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Local Authorities: Leisure

Volume 457: debated on Monday 5 March 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what advice her Department gives to local authorities on planning for sport and active recreation. (123081)

Planning policies for sport and active recreation are primarily set out in planning policy guidance note 17, “Planning for Open Space Sport and Recreation”. It contains planning policies and advice on the protection of existing sports and recreational facilities from development as well as planning for new facilities.