Draft Outdoor Recreation Facilities Supplementary Planning Guidance consultation

Draft Outdoor Recreation Facilities Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) has been prepared for public consultation. 

The purpose of this SPG is to support and provide further direction on the implementation of the policies for Outdoor Recreation Facilities (ORFs) contained within the adopted (March 2024) Replacement Local Development Plan.

It outlines how ORFs (to accompany new residential development) should be delivered through the planning system throughout Bridgend County Borough. This will help to alleviate the additional pressure created by new development while enabling placemaking-led sustainable development. This multi-faceted approach is key to ensuring balanced, socially cohesive and sustainable communities.

Once adopted, this SPG will be a material consideration in the determination of all planning applications for residential development including applications for renewal of consents. It will update and replace the previous SPG 05: Outdoor Recreation Facilities and New Housing Development (2022).

This SPG provides specific guidance on:

• Definitions of the ORF typologies listed within Policy COM10
• How to calculate the requirement for each type of ORF on-site, as well as the expected financial contribution if some or all of the required ORFs cannot be provided on-site
• Designing each ORF typology
• The management and maintenance of on-site ORFs
• How issues surrounding development viability may be considered in respect of ORF provision

The public consultation will run for 6 weeks between 22 May and 02 July 2025.