FYLDE BOROUGH COUNCIL OPEN SPACE STUDY UPDATE MAY 2016 Integrity, Innovation, Inspiration Knight, Kavanagh & Page Ltd Company No: 9145032 (England) MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS Registered Office: 1 -2 Frecheville Court, off Knowsley Street, Bury BL9 0UF T: 0161 764 7040 E:
[email protected] www.kkp.co.uk FYLDE BOROUGH COUNCIL OPEN SPACE STUDY CONTENTS PART 1: INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................ 1 PART 2: METHODOLOGY ............................................................................................. 12 PART 3: GENERAL OPEN SPACE SUMMARY ............................................................. 18 PART 4: PARKS AND GARDENS .................................................................................. 21 PART 5: NATURAL AND SEMI-NATURAL GREENSPACES ......................................... 27 PART 6: AMENITY GREENSPACE ................................................................................ 33 PART 7: PROVISION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE .................................... 47 PART 8: ALLOTMENTS, COMMUNITY GARDENS AND CITY FARMS ........................ 56 PART 9: CEMETERIES, CHURCHYARDS AND BURIAL GROUNDS ........................... 61 APPENDIX 1: COMMUNITY SURVEY SUMMARY ........................................................ 66 FYLDE BOROUGH COUNCIL OPEN SPACE STUDY PART 1: INTRODUCTION This is the updated Open Space Assessment Report prepared by Knight Kavanagh & Page (KKP) for Fylde Borough Council. It focuses on reporting the findings of