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Cabot Clifton & Clifton East AGSP_new_Covers 03/06/2010 17:20 Page 1 Ideas and Options Paper Cabot, Clifton & Clifton East Area Green Space Plan Ideas and Options Paper Cabot, Clifton & Clifton East Area Green Space Plan A spatial and investment plan for the next 20 years Cabot Clifton & Clifton East AGSP_new_Covers 03/06/2010 17:20 Page 2 Ideas and Options Paper Cabot, Clifton & Clifton East 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 • Ideas and Options Paper Cabot, Clifton & Clifton East Area Green Space Plan Contents Vision for Green Space in Bristol Section Page Park Page St James Park 11 1. Introduction 2 James Barton 12-13 A City with good quality, 2. Background 3 Dove Street Open Space 14-15 attractive, enjoyable and 3. Central area spaces 8 Castle Park 16-17 accessible green spaces which 4. Investment ideas and options to 10 Brandon Hill 18-19 meet the diverse needs of all improve each open space within the area Mall Gardens 20 5. Future opportunities 33 Victoria Square Park 21 Bristol citizens and visitors. Queens Square 22 Thunderbolt Square 22 Source: Parks and Green Space Strategy 2008 Appendix 1 34 College Green 22 How the Area Green Space Plan would meet Bristol Cathedral 22 the standards set out in the Parks and Green Colston Avenue and Millennium Parade 23 Space Strategy Bordeaux Quay, Millennium Square, 23 Appendix 2 42 Anchor Square and Lloyds Amphitheatre How the Area Green Space Plan would meet St Andrews Churchyard 24 the policies set out in the Parks and Green Clifton Hill Open Space 24 Space Strategy The Downs and Avon Gorge 25 Park Place 25 Kings Square 26 Freemantle Square 26 Montague Place 27 High Kingsdown Play Area 27 Other Sites 28-32 • raising quality • setting standards • providing variety • encouraging use • 1 Cabot Clifton & Clifton East AGSP_new_text 03/06/2010 17:30 Page 2 Ideas and Options Paper Cabot, Clifton & Clifton East Area Green Space Plan Section 1. Consultation on the Ideas and Options Paper for Cabot, Clifton & Clifton East - how to make your comments. We would like your views on all the ideas and Paper and cd versions In addition to Cabot, Clifton and Clifton Introduction options presented. You can make comments and Alternatively paper and cd versions of the Ideas East, 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 Cabot, Clifton and Clifton East. 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 good quality green spaces with new and To make the most of your opportunity to Brislington East and West; A drop-in session is being organised for each improved facilities, such as children's comment we suggest you look at the Ideas and Henleaze, Westbury on Trym and Stoke Options paper before you start to complete the Neighbourhood Partnership Area - this gives the Bishop; playgrounds, sports pitches, young opportunity to see the document and talk people's facilities and wildlife areas. It questionnaire. You can chose to comment on all Avonmouth and Kingsweston; the spaces or select those you are most through the ideas with council officers. For will also identify if any green space is no Henbury and Southmead; interested in. details about when these drop-in sessions will be longer needed and can be disposed of to held got to www.bristol.gov.uk/agsp, call Redland, Cotham and Bishopston; 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 St George East and West. like feedback from all Bristol residents - your All ideas and options are open for Paper versions of the Ideas and Options papers 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 Policies Options Document are also out to consultation up until Friday, 29 October There are a number of ways you can submit What happens next 2010. This document suggests specific sites in comments to us; via a questionnaire online, by the city which may be developed to provide new obtaining a paper copy of the questionnaire or by The views put forward during this consultation homes, jobs or shops in your area. It also visiting one of our drop in sessions. will help to inform a final Area Green Space Plan proposes land to be protected for open space, for your area. All views put forward by the public industry, nature conversation and shopping. In Online at www.bristol.gov.uk/agsp will be analysed and carefully considered, terms of green space, while the Area Green Space You can view the Ideas and Options paper and following the close of the consultation on 29th Plans cover publicly accessible green space only, complete a questionnaire online. If you do not October. Final Area Green Space Plans will be the Site Allocations will include consideration of have Internet access you can visit any of our drafted and further comment will be sought a wider 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 • Cabot Clifton & Clifton East AGSP_new_text 03/06/2010 17:31 Page 3 Ideas and Options Paper Cabot, Clifton & Clifton East 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.