Sport England’s commitment to protecting playing fields means that 94% of all concluded planning applications in England have resulted in improved or safeguarded facilities.

The figures cover the period April 2018-March 2019 and highlight Sport England’s enduring commitment to protect and enhance playing fields as part of their role as a statutory consultee on planning applications.

This means Sport England must be consulted whenever anyone wants to develop on a playing field and we’ll always object if we believe sports provision in the community will be diminished as a result.

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