SPPS Strategic Planning Policy Statement Edition 2 (December 2025)·Page 84·6.207
Location of Intensive Sports Facilities
Intensive sports facilities must be located within settlements to maximise use of existing infrastructure; sports stadiums may be located outside settlements only where clear justifying criteria are established.
The precise location of intensive sports facilities can be contentious, and by their very nature and scale can give rise to particularly complex planning considerations such as impact on amenity, and sustainability issues. Such facilities shall be located within settlements in order to maximise the use of existing infrastructure. As an exception a sports stadium may be allowed outside of a settlement, but only where clear criteria is established, which can justify a departure from this approach.
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