The Scottish Executive has issued no such guidance to local authorities specifically in relationto school building programmes.National Planning Policy Guideline11: Sport, Physical Recreation and Open Space addresses the land use implicationsof sport and physical recreation, and describes the role of the planning systemin making provision for sports and physical recreation and protecting and enhancingopen space, including public parks, amenity open spaces, playing fields and sportspitches.In addition, Planning AdviceNote 55: The Private Finance Initiative and the Planning Processnotes that, where the sponsor of a school building project has agreed a developmentbrief with the planning authority, the brief would highlight the relevant aspectsof the development...