Henbury Southmead AGSP_new_Covers 03/06/2010 18:05 Page 1 Ideas and Options Paper Henbury and Southmead Area Green Space Plan Ideas and Options Paper Henbury and Southmead Area Green Space Plan A spatial and investment plan for the next 20 years • raising quality • setting standards • providing variety • encouraging use • 1 Henbury Southmead AGSP_new_Covers 03/06/2010 18:06 Page 2 Ideas and Options Paper Henbury and Southmead Area Green Space Plan If you would like this Vision for Green Space in informationBristol in a different format, for example, Braille, audio CD, large print, electronic disc, BSL Henbury & Southmead DVD or community Avonmouth & Kingsweston languages, please contact us on 0117 922 3719 Horfield & Lockleaze Henleaze, Westbury-on-Trym & Stoke Bishop Redland, Frome Vale, Cotham & Hillfields & Eastville Bishopston Ashley, Easton & Lawrence Hill St George East & West Cabot, Clifton & Clifton East Bedminster & Brislington Southville East & West Knowle, Filwood & Windmill Hill Hartcliffe, Hengrove & Stockwood Bishopsworth & Whitchurch Park N © Crown Copyright. All rights reserved. Bristol City Council. Licence No. 100023406 2008. 0 1km • raising quality • setting standards • providing variety • encouraging use • Henbury Southmead AGSP_new_text 03/06/2010 16:29 Page 1 Ideas and Options Paper Henbury and Southmead Area Green Space Plan Contents Section Page Vision for Green Space in Bristol Park Page 1. Introduction 2 Okebourne Road Open Space 8-9 A City with good quality, 2. Background 3 Badock’s Wood 10-11 attractive, enjoyable and 3. Investment ideas and options to 7 Glencoyne Square 12-14 accessible green spaces which improve each open space within the area Crow Lane Open Space 15 4. Proposed open space disposals in the 26 Doncaster Road Park 16-17 meet the diverse needs of all Henbury and Southmead Arnall Drive Open Space 18 Neighbourhood Partnership Area Bristol citizens and visitors. Trym Valley (Tryside Open Space) 19 5. Future opportunities 30 Elderberry Walk Open Space 20 Source: Parks and Green Space Strategy 2008 Blaise Castle Estate 21 Barnard Park 22 Appendix 1 31 Pen Park Sports Ground 22 How the Area Green Space Plan would meet Other Sites 23-25 the standards set out in the Parks and Green Space Strategy Appendix 2 38 How the Area Green Space Plan would meet the policies set out in the Parks and Green Space Strategy • raising quality • setting standards • providing variety • encouraging use • 1 Henbury Southmead AGSP_new_text 03/06/2010 16:29 Page 2 Ideas and Options Paper Henbury and Southmead Area Green Space Plan Section 1. Consultation on the Ideas and Options Paper for Henbury and Southmead - how to make your comments. We would like your views on all the ideas and Paper and cd versions In addition to Henbury and Southmead, Introduction options presented. You can make comments and Alternatively paper and cd versions of the Ideas Ideas and Options Papers are also give us your own ideas. We will not be able to and Options Paper and questionnaire are available for comment on the following This draft Ideas and Options Paper afford all the ideas presented in the plans so we available from: areas: would also like to know which spaces and types is for the Neighbourhood Partnership Bristol City Council, Parks, Colston 33, Knowle, Filwood and Windmill Hill; Area of Henbury and Southmead. of facility you would like to see us invest in first. Colston Avenue, Bristol BS1 4UA Your views will inform a final Area Green Space Hengrove and Stockwood; It sets out ideas for investing in green Or by telephoning: 0117 922 3719 Plan which will set down improvements and Hartcliffe, Withywood and Bishopsworth; spaces over the next 20 years to ensure Or by e-mailing: [email protected] priorities over the next 20 years. Bedminster and Southville; everyone has easy access to a range of Drop in sessions Cabot Clifton and Clifton East; good quality green spaces with new and To make the most of your opportunity to A drop-in session is being organised for each Henleaze, Westbury on Trym and Stoke improved facilities, such as children's comment we suggest you look at the Ideas and Neighbourhood Partnership Area - this gives the Bishop; playgrounds, sports pitches, young Options paper before you start to complete the opportunity to see the document and talk people's facilities and wildlife areas. It questionnaire. You can chose to comment on all Brislington East and West; the spaces or select those you are most through the ideas with council officers. For will also identify if any green space is no Avonmouth and Kingsweston; interested in. details about when these drop-in sessions will be longer needed and can be disposed of to held go to www.bristol.gov.uk/agsp, call Bishopston, Cotham and Redland; fund improvements to other spaces. The public consultation is open for 20 weeks and 0117 922 3719 or email: Horfield and Lockleaze; will end on 29th October 2010 [email protected] Ashley, Easton and Lawrence Hill; In drawing up these options local groups and experts have given their views. We would now Available to view Eastville, Frome Vale and Hillfields; and like feedback from all Bristol residents - your All ideas and options are open for Paper versions of the Ideas and Options papers St George East and West. views are important and will inform a final comment. are available to view at all Bristol libraries, Other consultations you may be interested in Area Green Space Plan for your area. customer service points and The Council House, The Site Allocations and Development How to make your comments College Green, Central Bristol, BS1 5TR. Management Options Document is also out to consultation up until Friday, 29 October 2010. There are a number of ways you can submit What happens next This document suggests specific sites in the city comments to us; via a questionnaire online, by which may be developed to provide new homes, obtaining a paper copy of the questionnaire or by The views put forward during this consultation jobs or shops in your area. It also proposes land visiting one of our drop in sessions. will help to inform a final Area Green Space Plan to be protected for open space, industry, nature for your area. All views put forward by the public Online at www.bristol.gov.uk/agsp conversation and shopping. In terms of green will be analysed and carefully considered, space, while the Area Green Space Plans cover You can view the Ideas and Options paper and following the close of the consultation on 29th publicly accessible green space only, the Site complete a questionnaire online. If you do not October. Final Area Green Space Plans will be Allocations will include consideration of a wider have Internet access you can visit any of our drafted and further comment will be sought range of green space in the city including libraries or customer service points which offer from key stakeholders and Neighbourhood allotments and grazing land. Visit free Internet access. Partnerships. The current aim is to adopt the www.bristol.gov.uk/siteallocations or email final Area Green Space Plans early in 2011. [email protected] or call 0117 903 6725. 2 • raising quality • setting standards • providing variety • encouraging use • Henbury Southmead AGSP_new_text 03/06/2010 16:29 Page 3 Ideas and Options Paper Henbury and Southmead Area Green Space Plan Section 2. How does the Ideas and Options Paper fit into the plans for green space and wider citywide planning? Parks and Green Quality standard: a level of quality which The Bristol Development Playing Pitch Strategy Space Strategy all spaces should attain The Playing Pitch Strategy (PPS) is a Framework Bristol's Parks and Distance standard: how far people should sub-strategy of the Parks and Green Green Space Strategy was have to travel to reach a particular type of Bristol City Council is producing a new suite of Space Strategy and is the technical document which adopted by Cabinet on 21st February 2008. space planning documents to guide development contains proposals for formally organised outdoor sport The strategy sets out an ambitious plan decisions in the city over a 20-year period. The across Bristol. Quantity standard – how much green over the next 20 years for ensuring that Bristol Development Framework (BDF) will set It is based on a careful evaluation and review of demand space of different types there should be people have access to good quality parks out how the city will grow to accommodate and supply based on a full audit of pitches, users and and green spaces of different types, close These standards have been applied during 30,000 new homes for an increasing providers within the city. The evaluation included all to where they live. the development of Area Green Space population. New employment and commercial pitches in Bristol including parks, school playing fields, Plans and the ideas and options paper opportunities will be needed and new private sector facilities and those run by further The strategy contains service management associated with them. transport links are expected to connect education organisations. The PPS advocates the creation policies and a set of standards for the growing residential and employment centres. of larger multi-pitch and multi-sport sites and greater provision of publicly accessible green To view the strategy and find out more Together these documents make up the BDF, use of school playing fields. The Playing Pitch Strategy space. There are three specific standards: about the standards go to which will replace the Local Plan. can be viewed online at www.bristol.gov.uk/parkstrategy www.bristol.gov.uk/parkstrategy The council has undertaken and commissioned a range of studies and assessments to provide a robust evidence base for the preparation of the Bristol Development Framework.