Playing Pitch Strategy 2025-28
Rushcliffe Playing Pitch Strategy
Review and Action Plan Update 2025
Contents
How the Playing Pitch Strategy has been applied and the lessons learnt?
Are there any new or emerging issues and opportunities?
Housing Growth Scenarios – Update
Local Government Re-organisation
- Bingham Analysis Area
- Cotgrave and Radcliffe on Trent Analysis Area
- East Leake Analysis Area
- Keyworth Analysis Area
- West Bridgford and Ruddington Analysis Area
Introduction
This document follows a review of the Rushcliffe Playing Pitch Strategy (PPS) which was first published in October 2017, reviewed in 2019 and again in 2022. The strategy identifies the need for a review of the document within 3 years of it first being published, then every 2-3 years thereafter, this is because:
‘The nature of the supply and in particular the demand for playing pitches will likely to have changed over the three years. This should also help to ensure that the original supply and demand information is no more than two years old without being reviewed’ (Rushcliffe Playing Pitch Strategy – Strategy and Action Plan, October 2017, Page 92)
The strategy also identifies the review should contain the following elements:
- How the delivery of the recommendations and action plan has progressed and any changes required to the priority afforded to each action (e.g. the priority of some may increase following the delivery of others)
- How the PPS has been applied and the lessons learnt
- Any changes to particularly important sites and / or clubs in the area (e.g. the most used or high quality sites for a particular sport) and other supply and demand information, what this may mean for the overall assessment work and the key findings and issues
- Any development of a specific sport or particular format of a sport
- Any new or emerging issues and opportunities
This review has been necessary to ensure the delivery of the strategy’s recommendations and actions has taken place, and to identify any new developments that may change key priorities.
The review will not undertake a technical quality assessment of playing pitches but will seek advice and guidance from the National Governing Bodies of Sport (NGB’s), sports clubs/organisations and schools.
Due to Local Government Reorganisation, the current 10-year strategy will be extended by one year, with a new 10-year strategy to be developed in 2028, in line with the Local Government Reorganisation. This will be the last review of the 2017 strategy.
Methodology
For the purpose of the strategy, the Borough is split into five distinct areas (termed analysis areas) with an action plan for each one, they are:
- Bingham
- Cotgrave and Radcliffe on Trent
- East Leake
- Keyworth
- West Bridgford and Ruddington
To ensure the review is consistent with previous versions, it was decided the best approach was to update the action plans using the same format and analysis areas.
Consultation with the following NGB’s has been sought to understand completed developments, new developments that have been identified as a priority and any new recommendations:
- Rugby Football Union (RFU)
- Nottinghamshire Football Association
- Nottinghamshire County Cricket Board / England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB)
- England Hockey
- England Athletics
- England Netball
- Bowls England
- Lawn Tennis Association (LTA)
In addition, this review has used The FA owned Rushcliffe Local Football Facility Plan (LFFP), published in April 2025, to identify and highlight the priorities for football capital investment across the borough.
As part of the consultation, sports clubs and organisations, including Town and Parish Councils, identified in the Playing Pitch Strategy action plan were contacted to help identify any changes to their site since the review in 2022. They were sent a questionnaire, with a link to the relevant action plan, requesting an update on the current status and recommended actions.
Eight local secondary schools were also contacted and asked to complete a questionnaire on the status of their facilities, five of those schools responded.
How the Playing Pitch Strategy has been applied and the lessons learnt?
Rushcliffe’s Playing Pitch Strategy has been used by Rushcliffe Borough Council, Sport England and the NGB’s to determine the demand and priorities for facility developments. This has helped shape projects in the borough and supported funding applications.
Linking with the Council’s Planning Officers has been important in making connections to the strategy with provision of new playing pitches and ancillary facilities, and identifying what, if any, developer contributions / Section 106 funding have been required in supporting any approved planning applications.
Are there any new or emerging issues and opportunities?
Undertaking this review has allowed information on emerging issues and opportunities to be gathered, and by updating the action plan, highlights the changing priorities for the borough. The key issues and opportunities this presents are:
- Due to a significant increase in housing growth applications, the document and action plan is becoming increasingly important to inform planning policy.
- Hockey across the borough needs to address security of tenure issues to ensure the long-term sustainability at The Nottinghamshire Sports Club in order to protect the future of the sport in Rushcliffe.
- An opportunity to develop the in-field of the athletics track in Bingham, which is currently a condemned AGP, for field events in consultation with Toot Hill School, England Athletics and Rushcliffe Athletics Club. Rushcliffe Athletics Club have an aspiration to receive TrackMark accreditation.
- Section 106 contributions and Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) implementation provides an opportunity to support priority projects across the borough.
- The FA owned Rushcliffe Local Football Facility Plan (LFFP) has been updated and continues to present the opportunity to align both strategies and source funding through The FA and Football Foundation to deliver priority football developments over the next few years.
- Housing developments at Fairham Pastures may present opportunities to link with sports clubs based in Clifton and surrounding areas. These developments should consider supply and demand identified in Nottingham City Council’s Playing Pitch Strategy, published in 2018, giving accessibility to users in both authorities.
- The ECB has identified a shortfall of the provision of cricket nets (indoor) across the borough.
- With the growing popularity of Padel in the UK, The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) has indicated that, based on population, there is a demand for nine padel courts within the borough.
Housing Growth Scenarios – Update
The following provides an update on population forecasts and club consultation to 2028 (in line with the Local Plan) which is used to provide an estimate of demand for sports pitches.
The 2017 strategy identifies two scenarios to show the demand for sports pitches generated from projected housing growth. The indicative figures are still based on the assumption that population growth will average 2.4 people per dwelling as based on average household size contained within the 2021 census.
- Scenario One: Likely demand generated for pitch sports from housing growth requirement over the remainder of the Local Plan period (April 2012 up to March 2028). This is based on the updated development assumptions during the remainder of the plan period.
- Scenario Two: Likely demand generated for pitch sports from housing growth over the period 2022-2028 based upon the updated assumptions contained within Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment Report 2024, Table 5: Housing Trajectory as at 31 March 2024.
Scenario 1: Likely demand generated for pitch sports from housing growth requirement over the Local Plan period (2028)
The latest Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA) housing trajectory identifies that there will be approximately 2,929 dwellings delivered in the district from 2026 to 2028.
As of 31 March 2025, 8,744 have been built which equates to 66.5% (Core Strategy identified 13,150 new homes to be delivered by 2028.)
The table below shows a likely breakdown of where new dwellings will be developed from April 2025 up to March 2028.
| Location | Number of New Dwellings (April 2025 to March 2028) |
|---|---|
| Bingham | - |
| Land North of Bingham Strategic Allocation | 264 |
| Strategic Allocation at Former RAF Newton | 154 |
| Elsewhere in the Bingham sub-area | 205 |
| Cotgrave and Radcliffe-on-Trent | - |
| Cotgrave and Radcliffe-on-Trent sub-area | 704 |
| East Leake | - |
| East Leake sub-area | 184 |
| Keyworth | - |
| Keyworh sub-area | 101 |
| West Bridgford and Ruddington | - |
| Melton Road, Edwalton | 189 |
| Elsewhere in the West Bridgford and Ruddington sub-area | 438 |
| Strategic Allocation South of Clifton | 690 |
| Total | 2,929 |
The table below shows the current participation figures in Rushcliffe and the difference from three years ago. (December 2025).
Rugby Teams
| Gender and Age Group | Number of Teams (2022) | Number of Teams (and members for junior hockey) (2025) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men (19 to 45 years) | 9 | 9 | No change |
| Women (19 to 45 years) | 2 | 2 | No change |
| Boys (13 to 18 years) | 17 | 16 | minus one |
| Girls (13 to 18 years) | 3 | 1 | minus two |
| Mixed (7 to 12 years) | 21 | 20 | minus one |
Cricket Teams Including Women’s Softball
| Gender and Age Group | Number of Teams (2022) | Number of Teams (and members for junior hockey) (2025) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men (18 to 55 years) | 86 | 86 | minus 19 |
| Women (18 to 55 years) | 8 | 24 | plus 16 |
| Boys (7 to 18 years) | 69 | 77 | plus 8 |
| Girls (7 to 18 years) | 10 | 22 | plus 12 |
Football Teams (estimated figures, awaiting update)
* includes mixed football
| Gender and Age Group | Number of Teams (2022) | Number of Teams (and members for junior hockey) (2025) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men 11 v 11 (18 to 45 years) | 44 | 66 | plus 22 |
| Women 11 v 11 (18 to 45 years) | 4 | 10 | plus 6 |
| Boys 11 v 11 (12 to 17 years) | 136 (note 1) | 166 | plus 30 |
| Girls 11 v 11 (12 to 17 years) | 25 | 34 | plus 9 |
| Boys 9 v 9 (10 to 11 years) | 67* | 76 | plus 9 |
| Girls 9 v 9 (10 to 11 years) | 15 | 22 (note 2) | plus 7 |
| Boys 7 v 7 (8 to 9 years) | Not applicable | 4 | plus 4 |
| Girls 7 v 7 (8 to 9 years) | Not applicable | 17 | plus 17 |
| Mixed 7 v 7 (8 to 9 years) | 70 | 80 | plus 10 |
| Mixed 5 v 5 (6 to 7 years) | 54 | 86 (note 3) | plus 32 |
Hockey Teams
| Gender and Age Group | Number of Teams (2022) | Number of Teams (and members for junior hockey) (2025) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men (17 to 55 years) | 2 | 1 | minus one |
| Women (17 to 55 years) | 13 | 13 | no change |
| Boys (14 to 16 years) | No previous data | 39 | Not applicable |
| Girls (14 to 16 years) | No previous data | 29 | Not applicable |
| Boys (11 to 13 years) | No previous data | 90 | Not applicable |
| Girls (11 to 13 years) | No previous data | 67 | Not applicable |
| Mixed (5 to 10 years) | No previous data | 131 | Not applicable |
Note 1: includes mixed football
Note 2: includes 3 teams at under 13
Note 3: includes one female team at under 19
If all estimated demand for access to natural grass pitches created by population growth in Rushcliffe were to be accommodated on new natural turf pitches, then 17.95 natural turf pitches would need to be provided. Some of this demand is likely to be provided on site as part of larger development sites. However, the Playing Pitch Strategy indicates that some demand can be accommodated on existing sites through investment to grow capacity or by improving pitch quality and in appropriate circumstances extending existing facilities. In addition, for some sports, even on a larger development, the most appropriate solution is to improve an existing site rather than create a new site.
Scenario 2: Likely demand generated for pitch sports from housing growth over the next two years (2025-2028)
It is estimated that approximately 2,886 dwellings will be built during this period.
Strategic Allocations without Planning Permission
In 2017, the Playing Pitch Strategy identified two large strategic allocations contained within the adopted Local Plan Part 1, Rushcliffe Core Strategy – Fairham Pastures and East of Gamston / North of Tollerton. In May 2019, outline planning permission was secured for 3,000 new dwellings at Fairham Pastures. This is to include playing pitch provision and sports changing facilities with 8 changing rooms and associated officials changing, storage, and 156 car parking spaces, six of which are to be disabled spaces. The Borough Council has received matters applications for 4 phases of residential development and are considering a detailed design of a fifth phase currently with other phases expected imminently. Two applications have been submitted (one in outline form, the other as a hybrid proposal) and are currently pending consideration for part of the East of Gamston / North of Tollerton allocation. A third application is anticipated in Spring 2026.
Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL)
The Council adopted CIL in October 2019 to obtain contributions to priority sites, or pooling S106 contributions from major housing schemes to invest in priority sites. In either case, the preceding Action Plan and future consultation with NGBs should inform the playing fields that most require investment. There are two forms of CIL, Strategic CIL and Neighbourhood CIL.
Strategic CIL is a set proportion of funds allocated to a Borough-wide strategic pot. These funds will support the development of the borough as a whole and will support the development of projects highlighted as a priority for the Council through various strategies. Strategic CIL is solely for use towards key items of infrastructure, as identified in the Council’s CIL delivery programme.
Neighbourhood CIL is a set proportion of funds which are specifically identified for use in the areas where they have been collected, rather than being added to the Borough-wide strategic pot. Such funds are automatically passed to the Parish Council for those areas which have them or are otherwise retained by the Borough Council to be spent in consultation with the local community. Neighbourhood CIL funding can be spent on a much broader range of schemes than Strategic CIL and is not limited to just infrastructure projects.
Inclusion and Disability
Rushcliffe Borough Council recognises the importance of ensuring playing pitches and the buildings associated with them are accessible for everyone to enjoy. The Playing Pitch Strategy reflects this and states it is in place to help ‘address issues of accessibility, quality and management with regard to facility provision’.
Facility providers must consider how to address the needs of all residents, including those with a disability and their carers, and must include the location of facilities, accessibility, and provision of ancillary facilities such as toilets and changing places. These are conditions that are highlighted in guidance from Sport England and the NGB’s when considering planning applications to ensure all new developments have appropriate facilities in place that are accessible to all.
Equality Impact Assessments should be incorporated into project delivery to ensure appropriate consideration of all protected characteristics.
Local Government Re-organisation
Local government reorganisation (LGR) is the process of restructuring the way councils are set up and the services they provide. As of 2025, the UK government is driving a programme to replace the remaining "two-tier" system of local government—where county and district councils share responsibilities—with a single tier of unitary authorities. The primary goal is to simplify local governance, improve efficiency, reduce costs, and strengthen local decision-making by creating larger, more effective councils.
It is anticipated that new shadow authorities will be created by April 2027, with elections being held in May 2027 and new unitary authorities going live on 1 April 2028, to be known as ‘Vesting Day’.
Due to Local Government Reorganisation, the current 10-year strategy will be extended by one year, with a new 10-year strategy to be developed in 2028. Priorities identified in this review will be carried forward into the new unitary authority.
More information on Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) can be found on the Rushcliffe Borough Council web pages.
Action Plans
Site Hierarchy Tier
This review document has adopted the same tiered model approach identified in the 2017 Playing Pitch Strategy, and the reviews in 2019 and 2022, to identify the hierarchy of priorities to the management and improvement of sites listed in the action plans. This approach is useful as it will allow for facility developments to be prioritised and programmed within a phased approach for the improvement of playing pitch sites and associated facilities.
| Hub Sites | Key Sites | Local Sites | Reserve Sites |
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| Strategically located. Priority sites for NGB. |
Strategically located within the Analysis Area. |
Services the local community. Likely to include education sites. |
Services the local community. |
| Accommodates three or more good quality grass pitches. Including provision of at least one AGP. Potential for development as a Parklife football hub. |
Accommodates two or more good quality grass pitches. |
Accommodates more than one pitch. |
Likely to be single-pitch site. |
| Single or multi-sport provision. Could also operate as a central venue. |
Single or multi-sport provision. Could also operate as a central venue. |
Single or multi-sport provision. |
Supports informal demand and / or training etc. |
| Maintenance regime aligns with NGB guidelines. |
Maintenance regime aligns with NGB guidelines. |
Standard maintenance regime either by the club or in-house maintenance contract. |
Basic level of maintenance i.e. grass cutting. |
| Good quality ancillary facility on site, with sufficient changing rooms and car parking to serve the number of pitches. |
Good quality ancillary facility on site, with sufficient changing rooms and car parking to serve the number of pitches. |
Appropriate access changing to accommodate both senior and junior use concurrently (if required). |
No requirement for access changing to accommodation. |
Action plan columns - Partners
The column indicating Partners refers to the main organisation that the Council will liaise with in helping to deliver the actions. The next stage in the development of the action plan will be to agree a Lead Partner to help deliver the actions.
Priority Level
Although Strategic Sites are mostly likely to have a high priority level as they have Borough wide importance, high priority sites have been identified on the basis of the impact that the site will have on addressing the key issues identified in the assessment and therefore some Key Centres are also identified as having a high priority level. It is these projects/sites which should generally be addressed within the short term (1 to 2 years).
As a guide, it is recommended that:
Key centres are a medium priority and have Analysis Area importance and have been identified on the basis of the impact that the site will have on addressing the issues identified in the assessment.
Low priority sites are club or education sites with local specific importance and have been identified on a site by site basis as issues appertaining to individual sites but that may also contribute to addressing the issues identified in the assessment.
The strategic actions have also been ranked as low, medium or high based on cost. The brackets in which these sit are:
- Low (L) - less than £50,000
- Medium (M) - £50,000 to £250,000
- High (H) - £250,000 and above
These are based on Sport England’s estimated facility costs.
The action plan has been created to be delivered over a ten-year period. The information within the Assessment Report, Strategy and Action Plan will require updating as developments occur. The timescales relate to delivery times and are not priority based. Timescales are recommended within the following three categories:
- Short (S) – 1 to 2 years
- Medium (M) - 3 to 5 years
- Long (L) - 6 or more years
Aim
Each action seeks to meet at least one of the three aims of the Strategy; Enhance, Provide, Protect.
The following action plans provide an update for the playing pitches located in Rushcliffe. They include information on pitch and facility improvements that have taken place in the past two years as well as recommendations for improvements in the future.
Bingham Analysis Area
Current and future provision
| Sport | Analysis Area | Current Picture | Future Picture (2028) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Football (grass pitches) | Bingham | Shortfall | Shortfalls across Bingham, Cotgrave and Radcliffe, Keyworth and West Bridgford & Ruddington analysis areas: 2.11 adult match equivalent sessions per week 8.27 youth match equivalent session per week 4.61 mini match equivalent sessions per week |
| Football (full sized 3G pitches) | Bingham | Shortfall | Shortfall of one full sized, floodlit 3G pitch within or accessible to the Area. |
| Rugby union | Bingham | Demand can presently be met. | Shortfall across Bingham, Keyworth and West Bridgford & Ruddington analysis areas of 0.92 match equivalent sessions per week |
| Cricket | Bingham | Demand can presently be met. | Shortfall across Bingham, Keyworth and West Bridgford & Ruddington analysis areas of 94.51 match equivalent sessions per season |
| Hockey (Sand / water AGPs) | Bingham | Demand can presently be met. | Demand can be met. |
| Tennis / Padel Tennis | Bingham | Demand can be met at all sites with the exception of East Bridgford Tennis Club (Butts Field). | Expected shortfalls at East Bridgford Tennis Club (Butts Field). 9 Padel Tennis courts borough wide deficit. |
| Bowls | Bingham | Demand can presently be met. | Future demand can be met. |
| Netball | Rushcliffe | Demand can presently be met. | Demand can be met Borough wide. |
| Touch | Bingham | No identified demand. | No anticipated future demand. |
| Skateparks | Bingham | Demand to access skateparks can be met. Qualitative improvements needed at East Bridgford Skate Park. |
Demand to access skateparks can be met borough wide. |
| Athletics | Rushcliffe | Demand able to be met Borough wide. Qualitative improvements on existing provision required. |
Future demand anticipated able to be met Borough wide. Qualitative improvements required. |
Bingham Area Action Plan
Key
| Site ID | Site | Sport | Management | Current Status | Recommended Actions | Lead Partners | Site Hierarchy Tier | Priority | Timescales | Cost | Aim |
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| 3 | Aslockton and Orston Football Club, Spa Lane, Orston, NG13 9PL | Football | Sports Club | An adult and youth 11 versus 11 pitch rated as good quality. To help meet demand, there are plans to install 3 new football pitches. |
Sustain pitch quality through continued standard and regularity of maintenance. Explore the opportunity to install new pitches. |
Sports Club Football Association |
Local Site | Medium | Long | Low |
Protect Enhance |
| Site ID | Site | Sport | Management | Current Status | Recommended Actions | Lead Partners | Site Hierarchy Tier | Priority | Timescales | Cost | Aim |
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| 3 | Aslockton and Orston Football Club, Spa Lane, Orston, NG13 9PL |
Football | Sports Club | An Adult and youth 9 versus 9 pitch rated as standard quality each with an actual spare capacity of 0.5 match sessions. | Sustain pitch quality through continued standard and regularity of maintenance. (Identified as a priority project in the 2019 Football Association Local Football Facility Plan). |
Sports Club, Football Association | Local Site | Medium | L | L |
Protect Enhance |
| 4 | Aslockton Tennis Club, Main Street, NG13 9AL |
Tennis | Sports Club | Two floodlit macadam courts rated as standard quality. Installation of LED lighting to improve playing experience and efficiency. | Ensure quality of courts is sustained for current and future use. | Sports Club, Lawn Tennis Association | Local Site | Medium | L | L |
Protect |
| 5 | Bingham Bowling Club, The Dovecote, Bingham, NG13 8AH |
Bowls | Sports Club | One bowling green rated as standard quality. The green is identified as being overplayed by a total of 18 members and future demand expressed by the Club exacerbates the level of overplay. |
Ensure the quality of the green is sustained as a minimum and improved when possible through a more regular, and improved maintenance regime to prevent quality deterioration from overplay. |
Sports Club | Local Site | Medium | M | L |
Protect Enhance |
| 6 | Bingham Leisure Centre/Toot Hill School, The Banks, Bingham, NG13 8BL |
Hockey | Lex Leisure via joint use agreement |
Floodlit 92m x 55m hockey suitable AGP resurfaced in 2016. Good quality, available for community use and used by South Nottingham Hockey Club for midweek training and weekend matches. Floodlit 92m x 55m AGP currently unsuitable for hockey within the athletics track, built in 2000 and rated as poor quality. Receives little use and near to becoming disused such is the poor quality. Unused by community hockey clubs. |
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Protect Enhance Provide |
| 6 | Bingham Leisure Centre/Toot Hill School, The Banks, Bingham, NG13 8BL |
Tennis | School Sports Club |
10 macadam courts, three of which, are floodlit, rated as standard quality and are only available for the school and Bingham Tennis Club. Four are without floodlights, rated as poor quality and are available for community use. The remaining three are condemned and not used by the school or the public. Bingham Tennis Club are ClubSpark and deliver Tennis for Free. |
Ensure quality of standard quality courts are sustained and improved when possible for both current and future use from Bingham Tennis Club and Toot Hill School. Explore potential opportunities to improve quality of remaining four courts through resurfacing and the installation of floodlights. |
School, Lawn Tennis Association, England Netball |
Hub Site | High | L | L |
Protect Enhance Provide |
| 6 | Bingham Leisure Centre/Toot Hill School, The Banks, Bingham, NG13 8BL |
Netball | School Sports Club |
10 courts overmarked on tennis courts, three of which are floodlit. The three floodlit courts have been resurfaced and are of standard quality, four courts are of standard quality and have been re-marked and three courts have been condemned. | Explore potential opportunity four courts through resurfacing and the installation of floodlights. | School, England Netball |
Hub Site | Low | L | M |
Protect Enhance Provide |
| 6 | Bingham Leisure Centre/Toot Hill School, The Banks, Bingham, NG13 8BL |
Athletics | Lex Leisure via joint use agreement |
An eight-lane, 400m synthetic athletics track which was refurbished in August 2019 including long jump run ups, shot put landing area and steeplechase jump area (drainage). Throwing facilities situated elsewhere on neighbouring playing fields, these are limited in use. The cage has been condemned due to poor condition and the javelin run up is in need of re-surfacing. The track received TrackMark accreditation 2021 in four main units – Unit 1 Track; Unit 2 Field; Unit 3 Ancillary; Unit 4 Operations. Home to the only dedicated multi-discipline athletics club in Rushcliffe (Rushcliffe Athletics Club). |
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Protect Enhance Provide |
| 6 | Bingham Leisure Centre/Toot Hill School, The Banks, Bingham, NG13 8BL |
Football | Lex Leisure via joint use agreement |
Three standard quality adult pitches only available during the football season for community use and only for training. |
Sustain and improve pitch quality for school and community (available for community use during the football season only) use through more regular maintenance and remedial work. |
School Football Association |
N/A | Low | L | L |
N/A |
| 6 | Bingham Leisure Centre/Toot Hill School, The Banks, Bingham, NG13 8BL |
Rugby Union | School | Two poor quality (M0/D1) senior pitches unavailable for community use. | Sustain and improve pitch quality for school use through more regular maintenance and remedial work. | School, Rugby Football Union |
N/A | Low | L | L |
N/A |
| 9 | Butt Field Sports Club, Bingham, Moorbridge Road East, Bingham, NG13 8GG |
Football | Town Council owned Sports Club managed |
Three adult pitches, one youth 9 versus 9, two youth 7 versus 7 and two 5 versus 5 pitches, all rated as good quality and confirmed a being played to maximum capacity by The Grounds Management Association (GMA). Current users are Bingham Town Football Club with two men’s adult teams; one women’s team; one men’s disability adult team; 25 boys teams; 12 girls teams. There is currently a large waiting list for boys football. Basis of site is the development of affiliated football, women & girls football. Grass pitches have been improved and is now part of the Football Association’s Grass Pitch Maintenance Programme. |
Develop and deliver an additional full sized 3G pitch onsite to address 3G pitch shortfalls for
Explore the opportunity to purchase additional land to create additional grass pitches to help |
Sports Club, Town Council, Football Association |
Local Site | High | S | L |
Protect Enhance |
| 9 | Butt Field Sports Club, Bingham, Moorbridge Road East, Bingham, NG13 8GG |
Cricket | Town Council owned Sports Club managed |
A standard quality natural grass cricket square with nine wickets. The pitch is overplayed by 10 match equivalent sessions per season (and 27 match sessions per season when considering future demand). Club user Bingham CC has four senior Saturday teams using facilities at Barrowby (Lincs) and Bottesford (Leics) to complete fixtures. The Club continue to aspire to develop an additional grass cricket square on site and NTP fixed nets. |
Sustain square quality through continued maintenance, remedial and preparatory regime. Explore the feasibility of acquiring more land to create an additional square to accommodate future growth aspirations. Explore opportunities to accommodate future growth aspirations on squares which are |
Sports Club, Town Council, England Cricket Board |
Local Site | High | M | L/M |
Protect Enhance |
| 10 | Butts Field, College Street, East Bridgford, NG13 8LE |
Football | Parish Council | One adult pitch overmarked with a youth 9 versus 9 rated as standard quality. Pitch has no spare capacity. One mini 7 versus 7 pitch rated as standard quality, has spare capacity of 0.5 match sessions per week. | Sustain and improve pitch quality through more regular enhanced maintenance and remedial work to better sustain overmarking. | Parish Council, Sports Club, Football Association |
Local site | Medium | M | L |
Protect Enhance |
| 10 | Butts Field, College Street, East Bridgford, NG13 8LE |
Cricket | Parish Council | An average quality natural grass cricket square with eight wickets. The pitch has actual spare capacity both midweek and on Sundays equating to 17 match sessions per season. There is no additional capacity on Saturdays. The club trialled junior cricket in Summer 2022 so there is potential for future growth midweek and at weekends. |
Maximise use. Sustain square quality through continued maintenance, remedial and preparatory regime. |
Parish Council, England Cricket Board |
Local site | Low | S | L |
Protect Enhance |
| 10 | Butts Field, College Street, East Bridgford, NG13 8LE |
Tennis | Parish Council | Three macadam courts without floodlights rated as poor quality. East Bridgford Tennis Club uses the site with a membership of 144. Lawn Tennis Association guidance suggests this is over capacity by 24 members. The pavilion has been extended to increase usage of other sports. |
Resurface courts to improve quality. Improved court quality will help, in part, to sustain Explore opportunities to install floodlights at the site to increase court capacity. |
Parish Council, Lawn Tennis Association |
Local site | High | S | M |
Protect Enhance |
| 10 | Butts Field, College Street, East Bridgford, NG13 8LE |
Bowls | Parish Council | One bowling green rated as good quality. | Sustain quality of the green through consistent, good quality maintenance. |
Parish Council | Local Site | Medium | M | L |
Protect Enhance |
| 18 | Cropwell Bishop Primary School, NG12 3BX |
Football | School | One youth 9 versus 9 pitch rated as standard quality unavailable for community use. | Sustain and improve pitch quality for school use, through better and more regular maintenance and remedial work. | School, Football Association |
Local Site | Low | L | L | Protect |
| 24 | Flintham Cricket Club, Inholms Road, Flintham, NG23 5LF |
Cricket | Sports Club | Average quality natural grass cricket square with ten wickets. Since 2019, the club now have a second team and junior cricket resulting in no spare capacity on a Saturday and an increase of midweek usage. There is some capacity midweek and every Sunday all day. Since 2017 drainage has been installed. Since 2019 a digital scoreboard has been purchased and NTP nets installed. |
Sustain square quality through continued maintenance, remedial and preparatory regime.
Explore opportunities to extend the outfield. |
Sports Club, England Cricket Board |
Local Site | Medium | M | L | Protect |
| 46 | Orston Primary School, Church Street, NG13 9NS |
Football | School | One youth 9 versus 9 pitch rated as standard quality not available for community use. | Sustain and improve pitch quality for school use, through better and more regular maintenance and remedial work. | School, Football Association |
Local Site | Low | L | L | Protect |
| 64 | The Sheldon Field Cropwell Butler, NG12 3AB |
Football | Parish Council | Two adult pitches rated as standard quality. Pitches cumulatively have actual spare capacity of 1.5 match sessions per week. |
Sustain and improve pitch quality through more regular enhanced maintenance and remedial work. | Parish Council, Football Association |
Local Site | Medium | M | L |
Protect Enhance |
| 64 | The Sheldon Field Cropwell Butler, NG12 3AB |
Cricket | Parish Council | A standard quality natural grass cricket square with five wickets. There is spare capacity all day on a Saturday however, it is unlikely to be available for other users. There is no capacity on a Sunday. |
Sustain square quality through continued maintenance, remedial and preparatory regime. | Parish Council, England Cricket Board |
Local Site | Low | M | L |
Protect Enhance |
| 78 | Whatton Sports Ground, Dark Lane, Whatton in the Vale, NG13 9FE |
Football | Playing Fields Trust |
One adult pitch rated as standard quality and has an actual spare capacity of one match session per week. One mini 7 versus 7 pitch rated as standard quality has an actual spare capacity of one match session. |
Sustain and improve pitch quality for current use, through better and more regular maintenance and remedial work. | Trust, Football Association |
Local Site | Medium | M | L |
Protect Enhance |
| 78 | Whatton Sports Ground, Dark Lane, Whatton in the Vale, NG13 9FE |
Cricket | Playing Fields Trust |
A standard quality grass square with 10 wickets. Since 2017 the club have re-introduced a second team resulting in no capacity on Saturdays with occasional capacity on Sundays for additional matches. The pavilion has been completely refurbished to a high standard. |
Sustain square quality through continued maintenance, remedial and preparatory regime.
Explore options to refurbish facilities as needed.
Explore options to refurbish facilities as needed. |
Trust, England Cricket Board, Football Association |
Local Site | Low | L | M |
Protect Enhance |
| 83 | Bingham RFC, Brendon Grove, Bingham, NG13 8TN |
Rugby Union | Sports Club | One senior pitch rated as poor quality (M1/D3). Pitch is maintained to a basic level by Bingham Town Council. Small training area which is of an overall poor quality. Clubhouse is outdated and of an overall poor quality. Club has recently seen significant growth in the mini age groups. Floodlights have been installed which has helped alleviate some capacity issues mid-week. |
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Sports Club, Rugby Football Union, Town Council |
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Protect Enhance |
| 86 | Robert Miles Junior School, Market Place, Bingham, NG13 8AP |
Football | School | One mini 7 versus 7 pitch rated as standard quality not available for community use. | Sustain and improve pitch quality for school use, through better and more regular maintenance and remedial work. |
School, Football Association |
Local site | Low | L | L |
Protect |
| 93 | The Green, Tenman Lane, Car Colston, NG13 8JE |
Cricket | Sports Club | Used by Car Colston CC. One standard quality natural grass cricket square with 10 wickets. There is capacity all day on Saturdays and alternate capacity on Sundays. |
Sustain square quality through continued maintenance, remedial and preparatory regime. | Sports Club, England Cricket Board |
Local site | Medium | M | L | Protect |
| 96 | Barnstone Bowls Club, Works Lane, Barnstone, NG13 9JT |
Bowls | Sports Club | One bowling green rated as good quality. | Sustain quality of the green through consistent, good quality maintenance. | Sports Club | Local site | Medium | M | L | Protect |
| New | East Bridgford Skate Park | Skate park | Parish Council | Poor quality skatepark. The Parish Council have plans to update the skatepark and are currently exploring funding options. | Seek to improve quality through repair and more regular maintenance work. Explore opportunities to replace provision with low-cost maintenance alternatives. |
Parish Council | Local site | Low | S-M | L |
Protect Enhance |
| New | Barnstone Skate Park, Works Lane, Barnstone, NG13 9JJ |
Skate park | Parish Council | Standard quality skatepark. The Parish Council have been approached by some young adult users regarding an extension of provision. | Sustain and maintain. Explore opportunities to extend provision with consultation with users. |
Parish Council | Local site | Low | S-M | L |
Protect Enhance |
| New | Cropwell Bishop Skate Park, Nottingham Road, Cropwell Bishop |
Skate park | Parish Council | Poor quality skatepark. | Seek to improve quality through repair and more regular maintenance work. Explore opportunities to replace provision with low-cost maintenance alternatives. |
Parish Council | Local site | Low | S-M | L |
Protect Enhance |
| New | Royal Airforce Newton |
To be confirmed | To be confirmed | Reserved Matters approval granted for 528 dwellings (Redrow Homes) in July 2020 including the 2.3 hectares of playing field land secured as part of the outline permission. | Determine management and maintenance model for new playing field provision and determine optimal sporting pitch type based on demand from the new community, given the site is not considered easily accessible or local to existing demand requiring additional capacity. | Borough Council | Local site | Low | M-L | M | Provide |
Cotgrave and Radcliffe Analysis Area
Current and future provision
| Sport | Analysis Area | Current Picture | Future Picture (2028) |
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| Football (grass pitches) | Cotgrave & Radcliffe | Shortfall |
Shortfalls across Bingham, Cotgrave and Radcliffe, Keyworth and West Bridgford & Ruddington analysis areas: 2.11 adult match equivalent sessions per week |
| Football (full sized 3G pitches) | Cotgrave & Radcliffe | Shortfall | Shortfall of one full sized, floodlit 3G pitch within or accessible to the Area. |
| Rugby Union | Cotgrave & Radcliffe | Demand is able to be met. | Demand is able to be met. |
| Cricket | Cotgrave & Radcliffe | Demand is able to be met. | Demand is able to be met. |
| Hockey (sand/water AGPs) | Cotgrave & Radcliffe | Demand is able to be met. | Demand is able to be met. |
| Tennis / Padel Tennis | Cotgrave & Radcliffe | Demand is able to be met. | Demand is able to be met. 9 Padel Tennis courts borough wide deficit. |
| Bowls | Cotgrave & Radcliffe | Demand is able to be met. | Demand is able to be met. |
| Netball | Cotgrave & Radcliffe | Demand can be met Borough wide. | Demand can be met Borough wide. |
| Touch | Cotgrave & Radcliffe | No identified demand. | No anticipated future demand. |
| Skateparks | Cotgrave & Radcliffe | Demand to access skateparks is able to be met. | Demand to access skateparks is able to be met. |
| Athletics | Rushcliffe | Demand met Borough wide. Qualitative improvements required. |
Future demand anticipated to be met Borough wide. |
Cotgrave & Radcliffe Area Action Plan
Key
| Site ID | Site | Sport | Management | Current Status | Recommended Actions | Lead Partners | Site Hierarchy Tier | Priority | Timescales | Cost | Aim |
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| 7 | Bingham Road Playing Fields, Bingham Road Radcliffe on Trent, NG12 2AX |
Football | Sports Club |
An adult and a youth 11 versus 11 pitch which are both standard quality and contain no spare capacity. Site also contains a youth 9 versus 9 pitch overmarked by a mini 7 versus 7 pitch which is The Football Association’s Grass Pitch Maintenance Programme in 2025. |
Sustain and improve pitch quality for six pitches in current use, through better and more regular maintenance and remedial work. Explore potential funding opportunities for changing room improvements (Identified as a priority project in the 2025 Football Association Local Football Facility Plan). |
Sports Club, Football Association |
Hub site | High | Medium | Low | Enhance |
| 7 | Bingham Road Playing Fields, Bingham Road Radcliffe on Trent, NG12 2AX |
2G Pitch | Sports Club | Good quality second generation (2G) pitch with four tennis courts overmarked with netball. The pitch is also used for football training. The surface was replaced in 2025. |
Sustain and maintain pitch quality through consistent, good quality maintenance. |
Sports Club, |
Hub site | High | Medium | Low | Enhance |
| 17 | Maddison Field, Woodview, NG12 3PJ |
Football | Cotgrave Town Council | One adult pitch rated as standard quality exclusive use to Cotgrave Football Club who use the pitches on Saturdays, Sundays. Pitch maintained by the club. |
Sustain and improve pitch quality in current use, through better and more regular maintenance and remedial work. |
Cotgrave Town |
Local site | Medium | Medium | Low | Protect Enhance |
| 48 | Radcliffe On Trent Junior School, Cropwell Road, NG12 2FS | Cricket | School | One standard quality NTP. Wicket is unavailable for community use. | Ensure the quality of the wicket is sustained and that adequate funds are available to resurface the wicket in the future. |
School, England Cricket Board |
Local site | Low | Long | Low | Protect |
| 49 | Radcliffe-On-Trent Cricket Club, Nottingham Road, NG12 2DU |
Cricket | Sports Club | Two good quality natural grass cricket squares, both with eight grass wickets plus one artificial wicket and two practice nets. The club have introduced women and girls cricket in recent years. No capacity on Saturdays with good capacity on Sundays. Currently four teams playing on site including Gedling Colliery Cricket Club. The club have a desire to become a community sports hub offering multi-sports on site. |
Sustain square quality through continued maintenance, remedial and preparatory regime. Explore options for improving the supporting infrastructure for changing rooms (to include provision for females), parking and pedestrian access. Explore funding opportunities to achieve this. |
Sports Club, England Cricket Board |
Local site | Medium | Medium | Low | Protect |
| 49 | Radcliffe-On-Trent Cricket Club, Nottingham Road, NG12 2DU |
Football | Sports Club | This site now hosts football, with tree junior grass football pitches used by Radcliffe Olympic Football Club. | Sustain quality through continued maintenance. | Sports Club, Football Association | Local site | Medium | Medium | Low | |
| 50 | Radcliffe-On-Trent Bowling Club, Glebe Road, NG12 2FR |
Bowls | Sports Club | One bowling green rated as good quality. | Sustain quality of the green through consistent, good quality maintenance. | Sports Club | Local site | Low | Long | Low | Protect |
| 53 | Arthur Ridley Sports Ground, Colliers Way, Cotgrave, NG12 3HA (Cotgrave Colts) |
Football | Sports Club | Pitches have been remarked and now the site hosts three 9 versus 9, two 7 versus 7 and two 5 versus 5 pitches. There are no 11 versus 11 pitches. Current users are Cotgrave FC who have now taken over the maintenance of the pitches from the Town Council. Accessed The Football Association’s Grass Pitch Maintenance Programme in 2025. |
Sustain and improve pitch quality through more regular enhanced maintenance and remedial work. Explore potential funding opportunities for changing room improvements. Explore potential funding opportunities for 3G pitch (Identified as a priority project in the 2025 Football Association Local Football Facility Plan). |
Sports Club,Parish Council | Hub site | High | Short | Low | Protect Enhance |
| 57 | South Nottingham Academy and Sixth Form, Cropwell Road, Radcliffe on Trent, NG12 2FQ |
3G pitch | Education / Commercial |
104m x 60m floodlit 3G pitch available for community use built in 2007 and resurfaced in 2022. Football Association certified and rated as good quality. |
Ensure the pitch is maintained to sufficient quality to maintain certification and encourage the provider to ensure a mechanism for sustainability. | School | Key site | High | Short to Medium | High | Protect Enhance |
| 72 | Upper Saxondale Tennis Club, Serpentine Close, Saxondale, NG12 2NS |
Tennis | Sports Club |
Three macadam courts without floodlights rated as good quality and available for Land has been transferred from the Residents Association to the new Upper Saxondale Parish Council. |
Ensure quality of courts is sustained for both current and future use. | Sports Club | Local site | Low | Long | Low | Protect |
| 97 | St James Park Bowls Club, Buckingham Drive, Saxondale, NG12 2NS | Bowls | Sports Club | One bowling green rated as standard quality. | Sustain quality of the green through consistent, good quality maintenance. | Sports Club | Local site | Low | Long | Low | Protect |
| 77 | Wharf Lane Recreation Radcliffe on Trent, NG12 2AN |
Football | Parish Council |
One adult pitch rated as standard quality. Match pitch for Radcliffe Olympic Football Club. Last PitchPower report submitted in 2021. Pitch meets requirements for Step 6 football. Poor quality changing facilities. |
Sustain and improve pitch quality for current use, through better and more regular maintenance and remedial work. Support Radcliffe Olympic Football Club with meeting Football Association grounding regulations if it aspires to gain promotion. Radcliffe-on-Trent Parish Council have expressed the desire to upgrade the pavilion to include changing rooms on this site. |
Parish Council, Football Association |
Local site | Medium | Medium | Low | Protect Enhance |
| 80 | Woodview Ground (Miners Welfare), Woodview, Cotgrave, NG12 3PJ |
Football | Community Organisation |
Two adult pitches rated as poor quality. Pitches have a cumulative spare capacity of one match session per week. The site also contains two mini 5 versus 5 pitches rated as standard quality which have a cumulative actual spare capacity of one match session per week. Accessed The FA’s Grass Pitch Maintenance Programme in 2025. Cotgrave Football Club have ambitions to play step 6 football should they gain promotion. |
Sustain and improve pitch quality for current use, through better and more regular maintenance and remedial work. Explore the opportunity to refurbish off pitch facilities to comply with Step 6 ground grading. |
Community Organisation, Football Association |
Key site | Medium | Medium | Low | Protect Enhance |
| 91 | Kinoulton Primary School, Kinoulton, NG12 3EN | Football | Education | One youth 9 versus 9 pitch rated as standard quality available with no recorded community use. | Sustain and improve pitch quality for school use, through better and more regular maintenance and remedial work. | School, Football Association |
Local site | Low | Long | Low | Protect |
| 92 | Candleby Lane Primary School, Cotgrave, NG12 3JG |
Football | Education | One mini 7 versus 7 pitch rated as standard quality not available for community use. | Sustain and improve pitch quality for school use, through better and more regular maintenance and remedial work. | School, Football Association |
Local site | Low | Long | Low | Protect |
| New | Radcliffe-On-Trent Skate Park, NG12 2AN |
Skate Park | Parish Council | High quality skate park, complete replacement of facility in Spring 2020 with concrete skatepark |
Sustain and maintain new skatepark through regular maintenance. | Parish Council Skatepark User Group |
Local site | High | Short to Medium | Medium | Protect |
East Leake Analysis Area
Current and future provision
| Sport | Analysis Area | Current Picture | Future Picture (2028) |
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| Football (grass pitches) | East Leake | Demand is able to be met. | Demand is able to be met. |
| Football (full sized 3G pitches) | East Leake | Demand is able to be met. | Demand is able to be met. |
| Rugby Union | East Leake | Demand is able to be met. | Demand is able to be met. |
| Cricket | East Leake | Demand is able to be met. | Demand is able to be met. |
| Hockey (sand / water AGPs) | East Leake | Demand is able to be met. | Demand is able to be met. |
| Tennis / Padel Tennis | East Leake | Demand is able to be met. | Demand is able to be met. 9 Padel Tennis courts borough wide deficit. |
| Bowls | East Leake | Demand is able to be met. | Demand is able to be met. |
| Netball | Rushcliffe | Demand is able to be met Borough wide. | Demand is able to be met Borough wide. |
| Touch | East Leake | No identified demand. | No anticipated future demand. |
| Skateparks | East Leake | Demand to access skateparks is able to be met. Qualitative improvements took place November 2018 at East Leake Skate Park. | Demand to access skateparks is able to be met. |
| Athletics | Rushcliffe | Demand is able to be met Borough wide. Qualitative improvements required. | Future demand anticipated is able to be met Borough wide. Opportunity to improve 400m and 200m grass track facilities at East Leake Academy. |
East Leake Action Area Plan
| Site ID | Site | Sport | Management | Current Status | Recommended Actions | Lead Partners | Site Hierarchy Tier | Priority | Timescales | Cost | Aim |
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| 15 | Costock Road Playing Fields, East Leake, LE12 6LY | Football | Charity Organisation |
An adult and youth 9 versus 9 pitch rated as standard quality. Adult pitch played to capacity, youth 9 versus 9 pitch has actual spare |
Sustain and improve pitch quality for current use, through better and more regular maintenance and remedial work. Explore the opportunity to access The Football Association’s Grass Pitch Maintenance Programme. Explore potential funding opportunities for 3G pitch (Identified as a priority project in the 2025 Football Association Local Football Facility Plan). |
Community Organisation, Football Association |
Hub site |
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Protect Enhance |
| 16 | Costock Road Playing Fields, East Leake, LE12 6LY | Cricket | Charity Organisation (East Leake Playing Fields Charity) |
A seven-wicket standard quality grass cricket square with a damaged NTP. Soar Valley Cricket Club (merger of East Leake Cricket Club and Sutton Bonington Cricket Club) play on site with one team playing on Saturdays. Thrumpton Cricket Club also use the facility on Saturdays – no capacity on Saturdays. There is full capacity on Sundays. | Explore opportunities for Soar Valley Cricket Club to grow and develop, increasing opportunity to play cricket on site. The club have expressed an interest in beginning junior cricket. | Charity Organisation, England Cricket Board |
Hub site | Low | Long | Low | Protect |
| 16 | Costock Road Playing Fields, East Leake, LE12 6LY | Rugby Union | Charity Organisation (East Leake Playing Fields Charity) |
One senior pitch which has been moved to protect against flooding and to improve match cancellations. East Leake Rugby Football Club reformed in 2021 and now play in the league. They also now have a development team. | Sustain pitch through continued regular maintenance to accommodate current and future usage. |
Charity Organisation, Rugby Football Union |
Hub site | Low | Long | Low | Protect |
| 20 | East Leake Bowling Club, Gotham Road, East Leake, LE12 6JG | Bowls | Sports Club | One bowling green rated as good quality. The club has 72 playing members and 14 social members. |
Sustain quality of the green through consistent, good quality maintenance. Explore funding opportunities to repair and refurbish the clubhouse. |
Sports Club | Local site | Medium | Medium | Low | Protect |
| 21 | East Leake Leisure Centre / East Leake Academy, Lantern Lane, East Leake, LE12 6QN |
Football | Commercial School |
One adult 11 versus 11 and one 9 verus 9 pitch all standard quality. Additional 5 versus 5 and 7 versus 7 pitches have now been marked out. Available for community use and used by East Leake Bantams, East Leake Robins and Sutton Bonington Football Club. | Sustain quality of all pitches through continued regular maintenance to accommodate both current and future use. | Commercial, School, Football Association |
Local site | Low | Medium | Low | Protect Enhance Provide |
| 21 | East Leake Leisure Centre / East Leake Academy, Lantern Lane, East Leake, LE12 6QN |
3G | Commercial School |
One full sized 3G pitch marked out for 11 versus 11, 9 versus 9 and 7 versus 7 football. Available for community use and is regularly used for matches and training. | Sustain and maintain quality of the pitch to accommodate future use. |
Commercial, |
Local site | Low | Medium | Low | Protect Enhance Provide |
| 21 | East Leake Leisure Centre / East Leake Academy, Lantern Lane, East Leake, LE12 6QN |
Tennis | Commercial School |
Eight macadam courts rated as poor quality. Courts only receive curricular use. Four are over marked by netball courts. |
Explore funding opportunities to resurface courts to improve overall quality for curricular use. Resurfacing courts will also improve quality of poor quality netball courts. |
Commercial, School, Lawn Tennis Association |
Local site | Medium | Medium | Medium | Protect Enhance Provide |
| 21 | East Leake Leisure Centre / East Leake Academy, Lantern Lane, East Leake, LE12 6QN |
Netball | Commercial School |
Three poor quality netball courts over marked on tennis courts, used by Thistle Netball Club. | Explore funding opportunities to resurface courts to improve overall quality for curricular use. Resurfacing courts will also improve quality of poor quality netball courts. |
Commercial, School, Lawn Tennis Association |
Local site | Medium | Medium | Medium | Protect Enhance Provide |
| 21 | East Leake Leisure Centre / East Leake Academy, Lantern Lane, East Leake, LE12 6QN |
Cricket | Commercial School |
Four outdoor cricket nets and an artificial wicket. Available for community use during the cricket season. |
Sustain and maintain quality of the pitch to accommodate future use. | Commercial, School, England Cricket Board |
Local site | Medium | Medium | Medium | Protect Enhance Provide |
| 21 | East Leake Leisure Centre / East Leake Academy, Lantern Lane, East Leake, LE12 6QN |
Athletics | Commercial School |
A 400 metre, 8 lane grass running track and a 200 metre running track, both marked out during the summer term only. Available for community use. | Explore opportunities to look at developing athletics facilities. | Commercial, School |
Local site | Medium | Medium | Medium | Protect Enhance Provide |
| 26 | Gotham Village Hall Recreation Ground, Nottingham Road, Gotham, NG11 0HE |
Football | Gotham Memorial Hall / Recreation Ground Trust (GMHRT) |
Two standard quality adult pitches, one standard quality mini 7 versus 7 pitch and two standard quality youth 9 versus 9 pitches. One high quality small-sided ATP which was refurbished in 2024 with LED floodlights and a new sand dressed surface. | Sustain quality of all pitches through continued regular maintenance to accommodate both current and future use. | GMHRT, Parish Council, Football Association |
Local site | Medium | Medium | Low | Protect Enhance |
| 26 | Gotham Village Hall Recreation Ground, Nottingham Road, Gotham, NG11 0HE |
Cricket | Gotham Memorial Hall / Recreation Ground Trust (GMHRT) |
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| 26 | Gotham Village Hall Recreation Ground, Nottingham Road, Gotham, NG11 0HE |
Tennis | Gotham Memorial Hall / Recreation Ground Trust (GMHRT) |
Three high quality floodlit artificial turf courts. Home base of Gotham Lawn Tennis Club. Refurbished in 2024 with LED floodlights. | Ensure a sinking fund is in place to resurface the ATP in the future. | GMHRT, Parish Council, GSAC, LTA |
Local site | Medium | Medium | Low | Protect Enhance |
| 26 | Gotham Village Hall Recreation Ground, Nottingham Road, Gotham, NG11 0HE |
Netball | Gotham Memorial Hall / Recreation Ground Trust (GMHRT) |
Gotham Netball Club ceased in 2019, the artificial pitch is no longer marked out for netball. | Remove netball for this site from Playing Pitch Strategy in future. | GMHRT, GSAC, Parish Council, England Netball |
Local site | Medium | Medium | Low | Protect Enhance |
| 26 | Gotham Village Hall Recreation Ground, Nottingham Road, Gotham, NG11 0HE |
Bowls | Gotham Memorial Hall / Recreation Ground Trust (GMHRT) |
One bowling green rated as good quality. | Sustain quality of the green through consistent, good quality maintenance. | GMHRT, Parish Council |
Local site | Medium | Medium | Low | Protect Enhance |
| 58 | Sutton Bonington Playing Fields, Main Street, Sutton Bonington, LE12 5PE |
Football | Parish Council | One good quality adult pitch. Pitch has 0.5 match sessions of actual spare capacity per week. Site also contains an unused, standard quality mini 7 versus 7 pitch. Planning permission has been granted for the development of changing facilities. Accessed The Football Association’s Grass Pitch Maintenance Programme in 2025. |
Sustain quality of all pitches through continued regular maintenance to accommodate both current and future use. | Parish Council, Football Association |
Local site | Medium | Medium | Low | Protect |
| 58 | Sutton Bonington Playing Fields, Main Street, Sutton Bonington, LE12 5PE |
Cricket | Parish Council | Standard quality natural grass cricket square with 11 wickets. Soar Valley Cricket Club (merger of East Leake Cricket Club and Sutton Bonington Cricket Club) play on site with 1 team playing on Saturdays. Plumtree Cricket Club also use the facility on Saturdays – no capacity on Saturdays. There is full capacity on Sundays. | Explore opportunities for pitch improvements. Explore opportunities for Soar Valley Cricket Club to grow and develop, increasing opportunity to play cricket on site. The club have expressed an interest in beginning junior cricket. |
Sports Club, England Cricket Board |
Local site | Medium | Medium | Low | Protect |
| 60 | Sutton Bonington Tennis & Bowls Club, Marle Pit Hill, Sutton Bonington, LE12 5PG |
Bowls | Sports Club | One bowling green rated as standard quality. | Sustain quality of the green through consistent, good quality maintenance. | Sports Club | Local site | Medium | Medium | Low | Protect Enhance |
| 60 | Sutton Bonington Tennis & Bowls Club, Marle Pit Hill, Sutton Bonington, LE12 5PG |
Tennis | Sports Club | Four floodlit macadam courts. Two courts are good quality, two are poor quality. |
Ensure that the quality of poor quality courts does not deteriorate to an extent where they are unusable. Look to improve quality of courts through resurfacing. Ensure a sinking fund is in place to resurface courts in the future. |
Sports Club | Local site | Medium | Medium | Low | Protect Enhance |
| 66 | Thrumpton Cricket Club, Church Lane, NG11 0AX |
Cricket | Sports Club | One standard quality grass cricket square with six grass wickets and an NTP. Square is identified as being overplayed by a total of nine matches per season. No capacity on a Saturday, alternate Sunday capacity is available. Improvements to the pavilion and changing rooms have been completed. Two farm gates have been incorporated to the boundary making the site more accessible. |
Sustain square quality through regular maintenance. Explore opportunities to develop the pavilion further. Greater use of the NTP accompanying the grass wicket square is required to negate |
Sports Club, England Cricket Board |
Local site | Medium | Medium | Low | Protect Enhance |
| 69 | University of Nottingham (Sutton Bonington Sports Centre), College Road, Sutton Bonington, LE12 5RB |
Football | University | One adult pitch rated as standard quality not available for community use. |
Sustain and improve pitch quality for University use, through better and more regular maintenance and remedial work. Explore opportunities for community use. |
University, Football Association |
Key site | Medium | Long | Low | Protect |
| 69 | University of Nottingham (Sutton Bonington Sports Centre), College Road, Sutton Bonington, LE12 5RB |
AGP | University | 3G pitch which has passed testing for FA 3G turf pitch register. | Sustain and maintain through regular maintenance. | University | Key site | Low | Long | Low | Protect |
| 69 | University of Nottingham (Sutton Bonington Sports Centre), College Road, Sutton Bonington, LE12 5RB |
Rugby Union | University | A standard quality (M1/D1) senior pitch used exclusively by the University of Nottingham. |
Ensure quality of the pitch is sustained for use from the University. Explore opportunities for community use. |
University, Rugby Football Union |
Key site | Medium | Long | Low | Protect |
| 69 | University of Nottingham (Sutton Bonington Sports Centre), College Road, Sutton Bonington, LE12 5RB |
Tennis | University | Two standard quality macadam courts. | Sustain and maintain through regular maintenance. | University | Key site | Low | Low | Low | Protect |
| 89 | Brookside Primary School, School Green, East Leake, LE12 6LG |
Football | School | One standard quality youth 9 versus 9 pitch not available for community use. | Sustain and improve pitch quality for school use, through better and more regular maintenance and remedial work. | School, Football Association |
Local site | Low | Low | Low | Protect |
| 95 | Willoughby-On-The Wolds Bowls Club, Main Street, LE12 6SY |
Bowls | Sports Club | One bowling green rated as standard quality. Membership has increased significantly. The ancillary pavilion is rated as poor quality. |
Sustain quality of the green through consistent, good quality maintenance. Explore opportunities to develop the clubhouse to meet growing demand. |
Parish Council | Local site | Medium | Medium | Low | Protect |
| New | East Leake Skatepark | Skate park | Parish Council | Skatepark replaced in 2018 with concrete provision. | Sustain and maintain through regular maintenance. | Parish Council | Local site | Low | Short to Medium | Low | Protect |
| New | Land South of Clifton | N/A | N/A |
Planning permission has been secured for 3,000 new dwellings. It will include playing pitch provision of 87,480 square metres and will include Several applications for residential development have been approved, with more expected in the near future. |
Develop new onsite playing provision and establish a sustainable maintenance and management model for the new playing field provision and determine optimal sporting pitch type based on demand from the new community. |
Council | Key site | High | Short | High | Provide |
Keyworth Analysis Area
Current and future provision
| Sport | Analysis Area | Current Picture | Future Picture (2028) |
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| Football (grass pitches) | Keyworth | Shortfall - demand is unable to be met unless new land becomes available |
Shortfalls across Bingham, Cotgrave and Radcliffe, Keyworth and West Bridgford & Ruddington analysis areas: 2.11 adult match equivalent sessions per week |
| Football (full sized 3G pitches) | Keyworth | Shortfall | Shortfall of one full sized, floodlit 3G pitch within or accessible to the Area. |
| Rugby Union | Keyworth | Demand is able to be met. | Shortfall across Bingham, Keyworth and West Bridgford & Ruddington analysis areas of 0.92 match equivalent sessions per week |
| Cricket | Keyworth | Shortfall - demand is unable to be met unless new land becomes available. | Shortfall across Bingham, Keyworth and West Bridgford & Ruddington analysis areas of 94.51 match equivalent sessions per season. |
| Hockey (sand / water AGPs) | Keyworth | Demand is able to be met. | Demand is able to be met. |
| Tennis | Keyworth | Demand is able to be met. | Demand is able to be met. 9 Padel Tennis courts borough wide deficit. |
| Bowls | Keyworth | Current demand is able to be met. | Future demand is able to be met. |
| Netball | Keyworth | Demand is able to be met Borough wide. | Demand is able to be met Borough wide. |
| Touch | No identified demand | No anticipated future demand | |
| Skateparks | Keyworth | Demand to access skateparks is able to be met. | Demand to access skateparks is able to be met. |
| Athletics | Keyworth | Demand is able to be met Borough wide. Qualitative improvements required. |
Future demand anticipated is able to be met Borough wide. |
Keyworth Action Plan
Key
| Site ID | Site | Sport | Management | Current Status | Recommended Actions | Lead Partners | Site Hierarchy Tier | Priority | Timescales | Cost | Aim |
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| 8 | Bunny Church of England Primary School, Church Street, Bunny, NG11 6QW |
Football | School | One youth 9 versus 9 pitch rated as standard quality not available for community use. | Sustain and improve pitch quality for school use, through better and more regular maintenance and remedial work. | School, Football Association |
Local site | Low | Long | Low | Protect |
| 13 | Colston Bassett Cricket Club, Washpit Lane, Colston Bassett, NG12 3FS |
Cricket | Sports Club |
A standard quality natural grass square with eight wickets. No capacity on Saturdays due to Keyworth Cricket Club utilising the site and spare capacity on alternate Sundays. Purchased The pavilion is in a very poor state and only a significant renovation will keep the site useable moving forward. The club are exploring fundraising options and starting a junior or women’s section to open up opportunities and increase usage. |
Sustain square quality through continued maintenance, remedial and preparatory regime. Explore opportunities to renovate the pavilion once the club begins either junior or women’s cricket. |
Sports Club, England Cricket Board |
Local site | Low | Medium | Low | Protect |
| 14 | Costock Church of England Primary School, Main Street, LE12 6XD |
Football | School | One youth 9 v 9 pitch rated as standard quality not available for community use. | Sustain and improve pitch quality for school use, through better and more regular maintenance and remedial work. | School, Football Association |
Local site | Low | Long | Low | Protect |
| 30 | Keyworth Bowling Club, Elm Avenue, Keyworth, NG12 5AN |
Bowls | Sports Club | One bowling green rated as standard quality. | Sustain quality of the green through consistent, good quality maintenance. | Parish Council | Local site | Medium | Medium | Low | Protect |
| 31 | Keyworth & District Lawn Tennis Club, Elm Avenue, Keyworth, NG12 5AN |
Tennis | Sports Club |
Four floodlit macadam courts, two standard quality which were re-painted in 2022 and two excellent quality due to being resurfaced in October 2018. Pickleball has been introduced and the clubhouse has been refurbished. |
Ensure quality of courts are sustained for current and future use. Ensure a sinking fund is in place for the replacement of courts in the future to protect court quality. |
Sports Club, Lawn Tennis Association |
Local site | Medium | Long | Low | Protect |
| 34 | Keyworth Sports Association, Platt Lane Keyworth, NG12 5GE |
Football | Sports Club | One full sized 3G pitch, three 11 versus 11 pitches (overlayed with 9 versus 9 picthes), two of poor quality and one basic quality. One junior 11 versus 11 pitch, two 7 versus 7 pitches of poor quality and two 5 versus 5 pitches of poor quality. Pitch Assessment Report published February 2024. |
Improve grass pitch quality through more regular enhanced maintenance and remedial work as detailed within the produced technical programme of works. Explore the opportunity to access The FA’s Grass Pitch Maintenance Programme. Explore potential funding opportunities for a second 3G pitch (Identified as a priority project in the 2025 Football Association Local Football Facility Plan). Explore the opportunity to upgrade the sewer system to serve the ground. |
Sports Club, Football Association |
Hub site | High | Medium | High | Protect Enhance Provide |
| 34 | Keyworth Sports Association, Platt Lane Keyworth, NG12 5GE |
Cricket | Sports Club |
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Sports Club, England Cricket Board |
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Protect Enhance Provide |
| 35 | Keyworth Primary and Nursery School, Nottingham Road, Keyworth, NG12 5FB |
Football | School | One mini 7 versus7 pitch rated as standard quality not available for community use. | Sustain and improve pitch quality for school use, through better and more regular maintenance and remedial work. | School, Football Association |
Local site | Low | Long | Low | Protect |
| 36 | Kinoulton Cricket Club, Hickling Lane, Kinoulton, NG12 3ED |
Cricket | Keyworth | A standard quality natural grass square with nine wickets and an accompanying NTP. No capacity on Saturdays, capacity available on alternate Sundays. Sewer tank work has been completed. Entrance and car park also renovated to account for improved provision of juniors and women. |
Sustain square quality through continued maintenance, remedial and preparatory regime. | Sports Club, England Cricket Board |
Local site | High | Medium | Low | Protect |
| 38 | Langar Church of England Primary School, Barnstone Road, NG13 9HH |
Football | School | One mini 7 versus 7 pitch rated as standard quality not available for community use. | Sustain and improve pitch quality for school use, through better and more regular maintenance and remedial work. | School, Football Association |
Local site | Low | Long | Low | Protect Enhance Provide |
| 65 | The South Wolds Academy & Sixth Form, Church Drive, Keyworth, NG12 5FF |
Football | School | Two grass football pitches rated as poor quality and are currently unavailable for community use. | Explore options to upgrade facilities and provide community usage as part of Nottinghamshire County Council’s plans to develop and expand the school. Sustain and maintain existing and new facilities once developed. Ensure sinking fund is in place for any future resurfacing of the 3G and tennis courts. Ensure community use is available where appropriate |
School, Football Association |
Local site | Low | Medium | Low | Protect Enhance Provide |
| 65 | The South Wolds Academy & Sixth Form, Church Drive, Keyworth, NG12 5FF |
3G | School | One artificial pitch which is available for community use. | See comment above. | School, Football Association |
Local site | High | Short | High | Protect Enhance Provide |
| 65 | The South Wolds Academy & Sixth Form, Church Drive, Keyworth, NG12 5FF |
Tennis | School | Four macadam courts without floodlights rated as standard quality. Courts not available for community use. |
See comment above |
School, |
Local site | Low | Medium | Low | Protect Enhance Provide |
| 70 | Upper Broughton Cricket Club, LE14 3BB |
Cricket | Sports Club | A good quality natural grass square with eight wickets. Minimal spare capacity which cannot accommodate additional play. All Saturday capacity is used by clubs from Leicestershire, Upper Broughton playing only on Sundays. | Sustain square quality through continued maintenance, remedial and preparatory regime. |
Sports Club, |
Local site | Low | Medium | Low | Protect |
| 71 | Upper Broughton Youth and Social Club, LE14 | Tennis | Sports Club | Two poor quality artificial surface courts with floodlights (installed in 2018). Home venue of Upper Broughton Tennis Cub which is deemed as being 53 members over capacity. | Explore funding opportunities to resurface courts to increase quality. | Sports Club, Lawn Tennis Association |
Local site | High | Medium | Medium | Protect Enhance |
| 79 | Willow Brook Primary School, Keyworth, NG12 5BB |
Cricket | School | One standard quality NTP. Wicket is unavailable for community use. | Ensure the quality of the wicket is sustained and that adequate funds are available to resurface the wicket in the future. | School, England Cricket Board |
Local site | Low | Long | Low | Protect |
| 84 | Keyworth Rugby Football Club, Willoughby Road, Widmerpool, NG12 5PU |
Rugby Union | Sports Club | Two standard quality (M1/D1) senior rugby union pitches. Main pitch is floodlit to match standard. Pitch 2 is floodlit with an upgrade to provide full coverage training quality standard. The last PitchPower report was completed in 2022. Planning application submitted in August 2024 for changing facility refurbishments. |
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| 87 | Crossdale Drive Primary School, Keyworth, NG12 5HP |
Football | School | One youth 9 versus 9 pitch rated as standard quality not available for community use. | Sustain and improve pitch quality for school use, through better and more regular maintenance and remedial work. | School, Football Association |
Local site | Low | Long | Low | Protect |
| 94 | Bridegate Lane, Hickling, LE14 |
Cricket | Sports Club | Site no longer used for cricket. |
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Sports Club, England Cricket Board |
Local site | Low | M | Low | Protect |
| New | Keyworth (Platt Lane) Skate Park |
Skate park | Parish Council | High quality skate park, complete replacement of facility in April 2022 with concrete skatepark. |
Sustain and maintain new skatepark through regular maintenance. | Parish Council | Local site | Low | Short to Medium | High | Protect Enhance |
West Bridgford and Ruddington Analysis Area
Current and future provision
| Sport | Analysis Area | Current Picture | Future Picture (2028) |
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| Football (grass pitches) | West Bridgford and Ruddington | Shortfall |
Shortfalls across Bingham, Cotgrave and Radcliffe, Keyworth and West Bridgford & Ruddington analysis areas: 2.11 adult match equivalent sessions per week |
| Football (full sized 3G pitches) | West Bridgford and Ruddington | Shortfall | Shortfall of two full sized, floodlit 3G pitches within or accessible to the Area. |
| Rugby Union | West Bridgford and Ruddington | Shortfall | Shortfall across Bingham, Keyworth and West Bridgford analysis areas of 0.92 match equivalent sessions per week |
| Cricket | West Bridgford and Ruddington | Shortfall | Shortfall across Bingham, Keyworth and West Bridgford & Ruddington analysis areas of 94.51 match equivalent sessions per season |
| Hockey (sand / water AGPs) | West Bridgford and Ruddington | Shortfall | Shortfall of 0.86 match equivalent sessions per week, which increases if Boots Hockey Club lose access to The Nottinghamshire Sports Club. |
| Tennis / Padel Tennis | West Bridgford and Ruddington | Demand is able to be met. | West Bridgford Tennis Club will require additional court space if future demand aspirations are realised. 9 Padel Tennis courts borough wide deficit. |
| Bowls | West Bridgford and Ruddington | Demand is able to be met Borough wide. | Demand is able to be met Borough wide. |
| Netball | Rushcliffe | Demand is able to be met Borough wide. | Demand is able to be met Borough wide. |
| Touch | West Bridgford and Ruddington | Demand is able to be met. | Demand is able to be met. |
| Skateparks | West Bridgford and Ruddington | Demand to access skateparks is able to be met. | Demand to access skateparks is able to be met. |
| Athletics | Rushcliffe | Demand is able to be met Borough wide. Qualitative improvements required. |
Future demand anticipated is able to be met Borough wide. |
West Bridgford and Ruddington Area Action Plan
Key
| Site ID | Site | Sport | Management | Current Status | Recommended Actions | Lead Partners | Site Hierarchy Tier | Priority | Timescales | Cost | Aim |
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| 1 | Alford Road Playing Field, West Bridgford, NG12 4AU |
Football | Borough Council |
Two good quality adult pitches and five mini 5 versus 5 pitches, two good quality and 3 advanced quality. Accessed The Football Association’s Grass Pitch Maintenance Programme in 2025. West Bridgford Colts and Edwalton Cavaliers are the main users. | Sustain pitch quality through continued and better standard and regularity of maintenance and remedial works. | Council, Football Association |
Local site | High | Short | Long | Protect Enhance |
| 1 | Alford Road Playing Field, West Bridgford, NG12 4AU |
Rugby Union | Borough Council |
One senior pitch rated as poor quality (M0/D1). | Sustain and ensure quality is improved through an increased maintenance regime. | Council, RFU |
Local site | High | Short | Long | Protect Enhance |
| 1 | Alford Road Playing Field, West Bridgford, NG12 4AU |
Touch Rugby | Borough Council |
Nottingham Touch Club access the site for training. | None | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 | Bridgford Park, West Bridgford, NG2 5GF | Tennis | Borough Council |
Two medium quality macadam courts which are not floodlit. | Explore future options for court refurbishment. | Borough Council, Lawn Tennis Association |
Local site | Medium | Short | M | Protect Enhance |
| 19 | David Lloyd, Rugby Road, West Bridgford, NG2 7HX |
Tennis | Commercial | Five artificial turf courts rated as good quality of which three are floodlit. Two outdoor tennis courts and two outdoor padel courts, with a permanent dome covering the other two outdoor tennis courts. | Ensure quality of the courts is sustained for private use. | Commercial, Lawn Tennis Association |
Local site | Low | Long | Low | Protect |
| 23 | Ellerslie Cricket Club, Little Bounds, West Bridgford, NG2 7QA |
Cricket | Sports Club | A good quality natural grass square with 10 wickets and an NTP. The pitch is overplayed by 25 match equivalent sessions per season – the club rely on several other sites to complete fixtures including one out of district. Installed newly acquired practice nets in 2019. Increase to the height of the ball strike netting from 9 metres to 12 metres, took place in February 2023. Improvements have also been made to the pavilion including male and accessible toilets. |
As a priority, improve quality of the cricket square through increased remedial and preparatory work to mitigate overplay. Greater utilisation of the NTP will reduce shortfalls on main square. Improve pavilion to modernise changing and shower space to make it more suitable for mixed and women’s teams. |
Sports Club | Local site | High | Short | Low | Protect Enhance |
| 27 | Gresham Sports Park, Gresham Park Road, West Bridgford, NG2 7YF |
Football | Borough Council | Five adult pitches three rated good quality, two rated advanced quality, which have minimal spare capacity. There is also a mini 7 versus 7 good quality pitch. Pitches underwent improvements in 2021 to help resolve drainage issues. Accessed The Football Association’s Grass Pitch Maintenance Programme in 2025. |
Sustain pitch quality through continued and better standard and regularity of maintenance and remedial works. | Council, Football Association |
Hub site | Medium | Short | Long | Protect |
| 27 | Gresham Sports Park, Gresham Park Road, West Bridgford, NG2 7YF |
Cricket | Borough Council | Artificial cricket wicket installed in 2024 for recreational cricket. | Sustain and ensure wicket is maintained through continued maintenance. | Council England Cricket Board |
Hub site | - | - | - | - |
| 27 | Gresham Sports Park, Gresham Park Road, West Bridgford, NG2 7YF |
3G pitch Football | Borough Council | Following developments in 2021, the site now has two excellent quality, full-sized 3G pitches with floodlighting. Extended hours on Sundays to give an extra 2 hours, due to demand. Peak time is at capacity, off peak times plenty of capacity. |
Sustain and maintain quality of the pitch to accommodate future use. |
Council, Football Association |
Hub site | Low |
Long |
Low |
Protect Enhance |
| 27 | Gresham Sports Park, Gresham Park Road, West Bridgford, NG2 7YF |
Touch Rugby | Borough Council | Touch Rugby is played on the 3G pitches |
Sustain and maintain quality of the pitch to accommodate future use. |
Council, Football Association |
Hub site | Medium | Short | Low | Protect Enhance |
| 29 | Jubilee Playing Field, Loughborough Road, Ruddington, NG11 6NX |
Football | Parish Council | Two adult pitches rated as standard quality. One 11 versus 11 pitch rated as standard. Two 7 versus 7 pitches, one rated as poor quality, the other rated as standard quality. One 9 versus 9 pitch and one 5 versus 5 pitch, both rated as poor quality. |
Explore funding to improve quality of pitches for both current and future use. Explore potential funding opportunities for 3G pitch (Identified as a priority project in the 2025 FA Local Football Facility Plan). |
Parish Council, Football Association |
Hub site | High | Medium | High | Enhance |
| 29 | Jubilee Playing Field, Loughborough Road, Ruddington, NG11 6NX |
Cricket | Parish Council | An application for planning permission has been submitted for a sports hall, primarily for indoor cricket nets. | Await planning decision and deliver project if approved | Parish Council, Football Association |
Hub site | High | Medium | High | Enhance |
| 37 | Nottinghamshire Sports Club, Holme Road, West Bridgford, NG2 5AA |
Rugby Union | Sports Club | One floodlit senior pitch rated as good quality (M2/D1). First team pitch for professional club Nottingham Rugby Ltd. Three good quality senior pitches (M2/D1) of which two are floodlit. Site also used by Nottingham Corsairs RFC and Nottingham Trent University. Nottingham Rugby Ltd has aspirations to develop a World Rugby compliant 3G pitch in place of the main senior natural turf pitch which presently exists. Changing and clubhouse provision reported to be inadequate and congested when site is in use by multiple sports clubs playing home matches. New female changing room/shower room has been provided and doubles up as changing room for match officials when Nottingham Rugby Ltd are playing. Plans to replace floodlights with LED’s. The disused tennis courts are being used for overflow parking on site. |
Clubs (Nottingham Rugby and Nottingham Corsairs RFC) onsite to continue exploring the feasibility of delivering a World Rugby compliant 3G pitch in replacement of the current main natural turf pitch to help meet some of the overcapacity pitch issues on site. Ensure pitch quality and standards of maintenance and remedial work are sustained to best accommodate current levels of overplay.
Consider feasibility to extend and improve quality of clubhouse and ancillary/changing provision to service all sports using the site, potentially as part of a wider development should aspirations to develop a 3G pitch be progressed.
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Sports Club,
Sports Club, |
Hub site |
High
Medium |
Short
Medium to Long |
Low
Medium to High |
Protect Enhance |
| 37 | Nottinghamshire Sports Club, Holme Road, West Bridgford, NG2 5AA |
Hockey | Sports Club |
Floodlit hockey suitable AGP 98m x 61m available for community use and used. Resurfaced in 2014 the pitch is rated as good quality with a further 3 to 5 years of use. Floodlighting requires upgrading to LED’s. Boots Hockey Club’s lease agreement has expired and they currently have a memorandum of understanding until April 2027. Concerns have been raised about the future for hockey on site. |
Ensure pitch quality is sustained through regular and rigorous maintenance. Seek to renegotiate the existing lease agreement to secure long-term future use of the site for Boots Hockey Club. Explore potential funding opportunities to upgrade floodlights to LED’s. Explore options for a new site servicing Boots Hockey Club to alleviate shortfalls in the analysis area. |
Sports Club, England Hockey |
Hub site |
Low
High |
Medium
Short |
Low
Medium to High |
Protect Enhance |
| 37 | Nottinghamshire Sports Club, Holme Road, West Bridgford, NG2 5AA |
Cricket | Sports Club |
Two good quality natural turf cricket squares with 12 wickets each. Pitches used exclusively by Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Disused bowling green has been developed to offer additional cricket net provision. |
Sustain square quality through continued maintenance, remedial and preparatory regime.
Not available for recreational cricket. |
Sports Club, England Cricket Board |
Hub site | Low | Long | Low | Protect Enhance |
| 38 | Lady Bay Sports & Social Club, Gertrude Road, West Bridgford, NG2 5DB |
Tennis | Sports Club | Eight standard quality macadam courts (six full sized courts and two mini pitches). | Ensure quality of the courts is in sustained and a sinking fund is in place for future resurfacing. | Sports Club, Lawn Tennis Association |
Local site | Low | Long | Low | Protect Enhance |
| 39 | Lothian Road/ Tollerton Park, NG12 4EH | Football | Parish Council | One 11 versus 11 pitch rated as standard quality currently used by Tollerton Football Club. A 9 versus 9 pitch is also marked out on this pitch. |
Improve quality of the pitch to accommodate future use. Explore options to enhance ancillary facilities. |
Parish Council, Football Association |
Local site | Low | Long | Low | Protect Enhance |
| 40 | Elms Park Playing Fields, Loughborough Road, Ruddington, NG11 6NX |
Football | Parish Council | Two adult pitches rated as good quality played to capacity. One mini 7 versus 7 pitch rated as standard quality has no peak time capacity. Site user Ruddington Football Club has aspirations to move up the football pyramid (currently step 7) but requires floodlighting, turnstiles and seating. Football Association Pitch Improvement Programme assessment undertaken October 2016. |
Sustain and improve pitch quality through more regular enhanced maintenance and remedial work as detailed in the technical programme of works. Explore accessing The Football Association’s Grass Pitch Maintenance Programme. Work with Ruddington Football Club to establish if potential ground improvements can be made to play step 6 football. Alternatively, explore feasibility of the Club utilising an appropriate facility to play at Step 6. |
Parish Council, Sports Club, Football Association |
Key site Local site |
Medium | Short | Medium to High | Protect Provide Enhance |
| 40 | Elms Park Playing Fields, Loughborough Road, Ruddington, NG11 6NX |
Cricket | Parish Council |
A poor quality natural grass square with nine wickets. The pitch is overplayed by eight match equivalent sessions per season. The standard of the square has deteriorated in recent seasons and the outfield is of concern due to overplay of football.
Ruddington CC has aspirations to create secondary ground towards the edge of Ruddington with accompanying changing
Ruddington CC has demand for a mobile cage to better accommodate its training demand. |
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Sports Club, England Cricket Board |
Key site Local site |
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Protect Provide Enhance |
| 40 | Elms Park Playing Fields, Loughborough Road, Ruddington, NG11 6NX |
Bowls | Sports Club | One bowling green rated as good quality. Green is close to capacity and will operate over capacity if future demand of ten members is achieved. | Ensure quality of the green is sustained through regular and consistent maintenance to sustain current and future levels of play. | Sports Club, | Key site Local site |
Medium | Medium | Low | Protect |
| 41 | Musters Tennis Club, Musters Road, West Bridgford, NG2 6BE |
Tennis | Sports Club | Four artificial turf courts which were re-surfaced in 2024, rated as good quality without floodlights. | Ensure quality of the courts is sustained and a sinking fund is in place for future resurfacing. | Sports Club, Lawn Tennis Association |
Local site | Low | Long | Low | Protect Enhance |
| 41 | Musters Tennis Club, Musters Road, West Bridgford, NG2 6BE |
Bowls | Sports Club | One bowling green rated as good quality. | Ensure quality of the green is sustained through regular and consistent maintenance. | Sports Club | Local site | Medium | Medium | Low | Protect Enhance |
| 43 | Nottinghamians Rugby Club, Nottingham Cricket Club, Adbolton Lane, Holme Pierrepont, NG12 2LU |
Rugby Union | Sports Club | Two standard quality (M1/D1) senior pitches with minimal spare capacity. Pitches are primarily utilised by Nottinghamians Rugby Football Club and West Bridgford Rugby Football Club as a secondary venue. |
Ensure current levels of maintenance are sustained as a minimum to ensure pitch quality does not deteriorate. Increase pitch maintenance to create additional spare capacity for increasing use. Explore options to improve clubhouse to include a match officials changing room. |
Sports Club | Local site | Medium | Medium | Low | Protect Enhance |
| 43 | Nottinghamians Rugby Club, Nottingham Cricket Club, Adbolton Lane, Holme Pierrepont, NG12 2LU |
Cricket | Sports Club | A standard quality natural grass cricket square with nine wickets. The pitch is utilised by West Bridgfordians Cricket Club on a Saturday and Nottingham Badshahs Cricket Club on a Sunday. |
Improve square quality through improved maintenance, remedial and preparatory regime. Increasing quality of the square will partially mitigate effects of overplay. | Sports Club | Local site | Medium | Medium | Low | Protect Enhance |
| 44 | Nottingham Forest FC Academy |
Football | Sports Club |
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Sports Club | Local site |
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Protect |
| 47 | Plumtree Cricket Club, Bradmore Lane, Plumtree, NG12 5EW |
Cricket | Sports Club |
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Sports Club, England Cricket Board |
Local site |
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Protect Provide |
| 52 | Regatta Way Sports Ground, Regatta Way, West Bridgford, NG2 5AT |
Football | Sports Club |
Three good quality adult pitches overplayed by a total of 4.5 match sessions per week. Two 9 versus 9 pitches, one standard quality, the other poor quality, both played to capacity. Six mini 7 versus 7 pitches, five rated as advanced quality, two rated as good quality. One advanced quality 5 versus 5 pitch. |
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Sports Club, Football Association |
Hub site |
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Protect Enhance |
| 52 | Regatta Way Sports Ground, Regatta Way, West Bridgford, NG2 5AT |
Cricket | Sports Club | Two standard quality squares each with eight grass wickets and one artificial wicket. Gedling and Sherwood Cricket Club have seven senior teams, seven junior teams and a new Women’s softball team (looking to increase women’s provision to hardball in near future). The site hosts midweek games with use from Nottingham Trent University and the MCC Hub. There is no further capacity. | Sustain square quality through continued maintenance, remedial and preparatory regime. | Sports Club, England Cricket Board |
Hub site | Medium | Medium | Low | Protect Enhance |
| 56 | Rushcliffe School, Boundary Road, West Bridgford, NG2 7BW |
Football | Commercial | Four standard quality adult pitches, three 11 versus 11, one 9 versus 9 and one 5 versus 5. |
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Hub site
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| 56 | Rushcliffe School, Boundary Road, West Bridgford, NG2 7BW |
3G pitch | Commercial |
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School, Commercial, Football Association |
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Protect Enhance |
| 56 | Rushcliffe School, Boundary Road, West Bridgford, NG2 7BW |
Tennis | School |
Seven standard quality floodlit macadam courts. Courts are available for community use but receive limited use. |
Ensure quality of the courts is in sustained and a sinking fund is in place for future resurfacing. | School, Lawn Tennis Association |
Hub site | Low | Long | Low | Protect Enhance |
| 56 | Rushcliffe School, Boundary Road, West Bridgford, NG2 7BW |
Netball | School | Six floodlit courts rated as poor quality. Courts are available for community use but receive limited use. | Ensure quality of the courts is in sustained and a sinking fund is in place for future resurfacing. | School, England Netball |
Hub site | Low | Long | Low | Protect Enhance |
| 61 | The Becket School, Wilford Lane, West Bridgford, NG2 7QY |
Football | School | An adult, two youth 11 versus 11, two youth 9 versus 9 (one overmarked on an adult pitch), one mini 7 versus 7 and two mini 5 versus 5 all rated as standard quality. Pitches are all deemed to be at capacity through both usage from curricular use and main external site user Holy Spirit Celtic FC. | Sustain and maintain pitch quality for both current and future use, through better and more regular maintenance and remedial work. (Identified as a priority project in the 2019 Football Association Local Football Facility Plan). | School, Football Association | Hub site | Medium | Medium | Low | Protect Enhance |
| 61 | The Becket School, Wilford Lane, West Bridgford, NG2 7QY |
Hockey | School | One full sized hockey suitable AGP with floodlighting. Available for community use and used by Manning Hockey Club and as a secondary venue by West Bridgford Hockey Club and Boots Hockey Club. Poor quality pitch built in 2009 and has exceeded the recommended surface lifespan. |
Maintain the pitch rigorously and regularly to ensure quality for use. Consider resurfacing in the coming years subject to natural deterioration of quality. Encourage school to carry out England Hockey approved pitch inspection. Encourage the provider to put in place a mechanism for future sustainability. |
School, England Hockey |
Hub site | Medium | Short to Medium | Low to Medium | Protect Enhance |
| 61 | The Becket School, Wilford Lane, West Bridgford, NG2 7QY |
Rugby Union | School | A poor quality (M0/D1) senior pitch overmarked by a youth 9 versus 9 football pitch. Pitch not available for community use due to Holy Spirit Celtic Football Club accessing overmarked youth 9 versus 9. | Look to improve pitch quality through improved maintenance for curricular use. | School, Rugby Football Union |
Hub site | Low | Long | Low | Protect Enhance |
| 61 | The Becket School, Wilford Lane, West Bridgford, NG2 7QY |
Cricket | School | Six outdoor cricket nets available for community use. | Ensure quality of the nets is sustained and a sinking fund is in place for future resurfacing. | School England Cricket Board |
Hub site | Low | Long | Low | Protect Enhance |
| 61 | The Becket School, Wilford Lane, West Bridgford, NG2 7QY |
Tennis | School | Six macadam courts rated as standard quality without floodlights and are available for community use. |
Ensure quality of the courts is in sustained and a sinking fund is in place for future resurfacing. | School, Lawn Tennis Association |
Hub site | Low | Long | Low | Protect Enhance |
| 61 | The Becket School, Wilford Lane, West Bridgford, NG2 7QY |
Netball | School | Three non-floodlit courts rated as standard quality. | Ensure quality of the courts is in sustained and a sinking fund is in place for future resurfacing. | School, England Netball |
Hub site | Low | Long | Low | Protect Enhance |
| 62 | Nottingham Forest FC (The City Ground), NG2 5FJ |
Football | Sports Club | Nottingham Forest Football Club stadium. Plans for stadium redevelopments to UEFA compliance. | Ensure stadium is protected for professional use. | Sports Club | Key site | High | Sort | High | Protect |
| 63 | The Nottingham Emmanuel Church of England School, Gresham Park Road, West Bridgford, NG2 7YF |
Football | School | Three adult and a youth 9v9 and two 5v5 pitches available for community use. Pitches have had issues with geese foul. | Explore opportunities to increase pitch quality through removing geese from the immediate area. | School, Football Association |
Local site | Medium | Medium | Low | Protect Enhance |
| 63 | The Nottingham Emmanuel Church of England School, Gresham Park Road, West Bridgford, NG2 7YF |
Rugby Union | School | A poor quality (M0/D1) senior pitch primarily used for curricular use, but also as an overspill pitch my Nottingham City based Club, Nottingham Moderns RFC. Community use is available and being used by Moderns RFC. |
Explore opportunities to increase quality of the pitch through increasing levels of maintenance. | School, Rugby Football Union |
Local site | Medium | Medium | Low | Protect Enhance |
| 63 | The Nottingham Emmanuel Church of England School, Gresham Park Road, West Bridgford, NG2 7YF |
Tennis | School | Six floodlit macadam courts rated as good quality and are available for community use. | Ensure quality of the courts is in sustained and a sinking fund is in place for future resurfacing. | School, Lawn Tennis Association |
Local site | Low | Long | Low | Protect Enhance |
| 63 | The Nottingham Emmanuel C of E School, Gresham Park Road, West Bridgford, NG2 7YF |
Netball | School | Six floodlit courts rated as good quality. | Ensure quality of the courts is in sustained and a sinking fund is in place for future resurfacing. | School, England Netball |
Local site | Low | Long | Low | Protect Enhance |
| 74 | West Bridgford School, Loughborough Road, West Bridgford, NG2 7FA |
Football | School | Two standard quality youth 11 versus 11 pitches, and a standard quality youth 9 versus 9 pitch. Pitches are unavailable for community use, although have previously received Football Foundation funding to improve quality of pitches prior to pitches being unable to be used for community use. |
Explore opportunities to work with the school to provide community access to the pitches to alleviate shortfalls in the analysis area. | School, Football Association |
Key site | Low | S | L | Protect Enhance |
| 74 | West Bridgford School, Loughborough Road, West Bridgford, NG2 7FA |
AGP Hockey | School | Full sized floodlit hockey suitable AGP, resurfaced in 2025 including new LED floodlighting. Rated as good quality. Main site used by West Bridgford Hockey Club who are currently working with the school to review and extend the existing lease agreement for the changing rooms and clubhouse. |
Seek to renegotiate the existing lease agreement to secure long-term future use of the site for West Bridgford Hockey Club.
Explore funding opportunities to complete refurbishment of changing rooms and clubhouse.
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School, England Hockey |
Key site |
High
High |
Short
Short |
High
High |
Protect Enhance |
| 75 | West Bridgford Tennis Club, Little Bounds, West Bridgford, NG2 7QA |
Tennis | Sports Club | There are six floodlit courts, three of which are artificial turf and rated as standard quality and the remaining clay surface and rated as good quality. Demand for court time increased in 2022. |
Ensure quality of the courts is in sustained and a sinking fund is in place for future resurfacing. | Sports Club, Lawn Tennis Association |
Local site | Low | Long | Low | Protect |
| 76 | West Park, Loughborough Road, West Bridgford, NG2 7JE |
Cricket | Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club | A standard quality natural grass square with 8 wickets. Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club begin a long-term lease on this site from April 2026 from when access will be limited to Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club, the Blaze and West Bridgford Legion Cricket Club. Significant end of season renovations have taken place on the site in 2025 with a view to improving square quality. A new NTP was installed in 2024 and a five-lane fixed practice facility, which is open for bookings by other clubs and community users, was installed and opened in 2025. |
Enhance and improve square quality through continued maintenance, remedial and
Explore opportunities to improve water access to the square.
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Sports Club, England Cricket Board |
Key site |
High
High |
Short
Short |
High
High |
Protect |
| 76 | West Park, Loughborough Road, West Bridgford, NG2 7JE |
Tennis | Borough Council Sports Club |
One full size macadam court without floodlights rated as standard quality. |
Ensure quality of the court is sustained and a sinking fund is in place for future resurfacing. |
Sports Club, Lawn Tennis Association |
Key site | High | Short | High | Protect |
| 82 | Everlast Health Club, Wilford Lane, West Bridgford, NG2 7RN |
Football | Commercial | Two poor quality adult pitches played to capacity. Pitch assessment completed on 20 June 2019. |
Improve pitch quality through improved and more regular maintenance. | Commercial, Football Association |
Local site | Medium | Medium | Long | Protect Enhance |
| 85 | West Bridgford Sports Club, Stamford Road, West Bridgford, NG2 6GF |
Rugby Union | Sports Club |
One floodlit senior pitch rated as standard quality (M1/D1) overplayed by 1 match session. One senior pitch rated as standard quality (M1/D1) overplayed by 3 match sessions. Girls development is priority for the club, as this grows, there will be additional pressure on the pitches. West Bridgford Rugby Club have been shortlisted for The Rugby Football Union’s Grass Pitch Maintenance Programme which would see investment for maintenance machinery. |
West Bridgford Rugby Football Club to explore opportunities and be prioritised in gaining access to any new World Rugby compliant 3G pitch in the South Nottinghamshire area. As advised by Rugby Football Union Pitch Report for West Bridgford Rugby Football Club Source funding to support the need for requiring own equipment for maintenance. |
Sports Club, Rugby Football Union |
Key site | High | Short | Long | Protect Enhance |
| 85 | West Bridgford Sports Club, Stamford Road, West Bridgford, NG2 6GF |
Cricket | Sports Club | A standard quality natural grass cricket square with 10 wickets and an NTP, in additional to a standalone NTP on site. The quality of the grass square had significant renovation work in Autumn 2022 to improve quality. Both NTP’s have been renovated, allowing additional use for junior cricket. | Sustain and maintain the cricket square and both NTP’s through regular maintenance. | Sports Club, ECB |
Key site | Medium | Short | Long | Protect Enhance |
| 88 | Abbey Road Primary, Tewkesbury Road, West Bridgford, NG2 5ND |
Football | School | One youth 9 versus 9 pitch rated as standard quality not available for community use. | Sustain quality of pitch for curricular use through regular maintenance. | School, FA |
Local site | Low | Long | Low | Protect |
| 90 | Greythorn Primary School, West Bridgford, NG2 7BT |
Football | School | One youth 9 versus 9 pitch rated as standard quality not available for community use. | Sustain quality of pitch for curricular use through regular maintenance. | School, FA |
Local site | Low | Long | Low | Protect |
| New | Tollerton Skate Park | Skate park | Parish Council | Standard quality skatepark. | Seek to improve quality through repair and more regular maintenance work. Explore opportunities for future replacement. |
Parish Council | Local site | Low | Short to Medium | Low | Protect Enhance |
| New | Lady Bay Skate Park (The Hook), Holme Road, West Bridgford, NG2 5BG |
Skate park | Council | High quality skate park complete replacement of facility in Spring 2019 with concrete skatepark. |
Sustain and maintain new skatepark through regular maintenance. | Council | Local site | Low | Short to Medium | Low | Protect Enhance |
| New | Rushcliffe County Park Skate Park, Ruddington, NG11 6JS | Skate park | Council | High quality skatepark complete replacement of facility in 2020 with concrete skatepark. | Sustain and maintain new skatepark through regular maintenance. | Council | Local site | High | Short to Medium | High | Protect Enhance |
| New | Land East of Gamston / North of Tollerton | To be confirmed | To be confirmed | Allocation proposing the development of circa 4,000 new dwellings. An outline planning application for the first 2,250 dwellings was submitted in December 2020. Two applications have been submitted and are currently pending determination – a full planning application for a first phase of residential developments for 400 dwellings, and an outline planning permission for a phased residential development at Tollerton Airfield, including sports pitches. A third application is expected in Spring 2026 |
Subject to application and approval, develop new onsite playing provision and establish a sustainable maintenance and management model for the new playing field provision. See Part 7 scenarios for further detail on potential demand for additional playing pitch provision as a result of new development. |
Council | N/A | High | Short | High | Provide |
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