FOI request (FOIR-114037005)

Football Pitches

Requested Mon 15 April 2019
Responded Tue 11 June 2019

1. I would like to request the following information regarding the fees charged for all football pitch hire in your jurisdiction for the years 2016, 2017 and 2018:

a. A breakdown of the revenue generated (in pounds sterling) from hiring artificial football pitches on council-owned property, monthly and per year.

b. A breakdown of the revenue generated (in pounds sterling) from hiring natural grass football pitches on council-owned property, monthly and per year.

2. I would like to request the following information regarding the maintenance costs for football pitches in your jurisdiction for the years 2016, 2017 and 2018:

a. The amount of money (in pounds sterling) that was invested into the maintenance of artificial football pitches on council-owned property, monthly and per year.

b. The amount of money (in pounds sterling) that was invested into the maintenance of natural grass football pitches on council-owned property, monthly and per year.

c. The amount of money (expressed as a percentage) that was invested into the maintenance of artificial football pitches on council-owned property as a proportion of your overall council budget, monthly and per year.

d. The amount of money (expressed as a percentage) that was invested into the maintenance of natural grass football pitches on council-owned property as a proportion of your overall council budget, monthly and per year.

Response

Please accept my apologies for the delay in responding, we have installed a new Freedom of Information system and have experienced a few problems.

Q1 - Information on income is held only for the year, not by the month:

Artificial:

2016/2017 - Information not held

2017/2018 - £6,255.67

2018/2019 - £8,126.50

Natural:

2016/2017 - £9,420

2017/2018 - £7,402.67

2018/2019 - £9,128

Q2 - Maintenance costs

2016 - £34,372.08

2017 - £30,849.48

2018 - £31,776.72