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Wandsworth Open Space Study Final Report February 2007 Wandsworth Open Space Study Final Report February 2007 JOB NUMBER: 5042388 DOCUMENT REF: Document2 0 Draft Final CT/DC RA RS JF July 06 1 Final CT/DC RA RS RS Nov 06 2 Final (revised) DC RA RS RS Feb 07 Originated Checked Reviewed Authorised Date Revision Purpose Description Wandsworth Open Space Study CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 1-1 Background 1-1 Scope of the Study 1-1 Structure of this Reprot 1-3 2. NATIONAL, REGIONAL & LOCAL FRAMEWORK 2-1 Introduction 2-1 National Policy 2-1 Regional Policy 2-7 Local Policy 2-8 3. NEEDS ASSESSMENT 3-1 Synopsis of Residents’ Survey 3-16 Synopsis of Youth Survey 3-25 4. APPROACH TO PLANNING FOR OPEN SPACE NEEDS 4-1 Introduction 4-1 Planning Open Space Provision in Wandsworth 4-1 Survey Methodology 4-3 Development of an Open Space Hierarchy 4-4 Approach to Derivation of Standards 4-10 5. PUBLIC PARK PROVISION 5-1 Introduction 5-1 Existing Open Space Provision 5-1 Public Park Provision 5-2 Accessibility of Public Park Provision 5-7 Proposed Public Park Provision Quantity and Accessibility Standards 5-12 6. CHILDREN’S PLAY PROVISION 6-1 Introduction 6-1 Children’s Play Provision 6-1 Approach to Standards 6-5 7. OUTDOOR SPORTS PROVISION 7-1 5042388 i Feb2007FINAL.doc Wandsworth Open Space Study Introduction 7-1 Pitch Provision 7-1 Other Outdoor Sports 7-9 Demand for Outdoor Sports 7-13 Demand for Other Outdoor Sports 7-17 Demand for Tennis 7-17 8. NATURAL AND SEMI-NATURAL GREENSPACE PROVISION 8-1 Ecological Role 8-1 Natural and Semi-Natural Greenspace Provision 8-8 9. ALLOTMENT PROVISION 9-1 Introduction 9-1 Policy Context 9-1 Assessing Allotment Needs 9-2 Allotment Supply 9-2 Ancillary Facilities 9-4 Demand Assessment 9-6 Quality and Management 9-12 Towards the Development of an Allotments Strategy 9-12 Conclusions and Recommendations 9-13 Proposed Allotment Standard 9-16 10. QUALITY OF SUPPLY 10-1 Introduction 10-1 Quality Assessment 10-1 Conclusions and Recommendations 10-7 Proposed Quality Standard 10-8 11. VALUE OF OPEN SPACE 11-1 Introduction 11-1 Composite Value Analysis 11-12 Combining Quality and Value 11-14 Conclusions and Recommendations 11-16 12. MEETING THE NEEDS 12-1 Introduction 12-1 Open Space Standards 12-1 Scope for Change and Improvement 12-5 Enhancing the Green Network to Meet the Needs of Neighbourhoods 12-8 Parks Deficient in Quality 12-21 Meeting Deficiencies in Quality 12-21 Maintaining an Adequate Supply of Open Space 12-23 5042388 ii Feb2007FINAL.doc Wandsworth Open Space Study 13. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 13-1 Policy Framework 13-2 Open Space Needs and Priorities 13-3 Approach to Planning Open Space Provision 13-4 Assessment of Supply 13-4 Quality of Supply 13-5 Value of Open Space 13-6 Local Standards 13-6 Assessing Allotment Needs 13-8 Strategic Role of Open Space 13-9 Policy Recommendations 13-10 Next Stage 13-11 List of Tables Table 2.1 - GLA Recommended Approach to an Open Space Strategy 2-8 Table 3.1 - Demographic Profile 3-2 Table 3.2 - Ethnicity 3-3 Table 3.3 - Regular Participation in Sport by Life Stage 3-5 Table 3.4 - Household Composition 3-5 Table 3.5 - Working Hours 3-6 Table 3.6 - Population Density in Wandsworth 3-8 Table 3.7 - Mean Residential Density in Wandsworth 3-11 Table 3.8 - Offences of Violence Against the Person 3-13 Table 3.9 - Car Ownership 3-14 Table 3.10 - Survey Sample Parameters: Age 3-18 Table 3.11 - Monitoring of Respondent Ethnicity 3-19 Table 3.12 - Survey Parameters - Age 3-25 Table 3.13 - Survey Parameters - Ethnicity and gender 3-25 Table 4.1 - GLA Public Park Hierarchy 4-6 Table 4.2 - Number of Parks Classified under Each Park Type when using the GLA Hierarchy 4-7 Table 4.3 - Park Facilities 4-8 Table 4.4 - Other Open Space Provision 4-9 Table 5.1 - Open Space Provision by Type 5-2 Table 5.2 - Open Space by Ward 5-4 Table 5.3 - Indicative Park Population Thresholds 5-6 Table 5.4 - Comparison of public park provision and indicative park population thresholds5-7 Table 5.5 - Comparison of other London Borough park standards 5-12 Table 6.1 - Dedicated Children’s Play Provision 6-2 Table 6.2 - Dedicated Children’s Play Provision* 6-3 Table 6.3 - Children’s play provision by Ward 6-6 Table 7.1 - Pitch provision by surface type and access status 7-2 5042388 iii Feb2007FINAL.doc Wandsworth Open Space Study Table 7.2 - Pitch quality 7-3 Table 7.3 - Provision of Floodlit and enclosed pitches 7-4 Table 7.4 - Quality of changing facilities 7-5 Table 7.5 - Playing Pitch Utilisation 7-6 Table 7.6 - Quantity of Playing Pitch Provision Required 7-8 Table 7.7 - Playing Pitch Quantity Standard for 2018 7-9 Table 7.8 - Provision of outdoor space by surface type 7-9 Table 7.9 - Table 7.9 - Condition of sports provision 7-10 Table 7.10 - Extent of floodlit and enclosed sports provision 7-11 Table 7.11 - Provision of changing facilities 7-11 Table 7.12 - Demand for sports and outdoor recreational activities 7-14 Table 8.1 - Natural Greenspace Provision Identified during Site visits 8-2 Table 8.2 - Defined Areas of Natural Greenspace 8-3 Table 8.3 - GLA Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation 8-6 Table 8.4 - GLA Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation by Ward 8-7 Table 9.1 - Allotment Supply, Capacity and Waiting Figures 9-4 Table 9.2 – Allotment provision by ward 9-8 Table 9.3 - Estimated Allotment Needs Arising from Households Lying 9-9 Table 9.4 - Estimated Allotment Needs Arising from Demographic Change to 2018 9-10 Table 9.5 - Approach to developing Standard based on Land Need to 2018 9-11 Table 10.1 - Quality Assessment by Space Type (Overall Average Scores) 10-4 Table 10.2 – Average Quality Scores by Type of Open Space 10-5 Table 11.1 - Recreational Role of Open Spaces 11-3 Table 11.2 - Structural Role of Open Spaces 11-5 Table 11.3 - Amenity Value of Open Space 11-6 Table 11.4 - Open spaces within Conservation Areas 11-7 Table 11.5 - Environmental Value of Open Space 11-8 Table 11.6 - Educational Role of Open Spaces 11-10 Table 11.7 - Social & Cultural Roles Performed by Open Spaces 11-11 Table 11.8 - Composite Value Scores 11-13 Table 11.9 - Quality/Value Matrix 11-14 Table 11.10 - Relationship Between Quality and Value 11-16 Table 12.1 - Summary of Local Open Space Standards (to meet needs up to 2018) 12-3 Table 12.2 - Scope for Change / Improvement 12-5 Table 12.3 - Open Space Needs by Neighbourhood 12-9 List of Figures Figure 1.1 – Open Space Locations Figure 1.2 – Open Space Ownership Figure 1.3 – Wards and Sub-Area Boundaries Figure 3.1 – Population Density Figure 3.2 – Child Density Figure 3.3 – Workplace Population Density 5042388 iv Feb2007FINAL.doc Wandsworth Open Space Study Figure 3.4 – Housing Type Figure 3.5 – Residential Dwelling Density Figure 3.6 – Index of Multiple Deprivation rank Figure 3.7 – IMD: Prevalence of Illness and Disability by Output Area Figure 3.8 – IMD: Prevalence of Mental Illness Figure 3.9 – Composite Needs Assessment Figure 4.1 – Open Space Types Figure 5.1 – Accessibility to Small Local Parks and Open Spaces Figure 5.2 – Accessibility to Local Parks Figure 5.3 – Accessibility to District Parks Figure 5.4 – Accessibility to Regional and Metropolitan Parks Figure 5.5 – Areas Deficient in Access to Public Parks Figure 5.6 – Provision of Other Open Spaces within Deficiency Areas Figure 6.1 – Access to Children’s Play Provision Figure 7.1 – Pitch Provision Figure 7.2 – Other Outdoor Sports Provision Figure 8.1 – Natural Greenspace Provision Figure 8.2 – Access to Natural/Semi-Natural Greenspace Figure 8.3 – GLA Ecological Designations Figure 8.4 – Access to Areas of Ecological Importance Figure 9.1 – Allotment Locations and Catchment Areas Figure 10.1 – Quality of Open Space Figure 11.1 – Value Weightings Figure 11.2 – Combining Quality and Value Scores Figure 12.1 - Scope for Change / Improvement Appendices Appendix A – List of all Open spaces Appendix B – Proforma and Guidelines Appendix C – Public Parks by Ward Appendix D – Open Spaces with Children’s Play Provision Appendix E – Individual Quality and Value Scores and Recommendations for Improvement Appendix F – Relationship between Quality and Value for Individual Open Spaces Appendix G – Value scoring System Appendix H – Residents Survey Questionnaire and Summary Tables Appendix I – Youth Survey Questionnaire and Summary Tables Appendix J – Residents’ Survey Sub-area Boundaries 5042388 v Feb2007FINAL.doc Wandsworth Open Space Study 5042388 vi Feb2007FINAL.doc Wandsworth Open Space Study 1. INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND 1.1 Atkins was commissioned by the London Borough of Wandsworth in February 2006 to undertake an assessment of open space, sports and recreational facilities within the Borough. The purpose of the study has been to produce a qualitative and quantitative audit and analysis of the supply of, and demand for, open space and outdoor sports provision in the Borough. 1.2 This study has been prompted by the emergence of recent reports and guidance emphasising the value of assessing recreational and open space requirements. According to Planning Policy Guidance Note 17 (PPG17, 2002) on Sport, Open Space and Recreation, local authorities should adopt a methodology which assesses the wider recreational needs of the local community and make appropriate provision in the light of those assessments.
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