We are concerned about Sport England losing its function as a Statutory Planning Consultee. Given the vital importance of playing fields to grassroots sport, Ministers in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport should be arguing strongly for the protection of Sport England’s role. It is telling that the three bodies the Government is proposing to remove from the consultee list are all accountable to the DCMS. (Conclusion, Paragraph 51)

We are concerned about Sport England losing its function as a Statutory Planning Consultee. Given the vital importance of playing fields to grassroots sport, Ministers in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport should be arguing strongly for the protection of Sport England’s role. It is telling that the three bodies the Government is proposing to remove from the consultee list are all accountable to the DCMS. (Conclusion, Paragraph 51) Type: conclusion | Number: 16 | Response status: response_pending