Amesbury Area Board Profile
2014 – 2026
(Draft V1)
Report produced on behalf of Wiltshire Council by Ethos Environmental Planning
Wiltshire Open Space Study Amesbury Area Profile
1.0 AMESBURY AREA PROFILE
1.1 Introduction
The Wiltshire Open Space and Play Area Study is presented in two parts. The first part comprises an overview of the whole study and includes details on local needs, methodology, open space typologies and analysis of provision which combine to make recommendations for future provision and policies for open space in the district. The second part of the study comprises 18 Area Board profiles which provides more localised information. The Area Board profiles should be read in conjunction with the main report (part 1). Each profile includes:
Map of the parish showing open space; Quantity statistics of provision of open spaces with standards by parish; Map showing access to open spaces with standards across the parish; Map showing access to open spaces across the main settlement; Assessment of quality issues; Summary of issues and priorities for the Area Board.
All of the maps provided within this section of the report are intended to be used for indicative purposes only. Larger scale maps have been provided as a separate database to the council.
1.2 Amesbury Area Board Amesbury Area Board is made up of 22 parishes, which include:
Wylye Steeple Langford Berwick St. James Stapleford Winterbourne Stoke Woodford Shrewton Wilsford cum Lake Tilshead Durnford Amesbury Winterbourne Durrington Idmiston Figheldean Allington Bulford Newton Tony Milston Orcheston Great Wishford Cholderton
The Wiltshire Core Strategy places settlements within the Amesbury Area Board in the following hierarchical structure:
Market Towns: Amesbury (including Bulford and Durrington) Large Villages: Great Wishford, Porton, Shrewton, Tilshead and The Winterbournes. Small Villages: Allington, Berwick St James, Cholderton, Figheldean / Ablington, Gomeldon, Great Durnford, Hanging Langford, Lower Woodford, Middle Woodford, Milston, Newton Toney, Orcheston, Stapleford, Steeple Langford, Winterbourne Stoke and Wylye.
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Figure 1 below shows the area map of Amesbury Area Board with parish boundaries and main transport routes mapped.
Figure 1: Parishes in Amesbury
1.3 Amesbury Town
Amesbury is situated eight miles north of Salisbury with Salisbury Plain, a large military training area further to the north. It is located on the A303, a major arterial route from London to the West Country. The town is surrounded by an ancient landscape and is close to the Neolithic site of Stonehenge which is a World Heritage Site (WHS), attracting over a million visitors a year. Large areas of land nearby specifically around Salisbury Plain and nearby Porton Down are also designated as SPAs, to reflect their unique make-up, of what is one of Europe’s last natural semi-dry grassland habitats.
Along with Durrington and Bulford and the associated military garrisons, Amesbury forms part of a group of settlements which have close links to one another, both geographically and functionally, and collectively make up a large population, almost half that of the city of Salisbury. These settlements provide a service centre for the Amesbury Community Area. Durrington, in spite of its size lacks the strong identity of south Wiltshire's smaller centres such as Mere and Tisbury. Bulford, with a population of about 5,000, is closely inter-related to both Durrington and Amesbury and is heavily reliant on them for meeting its own needs relative to other comparably sized settlements in Wiltshire.
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The last 15 years has seen the delivery of major growth in the Amesbury Community Area and two major employment sites continue to develop at Solstice Park and Porton Down. Solstice Park is a 64 hectare business park fronting the A303 at Amesbury, and Porton Down is an international centre of excellence for biological research and health protection. Another key influence is the MoD, with the airbase at Boscombe Down, a major research and development establishment, and the army garrisons at Larkhill, Bulford and Tilshead. There are exceptional local circumstances, which merit the continued support of existing employment land allocations at both Porton Down and Boscombe Down. Each of these employment sites is key to the south Wiltshire economy and makes an important contribution to the regional and national economy. The development of Britain’s first ‘Super Garrison’ around the Salisbury Plain area is having far reaching implications for local communities and is attracting multi- million pound investment into the county.
1.4 Population
Figure 2: Parishes and their populations in Amesbury Area Board Parish Name Size (Ha) Population Wylye CP 1609.963 412 Berwick St. James CP 1011.742 142 Winterbourne Stoke CP 1441.377 205 Shrewton CP 2847.005 1870 Tilshead CP 1568.392 358 Amesbury CP 2402.257 10724 Durrington CP 1091.524 7379 Figheldean CP 2201.46 628 Bulford CP 1471.921 4201 Milston CP 915.346 130 Great Wishford CP 682.718 368 Steeple Langford CP 2036.229 515 Stapleford CP 856.813 264 Woodford CP 1319.727 443 Wilsford cum Lake CP 926.973 101 Durnford CP 1325.041 368 Winterbourne CP 1090.71 1238 Idmiston CP 2221.011 2130 Allington CP 1069.03 493 Newton Tony CP 965.486 381 Orcheston CP 1680.671 339 Cholderton CP 685.805 185 22 31421.201 32874
As the table shows there is a total population of 32,874 inhabitants in Amesbury and the Area Board covers 31,421 hectares of land.
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1.5 Amesbury Joint Strategic Assessment (2013-2015)
The JSA provides local data about the area and plays a key role in ensuring informed decisions are made about the community. The data presented consists from a range of community level data and have contributed to the CAJSA for 2013- 2015.
The current CAJSA includes new chapters on culture and leisure giving a broader picture of the community. Updated population figures are included as well as a result of a local survey which asked residents about some of the most important issues facing the council and its partners.
Through the area boards is a growing level of community involvement in decision making and the information presented in the CAJSA will allow for focusing on creating healthy and vibrant communities. There are many opportunities to make the community stronger, including the community campus programme.
Key points within Amesbury are; There is a need to map all key public and private outdoor sports and recreation spaces and facilities. This will establish the quality of provision and determine the long-term maintenance requirement, along with identifying the deficiencies in each community area. 21 of the 29 rural settlements in the Amesbury Community Area that are included in the Rural Facilities Survey are without outdoor sports fields. The lack of cycling facilities within Amesbury
1.6 Core Strategy in Amesbury
The strategy for the Amesbury Community Area is focused around managing significant growth, ensuring that the world class employers in the area can continue to expand and provide valued employment opportunities in the area. The strategy for Amesbury seeks to make the town a more self-supporting community which has reduced the need to travel to larger urban centres. The strategy will respond to the Community Area’s location (in full or part) within a nationally designated landscape. In the Amesbury Community Area this includes the Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It will deliver, within the overall objective of conserving the designated landscape, a modest and sustainable level of development
There are several key factors which are noted in the WCS which should be addressed in future development plans in the Amesbury Area Board, these include:
delivering balanced growth; ensuring Durrington and Bulford can become self-contained, and; protection of the Stone Henge site under Core Policy 6 of the WCS; managing and developing infrastructure in the area, especially in light of the development of the ‘Super Garrison’ in this area.
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In relation to green infrastructure, there is a challenge to improve public transport and pedestrian and cycle linkages to ensure that the residential growth areas have easy, convenient and safe access to town centre facilities. There is also a requirement to improve the number of the surrounding villages which are well served by public transport choice to the main service centre at Amesbury.
The WCS suggests that there is a shortage of amenity space in the area, especially Amesbury East and highlights that this shortfall needs to be addressed. Contributions to improve amenity space will be sought from the planned growth through provision of new amenity space and commuted payments under saved policy R2. In addition, the following points are raised:
development in the vicinity of the River Avon Special Area of Conservation (Hampshire) or Salisbury Plain must protect the habitats, species and processes which maintain the integrity of these Special Areas of Conservation; development which increases recreational pressure upon the Salisbury Plan Special Protection Area will be required to provide proportionate contributions to offset impacts through the Wessex Stone Curlew Project ; ongoing protection and enhancement of the Stone Curlew and calcareous grassland habitat at Porton Down must be secured through the implementation of an Integrated Business and Ecological Management System, to effectively mitigate potential impacts from further development at the site, and; Development within the community Area will need to conserve the designated landscape of Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs AONB and its setting, and where possible enhance its locally distinctive characteristics.
1.7 Development Potential
Core Policy 4 of the WCS illustrates that over the plan period (2006 to 2026) 17 ha of new employment land and at least 2,785 new homes will be provided in the Amesbury Area Board. 2,440 should occur at Amesbury, including land identified at Kings Gate (1,300 homes) Amesbury for strategic growth. It should be noted that the land identified should support science-based industry and research and facilitate the implementation of the Salisbury Research Triangle initiative. 345 homes will be provided in the rest of the community area. Non-strategic development in the Amesbury Community Area over the plan period may consist of a range of sites in accordance with Core Policies 1 and 2. New housing targets for the Amesbury Area Board as identified in the Wiltshire Core Strategy are as follows:
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Figure 3: Delivery of Housing (2006-2026) Amesbury Area Board
*Amesbury, Bulford and Durrington have sufficient commitments to exceed the requirement. The excess of 14 dwellings should not detract from the requirement in the remainder and so the Community Area will over provide by 14.
The Amesbury Community Strategic Plan welcomes the new business park initiatives, the new people to the area and the talents, skills and wages they bring that will boost the local economy. However, there is some concern that, despite considerable expansion in the projected number of houses for Amesbury, there will not be enough affordable housing built for local people, particularly homes for first time buyers and those with young families.
1.8 Porton Down
The scientific community at Porton Down is a prized asset in Wiltshire. It comprises three organisations, the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL), the Health Protection Agency (HPA) and the Porton Down Science Park operator, Tetricus. The Porton Down Science Park (PDSP) will be developed as both a science park and business incubation facility with an emphasis on the bioscience sector. The Salisbury Local Plan 2011 identified a 5ha site at Porton Down in Policy E8B. Paragraph 5.16 goes on to state ‘The site at Porton Down is about 5 hectares as a first phase, although there is a further 5 hectares of adjoining land available if required in the future’. The full 10ha is saved within Core Policy 4.
In January 2007, the Council adopted the Porton Down Master Plan as an SPD to the saved Local Plan. The Master Plan has been reviewed as part of the production of this strategy and is still relevant, effective and valued by all parties. Porton Down is designated as an SPA, principally for its large population of the rare Stone Curlew. The site is also designated as an SAC for its chalk grassland habitat and population of butterflies. While all parties are working positively to mitigate the impacts of the Porton activity on habitats, currently the issue has been addressed in a piecemeal fashion, which is slowing the development process and threatening key habitats. The council and other associated bodies are working in an ‘Integrated Business and Environment Strategy’ for Porton Down, which seeks to offset known future business development with advanced mitigation through habitat management and creation. This is referenced under Core Policy 5 of the WCS.
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2.0 Map of Community Area Board
3.0 Quantity of Open Space
3.1 Introduction
The figures for ‘Park and Recreation Ground (combined)’ comprise the sum of the following typologies:
Park and Recreation Ground; Outdoor Sports Space (Pitches); Outdoor Sports Space (Other); Outdoor Sports Space (Private).
It is the ‘combined’ figure that is used for the purpose of analysing quantity, as such it is only this figure where required provision and supply is relevant. Figures have been provided for the individual typologies which make up the combined figure for information only, however, there is no supply assessment for these, hence an ‘NA’ (Not Applicable) is provided. Existing quantity figures are also provided for a number of typologies where there are no standards, as such these also do not show figures for required provision (a figure of 0.00 is provided) and supply is ‘NA’, these typologies are:
Education; Churchyard and Cemetery.
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3.2 Urban Area Analysis
Table 1 Provision in Amesbury Existing Existing Required Required Provision Provision Provision Provision Supply Sufficiency of Typology (Ha) (Ha/1000) (Ha) (Ha/1000) Supply (Ha) (Ha/1000) provision Allotments 0.26 0.02 2.14 0.20 -1.88 -0.18 UNDER SUPPLY SUFFICIENT Amenity Green Space 18.74 1.75 16.09 1.50 2.65 0.25 SUPPLY Park and Recreation SUFFICIENT Ground (combined) 15.09 1.41 12.87 1.20 2.22 0.21 SUPPLY Park and Recreation Ground 11.21 1.05 12.87 1.20 -1.66 -0.15 N/A Outdoor Sport (Pitches) 2.69 0.25 0.00 0.00 2.69 0.25 N/A Outdoor Sport (Fixed) 1.19 0.11 0.00 0.00 1.19 0.11 N/A Outdoor Sport (Private) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 N/A Play Space (Children) 0.32 0.03 0.54 0.05 -0.22 -0.02 UNDER SUPPLY Play Space (Youth) 0.06 0.01 0.21 0.02 -0.15 -0.01 UNDER SUPPLY Education 4.04 0.38 0.00 0.00 4.04 0.38 N/A Churchyards and Cemeteries 1.73 0.16 0.00 0.00 1.73 0.16 N/A
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Table 2 Provision in Bulford Existing Existing Required Required Provision Provision Provision Provision Supply Sufficiency of Typology (Ha) (Ha/1000) (Ha) (Ha/1000) Supply (Ha) (Ha/1000) provision Allotments 0.00 0.00 0.84 0.20 -0.84 -0.20 UNDER SUPPLY Amenity Green Space 0.00 0.00 6.30 1.50 -6.30 -1.50 UNDER SUPPLY Park and Recreation Ground (combined) 3.17 0.75 5.04 1.20 -1.87 -0.45 UNDER SUPPLY Park and Recreation Ground 2.28 0.54 5.04 1.20 -2.76 -0.66 UNDER SUPPLY
Outdoor Sport (Pitches) 0.81 0.19 0.00 0.00 0.81 0.19 N/A Outdoor Sport (Fixed) 0.08 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.02 N/A
Outdoor Sport (Private) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 N/A Play Space (Children) 0.07 0.02 0.21 0.05 -0.14 -0.03 UNDER SUPPLY Play Space (Youth) 0.05 0.01 0.08 0.02 -0.03 -0.01 UNDER SUPPLY Education 2.46 0.59 0.00 0.00 2.46 0.59 N/A Churchyards and Cemeteries 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 N/A
Table 3 Provision in Durrington Existing Required Existing Provision Required Provision Supply Sufficiency of Typology Provision (Ha) (Ha/1000) Provision (Ha) (Ha/1000) Supply (Ha) (Ha/1000) provision Allotments 0.25 0.03 1.48 0.20 -1.23 -0.17 UNDER SUPPLY Amenity Green Space 8.11 1.10 11.07 1.50 -2.96 -0.40 UNDER SUPPLY Park and Recreation Ground (combined) 2.57 0.35 8.85 1.20 -6.28 -0.85 UNDER SUPPLY Park and Recreation Ground 2.29 0.31 8.85 1.20 -6.56 -0.89 N/A Outdoor Sport (Pitches) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 N/A Outdoor Sport (Fixed) 0.28 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.28 0.04 N/A Outdoor Sport (Private) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 N/A Play Space (Children) 0.20 0.03 0.37 0.05 -0.17 -0.02 UNDER SUPPLY Play Space (Youth) 0.36 0.05 0.15 0.02 0.21 0.03 SUFFICIENT SUPPLY Education 8.60 1.17 0.00 0.00 8.60 1.17 N/A Churchyards and Cemeteries 1.09 0.15 0.00 0.00 1.09 0.15 N/A
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3.3 Rural Area Analysis
Table 4 Provision across the Community Area Board (Rural Area) Existing Required Existing Provision Required Provision Supply Sufficiency of Typology Provision (Ha) (Ha/1000) Provision (Ha) (Ha/1000) Supply (Ha) (Ha/1000) provision Allotments 1.32 0.12 2.64 0.25 -1.32 -0.13 UNDER SUPPLY Recreation Space (public & private) 29.50 2.79 31.71 3.00 -2.21 -0.21 UNDER SUPPLY Recreation Space 21.90 2.07 31.71 3.00 -9.81 -0.93 UNDER SUPPLY Recreation Space (Private) 7.60 0.72 0.00 0.00 7.60 0.72 N/A Play Space 0.64 0.06 0.74 0.07 -0.10 -0.01 UNDER SUPPLY Education 4.28 0.40 0.00 0.00 4.28 0.40 N/A Churchyards and Cemeteries 4.31 0.41 0.00 0.00 4.31 0.41 N/A
Table 5 Summary of requirements (hectares) for each parish in rural area Recreation Churchyards Accessible Natural Recreation Space and Natural Green Green PARISH CAB Allotments Space (Private) Play Space Education Cemeteries Space Space Allington Amesbury -0.12 -1.48 0.00 -0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Berwick St James Amesbury -0.04 1.26 0.00 -0.01 0.00 0.41 0.00 0.00 Cholderton Amesbury -0.05 -0.56 0.00 -0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Durnford Amesbury -0.09 0.15 0.00 -0.03 0.00 0.46 46.85 0.00 Figheldean Amesbury -0.16 -0.35 0.00 -0.01 0.29 0.00 0.00 0.00 Great Wishford Amesbury 0.34 -0.92 0.00 -0.03 0.51 0.17 969.00 0.00 Idmiston Amesbury -0.53 1.82 0.00 -0.15 0.90 0.43 0.11 2.75 Milston Amesbury -0.03 -0.39 0.00 -0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Newton Tony Amesbury -0.10 0.18 0.00 -0.01 0.20 0.17 0.00 0.00 Orcheston Amesbury -0.08 1.24 0.00 -0.02 0.00 0.22 0.00 0.00 Shrewton Amesbury 0.31 -4.60 0.00 -0.04 0.80 0.73 0.00 0.00 Staverton Amesbury -0.47 2.01 0.00 -0.04 0.36 0.25 2.74 0.45 Stert Amesbury -0.04 -0.53 0.00 -0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Tilshead Amesbury -0.09 -1.07 0.00 -0.03 0.14 0.42 0.00 0.00
Wilsford cum Lake Amesbury -0.03 -0.30 0.00 -0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Winterbourne Amesbury -0.31 3.43 0.00 -0.09 0.80 0.00 0.00 0.00 Winterbourne Stoke Amesbury -0.05 -0.62 0.00 -0.01 0.00 0.37 0.00 0.00 Woodford Amesbury -0.11 -1.33 0.00 -0.03 0.32 0.00 17.04 4.76 Wylye Amesbury -0.10 -1.24 0.00 0.19 0.00 0.27 969.00 0.00
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4.0 Access Analysis
4.1 Access to open space in urban areas
Allotments
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Play Space (Children & Youth)
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4.2 Access to open space in rural areas of Community Area Board
The following maps show access to different typologies of open space within the rural areas of the community area boards. Due to the scale of the areas, the maps are intended to be indicative. Maps have been produced for each of the parishes for each typology, and these are held in a separate database for reference for assessment of individual parishes as required.
Allotments
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Recreation Space
Play Space
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5.0 Quality
Amesbury has an overwhelming military presence and this is reflected upon with the local recreational facilities. Sites such as MoD Boscombe Down have facilities including an artificial pitch, artificial wickets and grass pitches which are all well maintained but private to the majority of the community.
A site which is open for the public is Bonnymead Park which is home to Amesbury Town FC. This site provides numerous recreational facilities with both youth and children’s play spaces and a football pitch which doubles as a cricket field. Bonnymead offers a lot of facilities but is situated on the outskirts of Amesbury, which although is less than a five minute drive from anywhere within Amesbury, due to its access being along a lane is isolated. Bonnymead has a good children’s play space with various equipment for all ages. The play space had sufficient ancillary facilities but outside there were no bins which due to the nature of the site being popular amongst dog walkers is a cause for concern. The youth facilities apart from graffiti were overall in good condition.
Holder’s Field is the only other recreational ground within Amesbury and is popular amongst dog walkers. The field itself is a large open space with two rugby pitches and youth facilities in the south west corner. Holder’s field, although commonly used, is a private field owned by Stonehenge School and Amesbury Town Council and has signage trying to deter entrance to the site.
A site worth noting for quality is the Amesbury Town Council amenity area which is a large green space with an open play space, a mini football pitch and a fenced in play space. The site has lots of potential for the community with a wide variety of modern play equipment and a large open space suitable for dog walkers. The problem with this is that due to the play space to the east of the site not being fenced in, dogs off leads can roam in and amongst children at play. Overall the site is of great value to the community and offers a considerable amount of facilities for all.
Moving out from the main town of Amesbury you have Bulford and Durrington. Bulford is a self-contained MoD premise with many of its own facilities. This is both ran by and maintained by the MoD and all sites within this area are private and not accessible.
Durrington is a small town which has a single recreational field. Durrington Recreational Ground has both youth and children’s play facilities along with a hard surface for basketball and a football pitch. The basketball hoop to the west of the site had damage to the surface and was dangerous to those using the facilities. The skate park was dated and was in need of maintenance to make it more appealing to users. The football pitch only had one goal post installed and there was damage to the surface within the goal mouth. The overall coverage of the pitch was of a good standard however the grass in some areas was too long.
Some of the smaller villages such as Figheldean, Orcheston and Steeple Langford had a main multi-functional open space facility which easily met the needs and the demand of the community. These all were based around a small social club/ village hall with other facilities, such as a football pitch and Children/ Youth play space. Idmiston had two recreational
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6.0 Priorities for the area
This section draws on the analysis of quality, quantity and access within this area profile and highlights a number of key issues and priorities, and makes recommendations, where appropriate of how these may be addressed. It is intended that this information would be used as the starting point to inform other strategies, neighbourhood plans which could be taken forward by the Council, Town/Parish Council or the local community.
Issues Recommendation Who Allotments: With nearly 3000 dwellings Wiltshire Council There is an under supply of planned for this area, there is Planning allotments in all of the urban opportunity for major analysis areas and across the rural developments to provide on-site Developers analysis area as a whole, however allotments. two of the rural area parishes do Local Community have sufficient provision; Consideration should also be Amesbury and Durrington have a given to encouraging community Town and Parish centrally located facility, however growing areas and/or community Council’s there is no provision in Bulford. orchards in existing open spaces. Provision in the rural areas is very sporadic. Amenity Green Space: Again, on site provision of amenity Wiltshire Council There is sufficient amenity green green space should be sought Planning space in Amesbury itself, but the through new development in urban areas of Bulford and areas of under provision. Developers Durrington have a shortfall in provision. In the rural areas there There is opportunity in Amesbury Town Council is also an overall shortfall of itself to consider changing existing provision of amenity green space; amenity open spaces into other Amesbury is well served, there is alternative open space uses (e.g. no provision in Bulford and play, allotments). Durrington lacks provision in the west of the area. Park & Recreation Grounds: Again, on site provision of Wiltshire Council There is a shortfall in the provision recreation space should be sought Planning/Economic of parks, sport and recreation through new development. Development/Open grounds across the urban analysis Spaces areas. There is an overall shortfall There is a need to identify of recreation space across the rural potential strategic locations for analysis area, although a number new provision, most likely linked of Parishes do have sufficient to areas of housing growth. Developers provision; Amesbury is well served, there is A new multi-functional strategic Town Council no provision in Bulford and facility could also contribute Durrington lacks provision in the towards existing shortfalls in west of the area. provision of other types of open space e.g. play and allotments.
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A number of facilities have Where new provision is not potential for improvement (see feasible, management plans for section 5). recreation grounds should be developed to determine if quality improvements could be implemented to increase the capacity of facilities. Children and Youth Facilities: Again, on site provision of play Wiltshire Council There is a shortfall of children and space should be sought through Planning youth play space in all three urban new development in areas of analysis areas and an overall under provision. shortfall in play space across the rural analysis areas (only 1 Parish, The priority should be for fewer, Wylye has sufficient provision); larger and higher quality play Amesbury is well provided for both spaces as opposed to a children’s and Youth provision, proliferation of smaller play Durrington is well provided for spaces. youth provision but lacks children’s provision in the west of the area, there is no provision in Bulford; Play Space (rural analysis areas): provision is sporadic.
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