Alerts:
Alerts will be placed here if there is a need to draw attention to new issues which you may need to be aware but which have yet to be integrated into the Guidance Documents.
ALERT No. 0002 - 30/06/2006 Flooring Specification - Change from the British Standard BS7044 Guidance Documents:
These documents provide best practice design advice and requirements for building types, sporting activities, and services covering a range of aspects.
Access for Disabled People (2.4 Mb) Facility Audit Sheet (610 Kb) please use in conjunction with Sport England's guidance note 'Access for Disabled People' when considering access requirements for a modern sports facility Athletics (810 Kb) Badminton (90kb) Better places for sport (507 Kb) Car parking and landscape design (683 Kb) Changing and lockers (133 kb) Comparative Sizes - Pitches & Courts (914 Kb) NEW Construction Project Management in the Voluntary Sector (145 Kb) Cycling (2.1 Mb) Floors for indoor sports (531 Kb) Indoor Bowls (336 Kb) - Natural turf for sport (1.2 Mb) Pavilions and clubhouses (460 Kb) Optimum Sports Hall (288 Kb) - 
Order Form Sports halls: design (627 Kb) Sports halls: sizes and layouts (473 Kb) Village and community halls (608 Kb) Wet & Dry Sports Facilities ChecklistA Guide to the Design, Specification and Construction of Multi Use Games Areas (MUGAs) including Multi-Sport Synthetic Turf Pitches (STP’s).
Part 1 - General guidance and design considerations (245 Kb) Part 2 - General procurement and contract guidance (207 Kb) Part 3 - General conditions and preliminaries (921 Kb)Sport England has prepared the above three part guidance note on MUGA’s and STP’s, in partnership with the Sports and Play Construction Association (SAPCA) to assist in the preparation of MUGA and STP projects. Also refer to the below synthetic turf pitch example pitch layouts including run off & safety margins
Layout 1 (730 Kb) Layout 2 (1.1 Mb)Planning Information:
Through policy advice and a network of town planners in each of our regions, Sport England gives advice on what type of sports facilities are needed and where by communities in the future. We also advise on how to protect and improve the current stock of facilities and issue informative Planning Bulletins. In particular, Sport England has a specific remit to protect playing fields. For further information click here.
Funding / Management Information:
If you're applying for funding, Sport England has produced a series of guidance notes and templates covering a range of topics which will help you develop your project idea. For further information click here.
Monitoring and Evaluation Information:
In order to build the evidence base for sport it is critical that all sports related projects can track their achievements. Sport England has developed a Monitoring and Evaluation Toolkit which provides guidance on collecting information on a wide range of sports related projects. For further information click here.
Health & Safety
Single issue requirements and guidance to ensure best practice for sports activities and facilities
CDM Regulation 2006 Competence Hazards, Risk Assessments, Method Statements & CoSHH