SE1184 Active Environments Framework LOT B

Lot B

Assessment of Need

• This Lot focuses on supporting partners in the development and use of assessments of need for sport, recreation and

physical activity provision covering indoor and outdoor sports facilities (including playing pitches) along with informal

sport and physical activity provision through the wider environment.

• Services that a Framework user may wish to receive include (in line with relevant Sport England policy and guidance)
• Develop robust area and site-based assessments of need for sport and recreation facilities which meet the

requirements of the Government’s National Planning Policy Framework (paragraphs 103 and 104).

• Use the findings from assessments of need to:
• Determine what provision is required to meet the needs.
• Develop and prioritise recommendations and actions to meet the needs.
• Set out a plan/strategy for how to deliver the required provision, recommendations and actions.
• Advise on and support processes for keeping assessments of need and related recommendations, actions, plans and

strategies up to date.

• Apply the findings from assessments of need, along with related recommendations, actions, plans and strategies to

inform

• The development of planning policy and planning guidance
• Infrastructure planning and approaches to developer contributions
• The development and assessment of planning and funding proposals and applications
• The management, use, operation and maintenance of provision
• Wider related plans and strategies, including but not limited to:
• Health & Wellbeing Strategies
• Green Infrastructure Strategies
• Open Space Strategies
• Sport and Physical Activity Strategies
• Local Nature Recovery Strategies
• Support the review, development and update of guidance and tools related to developing and applying assessments

of need.

• Support and facilitate the promotion and roll out of guidance and tools related to developing and applying

assessments of need, including but not limited to webinars, workshops and developing case studies.

• Community Asset Mapping: support to help understand what locally trusted assets there are and their needs.
• Asset transfer: support to develop asset transfe