CE Seeks Residents' Views on Sporting Facilities

Cheshire East Council is to seek residents' views on new strategies to boost sport participation and facilities across the borough.

The CE cabinet approved, this week, the holding of six weeks of public consultations on the Cheshire East indoor and built facility strategy (IFS) and playing pitch strategy (PPS). Links to the documents detailing both can be found under the photo.

The two documents are intended to help in ensuring that every local community has access to high-quality playing pitches and indoor sports facilities to meet current need and future expected growth in demand to 2030, taking into account the expected increase in homes of 36,000 by 2030 in line with the Council's draft Local Plan strategy.

Councillor Paul Bates, Cheshire East Council cabinet member for communities and health, said: "These strategies allow us to properly plan for and invest in appropriate indoor and outdoor sporting facilities.

"Having up-to-date strategies also best ensures existing facilities receive appropriate protection and that appropriate provision is secured from developers towards new and improved facilities to address the impact of new development schemes.

The next stage is to publish the IFS and PPS strategies for six weeks of consultations, which will start on April 18th.

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