Burial Ground Site Assessment Luton
Site No Name Typology Property Records Details Comments
Size (Ha) Council AONB AGLV ALLV Greenbelt Common Land Access Land Section 15 CWS/DWS Flood Plain (River) Flood Plain (Surface Water) Access Park /QEII Fields in Trust Sports Provision Greenspace Access Lost? Proximity Suitable Land at North of Burial Ground 01 Greenfield land Not LBC 5+ Luton Land not available for burial development
No No No No No No No No No No No No No
Yes Yes at Butterfield Green Part Land to West of Butterfield 02 Greenfield land, agriculture Not LBC 8 Luton Private and some AGLV concerns. Potential
No No No No No No No No No No No Green Road Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Land to East of Hilton Hotel 03 Greenfield land, agriculture Not LBC 9 NHDC AONB would prove difficult to overcome.
No No No No No No No No No
Yes Yes Yes
Part (Beech Hill) TBC TBC TBC
04 Former PHS Playingfield Former School Field LBC Freehold Owned 5 NHDC Linked to Foxhall Development proposal as new park
No No No No No No No No No No No
Yes Yes
Part Part Part Luton / 05 Wigmore Valley Park District Park LBC Freehold Owned TBC Park contained within Airport Development proposals
No No No No No No No No No
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Part Part NHDC Risk
06 Stockwood Park District Park LBC Freehold Owned 106.1 Luton Discrete parts maybe developable, but replacement open space required. Allotments
No No No No No No No
Yes Yes Yes
Part Part Part Part Part
Risk LBC Freehold Owned & Discrete parts maybe developable, but replacement open space required. Near 07 Stopsley Common District Park 51.95 Luton
No No No No No
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Part Part Part Part Part Restrictive Covenants Risk Scheduled Ancient Monu Central 08 Warden Hill / Galley Hill Strategic Natural Part Freehold Owned 43.51 Ecological constraints & AONB
No No No No No No No No No No
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Beds Part District Natural and Semi-Natural 09 Dallow Downs LBC Freehold Owned 26.02 Luton Ecological & topographical constraints
No No No No No No No No No No No No No Greenspaces Yes Yes Yes
10 Lewsey Park District Park LBC Freehold Owned 23.29 Luton Loss of park in area of deficit
No No No No No No No
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Part Part Part Part
Risk
11 Leagrave Park District Park LBC Freehold Owned 23.19 Luton Key flood plain and adjacent to schedules ancient monument
No No No No No No
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Part Part Part
Risk
12 Wardown Park District Park LBC Freehold Owned 19.96 Luton Registered park, not suitable on historic grounds
No No No No No No No No No
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Part
Risk Bramingham Wood District Natural and Semi-Natural 13 Woodland Trust 15.57 Luton Ecological constraints and woodland
No No No No No No No No No No No No No Whitehorse Vale Greenspaces Yes Yes Yes District Natural and Semi-Natural 14 Winsdon Hill LBC Freehold Owned 15.35 Luton Ecological & topographical constraints
No No No No No No No No No No No No No Greenspaces Yes Yes Yes District Natural and Semi-Natural 15 Limbury Riverside Park LBC Freehold Owned 13.45 Luton Ecological & flooding constraints
No No No No No No No No No No
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Greenspaces Risk
16 Peoples Park Neighbourhood Park Common Land 11.12 Luton Commonland
No No No No No No No No
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Part Part
Risk
17 Great Bramingham Park Neighbourhood Park LBC Freehold Owned 7.51 Luton Loss of park and sports provision
No No No No No No No No No No No
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Risk
18 Riverside Walk Manton Drive Neighbourhood Park LBC Freehold Owned 7.35 Luton Key flood plain
No No No No No No No No No
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Risk District Natural and Semi-Natural 19 Cowslip Meadow LBC Freehold Owned 6.8 Luton Key flood plain
No No No No No No No No No
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Part Part Greenspaces Risk
20 Ashcroft Recreation Ground Neighbourhood Park LBC Freehold Owned 6.47 Luton Site has potential but loss of park
No No No No No No No No No No
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Part
Risk District Natural and Semi-Natural 21 Bradgers Hill Not LBC 6.17 Luton Ecological constraints & AONB
No No No No No No No No No No No
Yes Yes Yes Yes Greenspaces Part
22 Icknield Recreation Ground Neighbourhood Park LBC Freehold Owned 6.03 Luton Loss of park and sports provision
No No No No No No No
No
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Part Part
Risk LBC Freehold Owned (Leased 23 Toddington Road Allotments Allotment Gardens 5.68 Luton Protected under Allotments Act (needs wholly replacing). No options to replace
No No No No No No No No No No No No No No
Yes to Association) Part Private ownership and planning permission for Newlands Park. Linked to Power Court 24 Newlands Park Greenfield land, agriculture Not LBC TBC Luton
No No No No No No No No No No No No No No
Yes Part Development
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