SRA campaign highlights urgent risks to playing fields

The Sport and Recreation Alliance has launched a campaign to highlight the “urgent risks” to playing fields, pitches and community facilities from the government’s proposals to reform the planning system.

The Protect Where We Play campaign is a response to the Labour government’s plans to remove Sport England’s statutory consultee role in planning applications which involve playing fields.

SRA says that if the move is approved, it will remove vital safeguards which protect playing fields from development and ensure continued community use.