South Cliff Gardens Scarborough

South Cliff Gardens Scarborough Management and Maintenance Plan 1061/SG/V2 August 2018 Contents 10 year Management and Maintenance Plan 1.0 Introduction 2.0 Current Situation (‘where we are now’) 3.0 Analysis, Aims and Objectives (‘where do we want to be’) 4.0 Proposed Future Management and Maintenance 5.0 Action Plan Drawings Survey - Context Plan 1061_01 Survey - Ownership Progression - over 1966 OS 1061_07 Survey - Historical Planting 1061_11 Survey - Visual Analysis North 1061_13.1 Survey - Visual Analysis South 1061_13.2 Survey - Visual Analysis - Scarborough Key Views and Landmarks 1061_13.3 Analysis - Significance 1061_14 Survey - Existing Tree survey 1061_19 Survey - Buildings and Shelters 1061_22 Survey - Boundary Treatments North 1061_25 Survey - Boundary Treatments South 1061_26 Survey - Street Furniture North 1061_27 Survey - Soft Landscape North 1061_29.1 Survey - Soft Landscape South 1061_29.2 Survey - Hard Landscape North 1061_30.1 Survey - Hard Landscape South 1061_30.2 South Cliff Gardens Team - Current Maintenance Responsibilities 1061_SK030 MLH_General Arrangement Plan REV 3 02611_D_9003.01 Figures Figure 1 Study Area Location, © 2018 Google Figure 2 Timeline Tables Table 1 - Historic England Entries on the National Heritage List for England Table 2 - Gazetteer Table Table 3 - Organogram 1 Table 4 - Organogram 2 Table 5 - Organogram 3 Table 6 - Organogram 4 Table 7 - Schedule of Proposed Management and Maintenance Costs over 10 years Appendices - Specialist Reports (separate documents) V18 Please refer to Conservation Management Plan Appendices for Appendix 1 - 14. 1. Archaeological desk-based assessment - February 2018 - Archaeological Services Durham University 2. Historic Designed Landscape - May 2018 - Fiona Green 3. Ecology Report - March 2018 - Enviroscope 4. Tree Survey Report and Tree Constraints Plan – Drawing 01 - Feb 2018 – Enviroscope 5. Addendum to Ecology Report – August 2018 – Enviroscope 6. Commentary on the Existing Information and Review of Condition to the Shelters within South Cliff Gardens, Scarborough – April/August 2018 - Mosedale Gillatt Architecture 7. Various Engineering Reports – May 2018 - Alan Wood and Partners 8. Historic England Entries on the National Heritage List for England 9. Drainage Survey – July 2018 – JMS Drain Solutions 10. Memorial Benches List and Plan 11. Site Accessibility Update – March 2018 - Gateshead Access Panel 12. Buildings in Public Parks – Park Shelters - March 2018 - Paul Rabbitts 13. South Cliff Gardens - Landscape Condition / Risk and Opportunity Schedule - May 2018 - Southern Green 14. Gazetteer - August 2018 - Southern Green 15. Conservation Management Plan - August 2018- 1061/SG/V2 16. New Job Descriptions (Community Engagement Officer Job Description & Specification; Head Gardener Job Description & Specification; Gardener Job Description & Specification; Apprentice Job Description & Specification) 17. Grounds Maintenance Specification 18. Round 2 - HLF Parks for People Project - Business Plan V7 - August 2018 - CFP 19. Round 2 - HLF Parks for People Project - Activity Plan - August 2018 - CFP 4 Section 1 1.1 Introduction has a secure future for the long-term including a stronger financial position. These improvements to managing your park or cemetery will mean that you can annually apply Southern Green Landscape Architects Ltd prepared this and attain a Green Flag Award with a high level pass Management and Maintenance Plan (MMP) in close mark. consultation with Scarborough Borough Council. The park or cemetery and its heritage will be in better 1.2 When and why the Plan was Developed condition The interim MMP was prepared in 2018 as part of the With our investment, there will be improvements to Heritage Lottery Fund / BIG Lottery Parks for People the physical state of your park or cemetery and its Round 2 bid for South Cliff Gardens. heritage. The improvements might be the result of repair, renovation or work to prevent further deterioration, such The MMP is an important supporting document for as bringing a historic building back in to use, replanting the bid to demonstrate that good management and an avenue, clearing the silt from a lake or repairing the maintenance proposals are adopted: entrance gates. They might also result from new work, for example increasing the size of an existing habitat • to safeguard The Lottery’s investment to ensure the to benefit priority species. The improvements will be works are kept in good condition recognised through standards used by professional and heritage specialists, and/or by people more generally, for • to ensure that the right skills and procedures are put example in surveys of visitors or local residents. in place to reduce future risk to heritage The South Cliff Gardens MMP has been developed to • to ensure that adequate financial resources are put in satisfy both The Lottery and the Green Flag Award. place to implement the plan for 10 years after project completion 1.3 Consultation • to secure the Green Flag Award once the project is completed and to retain it for a total of 7 consecutive years - a requirement of The Lottery Scarborough Borough Council and the Friends of South Cliff Gardens been closely involved in developing this Significantly, two of the 10 The Lottery Parks for People MMP. outcomes link directly into management planning, emphasising the importance of this document in demonstrating how these outcomes will be sustained 1.4 Links to other planning work in the future beyond the end of the project. The Please refer to: Lottery outcomes are outlined below together with The Appendix 15 - Conservation Management Plan - August Lottery’s commentary included within their publication 2018- 1061/SG/V2 Management and maintenance plan guidance - 2012. Appendix 18 - Round 2 - HLF Parks for People Project - Business Plan V7 - August 2018 - CFP The park or cemetery and its heritage will be better Appendix 19 - Round 2 - HLF Parks for People Project - managed Activity Plan - August 2018 - CFP With our investment, there will be clear improvements in the way that you manage your park or cemetery This plan was prepared following the preparation of a and its heritage including the implementation of a new Conservation Management Plan for South Cliff Gardens. management and maintenance plan. Improvements The MMP has strong links to the Conservation could include securing additional staff such as a dedicated Management Plan as well as to the emerging. site manager, head gardener or park ranger, or other resources that you need, or the more effective use of Business Plan and Activity Plan, all of which are key existing resources. As a result of these improvements, supporting documents for the Round 2 Parks for such as opening a new café to generate income for the People bid. The MMP refers to these other documents site, you will be able to show that the park or cemetery 5 throughout. In some cases, such as the inclusion of signs, • Reconnect people with the Gardens, attracting new and there is a potential conflict between the Green Flag larger audiences and engaging people with their heritage. criteria and the policies within the Conservation Plan. • Renew the health and tourism benefits that the Gardens An informal Green Flag assessment was carried out from were originally created for Scarborough Borough Council in 2017. • Provide a place for people to learn new skills and meet 1.5 Scope of the Plan new friends. The MMP covers the entire area of South Cliff Gardens • Add a new layer of horticultural excellence that becomes owned by Scarborough Borough Council which is the an exemplar of coastal gardening and increases wildlife same area covered by the Parks for People bid. and environmental benefits enormously The primary aim for developing this plan is as a working 1.7 Objectives of the Plan document designed to aid the efficient and effective management of South Cliff Gardens. The MMP should be The specific objectives that should be fulfilled by the MMP read by anyone with an interest in South Cliff Gardens, in the first few years of development and implementation including the stakeholders and users. are listed below. These are based upon management priorities currently prevailing on the site and may change The background documents that have guided its with time as specific objectives are successfully fulfilled development are: and new priorities emerge as part of the MMP monitoring process. • The Lottery Management and Maintenance Plan Guidance (October 2012) Generally the MMP will: • ‘A Guide to Producing Park and Green Space • Set out policies and direction for the future of the Management Plans’, CABE Space 2004 whole park • ‘Raising the Standard – The Green Flag Award • Bring together all issues that affect management and Guidance Manual’ (Updated 2009) maintenance In line with The Lottery guidelines, this MMP addresses • Encourage a growing sense of ownership by staff and four key questions: the community creating pride in South Cliff Gardens • Where are we now? • Act as a basis for identifying priorities for future action and ongoing improvements • Where do we want to get to? • Support the improvement works carried out as part • How will we get there? of The Lottery funded restoration • How will we know when we have arrived? • Support a future Green Flag application 1.6 Scarborough Borough Council Vision for Specifically for 2020-2031 the MMP will: South Cliff Gardens • Provide a management framework for South Cliff Gardens and guide the allocation of the appropriate staffing resources

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