Sportsappeal was set up in 1993 to help support Sport England’s work in the planning process. At the time it was a reaction to a number of high profile cases, such as the Thames Ditton case and the Windermere speed limit, and a general perception that the provision of sports facilities was under threat. The development of the database was designed to provide a resource to clubs and local authorities to help protect and enhance sites for sport which are subject to a planning appeal by providing access to precedences. The database is designed to help users quickly access planning appeal decisions, allowing the user to quickly search by sport, facility type etc.

We have recently updated the database and now allow free access to the system and records. Please note that there are 100 or so records which do not have decision letters attached at present. These will be added shortly.

We are sorry that we do not provide any technical support for using the appeals database. If you are having problems, please see the Troubleshooting section.

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