KKP is widely regarded as the UK’s leading ‘go to’ company in this field. We authored Sport England’s Playing Pitch Strategy Guidance (published: 2013) and is one of just two present day companies that were selected as approved suppliers of playing pitch strategies (PPS) and audits on Sport England’s Strategic Planning Framework for Sport in 2010; this contract was extended in 2013.
KKP is committed to driving investment in the right playing pitches and has been delivering PPS assignments across the UK since 2002. Our strategies and action plans are used to underpin funding applications and to secure developer contributions for new and improved facilities in a range of local authority areas.
Our work for developers (including, for example, Persimmon Homes, Carillion, Wimpey and Morrisons plus other house-builders and specialist planning and environmental consultancies) applies the same, consistent methodology. We are also regularly commissioned to lead negotiations for developer contributions for existing and new venues.
We regularly include non-pitch based outdoor facilities/sports such as tennis, netball, bowls and athletics within PPS to maximise client economies of scale. We are, however, equally adept at running them as discrete assessments and/or as part of indoor and built sports facilities strategies.
Our PPS experience directly underpins our work piloting the development and supporting the implementation of FA hubs, local area plans and sports villages. We also developed FA technical guidance on the master-planning and design of school sports facilities.
