Policy information sourced from the Harrow Development Management Policies

DM 48: Enhancing Outdoor Sport Facilities

Proposals that would increase the capacity and quality of outdoor sport facilities, and those that would secure community access to private facilities, will be supported provided that:

  • there would be no conflict with Green Belt, Metropolitan Open Land and open space policies (see NPPF paragraphs 87-89, London Plan Policies 7.16 and 7.17, and Policy DM18: Protection of Open Space);
  • the proposal would not be detrimental to any heritage or biodiversity assets within or surrounding the site (see Policies DM7: Heritage Assets, DM20: Protection of Biodiversity and Access to Nature & DM21: Enhancement of Biodiversity and Access to Nature); and
  • there would be no adverse impact on residential amenity (see Policy DM1) or highway safety.

Proposals for uses that would support outdoor sporting uses will be supported where they are:

  • ancillary in terms of size, frequency, use and capacity; and
  • do not displace or prejudice facilities needed for the proper functioning of the principal outdoor sports uses.

Proposals for floodlighting will be supported where it would enhance sport facilities and would not be detrimental to the character of the open land, the amenity of neighbouring occupiers nor harmful to biodiversity.

For more information please see the Development Management Policies