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Bedminster Southville AGSP_new_Covers 01/06/2010 12:44 Page 1 Ideas and Options Paper Bedminster & Southville Area Green Space Plan Ideas and Options Paper Bedminster & Southville Area Green Space Plan A spatial and investment plan for the next 20 years Bedminster Southville AGSP_new_Covers 01/06/2010 12:44 Page 2 Ideas and Options Paper Bedminster & Southville 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 DVD or community Henbury & Southmead languages, please contact Avonmouth & Kingsweston 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 © Crown Copyright. All rights reserved. Bristol City Council. Licence No. 100023406 2008. N 0 1km • raising quality • setting standards • providing variety • encouraging use • Bedminster Southville AGSP_new_text 01/06/2010 12:36 Page 1 Ideas and Options Paper Bedminster & Southville Area Green Space Plan Contents Park Page Section Page Vision for Green Space in Bristol Greville Smyth Park 8-9 1. Introduction 2 Gores Marsh Park 10-11 A City with good quality, 2. Background 3 Dame Emily Park 12 South Street Park 13 attractive, enjoyable and 3. Investment ideas and options to 7 improve each open space within the area St Johns Churchyard 14-15 accessible green spaces which Ashton Vale Playing Fields 16-17 4. Future opportunities 25 meet the diverse needs of all Land at Dalby Avenue 18-19 Bristol citizens and visitors. North Street Green 20 Appendix 1 Sturdon Road 20 Source: Parks and Green Space Strategy How the Area Green Space Plan 26 Land at Francis Road 21 would meet the Parks and St Pauls Churchyard 21 Green Space Strategy standards Land at Cumberland Road 22 Appendix 2 New Cut Open Space 23 How the Area Green Space Plan 33 Ashton Court 24 would meet the Parks and Green Space Strategy policies • raising quality • setting standards • providing variety • encouraging use • 1 Bedminster Southville AGSP_new_text 01/06/2010 12:36 Page 2 Ideas and Options Paper Bedminster & Southville Area Green Space Plan Section 1. Consultation on the Ideas and Options Paper for Bedminster and Southville - how to make your comments. We would like your views on all the ideas and Paper and cd versions In addition to Bedminster and Southville, 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: is for the Neighbourhood Partnership would also like to know which spaces and types Bristol City Council, Parks, Colston 33, Knowle, Filwood and Windmill Hill Area of Bedminster and Southville 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 (known as the Greater Bedminster Or by telephoning: 0117 922 3719 Plan which will set down improvements and Community Partnership). It sets out Or by e-mailing: [email protected] Hartcliffe, Withywood and Bishopsworth priorities over the next 20 years. Brislington East and West ideas for investing in green spaces over Drop in sessions the next 20 years to ensure everyone To make the most of your opportunity to Cabot Clifton and Clifton East A drop-in session is being organised for each comment we suggest you look at the Ideas and Henleaze, Westbury on Trym and Stoke Bishop has easy access to a range of good Neighbourhood Partnership Area - this gives the quality green spaces with new and Options paper before you start to complete the Avonmouth and Kingsweston questionnaire. You can chose to comment on all opportunity to see the document and talk improved facilities, such as children's Henbury and Southmead the spaces or select those you are most through the ideas with council officers. For playgrounds, sports pitches, young interested in. details about when these drop-in sessions will be Bishopston, Cotham and Redland people's facilities and wildlife areas. It held go to www.bristol.gov.uk/agsp, call Horfield and Lockleaze The public consultation is open for 20 weeks and will also identify if any green space is no 0117 922 3719 or email: Ashley, Easton and Lawrence Hill longer needed and can be disposed of to will end on 29th October 2010 [email protected] Eastville, Frome Vale and Hillfields fund improvements to other spaces. Available to view St George East and West In drawing up these options local groups and All ideas and options are open for Paper versions of the Ideas and Options papers experts have given their views. We would now are available to view at all Bristol libraries, comment. Other consultations you may be interested in like feedback from all Bristol residents - your customer service points and The Council House, The Site Allocations and Development views are important and will inform a final How to make your comments College Green, Central Bristol, BS1 5TR. Area Green Space Plan for your area. 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 for your area. All views put forward by the public to be protected for open space, industry, nature Online at www.bristol.gov.uk/agsp will be analysed and carefully considered, conversation and shopping. In terms of green 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 final Area Green Space Plans early in 2011. www.bristol.gov.uk/siteallocations or email [email protected] or call 0117 903 6725. 2 • raising quality • setting standards • providing variety • encouraging use • Bedminster Southville AGSP_new_text 01/06/2010 12:36 Page 3 Ideas and Options Paper Bedminster & Southville 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. The Parks and Area Green Space Plans Green Space Strategy will act together with Area Step 1 Step 2 Green Space Plans to provide the evidence base Area Green Space Plans are one of Ideas and options paper Final Area for publicly accessible open spaces.