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Checklist of content/actions for site specific allocations and policies

Site
Specific
Allocations
and
Policies

Has a local needs assessment been undertaken to identify which facilities should be protected?
Have specific sites been allocated for sports interests, as a result of a needs assessment and/or as part of new development?
Where existing facilities are identified for development, has consideration (based on the findings of facility assessments) been given to whether a linked site specific allocation is required for providing replacement facilities or whether replacement provision should be made through other measures (e.g. financial contributions in lieu of direct replacement provision)?
Can it be verified that allocation of existing or former sports facilities for development (without replacement provision being made) will only be acceptable if it has been satisfactorily demonstrated through a detailed assessment that there is an excess of facility provision within the catchment and no demand exists for replacement facility provision?
Has the provision of sports facilities been considered as part of the wider development of community infrastructure, thus forging links between policy areas?