ABSTRACT
This chapter has the following sequence. First, planning for leisure is seen in historical perspective. Second the differences between statutory plans and non-statutory local leisure plans are described. Third, the philosophical approaches adopted by local authorities, from which policies for leisure planning f low, are debated; they include equitable distribution, expressed demand and social control. Fourth, the complexity of assessing potential demand is illustrated by a critique of a wide range of approaches. These include standards of provision, spatial analysis, hierarchy of facilities, national participation rates and expressed demand; and also relatively less used, yet more sensitive methods, Grid and Need Index approaches and a wide variety of public consultation exercises. New to this edition of the book are case studies and recent demand modelling techniques-the ‘playing pitch strategy’ and ‘facilities planning model’. The planning process model in the previous edition is extended into a ten-stage ‘strategic planning process’.
