Tennis courts
Courts or areas with a net across the middle used for playing tennis
- Design stage
- Co-design
- Tags
- local plan
- Frequency of updates
- Every 6 months
- Discussion
- Join the discussion on GitHub
- Last updated
- 26 September 2024
Backlog
Who asked for 'Tennis courts' data?
Identified by the Geospatial Commission as part of a national dataset to make data easier to find for the sector.
What is the driver for the request?
Other
Which 2024 focus area does the request support?
Modern planning software;Faster local plans
Screen
What is the 'Tennis courts' consideration?
A specially prepared area intended for playing tennis.
Is there legislation that defines 'Tennis courts'?
No
Who, in law, is responsible for the planning consideration or makes decisions about 'Tennis courts'?
There is no legislation outlining this, but we think the decision making responsibility lies with the LPA as they plan for growth, new provision, and development. Sport England also potentially help in making decisions when it comes to planning applications with impacts on tennis court areas.
Which organisations do we think should publish the data?
Local authorities;Sport England
Is the Tennis courts a trigger?
No
Is the Tennis courts something to consult during plan making?
Yes
Provide information about when Tennis courts is used during plan making
LPAs are likely to have identified the presence of all tennis courts present in the borough. The presence of these will likely be assessed through a sport facility/playing pitch strategy and/or an Infrastructure Delivery Plan, and when planning for growth, new provision will be modelled, and be expected to be delivered through development.
Is there any Tennis courts data already available?
Yes
What Tennis courts data is currently available?
- OS Open Greenspace (publisher: Ordnance Survey; coverage: National; licence: OpenData - Open Government Licence; fields: id;function;distinctiveName1;distinctiveName2;distinctiveName3;distinctiveName4;geometry)
Do we think the data should come from a single source?
Yes, the data already exists nationally and openly. As per some research summarised in this blog, we will use the national data in the interim, but long term would like to collect this data from LPAs, but potentially include it as part of an 'Other outdoor sports' dataset of some sort.
Will a data standard be required?
No
Research
Where will or should the data be used?
The data may be used during the production of the local plan
What other planning considerations does it interact with?
Local plans
Who are the statutory consultees for Tennis courts?
Sport England
What are the planning needs for this data?
LPAs are likely to have identified the presence of all tennis courts present in the borough. The presence of these will likely be assessed through a sport facility/playing pitch strategy and/or an Infrastructure Delivery Plan, and when planning for growth, new provision will be modelled, and be expected to be delivered through development.
From what we have learnt so far are there any risks to making Tennis courts data available?
Through the research of the available open national dataset, there appear to be no immediate risks to adding this data to the platform.