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Design Guidance  


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.

PDF 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.  

PDF Access for Disabled People (2.4 Mb)
PDF 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
PDF Athletics (810 Kb)
PDF Badminton (90kb)
PDF Better places for sport (507 Kb)
PDF Car parking and landscape design (683 Kb)
PDF Changing and lockers (133 kb)
PDF Comparative Sizes - Pitches & Courts (914 Kb) NEW
PDF Construction Project Management in the Voluntary Sector (145 Kb)
PDF Cycling (2.1 Mb)
PDF Floors for indoor sports (531 Kb)
PDF Indoor Bowls (336 Kb) -
PDF Natural turf for sport (1.2 Mb)
PDF Pavilions and clubhouses (460 Kb)
PDF Optimum Sports Hall (288 Kb) - Word Document Order Form
PDF Sports halls: design (627 Kb)
PDF Sports halls: sizes and layouts (473 Kb)
PDF Village and community halls (608 Kb)
PDF Wet & Dry Sports Facilities Checklist


A Guide to the Design, Specification and Construction of Multi Use Games Areas (MUGAs) including Multi-Sport Synthetic Turf Pitches  (STP’s).  
PDF Part 1 - General guidance and design considerations (245 Kb)
PDF Part 2 - General procurement and contract guidance (207 Kb)
PDF 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

zip logo Layout 1 (730 Kb)
zip logo 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

PDF CDM Regulation 2006
PDF Competence
PDF Hazards, Risk Assessments, Method Statements & CoSHH