{"id":1565,"date":"2026-06-29T10:59:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T09:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faw.cymru\/cff\/?page_id=1565"},"modified":"2026-06-29T11:35:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T10:35:09","slug":"local-football-facility-plans","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/faw.cymru\/cff\/local-football-facility-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Football Facility Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Local Football Facility Plans<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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As part of our commitment to improving the facilities and opportunities to participate in football across Wales, The Cymru Football Foundation in partnership with the FAW have developed Local Football Facility Plans for all local authority areas across Wales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These Local Football Facility Plans (LFFPs) have been prepared with support from local partners, including the FAW Grassroots Regional Teams, Area Associations, Local Authorities, Active Partnerships, League Associations and grassroots football clubs. LFFPs have been developed for every local authority area in Wales to plan for – and support – investment into football facilities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What is the purpose of these plans?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

W’re identifying the priority facility projects required to meet the growing demand for football, addressing challenges with the current supply, accessibility or quality of existing facilities. As a result, the plans will be used to identify the priority projects for potential investment in each local authority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These LFFPs will be the starting point for further investment that the CFF will be making into football facilities across the country, using the research and consultation from these LFFPs and the identified priority projects to help the CFF and FAW achieve their wider goals for grassroots football.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Consultation with Grassroots Football<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We have consulted with all our partners involved in grassroots community football. Community football clubs have been central to the development of the LFFPs with over 50% of all clubs in Wales providing feedback and identifying needs for football facilities, representing 70% of all players across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Local Area Associations and Leagues across the country have also been consulted on facility needs providing feedback and attending meetings that have informed these important local plans.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Why invest in football facilities?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In February 2024, the FAW and CFF launched a Facility Vision<\/a> \u2013 detailing the current issues facing the standard of grassroots facilities in Wales. These new Local Football Facility Plans will take a huge step towards addressing those issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Cymru Football Foundation\u2019s 2025 strategy Closer to the Game<\/a> has outlined the ambition to deliver quality football facilities within 15 minutes of every community in Wales by 2030. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This would ensure every community in Wales is a maximum of 15 minutes travel (by vehicle) away from quality natural turf or artificial grass pitches and welcoming and inclusive changing and clubhouse facilities. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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