Kingsbridge, West Alvington and Churchstow Neighbourhood Development Plan – Local Green Spaces (Rev3)

Code Justification as LGS Demonstrably special and holding particular significance

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Description Ownership Close proximity to community walk Beauty Tranquil Historic significance Recreation value Richness of wildlife Other specific andWildlife landscape designations

Duncombe SHDC This park in a central location consists of a Park in daily use. LGS1 5 min x x x TPO’s Park No substantial amenity grass area, with hard yes Very high moderate A park in daily use. TPOs NGR SX 7360 objection, paths linking four access points. It has a Very highApprox. 6685sqmmoderate A park in daily use. TPOs 4445 Rob Sekula separate, fenced, junior play area with shdc swings, slides and a play house. The main

area has a zip wire, a tall climbing pyramid and a suite of outdoor exercise equipment. It is very well used by residents and holiday makers. It forms a useful walking link from nearby areas to Fore Street. It is a safe and popular place for young children to learn to ride bicycles. With the grass area and some six mature trees it provides green visual relief from its built surroundings.

LGS2 The SHDC This site contains two large areas of x x x In daily use. Recreation No amenity grassland used for casual Ground objection, recreation, and at times as a putting area. Approx.10280sqm NGR SX 7380 Rob Sekula There is also an enclosed lawn bowling 4385 shdc club with club house and greens and two hard tennis courts well used all year round. A gravelled area for petanque is included. A children’s play area contains sand pit, water play, swings, climbing

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equipment, exercise units and, built into a bank rising to a wild area, more adventurous play slides and play houses. There is a Deck Café open in the summer months, with outdoor tables and seating with close views of the harbour. There are substantial raised flower beds, planted and managed by Kingsbridge in Bloom volunteers, who also try to add interest to a small salt water pond, part of a flood attenuation scheme. South Hams DC manage the site with help from volunteers.. It is a key destination for parents with young children. LGS3 Rack Park SHDC This is a grassland area, partly of flat 5 min x In daily use. For Amphibia. Amenity ground, partly a bank rising to the rear of sections of the Otter. space. houses on Rack Park road. The community this Greater NGR SX Washabrook stream forms the south space plays an Horseshoe 7400 4405 eastern boundary and the willow shrubs important role. It Bat strategic No objection, and trees beside the stream form a wild relieves pressures flyway. Rob Sekula SHDC area. Some taller ash and alder trees on the Recreation Dragonflies. provide diversity and interest. There are Ground. Birds nest. three access points and the space is Native trees regularly used as a walking link to Approx.10190sqm and separate parts of town. It is used for wildflowers informal recreation, particularly for dog owners who are encouraged here as an alternative to the nearby Recreation Ground. A dog waste bin is provided. Young people like to gather to socialise in this area, particularly near the stream and this is probably a good outlet for this age group. There were litter problems in the past, but action by volunteers and the Council have reduced this. South Hams manage the space, with low intensity mowing.

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LGS4 Quay House KTC This area is to the south of Kingsbridge 0 min x x x Town Centre Grounds. NGR No Town Council building and formed the position. In SX73465 Objection, garden when the building was a private constant use. 44040 M. Johnson property and school. Adjacent and also overlooking the garden are the Age Approx.1121sqm Concern and Rest Centre buildings. To the west the space is bordered by the Public Library and to the east the Town Square. It is a grassed area containing the band stand and a large fountain plinth, repositioned from the town square in previous years. Though easily accessed by three entrances and paths, this tranquil spot is populated by several mature trees and ornamental shrubs and is a green oasis in the heart of the town. Benches looking over it from the front of the KTC / AC buildings are used constantly by the community. Young and old enjoy the area for quiet reflection, socialising and even picnics on the grass or on the seasonally placed picnic tables. A recent addition is a full suite of outdoor exercise machinery forming a part of the trim trail around the town. The space is also used for many community events, prestigious music and food festivals during the year and is the site of the large Christmas tree installed annually. The space forms a back drop for wedding photos. It is maintained by KTC and the volunteer, Kingsbridge in Bloom team. LGS5 Community DCC No This Garden is run by a Charitable Trust 5min x x x The garden is an Birds, Bees Garden response and is managed by volunteers for the excellent example feed and Commented [ps1]: Just to confirm that the garden is owned by NGR SX 7340 from DCC good of the community. It is mostly a of a community pollinate fruit. DCC and run by a trust. Need to notify both of the proposed 4460 vegetable garden but some flowers are activity run at low designation

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as of also grown. It has raised beds, green cost and making a Amphibia 14/4/20 houses and polytunnels with further significant breed in the growing areas descending down terraces. contribution to pond and At the upper level there is a lawn with a healthy living. dragon flies decorative pond and a small, partly and walled garden with espalier fruit trees. Approx.1714sqm. butterflies There are two garden sheds and a thrive. composting toilet. The produce is on sale to all visitors and funds raised are reinvested in the garden. The garden provides healthy organic vegetables and fruit with the environmental advantage of zero food miles. It makes a contribution, both in the produce sold and by example of how to grow your own vegetables, to public health. In addition, the volunteers gain exercise and satisfaction in raising crops and are currently helping people with learning difficulties develop gardening skills. The ethos is to use minimal fossil fuel energy and plastic materials while also recycling waste to make compost, itself reused on the garden. The garden is laid out with paths giving full accessibility to all areas.

LGS6 Trebble Park SHDC The children’s play area site runs 5 x Safe, play amenity Play Area. No alongside and is set slightly below the min serving housing NGR SX73267 objection, northern end of A379 Cookworthy Road estate, in regular 44660 Rob Sekula and in front of the Trebble Park housing use. SHDC development. It is shielded from the road by mature trees and shrubs. Approx.2844sqm. It is a well - established a children’s play area dating from the development of the Estate and also provides a green outlook for the adjacent dwellings. The mainly grassed space is divided into two by a substantial hedge. One side

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contains a basketball net with a small practice size hard base beneath. The other side contains a substantial children’s climbing frame. The space as a whole provides play opportunities for a wide range of ages and is well used by the estate community. It is maintained by SHDC.

LGS7 Bowcombe SHDC This space beside the estuary at New 15 x x x x The space is vital Right beside Amenity No Bridge, serves a dual purpose. It has an mins for the boat club the SSSI &LNR Space. objection, area of mown grass with seats and is used and the franchise. designated Rob Sekula in summer for sunbathing, or general It is good for estuary. Good NGR SX 7445 SHDC relaxation, and by swimmers at times of general leisure. invertebrate 4310 high tide. The space is also important to marine life on Approx.2642sqm the sea wall. the local boat club, which has a thriving CWS. membership, as the area has a dinghy/kayak store and a slipway. Just offshore is a mooring area, so many keep tenders here to enable them to reach their boats on the moorings when the tide is up. A paddle boarding and kayaking franchise operates from this space also, giving instruction and leading excursions on the estuary. This is a particular attraction for tourists and Kingsbridge has become a leading area in the UK for paddle boarding.

The space is also a key link in a largely off- road circular walk from the town, following the estuary edge at low tide and connecting to Bowcombe creek from which several footpaths lead over high ground back to Kingsbridge. The space is

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managed by South Hams DC and by Salcombe Harbour Authority.

LGS8 Britton’s Field SHDC This small area lies between the A379 10 x x x x A small quiet spot, Next to the No road and the estuary edge. It is a sloping min giving people the estuary SSSI NGR SX objection, field with 4 picnic tables, some chance to stand and LNR 73704365 Rob Sekula wheelchair friendly, and a number of and stare. Good SHDC seats. It is managed by South Hams DC for all, including but with significant help from volunteers those less mobile. including Kingsbridge in Bloom. It has attractive areas sown with wildflowers Approx.1619sqm. and hedges on the border with the estuary attract small birds. There are good views over the water to Park Bay where wading birds and a variety of ducks and geese can be seen in Winter. It is a peaceful and welcoming place, close to houses on Embankment road and Warren road. It is easily reached via footpaths. LGS 9 High House Kingsbridge This is a highly important sports facility 10 x x Sports Facility in Rugby Rugby Club and an integral part of town life. The min daily use. Football PLC grounds are set to the east and above the Pitches. Declined town centre and contains two full size Approx.30110sqm NGR SX74021 pitches, club house, training and 43881. spectator areas, affording spectacular views over the town and surroundings. Bisected and bordered by public footpaths. LGS10 St Thomas a Diocese of The grounds and cemetery to the church 10 x x x x Church in regular Becket Church Exeter which was erected in the 14C creates a min use. Cemetry. NGR Response beautiful setting for the church in an SX73938 awaited elevated position at the upper north east Approx.9481sqm 44527 part of the Town. It is shielded from Church Street by walls with access only on foot creating a tranquil area where the

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congregation can assemble before and after services.

LGS11 Southville KTC A beautiful standalone burial area 10 x x x x Protected Cemetry. No overlooking the estuary affording long min Approx.5436sqm Bats. Next to (Embank- Objection, range views south over the estuary. SSSI, LNR, ment Road). M Johnson Benches are provided for quiet OSWI NGR SX 74169 contemplation by relatives. 42964 The cemetery is home to Autumn Lady’s Tresses, which are small white orchids (spiranthes spiralis) Formatted: Font: 10 pt which grow in September in the unimproved neutral grassland, the crypt of the dismantled chapel is known to be a roost for greater horseshoe bats which have WCA, NERC, Bonn 11 and DBAP protection. Maintained by KTC

LGS12 Montague SHDC Located Montagu road, off Redford Way 5 x Approx. 454 Sqm Trees and Road No and Higher Union Road. Mins bushes on Playground objection, This is a popular children’s play place and perimeter NGR73005 Rob Sekula has just been re-equipped with modern with Redford 44304 SHDC play equipment. Meadow Retirement Housing LGS13 Homelands SHDC Located near Homelands Road, off 2 x x x x Remnant of Trees and Playground No Cookworthy Road. Mins natural bushes on NGR73115 objection, Predominantly a quiet space, adjacent to environment. perimeter 44525 Rob Sekula Cookworthy Road but protected from May have been with Redford SHDC traffic noise by hedging. part of Meadow Previously a children’s play area, but Homelands, Retirement equipment fell into bad repair, and formerly the Housing recently removed. Union Workhouse, Now a beautiful natural site, but in grounds cultivated danger of parking encroachment. for food production.

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Approx. 495Sqm

LGS14 Church Street SHDC Located at the foot of Church Street, 2 x x x x x Approx. 206 Sqm. Contains area Gardens. No Dodbrook. Mins of shrubbery NGR 73593 objection, Oasis of charm and beauty close to the Site of old and trees 44260. R.Sekula centre of town. Dodbrook cattle bearing SHDC Quiet space but adjacent to Church Street and sheep market. berries for traffic. wild-life. Picnic bench, and young children’s play structures (farm animals). LGS15 Kingsbridge DCC The Community College is situated to the 5 x Approx.14000Sqm Community No west of Kingsbridge between West mins . College (KCC) response Alvington and Kingsbridge. It has 2 sports playing fields from DCC playing field areas to the west (within the Play and sport and open as of main complex) and north (over the A381) area vitally space. 14/4/20 Also an open area with tennis hard courts important for and a grassed, former cricket pitch to the pupil fitness and front of the main building. These areas well- being. are surrounded by a hedges and trees creating a rich wildlife habitat.

LGS16 Kingsbridge DCC The School situated to the north of the 10 x Area TBE Primary No town in Belle View Road. The main mins School playing response playing field area to the east of the school Play and sport fields and from DCC buildings includes a wooded area used by area vitally woodland. as of the Children as a wildlife learning facility. important for 14/4/20 Many hedges and trees surround the pupil fitness well- school which is a wildlife haven for many being. animals and birds.

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LGS17 Land at The M.Tozer Although this is a private space and not a 5mins High The owner wishes to The land has no Old Vicarage, recreation area, it is a 0.2 hectare mature value preserve this area specific Plymouth wood with substantial understorey. It wildlife from development. designation. Road, contains tall sycamore and ash trees, a habitat The wood, within the town boundary, Kingsbridge. few oaks and a 180 year old Monterey and close to the SX 73328 Pine. The understory consists of elder, busy Cookworthy 44688 holly, privet and bramble. Climbers Road, provides a include ivy, honeysuckle and old man’s good carbon sink, beard. Ground cover includes a large area absorbs harmful of winter heliotrope (Petasites hybridus), traffic emissions and daffodils, bluebells, ferns and the scarce reduces traffic noise. Italian Lords-and-Ladies (Arum italica). It supports a good Fallen trees are left to rot, providing good mix of wildlife, Goldcrests and three habitat for beetles and fungi. tit species feed in This private land adjoins the South Hams the Monterey pine, owned verges on the East side of and blackbirds, Cookworthy road and the South side of thrushes, robins and Plymouth road. These have more chaffinches on other sycamore and ash trees, so the whole shrubs. A sparrow makes a larger area of benefit to hawk nested here residents and biodiversity. three years ago. LGS18 Land below SHDC Access to this site is via a track from 5mins Moderat This narrow strip TPOs Wallingford Wallingford Road beside the old Farm e value of land is in a flood Greater Road, north of supplies site. The first 75m is taken up by habitat zone and currently Horseshoe old Farm an Air Cadets building and by two rows of only of value for bat flyway supplies site. garages. Bollards separate this stretch of local casual zone. SX 73632 land beyond which the next 75m is a recreation. It has 44659 grass area with tall trees on one side with potential as a (approx.) the Coombe stream on the western side. small community The grassland varies in width between orchard though 20m and 25m. A set of swings is the only tall trees on both recreation facility at present. It is this sides currently grassed area which is proposed as Green create too much Space. shade. It is believed that some of these are subject to TPOs

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Key CWS County Wildlife Site AONB South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty CPA Coastal Preservation Area DUC Devon Undeveloped Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest SHDC South Hams District Council RIGS Regionally Important Geological Site LB Listed Building LNR Local Nature Reserve CA Conservation Area TPOs Tree Preservation Orders

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