, we can project
the theoretical number of new teams that could be generated in the future, and therefore the
expected demand on the facilities.
Local authority
Chorley
Anticipated increase by 2026
Senior mens teams
Junior boys teams
6.3
7.8
Chorley is predicted to increase by the highest number of teams. This is due to Chorley
accommodating the largest number of cricket teams in Central Lancashire and is expected to
increase its population by 9.07%. It is likely that women’s and girls’ cricket participation will further
increase given the ECB national target to establish two junior girls’ and a women’s team in every
local authority over the next five years (as detailed earlier).
New pitches would be required in all local authority areas to meet future demand at peak times.
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RUGBY UNION
The Rugby Football Union (RFU) is the national governing body for grassroots and elite rugby in
England. The Lancashire Rugby Football Union (LRFU) administers rugby union across the Region.
There are four rugby union clubs playing in Central Lancashire; Preston Grasshoppers, Chorley
tufc, Hutton and Lancashire Constabulary. Clubs play at either privately owned venues or education
pitches.
The rugby union playing season operates from September to April.
Summary of pitches available for community use and teams by analysis area
Analysis area
Chorley
No. of available pitches
No. of competitive teams
Senior
Junior
Mini
Senior
men
Senior
women
Juniors
Mini
rugby
2
-
-
3
-
-
3
Please note that the audit only identifies dedicated, line marked pitches.
Towards a Level Playing Field methodology identifies that a senior rugby union pitch is 144m x 69m
and a junior pitch is 70m x 43m. A size is not prescribed for mini rugby pitches. However, KKP has
calculated the size of a mini rugby pitch a 0.302 hectares.
Development
There are a small number of rugby pitches provided at education sites. Those provided are not used
for community use as there is no reported demand. The majority of schools in Chorley (with the
exception of Bishop Rawstorne Church of England School) do not deliver rugby as part of the
school curriculum.
Chorley RUFC
As the only club in Chorley, it accommodates three senior and three mini teams. Membership levels
have increased over the previous three years due to enhancing pitch quality. It has plans to further
increase its playing membership which it reports can be accommodated at the site.
The 15.5 acre site comprises two senior rugby pitches, driving range and a training area which is
partially floodlit. The pitches are also used by Chorley Panthers American Football Club. The site is
owned by ‘Chorley Rugby Trust’ and there are current plans to form a management board of
trustees that will be responsible for driving facility developments at the site. Chorley RFC will then
rent the pitches from the Trust.
Visually, the pitches are of adequate quality. However, drainage is poor and during inclement
weather the pitches are unplayable. The clubhouse provides two changing rooms, bar and a small
function room but is in need of modernisation. There are aspirations to improve the pitches and
clubhouse facilities and The Trust has negotiated with a housing developer and a formal planning
application has been approved.
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RUGBY LEAGUE SUMMARY
The Rugby Football League (RFL) is the governing body for rugby league football in Britain and
Ireland. The RFL administers the amateur and junior game across the country in association with
the British Amateur Rugby League Association (BARLA).
The Lancashire Rugby League Service Area supports Schools development, club development, and
community development in the County, including Central Lancashire. The performance pathway is
run at ages under 13's, under 14's, under 15's and under 16's.
There are four clubs playing in Central Lancashire; Bamber Bridge, Chorley Panthers, UCLAN and
Leyland Warriors.
As of March 2012, more than 85 per cent of all rugby league teams in the country will be playing in a
summer-based season which runs from March to November
Current provision
Chorley is served by rugby league pitches and has both senior and junior pitches.
Chorley accommodates the largest number of teams (18 in total).
Summary of pitches available for community use and teams by analysis area
Analysis area
Chorley
No. of available pitches
No. of competitive teams
Senior
Junior
Mini
Senior
men
Senior
women
Junior
boys
Junior
girls
Minirugby
2
1
-
3
1
11
3
-
Towards a Level Playing Field methodology identifies that a senior rugby league pitch is 100m x
55m. A size is not prescribed for junior and mini rugby pitches. The audit only identifies dedicated,
marked out pitches (i.e. with line markings).
Temporal demand for senior rugby league (matches only) is Saturday (63%) with junior and mini
demand exclusively on a Sunday.
Quality
The RFL has launched an autumn pitch remediation programme to improve community club pitches
as part of its continuing commitment to develop rugby league facilities. Over the past year the RFL
has paid for and conducted site assessments for a large number of clubs which have been provided
with a comprehensive report detailing the level and type of work needed to improve pitches. Chorley
Panthers ARLFC has received funding from the RFL and private funders for facility development
plans which include improvements to pitch drainage, floodlighting, fencing, replacing the changing
facilities and improvements to the clubhouse facility.
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Site assessments rate all rugby league provision in Chorley as good. However, waterlogging of
rugby league pitches was reported at Holy Cross High School although visits were conducted after
heavy rainfall2.
Demand
All rugby league clubs in Chorley play and train on match pitches. As a result, pitches have limited
rest. This is most prevalent at Chisnall Lane Playing Fields, and as such is the reason these sites
are or overplayed. Spare capacity at sites close by may help to alleviate some pressure.
Latent demand
Latent demand is defined as the number of teams that could be fielded were access to a sufficient
number of pitches available. No teams expresses latent demand.
Future demand
Population growth in Central Lancashire has been applied to indicate how many additional rugby
teams will be generated in the future. Increases in the number of teams are most likely to occur in
Chorley with an additional 17 junior boys’ teams.
New pitches would be required to meet future demand at peak times.
HOCKEY
England Hockey (EH) govern the sport at a regional and local level. The game is played
predominately on sand based/filled artificial grass pitches (AGPs).
EH has also now sanctioned (in partnership with the Football Association) competitive use of 40mm
pile third generation turf pitches. However, this is currently only for a low level standard i.e. training
and junior competition. It is further recommended that for training and community facilities that the
long pile surface (60mm) is not a preferred option for the teaching of hockey. It is noted that access
to long pile surfaces for introducing the game to beginners would be preferable to a poor grass or
tarmac surface.
Central Lancashire is a strong area with high demand for hockey, particularly in Preston. There are
seven hockey clubs playing in the area; one of these covers Chorley, Leyland & Chorley Hockey
Club who are working towards Clubfirst/Clubmark accreditation.
Development
England Hockey launched a facilities strategy in 2012.
Rush Hockey is a new development programme introduced by England Hockey aimed at
increasing participation through a small sided game (5-a-side) and can be played on any indoor or
outdoor surface. This will result in teams needing access to AGPs in order to deliver the
programme. However, existing pitches are generally being used to capacity.
School hockey. There is limited hockey activity across secondary schools in Chorley. Schools
playing competitive hockey are generally those that have access to a full sized hockey pitch on site.
Clubs suggest that not having a schools competition inhibits junior development and restricts the
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flow of juniors into clubs. However, Chorley Borough Council is developing hockey within its schools
and working with the club to support its schools delivery and future club development.
Nationally, in recent years, the number of grass hockey pitches has reduced significantly as
England Hockey does not sanction the use of grass pitches for competitive play. However, grass
pitches are still important in terms of introducing the game to beginners and still make an important
contribution to the stock of hockey pitches, particularly in terms of school facilities. No schools in
Chorley currently provide hockey grass pitches.
Pitch supply
There are two full size AGPs currently in Chorley, suitable for competitive hockey. All pitches are
floodlit.
It would be of benefit to develop two full sized pitches at a location next to each other as clubs
highlight the benefits this has in attracting clubs playing in national league fixtures from outside
Central Lancashire.
Site name
Community use
No of AGPs
Floodlit
Buckshaw Village
Yes
1
Yes
Holy Cross High School
Yes
1
Yes
Quality
Pitch Quality
The AGPs in Chorley are assessed as either good or average/poor quality. The pitch at Buckshaw
Village was built in 2005? and Holy Cross in 2006. The typical life span of an AGP is 10-12 years,
but depends heavily on the type of sub base used, quality of the carpet that has been installed,
amount of usage levels and the quality of on-going maintenance.
Future Demand
Chorley has demand for an additional AGP (either hockey or football surface) calculated on the
number of peak period visits to current provision (Chorley has two pitches, resulting in a shortfall of
one).
The location of future AGPs or revised management solutions should be done in liaison with
England Hockey and local clubs.
The majority of unmet demand is due to existing AGPs operating at capacity. There is competition
between football and hockey on existing AGPs and the hours of usage are significantly higher for
football than hockey.
Club demand
Latent demand has been identified (number of teams that could be fielded if there were sufficient
pitches) and is concentrated in Preston and Chorley. Leyland & Chorley Hockey Club accesses
AGP provision in Chorley as there is no provision in Leyland (Preston), they have latent demand for
a further 2 senior teams. They are in negotiations with Leyland Cricket Club to develop a multi pitch
site in Leyland (which would accommodate cricket and a full sized hockey pitch). This would
accommodate the latent demand.
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BOWLING GREENS
Bowling greens were not included in the KKP Study carried out in 2011/12. However, it was felt that
Bowling Greens play a prominent part in the sporting asset of Chorley and they should be included
in Chorley Council Playing Pitch Strategy.
There are two leagues in Chorley:-
Chorley and District Crown Green Bowling League
Mixed Vetrans Bowling League.
There are approximately XX teams in each league
Bowling clubs are affiliated to the British Crown Green Bowling Association (BCGBA)
AMERICAN FOOTBALL
American Football was not included in the KKP Study carried out in 2011/12. Chorley Buccaneers
train at Chorley Rugby Club on Chancery Road.
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1.8 Summary Information
The Playing Pitch Strategy recommends a playing pitch standard of 1.21 hectares per 1,000
population. This has been calculated by adding the number of hectares of pitches available for
community use to the identified shortfall/surplus of pitches and applying it to potential future
population growth.
There are currently 97.55 hectares of playing pitch provision in the Borough. The Strategy identifies
a shortfall of 29.06 hectares of pitch provision to meet the identified demand. This does not
necessarily relate to 29.06 hectares of new provision, some of this demand could be met by
improvements to existing pitches.
Table showing outdoor sports provision in Chorley.
Current Provision Provision
Total
Standard
Analysis area Current Current
provision population standard to meet
to meet required based on
(ha)
latent deficiencies to meet demand
(ha per
demand – from the demand identified
1,000
PPM by identified (ha per
population) (ha)
2026
(ha)
1,000
3
(ha)
population)
Chorley
97.55
107,155
0.93
8.42
20.65
126.62
1.21
Latent demand is defined as the number of teams that could be fielded were access to a
sufficient number of pitches available. Consultation reveals that a number of clubs currently
consider themselves to have latent demand, which they cannot meet due to lack of access to
good quality facilities.
Summary of latent demand
Authority
Pitches
Football
Chorley
Cricket
Rugby union
Senior
Senior
Junior
Mini
All
2.5
3.5
1.5
1
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Total area converted
into hectares (using
average pitch sizes)
8.42
1.9 New Pitch Provision
The Playing Pitch Strategy recommends that new provision of pitches is required as follows:

Seek to provide a dedicated mini soccer site to service the catchment areas of Bretherton
and Croston to address the deficiency of junior pitches.

Seek to provide rugby league pitches in Coppull to meet demand.
Bretherton and Croston – A site has been allocated in the Local Plan at Westhead Road,
Croston to address the deficiency of junior pitches identified in the Playing Pitch Strategy.
This site is adjacent to Croston Sports and Social Club.
Station Road Recreation Ground is already used as an informal playing pitch and is identified
by the landowner for improvement.
Coppull – A site is not allocated in the Local Plan to meet this identified deficiency. The
improvements to Chisnall Lane Playing Fields will meet the current demand therefore a new
allocation is not necessary.
AGPs - Planning permission for AGPs has been granted both at Bishop Rawstorne High
School in Croston and also at Chorley Rugby Club on Chancery Road in 2013, this meets the
identified shortfall.
Key Recommendations

All existing playing pitches should be protected, maintained and enhanced to
secure provision now and in the future.

A new playing pitch should be allocated at site 2: Land off Westhead Road,
Croston.

Two new Artificial Grass Pitch (AGP) of sand based or third generation tuft are
required to meet the identified shortfall
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2.0 WHERE DO WE WANT TO GET TO?
2.1 Vision
To secure the future provision, improvement and maintenance of playing pitches in
Chorley, supporting safe, healthy and sustainable communities. To ensure that
playing sport is a lifelong habit for more people and a regular choice for the majority.
Ensure that everyone has the opportunity to access good sport, physical activity and
recreation facilities. Adapt to changing demands and trends.
2.2 The proposed vision is based upon a clear, achievable framework of strategic
objectives which are delivered by a range of management objectives.
Strategic
Objective
1. Address
quantitative
deficiencies to
meet existing
unmet demand
and plan for new
provision
Rectify the
perceived long
term deficiency of
playing pitches in
Chorley.
Management Objective
How will we get there?
Action Plan.
Adopt minimum levels of provision which are
accessible and sustainable and which are
adequate to support current and future
demand.
See 3.2
Regularly review and refresh area by area
plans taking account of any improvements in
pitch quality (and hence increases in pitch
capacity) and also any new negotiations for
community use of education sites in the future.
See 4.2
Rectify inadequacies and meet identified
shortfalls as outlined in the Assessment Report
through improvements to the current pitch
stock and ancillary facilities in line with the
Action Plan.
See 3.3 – Action plans by site
and neighbourhood area.
Create more junior and mini
pitches to meet demand and
extra senior pitches in order to
rest and rotate allocations.
Increase provision in central
Chorley due to gap in
accessibility.
Identify opportunities to add to the overall pitch
stock to accommodate both latent and
potential future demand.
Establish an approach to securing developer
contributions
which
prioritises
projects
according to a range of core criteria.
See 3.1
Prioritises new capital development projects
from the action plan according to a range of
core criteria (which as a core should identify
strategic need, sports development objectives,
sustainability of provision and work with target
groups)
See 3.3
Work with facility providers to establish an
approach to co-ordinate investment to address
the community’s needs, to target priority areas
and to avoid/reduce duplication of provision.
Council to maintain a regular
dialogue with local sports
partners
and
existing
networks
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2. Address
qualitative
deficiencies and
enhance
existing
provision to
continue to
support high
levels of
participation.
3. Maximise
access to all
outdoor facilities
(including DDA
compliances,
marketing and
accessibility).
Adopt a Central Lancashire wide quality
standard.
Adopt Quality Standard – all
sites to be a good quality by
2026. Focus on poor quality
sites first for investment – see
3.3
Increase the capacity of sites.
Work
to
deliver
the
improvements to pitch sites
that are rated as average or
below.
Invest in key strategic multi-pitch/sport sites
strategically distributed and located across
Chorley which will accommodate the greatest
number of teams and are located in the areas
of highest population density at new and
existing sites, to address the deficiency and
future changes to pitch sizes of junior football
pitches.
Links into Chorley Sports
Village Project. Site needs to
be
high
quality
to
accommodate a sufficient
number of matches a week.
Require split level ancillary
facilities.
Projects should improve pitch/surface quality
as a priority particularly in the first instance on
sites involving three of more pitches including
improvements to changing accommodation
and parking as necessary.
Meet the minimum
specification requirements.
Focus on poor/average sites
first and those which will have
greatest impact on the largest
number of teams.
Prepare funding packages as appropriate to
secure improvements to the quality of existing
outdoor playing fields and to provide new ones
where a shortfall has been identified or is
predicted to be significant in the future.
Council and partners to
ensure that the appropriate
funding is secured for
improved sports provision –
directed to areas of need.
Chorley Council’s Play and
Recreation Fund set up to
supply small grants of match
funding towards larger bids.
Maintain, improve and encourage community
use of school facilities (including toilet and
changing provision)
Schools in Chorley have
capacity to be used for
community use. – see 3.2
and 3.3
Secure tenure and access to sites for high
quality, development minded clubs through
lease arrangements.
Sites which are used by clubs
but have poor ancillary
facilities should be leased on
a minimum 20 years to enable
clubs to apply for external
funding to develop facilities.
– see 3.4
Work to ensure that pitch site ancillary facilities
are DDA compliant.
Carry out DDA audits to
identify insufficiencies in
Council owned facilities.
Create centralised booking services for playing
pitches and sports grounds to ensure easy
access on pitch availability for local teams, and
to aid general promotion of sport and one-stop
marketing of provision.
Chorley Council website to be
the one –stop location for data
about sports pitches. 2013/14
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Strategic
Objective
Management Objective
How will we get there?
Action Plan.
4. Ensure that
unmet current
demand and
future
demand is
accommodat
ed through
planned
increases in
provision
Adopted a tiered approach to the management
and improvement of facilities which allows for
facility developments to be programmed within
a phased approach including ancillary facilities
such as changing accommodation and car
parking.
Focus on Key centres (those
which are popular and need
high standards) such as
Astley Park, Westway pitches
then Club Sites.
Use the findings of the Strategy to provide an
evidence base for the Local Development
Framework to secure new provision from new
development.
See 3.2 and See 3.3 – Action
plans
by
site
and
neighbourhood area
5. Support the
development
of local
leagues and
clubs to meet
their needs
within Central
Lancashire.
Support high levels of participation at clubs Chorley
which contribute to the achievement of sports Team to
development objectives.
increase
standards
staff.
Work with local clubs which have achieved
quality accreditation to, where relevant, identify
and secure facility improvements, appropriate
sites for new facility development and funding
opportunities.
Support
local
sustainability.
clubs
to
Sports development
provide support to
participation, raise
and develop skills of
Council to adopt a
policy/charter which supports
quality accredited clubs. Help
clubs to achieve aims and
ambitions cross areas including
management, funding,
facilities, volunteers and
partnership working.
demonstrate
Have a high satisfaction level of
feedback from customers
Council to carry out a biannual
survey of sports pitch
customers to rate the quality of
pitches and service.
Chorley Council to adopt a Community Asset Council to adopt a policy to
support community
Transfer Policy.
management and ownership of
assets to local clubs,
community groups and trusts.
Gives opportunities to take
ownership of own facilities.
– see 3.4.
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2.3 Sport specific objectives
The objectives and associated actions below should be read within the context of the summary
findings identified by the Assessment Report. (Where are we now?) They will guide delivery of the
strategy.
FOOTBALL OBJECTIVE
Meet identified deficiencies in junior and mini football provision.
Senior football
 Protect the current playing pitch stock.
 Work with clubs to ensure that sites are not played beyond their capacity and encourage play,
where possible, to be transferred to alternative venues which are not operating at capacity.
 The anticipated surplus of senior pitches should be considered in contributing towards
addressing the current and future deficit of junior and mini pitches. However, also ensure that
some senior pitches are retained for strategic reserve.
 Where appropriate, develop lease arrangements with large, sustainable, development-minded
(i.e. Charter Standard) clubs to manage their own ‘home’ sites thus facilitating club
development (as detailed in the management objectives).
 Continue to support clubs in the management and improvement of their facilities.
 As far as possible, support clubs with facility development aspirations through the planning and
application stages.
Women and girls’ football
 Invest in central venue sites to accommodate anticipated growth in girls’ football.
 Increase the quality and standard of changing rooms to accommodate segregated changing.
Junior boys’ football
 Improve the quality and capacity of existing pitch stock.
 Work to maximise primary school sites to address the shortfall of junior pitches and ensure site
security and access to changing facilities is enhanced.
 Work with clubs to achieve FA Charter Standard accreditation. As a target, work to achieve at
least 75% (form the current baseline of 21.7% in Preston, 27% in South Ribble and 20% in
Chorley) of youth and mini teams playing within a Charter Standard club (in line with national
targets) by 2015.
Mini football
 Meet likely future deficiencies in mini pitches by utilising senior pitches in areas of oversupply
and marking out more pitches where land is available on existing sites.
 Increase the quality and standard of changing rooms to accommodate segregated changing.
 Encourage greater usage of primary school sites to cater for mini-soccer demand.
FA Youth Development Review
The FA's Youth Development Review will see an increased use of small-sided games for all age
groups up to U12s. This will allow children to progress gradually through age-appropriate formats.
The entry point for U7s and U8s will be the 5v5 game. U9s and U10s will then step up to 7v7,
followed by a new 9v9 level for U11s and U12s.
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Summary of each step and the appropriate pitch and goal sizes
Age
Format
Pitch size (m)
Goal size
7-8
5v5
30 x 20 – 40 x 30
Mini soccer (12’x6’)
9-10
7v7
50 x 30 – 60 x 40
Mini soccer (12’x6’)
11-12
9v9
70 x 40 – 80 x 50
New 9v9 goals (16’x7’)
13+
11 v 11
90 x 50 – 110 x 70
Full size (24’ x 8’)
Playing smaller-sided games has been proved to give children an increased number of touches of
the ball, while providing more goals and scoring attempts, more one-v-one encounters and more
chance to attempt dribbling skills. It is this increased contact time with the ball that the FA believe
will help children enjoy the game more while providing them with better preparation for the 11-a-side
a game.
The introduction of 9v9 football, by the FA, is designed to help bridge the gap between mini soccer
at U10s and 11 a-side at U11s and will see the introduction of a new intermediate sized pitch.
Teams in Central Lancashire are already playing 9v9 fixtures in the Central Lancashire Junior
League which fields 9v9 divisions at U11 and U12. However, this is no on designated 9v9 pitches
and is often on senior sized football pitches.
The FA reports the solution is to use existing 11 a side pitches and mark out two 9v9 pitches in blue
lines, with either one pitch from box to box or two pitches across half a pitch (see diagram below):
Through marking out two 9v9 pitches on one senior pitch this will thus help to meet the shortfall of
junior pitches identified at peak times in Chorley. However, portable intermediate sized (16’x7’)
goalposts will be required, which the FA, in partnership with the Football Foundation, is making
funding available as part of the Grow the Game scheme. Furthermore, Sport England can also
provide 100% funding for 9v9 goalposts via the small grants scheme.
The proposals became mandatory in the 2013/14 season.
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The table below provides a predicated forecast to indicate how many 9v9 pitches are likely to be
required by 2014 at peak time (Sunday AM) based on current participation levels (season
2011/12).4
Area
Requirement of pitches in 2014 (estimated)
Chorley
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The table above identifies the number of pitches required in Chorley. Chorley Council are working
towards introducing 9v9 pitches in 2013/2014 to ensure it can accommodate this new format of
football. These comprise of 2 pitches on Astley Park, one pitch on Gillibrand, one pitch on Ranglets,
one pitch on The Willows Eaves green proposed for 2014/15 and one pitch on????
However, this does not take into account latent demand in increases in football participation. This
could be achieved by re-marking senior pitches (of which there is a surplus) as 9v9 pitches to
accommodate this new format of football. Any new pitch development should take into consideration
the 9v9 pitch requirements.
CRICKET OBJECTIVE
Maintain current provision levels and quality but work to increase access to single team
club pitches for those clubs expressing demand.
 Support clubs to develop their ancillary facilities to further meet local needs.
 Ensure that any facilities developed support opportunities for senior women’s and junior girl’s
competitive cricket.
 Increase the quality of cricket pitches where necessary.
 Encourage and support development of junior girls’ and women’s cricket.
 Support clubs to develop and improve practice facilities.
 Support the development of cricket informally within parks.
 Investment should be primarily be targeted and directed to ECB focus clubs which support high
levels of participation and have also the ECB Clubmark criteria.
RUGBY UNION OBJECTIVE
Work towards meeting identified deficiencies and increase quality as required.
 Work with Chorley RFC to support its facility development plan.
 Encourage and support further development of school rugby union.
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RUGBY LEAGUE OBJECTIVE
Work towards meeting identified deficiencies and increase quality as required.
 Work with Chorley Rugby League to support its facility development plan.
 Encourage and support further development of school and college rugby league.
HOCKEY OBJECTIVE
Maintain current levels of provision.
 Work with England Hockey (EH) to support ‘Rush Hockey’ which is a new development
programme introduced by EH aimed at increasing participation
 Work to ensure that plans are in place to maintain AGP quality in the long term.
 Work to make quality improvements to AGPs to address current issues.
 Create a new AGP in Chorley to meet current and future demand
BOWLING OBJECTIVE
Maintain current levels of provision.
 Work with Chorley and District Crown Green Bowling Club and Mixed Veterans Bowling League
 Support clubs to develop their ancillary facilities to further meet local needs.
 Ensure that any facilities developed support opportunities for increasing participation of a wider
range of age groups.
 Increase the quality of bowling greens where necessary.
EDUCATION OBJECTIVE
Work with schools to encourage greater community use, particularly for junior sports at
appropriate sites.
 Secure existing community use through implementation of formal community use agreements
where they are not currently in existence in order to provide sustainable community access.
 Ensure appropriate access to changing provision on school sites to support community use of
their playing fields and sports grounds/courts.
AMERICAN FOOTBALL OBJECTIVE
Maintain current levels of provision.
OBJECTIVE
Maintain current levels of provision.
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3.0 HOW WILL WE GET THERE?
3.1 POLICES AND SUPPLEMENTARY PLANNING GUIDANCE.
The Playing Pitch Strategy and Action Plan form the evidence base to inform Chorley Council’s
Playing Pitch Policy within the local plan. The guidance should be followed to secure outdoor sports
facilities through new housing development. The guidance should form the basis for negotiation
with developers to secure contributions for the provision of appropriate facilities and their long term
maintenance. Section 106 contributions could also be used to improve the condition and
maintenance regimes of the pitches. A number of management objectives should be implemented
to enable the above to be delivered:
 Continue to ensure that where sites are lost, through development or closure, that facilities of
the same or improved standard are provided to meet the continued needs of residents.
 Capital receipts from disposals of playing pitch facilities should be ring-fenced specifically for
investment into other playing pitch facilities. They should be invested in accordance with the
aims of the Strategy.
 Planning consent should include appropriate conditions and/or be subject to a Section 106
Agreement. Where developer contributions are applicable, a Section 106 Agreement must be
completed specifying the amount and timing of sums to be paid.
 A ‘central pot’ for developer contributions should be established to invest in playing pitch facility
provision and maintenance. i.e Play and Rec Fund.
 Where new pitches are provided, changing rooms should be located on site.
The action plans in section 3.2 and 3.3 seek to address the surpluses and deficiencies identified in
the summary together with the key issues identified on each site for improvement or maintenance.
Chorley Council will use the proposed actions/development plans as part of the process of seeking
developer contributions. The action plans determine the need to provide new provision, improve the
quality of existing sites or to open up sites which are not currently used for community use. i.e
education sites.
Improved Provision
No housing developments will be required to provide new playing pitches. The formulae have
been used to calculate the contribution per dwelling for improvements to sites identified in the
Action Plan or to bring forward allocated sites.
Improvements to existing sites
Insert paragraph 46 of the SPD.
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Changing facilities
Across Chorley, some pitches are of such poor quality they are often unable to accommodate
matches, especially after a prolonged spell of wet weather. On some sites there is either a
lack of changing facilities or current changing provision being poor quality. All playing pitches
should be served by suitable, good quality ancillary facilities; these should be located in close
proximity to the playing area.
To achieve an increase in participation in sport and physical activity, it is imperative that in
addition to the need to secure developer contributions for pitch provision, contributions should
also be sought for improving and providing changing room accommodation. Changing
provision requirements are reliant on the number of pitches not the size of pitches. Changing
facilities are required for new pitches, whether they are on or off site.
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3.2 SURPLUSES/DEFICIENCIES IN PITCH PROVISION
Deficiencies in the supply of playing pitches occur where there is an overall shortage and/or when
existing pitch(es) cannot accommodate existing demand, particularly at peak periods and as a result
of poor quality facilities which do not offer sufficient capacity. It is important that some surpluses (i.e.
spare capacity) are built into the pitch provision and indeed all outdoor sports facilities as an integral
aspect of allowing rest and rotation of pitches and also ensuring that pitches are available for
training purposes and to support informal play.
Recommendations identify the need for additional provision, it is important that the
recommendations for pitches are placed within the wider context of demand and housing
development and considers facility development which may be feasible in the long-term and where
the latent demand/pressure for additional pitches both now and in the future has been identified.
The identified deficiencies should be addressed through a range of actions including improvements
to the current pitch stock and re-aligning a proportion of the existing pitch stock i.e. changing some
senior pitches to junior pitches according to expressed demand in those areas and playing sites not
currently formally used. It is important that the Strategy also recognises the long term need for
senior pitches as juniors’ progress into senior football, cricket, rugby and hockey.
The following table identifies surpluses/deficiencies in pitch provision for each sport in the Borough
at present and the predicted situation in 2026 and suggests how any deficiencies can be addressed.
Surplus/deficit in pitches
Senior football
At present: surplus of 20
By 2026: surplus of 17.8
Key Issues
The surplus of senior pitches is attributed
to spare capacity across 22 sites
including significant spare capacity at St
Michael’s High School, Parklands High
School and Westway Playing Fields,
Astley Village.
The pitches on Westway are extremely
waterlogged at times of heavy rain
resulting in games having to be called
off.
Junior football
There are a large number of junior teams
playing on senior sized pitches.
At present: deficit of 6.5
By 2026: deficit of 8
Proposed Action
Pitches with spare capacity at peak time could
help to address the shortfall of junior and mini
football.
Overplay at some sites could be accommodated
on sites with spare capacity.
Seek to maintain at least 1 pitch to
accommodate overplay, 3 pitches for latent
demand and at least 4 pitches as strategic
reserve (10% of the stock of the area).
Furthermore at least six senior pitches should be
maintained to accommodate future increases in
participation and the new football formats (i.e.
9x9).
Increase community use at school sites (where
there is junior or senior pitches) to accommodate
junior teams and latent demand.
Chorley Council are creating two new pitches on
Astley Park and 1 new pitch on Gillibrand in
2013. A further pitch will be created on Eaves
Green and Ranglets in 2014 – total of 5 pitches
created to meet deficit by 2014
Re-designation of senior pitches for which there
is an oversupply to accommodate junior pitches.
Mini football
At present: deficit of 5.5
By 2026: deficit of 6.5
The deficiency is as a result of the large
number of mini teams (23) playing and
the shortage of pitches at peak time.
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Seek to provide a dedicated mini soccer site to
alleviate play elsewhere and to service the
catchment areas of Bretherton and Croston.
Land off Westhead Road is recommended. If
land is found to not accommodate such a facility
in Chorley, explore opportunities to offset
provision in West Lancashire. This will help to
address the deficiency of junior pitches.
Surplus/deficit in pitches
Cricket
At present: deficit of 2.2
By 2026: deficit of 3.8
Key Issues
The deficiency is attributed to overplay at
five sites in the area particularly Chorley,
and Charnock Richard cricket clubs.
Proposed Action
It is vital that all sites are protected from
development and that clubs/providers are
supported to increase the availability of artificial
wickets for seniors.
In addition, increase community use and quality
of cricket wickets at secondary school sites;
Parklands, St Michael’s and Southlands to help
meet the deficiency.
Senior Rugby union
At present: surplus of 0.5
By 2026: surplus of 0.4
Mini Rugby Union
At present: deficit of 0.8
By 2020: deficit of 0.8
Senior rugby league
At present: surplus of 0.5
By 2020: surplus of 0.4
Junior rugby league
At present: deficit of 6.0
By 2020: deficit of 6.6
Artificial Grass Pitches
At present: deficit of 1
By 2020: deficit of 2
The slight surplus is attributed to spare
capacity at Chorley Rugby Club to
accommodate future growth.
Seek to maintain this level of provision to
accommodate future increases in participation.
The small deficiency is attributed to mini
rugby teams playing on senior rugby
pitches at Chorley Rugby Club.
The senior rugby pitches can accommodate the
mini play and the deficiency identified is not
necessarily a true reflection of current demand.
No new provision is required to meet
deficiencies identified for rugby.
The slight surplus is attributed to spare
peak time capacity at King George V
Playing Fields, Adlington (Saturday am).
Seek to maintain this level of provision to
accommodate future increases in participation.
The deficiency results from the large
number of junior teams (14) playing at
peak time (Sunday) at Chisnall Lane
Playing Fields.
The deficiency of junior rugby union pitches is
attributed to the large number of junior teams
playing at Chisnall Lane Playing Fields. The
Council should support Panthers to further
improve rugby league pitches at Chisnall to meet
demand.
Chorley has demand for an additional
AGP (either hockey or football surface)
calculated on the number of peak period
visits to current provision (Chorley has
two pitches, resulting in a shortfall of
Create at least 1 AGP in Chorley to meet the
demand.
one).
Bowling Greens
To be identified
Planning permission was granted at 2 sites –
Bishop Rawsthorne 3G and Chorley Rugby Club
4G in 2013.
To be identified
Bowling Greens to continue to be allocated and
protected
At present: surplus /deficit of ?
By 2020: surplus /deficit of ?
The table above identifies that the majority of deficiencies can be met by increasing
community use at schools, utilising spare capacity at other sites and re-designating pitches. It
identifies that some new pitch provision is needed to meet existing deficiencies.
Accessibility
Community access to playing pitches and artificial grass pitches is important. The use of
accessibility standards enables the identification of areas of deficiency. Accessibility in this
instance refers to the distance to travel to provision, rather than to access for disabled people.
There is a recommended 15 minute walk time distance threshold is applied to outdoor sports
across the study area. From mapping sites and a fifteen minute walk time it is evident that the
main settlements are well served by playing pitches, there is an identified gap in the centre of
Chorley.
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3.3 PROGRAMME BY NEIGHBOURHOOD AND SITE
Chorley Town East
Site Name and
Ownership
FOOTBALL
Tatton Recreation
Ground. Chorley Council
Harpers Recreation
Ground.
Chorley Council
Rangletts Recreation
Ground. Chorley Council
Holy Cross High School
LCC
Holy Cross High School
Artificial Grass Pitch
Albany Science College
Victory Park – Chorley
Football Club
Wigan Lane Playing
Pitches
Highfield Primary School
Issues
Development Plans
Financial
Source / Who
Year
S106 funding
secured
2013/2014
School to review maintenance
to address quality. Improve
linemarking
Holy Cross
TBC
Looking at an opportunity to
provide floodlighting in the
future.
Potential S106
or application to
funding body
TBC
To be determined
Chorley Football
Club
TBC
Either transfer football
provision to alternative venue
and explore alternative
recreational use or there is
potential to lease the site to a
football club and improve the
facilities. Possible duel use.
Chorley Council
2014
Open space and hard standing –
development potential
Site currently has a
MUGA
To be determined
Site is adjacent to
Victory Park.
Junior Pitch to be created
Water logging after
heavy rain. Pitches
used by several
football teams.
Changing facilities are
in reasonable
condition
Used by football and
rugby teams for
training –Floodlit. Built
in 2006
Pitches abit uneven,
some waterlogging
around edges. Set on a
slight slope. Changing
facilities available
Chorley FC. Northern
Premier League. FA
ground grading –F
FA National pyramid
Step 4 2013
Pitch relatively well
drained. No changing
facilities
To be determined
Pitches get
waterlogged. Used by
Junior Teams for
training.
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HOCKEY
Holy Cross High School
Sandbased AGP
Floodlit. KKP rated this
pitch as poor quality
but user’s rate as
adequate. Maintained
by the school and a
technical service is
undertaken by a
contractor every two
months. used to
capacity.
Create a new AGP in Chorley to
address the issues of capacity.
Located between
football pitches
Seek to use site for
community use and improve
quality of cricket wickets.
Improve quality of the pitch i.e
line marking
RUGBY
Holy Cross Rugby League
CRICKET
Chorley St James Primary
School
Southlands High School
BOWLING GREEN
Tatton Recreation
Ground
Harpers Lane
St Peters
St Josephs
St James
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Chorley Town West
Site Name and
Ownership
FOOTBALL
Astley Park.
Chorley Council
Astley Village Playing
Field. LCC
Parklands High School
Buttermere Avenue.
Chorley Council
Coronation Recreation
Ground. Chorley Council
Chorley All Saints Primary
School
Gillibrand Playing Pitches
Chorley Council
Southlands High School
Southlands AGP
Chorley All Saints Primary
School
Cottage Fields, Eaves
Green.
The Willows, Eaves
Green. Chorley Council
Issues
Development Plans
Financial
Source / Who
Year
Site gets very
waterlogged resulting in
games having to be
called off. Good
changing facilities. Spare
capacity to
accommodate more
junior/senior teams
Creation of 2 new junior
pitches.
Chorley Council.
2013
Potential S106
or external
funding
TBC
Alternation to
pitches would
be within
Council budges
subject to
external funding
being sought for
Westway
2015/6
onwards
Existing
resources
Capital
2013
Heavy in places. No
access to changing
facilities.
Good drainage. Changing
facilities available.
Astley Juniors U14s use
site on Sunday. Some
unofficial use in the
summer.
Open space with goal
posts though site on a
slope
5 v 5 goal posts??
Locate funding to commission
a drainage design for the site
and implement drainage work
To address the short fall of
junior pitches Council to work
with clubs to establish the site
as a junior venue, relocating
senior teams to newly
developed facilities on West
way.
Keep the existing excellent
pitches to the same standard.
Retain kick about space within
recreation ground.
Conversion of tennis courts to
MUGA accommodating tennis
and football/basketball.
Are hosting a 5 v 5 schools
league
2014
Land adoption from developer
to take place 2013.
Good Quality site with
some spare capacity to
accommodate additional
senior/junior teams at
peak times
Sandbased and floodlit.
Privately managed
Site used for junior
football training
The site could cater for
growing mini/junior demand
in Chorley
Meet within
existing
provision
To be determined
Create improved drained
pitch
9v9
Create new pitch 11 v 11
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S106
2014
S106
2014/15
RUGBY
Parklands High School
Rugby League
CRICKET
Chorley Cricket Club
Pitch occasionally used
by Chorley Rugby Club
No development plans at
present
Site is over played to
capacity.
There are plans to increase
the number of changing
rooms at the site to
accommodate women’s
cricket and enhance the
existing changing facilities at
its home ground.
St Michaels High School
Drainage good
Parklands High School
Drainage excellent
Utilise local high school
cricket pitch (community use)
Southlands, Parklands or St
Michaels, to accommodate
junior teams and over play at
CCC.
Seek to use site for
community use and improve
quality of cricket wickets
Seek to use site for
community use and improve
quality of cricket wickets
BOWLING GREEN
Astley Park
Coronation Rec Ground
St Mary’s
St Georges
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The Club has
been awarded
£50,000 from
Sport England’s
Inspired
Facilities Fund
to build new
changing
facilities. Raising
£17,500 via Buy
a Brick
campaign
2013
2013/2014
Clayton and Whittle
Site Name and
Ownership
Issues
Development Plans
No changing facilities
To be determined
Used by hockey team
Floodlit. Built in
2005. Pitch managed
by RMG and day to
day care by
Envirocare.
Changing facilities
To be determined
Very well used
To be determined
Floodlit. Used by
Leyland & Chorley
Hockey Club.
To be determined
FOOTBALL
Gough Lane Playing Pitch
Chorley Council
Astro truf Buckshaw Village
Sandbased
Whittle-le-Woods Football
Club
Clayton Brook Leisure
Centre. Astroturf
HOCKEY
Buckshaw Village AGP
CRICKET
Whittle and Clayton le
Woods Cricket Club
To be determined
BOWLING GREEN
St Bede’s Club
Ley Inn
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Financial
Source / Who
Year
Eastern Parishes
Site Name and
Ownership
Issues
Development Plans
Financial
Source / Who
Year
Brinscall St John Primary
School
Pitches are
waterlogged
Joint funding bid with BVJFC. Aug
2013
£10,000
2013/14
Hillside Parke, Brinscall.
Brinscall Village Junior
Football Club. (BVJFC)
The club is expanding
and needs more
pitches for training
and matches.
The club has submitted a funding
bid to Sport England for the
redevelopment of 2 pitches at
BWARA and Brinscall Primary
School. Aug 2013
BVJFC/Brinscall
St Johns and
Sport England.
£50,000
2013/14
Abbey Village Primary
School
No playing pitch
within school
grounds
Pitches marked on
cricket outfield. Used
by Brinscall Juniors
Site gets
waterlogged.
TBC
TBC
External funding
source
TBC
FOOTBALL
Chorley CC Abbey Village.
Sunny View.
Sandy Lane, Brinscall.
(BWARA)
CRICKET
White Coppice Cricket Club
Funding bid submitted to Sport
England August 2013 for drainage
and relaying pitch by BVJFC
To be determined
Brinscall and Withnell
Atheletic & Recreational
Association. (BWARA)
Brinscall Cricket Club
The overall quality of
the pitch is
unacceptable. Poor
drainage
Chorley CC Sunny View
Abbey Village)
Withnell Field Sports and
Social Club, Withnell Fold
poor quality outfield
and off field facilities
Houghton Cricket Club
To be determined
Find funding for grass wickets.
Carry out an assessment of the
square to assess quality and
identify improvements needed to
enhance the quality.
To be determined
Find funding for a two bay non
turf practice new facility
BOWLING GREEN
Brinscall (BWARA)
St Chads
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Euxton , Astley and Buckshaw
Site Name and
Ownership
Issues
Development Plans
Match pitches and
training pitch.
Changing facilities.
Significant demand
identified. Latent
demand for 2 senior
teams and four junior
teams.
Heavy with standing
water in places. No
changing facilities
Proposed pitch improvements and
drainage work to three senior
pitches.
Support the club to secure funding
which will result in growth of the
club. Retain current spare capacity
to accommodate future growth
Financial
Source / Who
Year
Potential S106
TBC
Sport England?
2013
Chorley Council
2013/14
Developer
2013/14
FOOTBALL
Euxton CE Primary School
Jim Fowlers Memorial
Ground (Euxton Villa FC)
West Way Playing Fields
Greenside Football Club.
Parish Council
Changing facilities for
male and female.
Good parking and
pitch quality.
Milestone meadow
Public open space
Pony Field (Derian House)
Used by Astley and
Buckshaw Junior
Football Team
Buckshaw Primary School
Astley Village
RUGBY
West Way. Rugby
Chorley Union Rugby Club,
Chancery Road
CRICKET
Euxton Cricket Club
Improve drainage across the whole
site and provide changing facilities.
Site to be for Senior use only to
compliment the long term goal for
Astley to be a Junior site
Working in partnership with Euxton
Parish Council Leisure Committee,
have been awarded funding for
upgrading and drainage of pitches
and improvements to changing
rooms 2013.
Provision for a 9 v 9 pitch to be
marked out if demand
Potential short term lease to be
drawn up with club.
Chorley Schools Sports Partnership
is looking at utilising the facilities in
school holidays
Site only used on adhoc basis
Site has capacity to
accommodate
additional matches.
Predicted increase of
membership to
require additional
pitch provision
Has a practice new
facility
Planning permission for developer
to carry out pitch drainage and
create a new 4G Pitch and new full
size rugby pitch. Create four
changing rooms, an official’s room,
medical room and a large function
room within a new club house.
Support the club with facility
development. Ensure any loss of
rugby provision is mitigated.
Needs new/better machinery
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Southeast Parishes
Site Name and
Ownership
Issues
Development Plans
Financial
Source / Who
Year
Changing facilities.
Pitch relatively well
drained.
Pitches are relatively
well drained. Used to
capacity.
Pitches get very
waterlogged.
Changing facilities on
site.
Very waterlogged.
Lease to get signed
To be determined
Creation of a 5 v 5 football pitch
with goals on site
Chorley Council
S106
2014
Seek possible S106 contribution
to drain pitches and improve
changing facilities
TBC
TBC
Chorley Wanderers use this pitch.
They have plans to develop the
site including drainage and
surface works.
TBC
TBC
FOOTBALL
Fairview Youth and
Community Centre Chorley
Council
Jubilee Football Pitches.
Chorley Council
King George’s V Field
Chorley Council
Gillet Fields, Limbrick
RUGBY
King George V Playing
Fields, Rugby League
CRICKET
Chorley St James Cricket
Club. Gillet Playing Fields.
The site has capacity
to accommodate
additional capacity
on a Saturday
Lease still to be
signed with Chorley
Council
To find funding for a non turf
practice net facility
Adlington Cricket Club
BOWLING GREEN
Anderton St Josephs
St Pauls
Rivington
Bay Horse, Heath Charnock
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Southern Parishes
Site Name and
Ownership
FOOTBALL
Coppull United
Charnock Richard
Football Club
Springfield Leisure
Centre.
The Meadows Heskin.
Parish Council
Chisnall.
Charnock Richard Cricket
Club
RUGBY
Chisnall Lane. Chorley
Panthers Rugby League
Leased from Chorley
Council
CRICKET
Charnock Richard Cricket
Club, Charter Lane
BOWLING GREEN
Coppull Conservative
Club
Issues
Development Plans
Pitch has perimeter
fence, dugouts and
floodlights. Changing
facilities
Pitch has a small
spectator stand,
dugouts and
perimeter fence.
Good changing
facilities
MUGA. Used by
Coppull FC
Proposed drainage works on its
pitch
Leased to Heskin
FC
To be determined
Football pitch is
marked on cricket
outfield
To be determined
Pitches are used to
accommodate junior
teams. The site is
overplayed which
impacts on quality.
Facility development plans. Pitch
drainage, floodlighting and new
changing facilities carried out
2011/12. Improvements to club
house proposed. Support club
Site is overplayed
Find funding to replace the
concrete wicket to artificial
Financial
Source / Who
Year
Has received
funding from
the RFL and
private funders
2011 - 2013
Plans to install floodlighting and
erect a covered stand on its main
senior pitch. Planning permission
and external funding needed.
Work with the club to identify
funding.
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Western Parishes
Site Name and
Ownership
Issues
Development Plans
Drapers Avenue, Eccleston.
Parish Council
Bradley Lane Football Pitch
Changing facilities.
Pitches of varying quality
To be determined
Bishop Rawstorne C of E
Well drained pitches
3G pitch to be created
Croston Sports Club.
Westhead Road
Pitch has perimeter
fence. Reasonable
changing facilities
To be determined
Pitch is over played by
2.5 matches each week.
Transfer some of the teams to
nearby sites with spare
capacity e.g. Croston Sports
Club, Bishop Rawsthorne and
Rec Ground on Station Road.
Financial
Source / Who
Year
TBC
TBC
Croston Parish
Council and
local teams
TBC
FOOTBALL
Millenium Green,
Mawdesley. Parish Council
Twin Lakes, Croston
Croston Parish Council
To be determined
Station Road Recreation
Ground. Croston.
Wymott Park. Parish
Council
Bretherton Sports Club
Parish Council
CRICKET
Mawdesley Cricket Club
(Rectory Field)
Find funding for three bay
non turf practice new facility.
Improvements to changing
facilities planned
Eccleston Cricket Club
Capacity for more
matches
Bretherton Cricket Club
Croston Sports Club
Find funding to replace the
mobile nets with a fixed new
facility.
BOWLING GREEN
Bretherton Sports Club
Mawdesley
Wymott
Croston Black Horse
Eccleston
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Sport England inspired
facilities fund
£50,000
2013/14
3.4 Management Objective -Secure tenure and access to sites for high quality
development minded clubs through lease arrangements
As well as improving the quality of well-used, local authority sites, there are a number of sites which
have poor quality (or no) ancillary facilities. Such sites are therefore considered the ‘home ground’
of the club, despite not always having a long-term lease. It is recommended that security of tenure
should be granted to the clubs playing on these sites (minimum 20 years) so the clubs are in a
position to apply for external funding to improve the ancillary facilities.
There is potential for a number of sites in Chorley to be leased to sports clubs and/or organisations.
Each club will be required to meet service and/or strategic objectives set out by Chorley Council.
However, an additional set of criteria should be considered, which take into account the quality of
the club, aligned to its long term development objectives and sustainability.
Owing to Council budget cuts, it is increasingly important for each Council to work with voluntary
sector organisations in order that they may be able to take greater levels of ownership and support
the wider development and maintenance of facilities. To facilitate this, each Council should support
and enable clubs to generate sufficient funds to allow this.
Table 5.3: Recommended criteria for lease of sport sites to clubs/organisations
Club
Site
Clubs should have Clubmark/FA Charter
Standard accreditation award.
Clubs commit to meeting demonstrable local
demand and show pro-active commitment to
developing school-club links.
Clubs are sustainable, both in a financial sense
and via their internal management structures in
relation to recruitment and retention policy for
both players and volunteers.
Ideally, clubs should have already identified
(and received an agreement in principle) any
match funding required for initial capital
investment identified.
Clubs have processes in place to ensure
capacity to maintain sites to the existing
standards.
Sites should be those identified as Club Sites
for new clubs (i.e. not those with a City-wide
significance) but which offer development
potential. For established clubs which have
proven success in terms of self-management
City Sites and Key Centres are appropriate.
As a priority, sites should require capital
investment to improve (which can be attributed
to the presence of a Clubmark/Charter
Standard club).
Sites should be leased with the intention that
investment can be sourced to contribute
towards improvement of the site.
A Council representative should sit on a
management committee for each site leased to
a club.
Club outcomes for lease agreements
Each Council should establish a series of core outcomes to derive from clubs taking on a lease
arrangement to ensure that the most appropriate clubs are assigned to sites. As an example
outcomes may include:




Increasing participation.
Supporting the development of coaches and volunteers.
Commitment to quality standards.
Improvements (where required) to facilities, or as a minimum retaining existing standards.
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4.0 HOW WILL WE KNOW WHEN WE HAVE GOT THERE?
4.1 Assessment
The Playing Pitch Strategy seeks to provide guidance for Chorley Council, local clubs, schools and
planning decisions made in Chorley over the next 5 -10 years. By addressing the issues identified in
the Site Assessments and using the strategic framework presented in this Strategy, the current and
future sporting and recreational needs of Chorley can be satisfied. The Strategy identifies where there
is a deficiency in provision and identifies how best to resolve this in the future.
It is important that this document is used in a practical manner, is engaged with partners and
encourages partnerships to be developed, to ensure that playing pitches and outdoor sports facilities
are regarded as a vital aspect of community life and which contribute to the achievement of each
Council’s priorities.
The neighbourhood action plans and proposed actions by sport as outlined in section 3.0 will be
updated as necessary. Progress will be monitored and logged and feedback sought from site users.
An annual update report will be produced to highlight the achievements and setbacks encountered.
4.2 Review
It is essential that the site assessment data is reviewed and refreshed area by area taking into
account of any improvements in pitch quality, increases in capacity and also any new negotiations
for community use of private or school sites. This will keep a tally of the surpluses / deficiencies in
the Borough. This will ensure that the audit and assessment data will be accurate in order to
respond appropriately to the needs of the local community. This will also avoid the need for a
complete review of the Strategy in the short term.
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Appendix A – Contact List
Playing Pitch Sites Only
SPORT
CLUB NAME
Athletics
Chorley Athletic and
Triathlon Club
Cricket
Adlington CC
Cricket
Chorley CC
Cricket
Eccleston CC
Cricket
Euxton CC
Cricket
Mawdesley CC
Football
Football
WEBSI
TE
CONTACT
www.chorley-athletic-and-triathlon.org
Terry
Dickenson
www.adlington.play-cricket.com
Liz
Chamberlain
www.chorleycc.co.uk
Please contact 01257 515151
Peter Mockett
or
www.euxtoncc.co.uk
Pauline Toop
www.mawdesley.play-cricket.com
Martin Lewis
Adlington Juniors FC
www.clubwebsite.co.uk/adlingtonjfc
Mick Duddle
Lisa Rickard
www.avjfc.co.uk
Mark Perks
Football
Astley &
Buckshaw Juniors
FC
Brinscall Village JFC
www.brinscallvillagejfc.co.uk
Football
Charnock Richard FC
www.charnockrichardfc.co.uk
Football
Chorley Ladies
Please contact 01257 515151
Football
Chorley Wanderers
FC
Croston Juniors Fc
Football
Football
Eccleston & Heskin
www.freewebs.com/cwjfc
Shaun Tootell
or
Ste Fisher
Please contact 01257 515151
or
Please contact 01257 515151
or
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PHONE / EMAIL
01254 830591
tdickenson@tesco.net
01942818551
naceam@btopenworld.com
01257 275096
p.mockett@sky.com
sports.development@chorley.gov.uk
for more information
01257 266714
paulinetoop@btinternet.com
07962582610
lewis.martin@sky.com
mick_1968@hotmail.co.uk
Lisa.Rickard@uk.hjheinz.co
m
01257 279209
mark.perks@lancashire.gov.uk
01257 792558
shaun.tootell@charnockrichardfc.c.o.u
k
sports.development@chorley.gov.uk
for more information
01257 413920
ste.sf.fisher@talk21.com
sports.development@chorley.gov.uk
for more information
sports.development@chorley.gov.uk
for more
information
AGE
GROUPS
VOLUNTEERS
NEEDED
U11 to
Seniors
YES
Juniors and
Seniors
NO
U9 to
Seniors
YES
U9 to
Seniors
U9 to
Seniors
NO
YES
U7 to U18
YES
U9 to U18
YES
U8 to
Seniors
YES
U7 to 15
YES
SPORT
CLUB NAME
WEBSITE
CONTACT
Football
Euxton Girls FC
www.clubwebsite.co.uk/euxtongirls
Football
Euxton Villa FC
www.clubwebsite.co.uk/euxtonvillafc01
Graham Keyte
www.gillibrandwarriors.co.uk
Ray Adamson
Football
Gillibrand
Warriors FC
Coppull Utd
Football
Football
Football
Football
Football
Football
Rugby
League
American
Football
Archery
Mick Walsh
Please contact 01257 515151
or
Eccleston & Heskin FC
Please contact 01257 515151
or
Freestyle Urban FC
Please contact 01257 515151
or
Mid Lancashire
Football League
Chorley Nissan
Sunday League
Central Lancs Junior www.cljfl.co.uk
League
www.pitchero.com/clubs/chorleypanthers
Chorley Panthers
rlfc
Albert Newton
Secretary
Derek Highway
Trudi Robinson
Secretary
Jackie
Dempsey
Ian Nicolson
Chorley Buccaneers
www.chorleybuccaneers.com
Chorley Bowmen
www.chorleybowmen.co.uk
www.brinscall.play-cricket.com
www.charnock.play-cricket.com
Harold Heaton
Cricket
Brinscall Cricket
Club
Charnock Richard
CC
Croston CC
Simon
Cordingley
Bryn Huddart
Cricket
Hoghton CC
www.hoghton.play-cricket.com
Greg Gorrell
Cricket
White Coppice CC
www.whitecoppicecc.co.uk
Cindy Dixon
Cricket
Cricket
Cricket
Hockey
Please contact 01257 515151
Whittle & Clayton Le www.wclewoods.play-cricket.com
Woods
Leyland &CC
Chorley HC
www.pitchero.com/clubs/leylanda
ndchorley
or
John Cowley
Kathryn Wright
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PHONE / EMAIL
mick.walsh@homecall.co.uk
07970708772
gkeyte@blueyonder.co.uk
01257 482160 / 07712 658433
gillibrandwarrior@btinternet.com
sports.development@chorley.gov.uk
for more information
sports.development@chorley.gov.uk
for more information
sports.development@chorley.gov.uk
for more information
afn@enact5.freeserve.co.uk
steven@heig2387/fsnet.co.u
k
secretary@cljfli.co.uk
0771891127
jackiedandy@msn.com
07787530748
info@chorleybuccaneers.com
01772 315713
chorleybowmen@gmail.com
bryno23@talktalk.net
07950144082
harold.heaton@hotmail.co.uk
sports.development@chorley.gov.uk
for more information
07557124458
01257 410130
cindydix0n@yahoo.co.uk
01257 268029
steviec65@hotmail.com
07875357572
wright.katty@gmail.com
AGE
GROUPS
U10 to 16
U6 to
Seniors
U7 to U18
VOLUNTEER
S
NEEDED
NO
NO
YES
U7 – U16
Juniors to
open age
U7 to U16
U14 to
Seniors
U13 to
Senior
U11 to
Senior
U11, U13 &
Senio
rs
U17 &
Senior
U11, 13,15 &
Senio
7 to rs
Seniors
YES
YES
NO
YES
YES
NO
NO
YES
Rugby Union
SPORT
Chorley RUFC
CLUB NAME
Crown
Chorley Subscription
Green
Bowling
Bowls
Green
Crown
Croston
Black Horse
Green
Bowlin
Crown
Eccleston Bowling
g
Green
Club
Bowlin
Crown
St Chads Bowlers
g
Green
Bowlin
Crown
Green St James’s Bowling
g
Bowling
Club
Crown
Coppull Juniors
Green Bowls Bowling
Crown Green Welbank Junior
Bowling
Bowling Club
www.pitchero.com/clubs/chorleyrug
byunionclub
WEBSITE
or
CONTACT
Christine
Garstang
Jim Reynolds
Please contact 01257 515151
or
Please contact 01257 515151
or
Please contact 01257 515151
or
www.coppullconclub.co.uk
Please contact 01257 515151
Hilda Jones
or
sports.development@chorley.gov.uk
for more information
PHONE / EMAIL
U8, U10 &
Adul
ts
AGE
01257 276827
email@christinegarstang.co.uk
01772 433797
jwreynolds@supanet.com
sports.development@chorley.gov.uk
for more information
sports.development@chorley.gov.uk
for more information
sports.development@chorley.gov.uk
for more information
01257 792751
hilda.jones@btinternet.com
sports.development@chorley.gov.uk
for more information
GROUPS
Juniors
&
Seniors
Juniors &
Seniors
7 to 16
*If any clubs details are incorrect or need updating please contact sports.development@chorley.gov.uk or 01257 515151
*If your club would like help with any development issues then please contact us
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YES
VOLUNTEERS
NEEDED
YES
NO
NO
Appendix B – Funding Opportunities.
1) Sport England
www.sportengland.org/funding
 Sustainable facilities fund
 Sportsmatch
 Small Grants
 Protected Playing Fields
 Inspired Facilities
 Iconic Facilities
2) Football Foundation funding for 9 v 9 Goalposts.
www.footballfoundation.org.uk/apply/9v9-goalposts/
A number of junior leagues and clubs have expressed a wish to move to the 9 v 9 format, following
the announcement on the FA's Youth Development Review, and the implementation of a number of
the proposals. The new 9 v 9 format will become mandatory from the 2013/14 season.
This will result in these clubs and leagues needing to purchase 16’ x 7’ goals over the next couple of
months and in time for the start of the 2013/14 season.
In association with The FA, the Football Foundation is introducing a new funding scheme
specifically to support this initiative, offering grants at 50% of the cost of British Standard 16’x 7’
goalposts, including delivery and VAT (if applicable).
A new round of funding will be available in April 2013.
3) Big Lottery Fund
www.biglotteryfund.org.uk
4) Biffaward
www.biffa-award.org
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Appendix C – Maps by Neighbourhood Area illustrating the provision and
distribution of playing pitches in Chorley.
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