Further advice

Needs and Provision

• Government approach for assessing sports and recreation needs, which can be adapted for the cultural sector (Click for PPG17 companion guide)
• In planning for the historic environment (PPG15), government sets out a process for identifying and recording the historic environment. (Click to access PPG15)
• CABE & English Heritage’s guide for assessing townscape and heritage in housing market renewal areas
• English Heritage ‘characterisation’ technique of the historic landscape
• Sport England’s needs assessment tools
• Sport England’s Sports Facility Calculator

Benchmarks

• CABE and HBF Building for Life standards
• CABE guides for creating successful masterplans and excellent buildings
• CABE guidance on delivering better libraries
• CABE guide for arts capital programme projects
• Green Flag Award national standard for parks and green spaces
• Fields in Trust guide for planning and design for outdoor sport and play
• MLA standards for public libraries and archives
• Quest UK quality scheme for sport and leisure
• Sport England’s Planning Contributions Kitbag
• Sport England’s Design Guidance Notes
• Sport England’s National Benchmarking Service

Other sources

• Audiences UK and Cultural Consulting Network, April 2010, Key Sources of Cultural & Sporting Data in England
• DCMS, CASE: Culture and Sport Evidence Programme

For further advice and information, access the Tools and Guidance section of the toolkit