Appendix 2 List of background documents and policies.

Replacement Calderdale UDP relevant policies

GCF1: Infrastructure and other needs arising from development All education, highways, sewerage, drainage, flood prevention, landscaping, open space, nature conservation, public transport or other identified needs generated directly by any development within a local area should be provided in a timely manner by the developer either on or off-site. Conditions will be imposed, where necessary, to the grant of planning permission to ensure the provision of adequate facilities to an appropriate timescale. Alternatively a planning obligation may be entered into to secure necessary facilities through either direct provision and/or by a financial contribution to be made for the timely provision of facilities nearby.

OS5: The Provision of Recreational Open Space in Residential Development All new residential developments should provide for the recreational needs of the prospective residents, by providing, laying out and maintaining recreational and amenity open space of a scale and kind reasonably related to the development within or adjacent to the development within an agreed timescale. Such provision shall be in accordance with standards set by the Council.

The Yorkshire and Humber Plan (Regional Spatial Strategy):

Policies YH1, ENV11, and ENV15 relating to peoples accessibility to leisure facilities, safeguarding and enhancing facilities for sport and recreation and creating, enhancing and protecting the green infrastructure.

Yorkshire Plan for Sport (2004 – 2008) sets out targets to close the participation gap between different groups in the community. Policy PP9 aims to double the amount of private and public investment in community sport and active recreation.

Local Policies and Strategies:

Calderdale's Futures Plan 2006-2016 indicates in the section on Safe and Strong Communities a target “to have cleaner, safer and greener public open spaces” and to “reduce health inequalities” by improving access for all to sport and leisure facilities

Calderdale Local Area Agreement (LAA) April 2007 – March 2010 has an indicator of “Cleaner, greener and safer public spaces.”