Design guidance notes

We continue to seek to provide generic best practice design advice and requirements for building types and sporting activities covering a range of sports through our Facilities and Planning Centre of Excellence.

We work hard with the industry, partners and National Governing Bodies of Sport to ensure information is current, innovation is considered and trends followed. We spend a considerable amount of time, effort and money to ensure our guidance is available to interested parties and to promote facilities being designed and constructed to a high standard and accessible for all.

Within these DGN s are specific sports, FAQ s and Quarterly Newsletters. These are all free to download.

The Newsletters give updates and alerts on specific issues relating to sports facility design. The FAQ documents seek to provide answers to common questions received via our online enquiry service.

Through this section of the website you will also find links to National Governing Bodies, Multi Use Games Areas ( MUGA ) standards, previous Case Studies, Building Schools for the Future ( BSF ) and other useful sporting organisations…

Over the coming twelve months we shall be updating many of the existing DGN s under our programme for renewal and welcome positive contributions by consultants, contractors, specialists and other organisations.

We do not provide an individual tailored design service but offer support through the DGN s and supporting information.

Documents

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  • icon pdfCycling2MB

    Covers the design and planning of indoor and outdoor facilities for all the current recognized cycling disciplines.

    Save or open 19 August 2009
  • icon pdfDesigning for Sport on School Sites2MB

    Written in conjunction with schools programmes concentrates on the design of sporting facilities on education sites and the specific issues therein.

    Save or open 19 August 2009
  • icon pdfEnvironmental Sustainability2MB

    Provides practical information to assist the design and management of sports facilities to assist delivering an environmental sustainable development.

    Save or open 19 August 2009
  • icon pdfFitness and Exercise Spaces1MB

    Provides an understanding of the underlying design principles, the technical issues and the critical factors that need to be considered and explains the facility terminology.

    Save or open 19 August 2009
  • icon pdfFloors for Indoor Sports861KB

    Details the range of floor surfaces for indoor sports facilities and offers guidance on selection for differing sports and multi-sports environments.

    Save or open 19 August 2009
  • icon pdfIndoor Bowls336KB

    Written mainly for new indoor provision and covers site planning, the bowls hall environment, support accommodation and specifications.

    Save or open 19 August 2009
  • icon pdfMulti-Use Games Areas - Part1620KB

    Developed as a suite of 3 documents with SAPCA, Part 1 covers General Guidance and design considerations – dimensions, layouts and surface suitability.

    Save or open 19 August 2009
  • icon pdfMulti-Use Games Areas - Part2279KB

    Provides advice on appropriate procurement routes, forms of contract, the need to appoint specialist consultants and contractors and the tendering procedures.

    Save or open 19 August 2009
  • icon pdfMulti-Use Games Areas - Part32MB

    Provides advice on general conditions and preliminaries to be included within the contract specific to multi use games areas.

    Save or open 19 August 2009
  • icon pdfNatural Turf for Sport1MB

    Concentrates on the broad requirements for design, construction and maintenance of natural turf sports including planning, orientation and site conditions.

    Save or open 19 August 2009

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