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Parks and Open Space Strategy for Northampton Appendix 1 Parks and Open Space Strategy for Northampton May 2013 PARKS & OPEN SPACES STRATEGY FINAL DRAFT Parks and Open Spaces Strategy - Contents Page Pages Foreword: By Portfolio Holders for Environment, Planning and Regeneration 2 Mission Statement 3 Part A Introducing the Strategy Introduction 4 Scope and Objectives of the strategy 4-5 Open Space Categories and Typology Location map 7-8 Issues facing Parks and Open Spaces 9 Conservation area influence on parks and open spaces 9 Summary of Section 10 Part B Setting the Standards Identification of standards for quantity, quality and accessibility in all open space typologies 11-14 Categorisation of Parks and Open Spaces 16-18 Part C – Open space improvement and Policies Parks and Open Space Typology improvement and policies 19-23 Strategic Green Infrastructure 24 Sustainability of our Parks and Open Spaces and Priorities for Action 25-28 Appendix A – Summary Review of the Legislative and policy context at a national, regional and local level 29-30 Bibliography 31-32 NORTHAMPTON BOROUGH COUNCIL 1 PARKS & OPEN SPACES STRATEGY FINAL DRAFT Foreword We are extremely fortunate in Northampton to have a wealth of parks and open space throughout the town. It is now accepted that parks and open spaces contribute to the quality of life of residents within their neighbourhoods, they provide a link to history of the area, contribute towards the culture, and attract visitors and overall the local environment affects the well-being of residents. Whether it is formal gardens or woodland areas, parks, sports facilities, recreational open space or play areas; open spaces provide the venue and opportunities for a great range of activities for all ages. Open space stimulates community spirit, boosts the local economy and promotes biodiversity. In other words they make important contributions to the Social, Economic and Environmental well-being of the Borough and its people. Their role as the „green lungs‟ of the Town is of increasing importance as the need to tackle the effects of climate change intensify. There is a need to make our open spaces attractive for everybody and make sure that in any new developments residents has access to high quality open space. Since January 2013 – Northampton Borough Council has been working to refresh and update this Strategy document. The Strategy sets out the framework of how we will manage and develop our open spaces. It is anticipated that this strategy will act as a catalyst for significant improvements to our parks and open spaces through better design, development and management. We recognise that working in partnership will be vital to the success of this Strategy and we must build upon the good relationships that we have already forged. Cllr Mike Hallam Cllr Tim Hadland NORTHAMPTON BOROUGH COUNCIL 2 PARKS & OPEN SPACES STRATEGY FINAL DRAFT Our Mission Statement: ‘Northampton Parks and Open spaces are alive with heritage and culture. Our aim for our priority parks is to attain green flag status. At the same time providing other attractive, enjoyable, safe and accessible open spaces, contributing to everyone’s quality of life, the natural environment and social and sustainable economic prosperity.’ NORTHAMPTON BOROUGH COUNCIL 3 PARKS & OPEN SPACES STRATEGY FINAL DRAFT PART A – SETTING THE SCENE contribute to a sense of place, ever other partner engagement in the important in a changing town. future of our open spaces. Introduction 3. Enable the Council and partners to Parks and open spaces are integral to Northampton’s open spaces include: respond strategically and invest the cultural life of Northampton – they 20 identified Parks, 496 Amenity Green resources in parks and open spaces. provide breathing space and are crucial spaces, of which over 50 are larger than 4. Enable three parks to gain green to the successful functioning of our 1 hectare, 111 Natural or Semi Natural flag status (Delapre Park, Abington communities. People pass by open areas, over 100 children or young Park and The Racecourse). space; walk through it on the way to peoples equipped play spaces, 178 work or the shops, or stop to enjoy it. Outdoor Sports Facilities, 23 Allotment Parks offer places to relax and enjoy the Sites and 45 cemeteries and Scope natural environment away from the churchyards. The Parks and Open Spaces Strategy stresses of everyday life, for children to for Northampton provides a framework play, and for sport and recreation. In These make up over 1,670 hectares of that will help Northampton Borough addition they play host to a range of green space. There is significant Council and its partners protect, events, festivals and educational variation in distribution, quality and improve and sustain open space. It activities on both a small and large accessibility of green spaces, which this considers all land used formally or scale, which attract local and regional Strategy begins to address. informally by the public. audiences. Improvements are required to provide The strategy does not consider open The unique geography and historic residents across Northampton with space that is not freely accessible to the development of Northampton has good access to good quality parks and public e.g. privately owned land and created a legacy of parks, open spaces open spaces. There are limited finite school grounds. and green areas. The natural and man- resources to manage and maintain our made corridors following the Nene open spaces to a high standard. The Strategy builds upon the baseline Valley its tributaries and the Grand data from the Open Space, Sport and Union Canal are a valuable asset (ref: Objectives of the Strategy Recreation Needs Assessment (2009), Fig. 6) These corridors together with the The 4 objectives of the Strategy are: which sets the standards and policies legacy of its historical landscapes of 1. Prioritise the improvement, for our open space provision. Abington Park, Delapre Park, Beckets management, maintenance and Park, Hunsbury Hill Country Park and retention of open spaces. The geographical scope conforms to the the Racecourse provide a diverse 2. Establish a framework for administrative boundaries of collection of superb green assets, which community, voluntary sector and NORTHAMPTON BOROUGH COUNCIL 4 PARKS & OPEN SPACES STRATEGY FINAL DRAFT Northampton, i.e. the Strategy deals • Promoting or marketing a site; and with the whole Borough. • A coherent and accessible management plan, statement or Our Approach to Sustainable Open strategy. Space Each site we target to achieve Green In order to raise the standards of Flag must have a site specific Northampton‟s Parks to become management plan. This means that sustainable and meet the expectations everybody involved with the green of green flag status we need to space should be able to see from a encourage the provision of good quality clear and well-written plan what should public parks and green spaces that are be happening at different times of year managed in environmentally sustainable and what the priorities are for further ways. The Green Flag Award will help investment and future development. the public recognise our good quality green spaces and in doing so rebuild Management plans will provide a clear people‟s confidence in them. framework for making decisions. They will describe the current position of Our approach follows the 8 key criteria sites, how they might develop and a to achieve Green Flag Status these are: planned programme of how to do it. • Creating a sense that people are Plans will contain a statement of positively welcomed into the green purpose (what the plan is for), a set of space; aims and ideals for the site and an • Ensuring that the site is a safe and explanation of the site‟s primary healthy environment; purpose and use. Most plans will • Good standards of cleanliness, contain or make reference to a range of facilities and maintenance; site survey information. Importantly • That the green space is managed in plans will contain some analysis and sustainable and in environmentally assertion of how and why the space is sensitive ways; to be developed in the way proposed in • Valuing the conservation and care of the plan. historic heritage; • Encouraging community involvement; NORTHAMPTON BOROUGH COUNCIL 5 PARKS & OPEN SPACES STRATEGY FINAL DRAFT National/regional influencers West Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy Central Area Action Plan (2013) Northampton Landscape Sensitivity and Green Infrastructure Study Living Landscapes Consultancy, (2009) Supporting Documents Open Space, Sport and Recreation Needs Assessment and Audit (2009) Playing Pitch Strategy (to be updated) (PMP consultancy, 2005) Allotments Strategy (NBC 2007) A Strategy for Culture and Sport in Northamptonshire 2009 – 2012 (2009) Northampton Borough Play Strategy (2008) Parks and Open Spaces Strategy (2009) Parks and Open Spaces Strategy Action Plan Individual Site and Park Management Plans NORTHAMPTON BOROUGH COUNCIL 6 PARKS & OPEN SPACES STRATEGY REFRESH 2013 DRAFT Open Space Categories The strategy considers all open spaces for which there is legitimate public access and which provide recreational benefit. It considers 9 different types of space. The Borough owns almost all of these but there are areas where the land might be managed or owned by others. As well as setting out plans and policies for these types of space, the strategy proposes provision of standards. Types of Space Description Parks and Gardens Urban parks, country parks and formal gardens, open to the general public that provide opportunities for various informal recreation and community events. These have been put into four further sub groups as listed under “Categorisation of Parks and Open Space” on page 24. Natural and Semi-Natural Space includes woodlands, scrubland, orchards, grasslands (e.g. meadows and non-amenity grassland), Open Space wetlands and river corridors, nature reserves and brown field land with a primary purpose of wildlife conservation and biodiversity. These have been categorised into three further sub groups (Strategic, Premier and Neighbourhood).
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