To help clubs make legally sound and effective decisions, the RFU has a number of guidance notes and advice documents issues surrounding facilities design, compliance and construction.

In conjunction with the Rugby Football Foundation, The RFU has produced a Design Guide to Changing Rooms and Clubhouses providing a checklist of standards and minimum criteria, advice on project steering groups, appointing consultants, and applications for funding.

Planning permission is something that new developments must bear in mind, especially if you are considering changing the use of some of your buildings. Sport England's Planning Permission Guidance Document provides some useful information.

Also important is ensuring any new builds or refurbishments are compliant with Disability Discrimination Act legislation.

Sport England has further guidance on this area.

FACILITY DEVELOPMENT TEAM:

Cornwall, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Devon, Dorset & Wilts, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Somerset

Jason Bowers – FDM
Email: jasonbowers@rfu.com
Tel: 07703 466773

Matt Bray – FDE
Email: mattbray@rfu.com
Tel: 07889 601 261

Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, Sussex, Middlesex, Surrey and Essex

Rick Bruin – FDM
Email: rickbruin@rfu.com
Tel: 07738 029 211

Kieran Spencer – FDE
Email: kieranspencer@rfu.com
Tel: 07912 541 462

Eastern Counties, East Midlands, Leicestershire, North Midlands, Notts, Lincs & Derby, Staffordshire and Warwickshire

Stu Eades – FDM
Email: stuarteades@rfu.com
Tel: 07730 814 156

Adam Blackford – FDE
Email: AdamBlackford@RFU.com
Tel: 07718 706 578

Cheshire, Cumbria, Durham, Lancashire, Northumberland and Yorkshire

Matt Coglan – FDM
Email: mattcoglan@rfu.com
Tel: 07544 657 678

Max Pridmore – FDE
Email: maxwellpridmore@rfu.com
Tel: 07749 045 480

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