Sport England, the government agency responsible for developing sport, must be consulted before any proposed development that would affect or lead to the loss of a sports playing field. But ministers have now agreed that its remit should include the mini-pitches found at many primary schools, which were previously too small to qualify for protection.
Sport England objects to all applications unless the developer can prove it will improve or protect sports provision. And research produced by the agency this week shows that 97.5 per cent of planning applications affecting playing fields in 2006/07 resulted in improved or protected sports provision.
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