Projects eligible for Section 106 funding

Type of Provision	Primary Purpose
Equipped play	To create new equipped play areas or to improve existing play area. These areas are designed primarily for play and social interaction involving children and young people.
Youth facilities	To construct facilities designed primarily for young people, such as ball courts, skateboard areas and teenage shelters.
Sports playing pitches	To create new playing pitches or improve existing pitches.
Changing rooms	To create new changing rooms or improve or expand existing changing rooms.
Public open spaces	Accessible, high quality opportunities for informal recreation and community events close to home or work or enhancement of appearance of residential or other areas.
Artificial grass pitches	Man-made pitches designed for all weather use, typically floodlit. Construction can be tailored to suit one specific sport, or cater to several, for example hockey and football.
Community halls	Provision of new or enhancement of existing village and community hall space.
Sports halls	Indoor sports halls designed for use by multiple types of sports.
Strategic facilities	Destination facilities that usually serve a wide catchment area and can include for example swimming pools, theatres, indoor sports centres.