Planning Policy Guidance 17 Assessment (2014 Update) Appendix 6 to the Open Space Recreation and Landscaping SPD

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Planning Policy Guidance 17 Assessment (2014 update) Appendix 6 to the Open Space Recreation and Landscaping SPD

Contents

Contents ...... 2 Executive Summary ...... 1 1.0 Introduction ...... 2 2.0 Update Methodology ...... 3 Open Space Audit Update Methodology ...... 3 Built Facilities Audit Update Methodology ...... 4 3.0 Open Space and Built Facility Standards ...... 6 Quantity and Proximity Standards ...... 6 Updated Quantity Standards ...... 7 4.0 Applying Open Space and Built Facility Standards ...... 8 Population figures ...... 8 Proximity Analysis Integrated Transport Network (ITN) ...... 8 Area Profiles ...... 9 Open Space Quantity Standards ...... 13 Further Analysis of Outdoor Sports Facilities ...... 17 Open Space Proximity Standards ...... 20 Open Space Quality Standards ...... 21 Built Facility Quantity Standards ...... 23 Built Facility Proximity Standards...... 25 Built Facilities Quality ...... 26 5.0 Provision in Rural Villages ...... 27 6.0 Monitoring ...... 29

Appendix 1: Play and Young Peoples Area ...... Appendix 2: Further Analysis of Outdoor Sports Facilities ...... Appendix 3: Proximity Maps for Open Spaces ...... Appendix 4: Quality and Value Analysis of Open Space ...... Appendix 5: Proximity Maps for Built Facilities ......

Executive Summary

The 2008 Open Space and Built Facilities Audits provide the basis for the PPG17 assessment for the Borough and forms Appendix 6 to the Open Space, Recreation and Landscaping SPD. The PPG17 assessment identifies local needs, audits local provision, sets provision standards and applies provision standards.

In order to reflect changes that have taken place to open space and built facilities in the Borough it is important to update the audits regularly. This report provides an update to the Open Space and Built Facilities Audits for the period to June 2014. The report identifies the changes in provision since the 2008 audit and details how each area of the borough performs against standards.

The following table outlines the quantity findings for open spaces from this update to the PPG17 assessment and updates the table identified on page 19 of the Open Space, Recreation and Landscaping SPD (December 2009).

Areas that Meet/ Do Not Yet Meet the Quantity Standards for Open Space

Type of Space

East West Yarm Ingleby Barwick Stockon Stockton Thornaby Billingham Eaglescliffe

Parks and        Gardens Natural        Greenspace Outdoor Sports        Facilities Amenity        Greenspace Play/ young        people’s areas Allotments        =Areas that do meet the quantity standards = Areas that do not yet meet the quantity standard

Built sports facilities are not included in this table as they are more strategic type of facility with fewer instances it is felt that a table is not necessary and that allocations for improvements should be identified in line with the PPG17 Assessment and the Sport and Active Leisure Strategy.

1.0 Introduction

1.1 The companion document Assessing Needs and Opportunities: A companion guide to PPG17 provides guidance on the following 5 point methodology which should be used to set local standards as part of a PPG17 Assessment.

• Identifying local needs • Auditing local provision • Setting provision standards • Applying provision standards • Drafting policies

1.2 The 2008 Open Space and Built Facilities Audits provide the basis for the PPG17 assessment for the Borough and forms Appendix 6 to the Open Space, Recreation and Landscaping SPD. The PPG17 assessment identifies local needs, audits local provision, sets provision standards and applies provision standards. The drafting of policies will be undertaken within the preparation of the Local Development Framework using this assessment as an evidence base.

1.3 In order to reflect changes that have taken place to open space and built facilities in the Borough it is important to update the audit regularly. This report provides an update to the Open Space and Built Facilities Audits for the period to June 2014.

2.0 Update Methodology

Open Space Audit Update Methodology

2.1 The table below outlines the typology of open space defined by PPG17.

Type Definition Primary Purpose Parks and Urban parks and formal gardens Informal recreation Gardens Community events Natural Woodland, scrub, grassland, Wildlife conservation Greenspace wetland etc. with note-able wildlife Biodiversity value, including country parks. Environmental education Green Corridors Spaces whose primary function is Corridor for travel (e.g. as a corridor (e.g. wildlife corridor, walking, cycling, horse- cycle ways, paths, rights of way). riding) or wildlife. Other types of space may form Opportunities for wildlife parts of Green Corridors but have migration (e.g. hedgerows different primary functions therefore or stream corridors). would be designated with different Linear usage typologies. Sports Facilities Open space specifically geared Participation in specific towards sport and formal recreation sports e.g. football, golf, e.g. football pitches, athletics fields and athletics. and playing fields. May be Training for sports. private/public owned. Includes Watching sports. school playing fields. Amenity Spaces whose primary function is Casual activities close to Greenspace the provision of amenity (e.g. visual home or work. enhancement or informal recreation) Visual enhancement of to local residents, workers or local area. passers by. Predominantly found in residential areas but may be located in e.g. commercial areas to serve staff/visitors. Play areas All formal playgrounds. Even those Play within other open spaces. Allotments Allotment gardens – recognised Non-commercial growing areas where people can grow their of vegetables and fruit. own produce. Does not include private gardens. Cemeteries and All cemeteries, churchyards and Burial of dead Churchyards other burial grounds whether still Quiet contemplation used as graveyards or not. Wildlife conservation Biodiversity Civic spaces Town squares, market squares. Markets Hard surfaced spaces for Settings for civic buildings pedestrians, around civic buildings Community/town events and town centres.

2.2 The following methods were used to identify areas where the ‘quantity’ or ‘quality’ of open spaces may have changed:

• Review of planning applications • Review of Playing Pitch Strategy and Sports England’s Active Places Power to ensure that sports facilities were defined consistently. • Colleagues within Countryside & Greenspace and Care for Your Area were contacted to identify completed schemes from the Green Infrastructure Action Plan and any other improvements. • Survey of new development sites to identify new areas of open space that have been created.

2.3 Once sites to be audited had been identified officers followed the same methodology used for the 2008 audit update; this involved a site visit and completion of a survey sheet for each site.

Built Facilities Audit Update Methodology

2.4 The table below identifies the facilities included in the built facilities audit, and the unit of measurement. This has been derived using a suggested typology from PPG17 and information held on Sport England’s Active Places Power online database.

Type Definition Unit for measurement Health and Contain health and fitness equipment Measured in the Fitness Suites for individual fitness activity. numbers of stations included in the suite Indoor Bowls Permanent indoor facilities that Measured in rinks Centres contain a permanent bowls green area. Indoor Tennis Dedicated covered or indoor tennis Measured in courts Centres courts not multi use halls etc, Sports Halls Main halls are multi-sports halls where Sports halls are a range of activities are carried out, at measured in both least one hall on site should be the badminton courts and size on one badminton court. Activity square metres. halls are also included they are halls which share a site with a main hall and are smaller than a badminton court, or are on their own site larger than a badminton court but not marked for sports. Swimming Pools Swimming pools include main pools Measured in lanes and that are over 15 metres in length and square meters. are generally rectangular, training pools, which may be less than 15 metres in length, or the smaller pool on one site. Open-air pools are also included. Synthetic Turf Synthetic alternative to grass pitches Measured in pitches Pitches for all weather use, pitches should be a minimum of 75 metres times 45 metres and flood lit.

Ice Rinks Permanent ice rinks. Measured in square metres. Community Included community centres owned by Measured in capacity, Centres and the SBC Community Development the number of people Village Halls and Youth Services. Also includes the facility holds. village halls identified in the Tees Valley Rural Community Council Village Hall Audit (2005).

2.5 The built facilities audit was updated using information form the following sources to identify any facilities where changes to ‘quantity’ or ‘quality’ may have occurred:

• Use of Sport England’s Active Places Power online database to identify changes. • Planning applications to provide information on new development or changes of use. • Officer Knowledge

3.0 Open Space and Built Facility Standards

Quantity and Proximity Standards

3.1 PPG17 Guidance explains that it is not necessary to set all types of standards for all types of open space. Both civic spaces and green corridors are opportunity led and it is not necessary to set quantity and proximity standards to relate them to population.

3.2 The quantity and proximity standards set out within the Open Space, Recreation and Landscaping SPD are summarised below:

Type of Space Quantity Standard Proximity Standard Parks and Gardens 0.55ha per 1000 people 2km of a park 5km of a strategic park Natural Greenspace 2ha per 1000 people 1km Outdoor Sports Facilities 1.76ha per 1000 people Proximity: 1km (except where it is part of a strategic improvement for a specific facility, when details can be found in the emerging Sport and Active Leisure Strategy) Amenity Greenspace 1.39ha per 1000 people 600m Play Areas and Young 1 play unit per 1500 1km People’s Areas people Allotments 0.8ha per 1000 people 5km Cemeteries 180 burial plots per 1000 5km people

Type of Facility Quantity Standard Proximity Standard Health and Fitness Suite 6.16 stations per 1000 5km people Indoor Bowls Centres 0.04 rinks per 1000 people Whole Borough Indoor Tennis Centres 0.03 courts per 1000 Whole Borough people Sports Halls 92.22sq.m per 1000 5km people Swimming Pools 16.47sq.m per 1000 5km people Synthetic Turf Pitches 0.03 pitches per 1000 5km people Ice Rinks 7.65sq.m per 1000 people Whole Borough Community Capacity of 33 per 1000 2km Centres/Village Halls people.

Updated Quantity Standards

3.3 The quantity standard for Play Areas and Young Peoples Areas within the Open Space, Recreation and Landscaping SPD was set at 1 play unit per 1000 people. The justification for this standard was that it is felt that all areas in the Borough did not have enough play facilities and with no areas met the 1 play unit per 1000 people standard this provided a sensible figure for calculation. However, it was identified that this figure was to be a temporary standard until provision is improved through the Play Builder Programme and existing provision is at an adequate level to set a standard.

3.4 Provision identified as part of the 2012 audit update was 1 play unit per 1,726 people across the Borough. Based on this a new quantity standard of 1 play unit per 1,500 people was established to reflect the Councils desire to further improve the level of Play Areas and Young Peoples Areas, especially in those areas which are not within proximity standards of existing facilities.

4.0 Applying Open Space and Built Facility Standards

4.1 Following site visits and incorporation of quantity and quality information into Geographical Information System (GIS) and databases it is necessary to apply standards set out within the Open Space, Recreation and Landscaping SPD to ascertain how the current level of provision performs against these standards and to identify areas which do not yet meet these standards.

Population figures

4.2 Quantity standards require population figures for each survey area within the Borough as standards have been based on the amount of open space/facility per 1000 population.

4.3 It is important to note that a lower outturn for a standard, based on the amount of open space/facility per 1000 population, may not necessarily be the result of a loss in open space/facility; it may actually be the result of a larger population in the area than present at the time of the 2008 audit.

4.4 Population figures for this update have been produced from ONS Mid-2012 Population Estimates for Middle & Lower Super Output Areas which are based on results from the 2011 Census. In the case of rural villages their population has been estimated using the figure of 2.4 people per dwelling as the average suggested by the JSU for the current number of people per house.

Zone Population Billingham 37,634 Eaglescliffe 10,214 Stockton East 32,607 Ingleby 20,796 Thornaby 25,092 Stockton West 50,487 Yarm 8,400 Borough 192,406

Proximity Analysis Integrated Transport Network (ITN)

4.5 The number of households within a given proximity of a location can be determined using an analysis of the ITN on our Geographical Information Systems (GIS). An ITN analysis was used to determine the number of households within a given proximity of both open space and built facilities.

4.6 The ITN contains a detailed road network and takes into account barriers to movement such as rivers and railway lines. However, the network does not contain footpaths and cycle ways that do not follow roads, this data, with this level of detail, is not yet available for ITN analysis.

Area Profiles

4.7 The following profiles outline the quantity and quality of spaces in different areas of the Borough. For some types of space the total open space and accessible open space has been highlighted. The Open Space Audit has included all spaces that meet its definition regardless of access and ownership because of the amenity and biodiversity benefits that can be provided even without access. For this reason, spaces that were “Restricted (only accessible to a small group of people e.g. operational site)” have been excluded from the area of accessible space.

4.8 Allotments, Cemeteries and Churchyards and Civic Space have not been separated by their accessibility, as both civic space and cemeteries and churchyards do not have any instances of inaccessibility. Allotments have an unusual form of access so no difference has been made.

4.9 The type of space where the largest proportion of space is sports facilities this is largely because golf courses, which tend to be by far the largest facilities in an area, have been classed as inaccessible. Although people can access them by arrangement they are usually opportunity led and it is unlikely that we would expect to increase them through planning obligations contributions. Due to the massive size of golf courses compared to the number of people who use them if is felt that they are an exceptional case and would skew the amount of provision compared to population. Golf courses have therefore been excluded from the calculations that are used to set standards.

Area profiles- Open space quantity

Areas Natural Facility Amenity Gardens Parks and Allotments Civic Space Greenspace Greenspace Churchyards Green Corridor Play Areas and PlayAreas Outdoor Sports Cemeteries and Cemeteries and Zone People’s Young

ce play unit*play All Space All Spa All Space All Space All Space All Space All Space All Space Accessible Accessible Accessible Accessible Accessible People perPeople

Borough 39.76 271.92 264.19 50.01 5.39 268.03 256.28 565.19 530.22 592.21 314.13 122.27 122.27 1463

Billingham 10.02 48.34 48.13 5.64 1.16 20.42 20.42 170.85 166.93 134.21 85.86 13.91 13.91 1344

Eaglescliffe 7.57 12.11 12.11 0.71 0.00 4.85 4.85 41.59 39.84 62.16 26.11 23.38 23.38 1021

Ingleby 0.00 10.08 10.08 0.00 0.00 90.74 90.74 43.11 37.52 40.47 13.73 3.63 3.63 1300 Stockton 1.57 61.46 56.89 5.77 1.69 28.02 27.30 99.73 88.18 86.59 52.22 18.67 18.67 2508 East Stockton 6.90 76.89 73.93 17.10 0.58 42.51 42.51 83.13 82.54 77.02 77.02 44.07 44.07 1578 West Thornaby 8.16 31.09 31.09 17.09 0.40 70.87 60.17 70.82 66.50 80.36 33.39 18.62 18.62 1476

Yarm 3.64 18.17 18.17 1.21 1.55 8.16 8.16 13.38 6.12 22.73 20.17 0.00 0.00 1787

* For explanation of play units please the ‘Play Areas and Young People’s Areas’ section on page 15

Area profiles: Open space quality (number of sites as a percentage)

Cemeteries and Allotments Amenity Greenspace Civic Space Green Corridor Church Yards

Zone Poor Poor Poor Poor Poor Good Good Good Good Good atisfactory Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Satisfactory Satisfactory Satisfactory Satisfactory S Billingham 10 80 10 0 0 56 44 0 0 25 75 0 0 0 100 0 0 18 77 5 Eaglescliffe 0 25 75 0 0 8 86 5 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 Ingleby 0 0 0 0 0 15 65 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 63 21 Stockton East 0 100 0 0 0 14 78 8 0 25 75 0 0 0 50 50 0 40 60 0 Stockton West 0 60 40 0 1 20 79 1 0 0 100 0 0 33 67 0 0 23 69 8 Thornaby 0 100 0 0 0 28 66 6 50 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 6 59 35 0 Yarm 0 50 50 0 0 9 78 13 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 100 0 22 56 22 Natural/Semi-natural Outdoor Sports Young Peoples Parks and Gardens Greenspace Facility Provision

Zone Poor Poor Poor Poor Good Good Good Good Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent Satisfactory Satisfactory Satisfactory Satisfactory Billingham 7 50 43 0 3 41 47 9 0 0 100 0 0 7 79 14 Eaglescliffe 9 18 73 0 0 31 62 8 0 0 100 0 0 0 60 40 Ingleby 0 83 17 0 0 11 67 22 0 0 0 100 0 0 43 57 Stockton East 0 38 46 15 0 35 55 10 0 100 0 0 0 25 75 0 Stockton West 12 65 24 0 0 30 67 4 0 17 67 17 0 20 67 13 Thornaby 8 46 38 8 0 17 67 17 0 0 100 0 0 18 64 18 Yarm 20 60 0 20 0 13 75 13 0 0 0 0 0 25 50 25

Area profiles: Built facility quantity

rinks)

Pool

tations) Zone (capacity) Ice Rinks (size sqm) (size Sports Hall Indoor Bowls Swimming number of courts) number of (number lanes) of ( number of s number of (number pitches) of ( Community Centre Synthetic Pitch Turf number of courts courts number of Indoor Centre Tennis ( (size in badminton courts) (size badminton in s FitnessHealth Suite and

Borough 1842 6 7 105 42 8 1456 6263

Billingham 355 25 10 2 1456 1029

Eaglescliffe 59 14 0 2 530

Ingleby 90 4 1 180

Stockton 764 7 30 23 2 2920

Thornaby 544 6 24 8 1 450

Yarm 30 7 0 1 310

Open Space Quantity Standards

4.10 The following table identifies the 2013 outturn for open spaces against the quantity standards set within the Open Space, Recreation and Landscaping SPD for each part of the borough and compares this against the previous outturns.

2008 outturn 2012 outturn 2013 outturn 2014 outturn Area (per 1000 (per 1000 (per 1000 (per 1000 people) people) people) people) Parks and Gardens (Standard: 0.55ha) Borough 0.55 0.58 0.64 0.64 Billingham 0.39 0.40 0.38 0.37 Eaglescliffe 1.08 1.11 2.34 2.29 Ingleby Barwick 0 0.17 0.18 0.17 Stockton East 0.61 0.60 0.57 0.57 Stockton West 0.83 0.86 0.88 0.87 Thornaby 0.77 0.78 0.75 0.74 Yarm 0 0 0 0 Natural Greenspace (Standard: 2ha) Borough 2.46 2.67 2.95 2.76 Billingham 5.77 5.42 5.47 4.44 Eaglescliffe 1.69 1.81 3.98 3.90 Ingleby Barwick 1.31 1.52 1.87 1.80 Stockton East 1.96 2.66 2.71 2.70 Stockton West 0.75 1.25 1.64 1.63 Thornaby 2.74 2.80 2.68 2.65 Yarm 0.66 0.75 0.73 0.73 Green Corridors (no standard) Borough 1.24 1.35 1.34 1.33 Billingham 0.59 0.56 0.55 0.54 Eaglescliffe 0.45 0.46 0.48 0.48 Ingleby Barwick 5.39 4.47 4.45 4.36 Stockton East 0.73 0.85 0.84 0.84 Stockton West 0.67 0.79 0.84 0.84 Thornaby 1.65 2.58 2.44 2.40 Yarm 0.52 1.01 1.01 0.97 Outdoor Sports Facilities (Standard: 1.76ha) Borough 1.76 1.74 1.63 1.63 Billingham 2.34 2.52 2.32 2.28 Eaglescliffe 2.14 2.50 2.61 2.56 Ingleby Barwick 0.51 0.64 0.67 0.66 Stockton East 2.06 1.92 1.58 1.60 Stockton West 1.73 1.59 1.52 1.53 Thornaby 1.49 1.37 1.35 1.33 Yarm 2.34 2.53 2.41 2.40 Amenity Greenspace (Standard: 1.39ha) Borough 1.39 1.39 1.39 1.37

Billingham 1.07 1.26 1.30 1.28 Eaglescliffe 2.35 2.29 1.21 1.19 Ingleby Barwick 0.67 0.44 0.49 0.48 Stockton East 1.6 1.39 1.75 1.74 Stockton West 1.34 1.43 1.50 1.46 Thornaby 1.46 1.49 1.26 1.24 Yarm 2 2.51 2.17 2.16 Play Areas and Young People’s Areas (Standard: 1 play unit per 1500)* Borough 2091 1726 1540 1463 Billingham 1977 2012 1479 1344 Eaglescliffe 1183 1103 1001 1021 Ingleby Barwick 4911 1754 1275 1300 Stockton East 2423 2464 2502 2508 Stockton West 2332 1800 1736 1578 Thornaby 1545 1468 1458 1476 Yarm 3008 2182 2206 1787 Allotments (Standard: 0.8ha) Borough 0.23 0.20 0.21 0.21 Billingham 0.31 0.28 0.28 0.27 Eaglescliffe 0.72 0.71 0.76 0.74 Ingleby Barwick 0 0 0 0 Stockton East 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 Stockton West 0.12 0.13 0.14 0.14 Thornaby 0.44 0.31 0.33 0.33 Yarm 0.41 0.44 0.43 0.43 Civic Space (no standard) Borough 292.32 290.98 280.76 279.91 Billingham 315.08 310.48 312.43 307.02 Eaglescliffe 0 0 0 0 Ingleby Barwick 0 0 0 0 Stockton East 540.83 553.10 519.59 518.25 Stockton West 124.33 124.33 115.67 115.34 Thornaby 220.19 213.21 163.09 161.05 Yarm 1721.77 1874.38 1853.81 1849.84 *Quoted as people per play unit

Cemeteries

4.11 The need for cemeteries is based on population and the lifespan of existing cemeteries and their varying popularity. It is therefore not suitable to analyse the spatial distribution of unmet standards in the same way as other types of spaces. Advice from Bereavement Services is that the Borough has significant need for more burial space and the location of the need for increased provision should be identified by evidence from Bereavement Services.

Play Areas and Young People’s Areas

4.12 Play Areas and Young People’s Areas cover a number of types of provision which vary in size, age range covered and ancillary features.

4.13 The Open Space, Recreation and Landscaping SPD indicates to a developer how many play units are required for a development based on the scale of the development and its proximity to other facilities. To aid the implementation of the SPD it was necessary to develop an updated methodology of what a play unit constitutes. Therefore, a new scoring system has been developed which will ensure schemes provide provision which is appropriate in terms of location, level of play provision and play experience.

4.14 This scoring system and check list, developed through RoSPA has been adopted to ensure all new play facilities are not only are well ‘designed’ but also provide a good ‘play value and experience’. As can be seen it is possible to have a beautifully designed scheme that has little play value to hold a child’s attention.

4.15 Within the ‘Fields in Trust’ document ‘Planning & Design for Outdoor Sports and Play’ it advocates the creation of a hierarchy of provision that of the Destination, the Neighbourhood and the Doorstep play sites. It is felt that these are too rigid and therefore a more flexible way of looking at sites has been adopted where a play area can be a ‘doorstep’ site but have some ‘neighbourhood’ tendencies, or one that is almost a destination site but due to lack of certain’ onsite’ facilities does not quite make the grade. (eg: Romano Park, IB has 4.2 units due to no onsite toilets or refreshments)

4.16 Therefore the SBC hierarchy of sites is thus:

Destination 5 units or above Sub destination 4.5 – 4.9 Destination/ Neighbourhood 4.0 - 4.4 Neighbourhood plus 3.5 – 3.9 Neighbourhood 3.0 – 3.4 Sub Neighbourhood 2.5 - 2.9 Neighbourhood / Doorstep 2.0 - 2.4 Doorstep plus 1.5 – 1.9 Doorstep 1.0- 1.4 Sub Doorstep 0.1 - 0.9

4.17 For a site to be deemed a destination (5 Units) site it must have the following:

Toilets, refreshments available at peak times, self-contained site with adequate buffer zones from equipped elements, landscaped areas with grass areas, shrubs trees etc, good access, other (fee paying?) leisure facilities’ (eg: tennis courts or pitch and put etc.) CCTV etc.

4.18 The play area provision for a destination site (5 units) must be rated by RosPA:

Overall site: excellent Ambience: excellent Toddlers: good or above Juniors: good or above Teenagers: good or above

4.19 If a site does not get to this standard then it may be rated lower than 5 units as per the hierarchy indicated above.

4.20 It would be anticipated that a Neighbourhood site (3 units) must have reached the following standards:

A self-contained site with adequate buffer zones from equipped elements, landscaped areas with grass areas, shrubs trees etc, good access, CCTV. On site toilets and refreshment would not be required for this designation. Other leisure facilities would be desirable but not essential.

4.21 The play area provision for a Neighbourhood site (3 units) must be rated by RoSPA:

Overall Site: good or above Ambience: good or above Toddlers: good or above Juniors: good or above Teenagers: good or above

4.22 All play areas have been scored against the above methodology and can be viewed within appendix 1. These scorings have been used to identify performance against the quantity standard. It should be noted that the scoring for young peoples areas has been amended with BMX tracks and basketball courts now being scored as one unit, and wheeled sports facilities scoring three points; it is considered that this better reflects their level of provision they provide within the hierarchy. The following scoring applies:

• Multi Use Games Areas, Multi Ball Courts and wheeled sports facilities (3 units) • BMX tracks, basketball courts and Kick walls (1 unit)

4.23 The information below can be used to provide details of the age range of existing provision, which can lead to improvements that fill gaps based on age. A standard for both young people’s provision and play provision is not necessary due to the variations in type, particularly of young people’s provision, that at this level of detail may become misleading.

People per young Area People per play area unit peoples unit Borough 2390 3773 Billingham 3136 2352 Eaglescliffe 1021 0 Ingleby Barwick 1600 6932 Stockton East 6521 4076 Stockton West 3155 3155 Thornaby 2509 3585 Yarm 2270 8400

4.24 A further analysis of Multi Use Games Areas and Multi Ball Courts is provided within the ‘Further Analysis of Outdoor Sports Facilities’ section of this report.

Further Analysis of Outdoor Sports Facilities

4.25 The PPG17 Guidance suggests that spaces should be categorised into the open space typology based on their primary purpose. Due to this the Open Space Audit, using the typology outlined in PPG17, is not suitable in itself to assess all sports facilities. Sports Facilities have been assessed to identify an overall standard based on spaces whose primary purpose is as a sports facility.

4.26 However, some sports facilities located in parks have been counted as part of the park, as ancillary to the parks primary purpose as a park. Also, various different types of sports facilities have been included in one sports facility. For example a school playing field may have both football pitches and an athletics track. Due to this some additional analysis of specific sports facility provision is necessary.

4.27 This further assessment has been undertaken for-

• Sports Pitches (football, cricket, rugby and hockey) • Golf courses • Athletics tracks • Tennis courts • Bowling greens • Multi ball courts and Multi use games areas

4.28 Information on more specialist facilities can be found in the Sport and Active Leisure Strategy.

Sports pitches (football, cricket, rugby and hockey)

4.29 In 2011 the Council adopted a Playing Pitch Strategy for the Borough. The Playing Pitch Strategy (PPS) is an essential piece of the strategic policy framework for sport and active leisure in the borough. A great many people engage in pitch sports across the Borough and playing pitches are extremely important in supporting the maintenance and development of the health of our communities. The PPS provides a comprehensive picture of pitch sports provision across the borough (for football, cricket, rugby and hockey) and makes recommendations about how, through partnership and appropriate rationalisation, we can ensure there is a stock of playing pitch facilities that meet the needs and aspirations of our communities.

4.30 The Strategy considers the Borough as a whole but also provides analysis of four distinct sub areas (Billingham & North Stockton, Central and Western, Eaglescliffe & Yarm and South East). Clearly we are keen to ensure that players can access facilities within the locality they live where possible and as such it is right and proper to ensure we cater for pitch sports across the Borough. The key issues identified within the PPS are listed below (area specific considerations can be viewed within the PPS).

• There are generally enough football pitches to meet existing demand • There is a mismatch between adult and junior football pitches, with junior teams often playing on adult size pitches. • The quality of football pitches and ancillary accommodation is variable and there are issues in respect of the proliferation of small, 1- pitch sites.

• There are many sites that do not provide even the most basic accommodation (changing & toilets), which leads to teams changing etc in the open air, leading to regular complaints from residents and the players alike. • There is a reliance by many football teams on pitches on school/education sites, which are not in secured community use. • In certain parts of the Borough new development will have a marked effect on the demand for football pitches. • Improving access to school/education sites in return for qualitative improvements and formalising access arrangements could help in meeting future needs and also make a valuable contribution to meeting existing needs. • The comments of local leagues and clubs have highlighted sites where there is a desire to see improvements. A separate technical appraisal has confirmed these views with regard to some sites. • Adult clubs and leagues have expressed concerns about the wear and tear on pitches brought about by intensive use by both adults and juniors over the weekend periods. • Clubs have identified opportunities on specific sites for marking out additional pitches, allowing for separate provision for adults and juniors at some locations. • The supply/demand situation in respect of rugby (union) is very marginal, and clubs have concerns about the overuse of pitches for both matches and training, as well as lack of availability in bad weather in some cases. • Generally speaking, the supply of cricket pitches meets demand, and responding clubs have raised no issue with the general supply, although the overall lack of indoor training facilities has been mentioned in club surveys, and is reinforced by the governing body which in contrast to the clubs has expressed concern about the future supply of pitches due to burgeoning participation amongst the young. At least one indoor 4-lane venue would be very welcome. • Generally, hockey clubs are satisfied that the provision of synthetic turf pitches meets their needs for matches, although some teams have to spread their matches and training across different sites. There is also a concern about the cost of hiring facilities (including for training); the ageing status of some of the playing surfaces; and, the competing demands of other sports- especially from small-sided football and training by other sports. • Strategic analysis conducted by Sport England suggests a need for an additional synthetic turf pitch, and that the best location for this might be in the central part of the Borough. This would help to reduce the strain on the existing stock in meeting both the needs of training and match-play in respect of hockey and football in particular, but also potentially for rugby.

Golf courses, athletics tracks, bowling greens and tennis courts

4.31 The quantity of golf courses, athletics tracks, bowling greens and tennis courts has not altered since the audit in 2008. For further commentary regarding the provision of these facilities please see the 2009 PPG17 assessment. Maps showing the location of the above facilities can be viewed within Appendix 2.

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Zone people) people) people) people) Golf Courses Golf Tennis Courts Tennis (Holes per 1000 (Lanes per 1000 (Green per 1000 (Courts per 1000 Bowling Green Bowling Athletics Track

Borough 0.09 0.06 0.51 0.57 Billingham 0.16 0.08 0.48 0.43 Eaglescliffe 0.59 0.00 1.76 1.08 Ingleby 0.00 0.00 0.43 0.14 Stockton 0.07 0.08 0.22 0.55 Thornaby 0.00 0.08 0.72 0.44 Yarm 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.62

Multi Ball Courts and Multi Use Games Areas

4.32 Multi Use Games Areas (MUGAs) and Multi Ball Courts (MBCs) are intended to provide all weather spaces for informal sport and active recreation. Both types of facilities provide spaces for a variety of ball games but they differ in specification. MUGAs are built to include courts with specific dimensions such as netball and five a side. MBCs are generally smaller as they do not have to provide courts of a particular size, but provide flexible all weather areas for ball games with combination goals, rebound barriers and fencing.

4.33 In this assessment MUGAs and MBCs have been categorised as young people’s facilities (see the earlier section of the report ‘Play Areas and Young People’s Areas’) however, as a flexible space they can also be used by children.

4.34 The following table identifies the provision of MUGAs and MBCs available within the Borough.

MUGAs/MBC per 1000 people Area 2008 2014 Borough 0.03 0.06 Billingham 0.05 0.11 Eaglescliffe 0.00 0.00 Ingleby 0.00 0.05 Stockton 0.04 0.07 Thornaby 0.04 0.04 Yarm 0.00 0.00

4.35 Priorities for future improvements in MUGAs and MBCs should not be decided only based on the existing provision but also on the existing levels of play facilities as a whole and of existing outdoor sports facilities. This is to identify not only the adequacy of existing MUGAs and MBCs but also of alternatives. Maps showing the location of MUGAs and MBCs can be viewed within Appendix 2.

Open Space Proximity Standards

4.36 The following table identifies the 2013 outturn for open spaces against the proximity standards set within the Open Space, Recreation and Landscaping SPD for each part of the borough and compares this against previous outturns.

2008 outturn 2012 outturn 2013 outturn 2014 outturn Standard (% of (% of (% of (% of households) households) households) households) Parks and Gardens (2km 58% 72% 70% 70% from a park) Parks and Gardens (5km 80% 83% 83% 83% from a strategic park) Natural 76% 58% 58% 58% Greenspace (1km) Outdoor Sports 91% 93% 91% 91% Facilities (1km) Amenity Greenspace 90% 92% 91% 91% (600m) Play Areas and Young People’s 63% 69% 68% 69% Areas (1km) Allotments (5km) 97% 100% 96% 96% Cemeteries and 100% 100% 100% 100% Churchyards (5km)

4.37 Maps showing the proximity analysis of open spaces can be found within Appendix 3 of this report.

Open Space Quality Standards

Quality Standards

4.38 A quality standard can be set for all types of space, as it is reasonable to improve the quality of any type of space.

4.39 The PPG17 Guidance states that:

“Social justice demands that authorities should aim to bring all the open spaces or sport and recreation facilities in their area up to as consistent a standard of quality as possible; and Best Value demands that they should progressively raise it.”

4.40 With this in mind the approach to quality standards should aim to ensure as much potential to improve sites as possible. Due to this, a “plus one” approach will be adopted. Using the designation of sites as either poor, scoring 0-25 per cent, satisfactory, scoring 26-50 per cent, good, scoring 51 to 75 per cent and excellent scoring 75 per cent and over, a “plus one” approach means improving sites so that they can step up to the next quality standard. For example a poor site should be improved to a satisfactory or good site with excellent as the ultimate aim. Any improvement is important so it should aim to increase the quality of a site from one category to the next, if that is all that is possible, rather than aim to match the predefined criteria of a quality site.

4.41 Those sites scoring poor or satisfactory should be the priority for enhancement with poor sites as an absolute priority. However, sites that are already rated good or excellent should not be excluded from improvement that can enable them to better deal with increased usage from increased population, or widens use to different groups.

4.42 An analysis of the Quality of open spaces across the borough can be found within Appendix 4.

Quality and Value Analysis

4.43 The PPG17 Guidance suggests using information on the quality and value of sites, which has been collected during the audit of existing provision, to compare quality and value. The guidance suggests that sites with high value and high quality are successful sites and the aim is that all sites should fall into this category. Site that have high value but low quality should be the priority for improvement to make the most of the high value site.

4.44 Other categories in the quality value analysis are low value and low quality and low value and high quality. The suggested approach with these sites is to improve their quality and value if possible and if not possible identify if their value could be increase by change to another type of open space.

4.45 This analysis has been undertaken for each type of open space. Sites have been identified as high quality of value if they scored over 50 per cent for these characteristics in the Open Space Audit and identified as low quality or value if they scored 50 per cent of under in the open space audit. The scores have then

been compared and categorised and displayed in graphs in the following analysis.

4.46 An analysis of the Quality and Value of open spaces across the borough can be found within Appendix 4.

Built Facility Quantity Standards

4.47 The following table identifies the 2012 outturn for built facilities against the quantity standards set within the Open Space, Recreation and Landscaping SPD for each part of the borough and compares this against the 2008 outturn.

2008 2012 2013 2014 outturn (per outturn (per outturn (per outturn (per Area 1000 1000 1000 1000 people) people) people) people) Health and Fitness Suites (Standard: 6.16 stations) Borough 6.16 6.95 7.11 9.57 Billingham 7.59 7.12 7.17 9.43 Eaglescliffe 3.85 5.63 5.89 5.78 Ingleby Barwick 4.58 4.21 4.41 4.33 Stockton 4.98 5.11 4.53 9.19 Thornaby 10.96 17.30 21.95 21.68 Yarm 9.97 10.86 3.58 3.57 Indoor Bowls (Standard: 0.04 rinks) Borough 0.042 0.041 0.042 0.031 Billingham 0.053 0.054 0.054 0 Eaglescliffe 0 0 0 0 Ingleby Barwick 0 0 0 0 Stockton 0 0 0 0 Thornaby 0.256 0.251 0.242 0.239 Yarm 0 0 0 0 Indoor Tennis (Standard: 0.03 courts) Borough 0.03 0.036 0.036 0.036 Billingham 0 0 0 0 Eaglescliffe 0 0 0 0 Ingleby Barwick 0 0 0 0 Stockton 0.07 0.084 0.084 0.084 Thornaby 0 0 0 0 Yarm 0 0 0 0 Sports Hall (Standard: 92.22sq.m) Borough 92.22 95.81 98.72 96.14 Billingham 133.96 126.29 127.08 124.88 Eaglescliffe 117.75 202.06 211.59 207.36 Ingleby Barwick 30.24 27.76 29.13 28.56 Stockton 82.3 70.47 73.55 70.23 Thornaby 114.3 169.23 163.47 161.42 Yarm 132.96 144.75 164.64 142.86 Swimming Pools (Standard: 16.47sq.m) Borough 16.47 15.88 14.98 14.94 Billingham 19.78 19.66 19.78 19.44 Eaglescliffe 9.2 9.35 9.79 9.59 Ingleby Barwick 5.7 5.23 5.49 5.39 Stockton 15.84 15.16 15.25 15.21

Thornaby 28.87 27.94 26.99 26.65 Yarm 22.16 24.13 0 0 Synthetic Turf Pitches (Standard: 0.03 pitches) Borough 0.032 0.031 0.036 0.042 Billingham 0.053 0.054 0.054 0.053 Eaglescliffe 0.094 0.095 0.100 0.196 Ingleby Barwick 0 0 0 0 Stockton 0.012 0.012 0.024 0.024 Thornaby 0.043 0.042 0.040 0.040 Yarm 0.111 0.121 0.119 0.119 Ice Rinks (Standard: 7.65sq.m) Borough 7.653 7.526 7.590 7.567 Billingham 38.75 39.124 39.371 38.688 Eaglescliffe 0 0 0 0 Ingleby Barwick 0 0 0 0 Stockton 0 0 0 0 Thornaby 0 0 0 0 Yarm 0 0 0 0 Community Centres and Village Halls (Standard: capacity of 33) Borough 32.92 32.37 32.65 32.55 Billingham 28 27.65 27.82 27.34 Eaglescliffe 49.77 50.56 52.95 51.89 Ingleby Barwick 9.16 8.41 8.83 8.66 Stockton 35.26 35.04 35.24 35.14 Thornaby 19.42 18.80 18.16 17.93 Yarm 34.35 37.39 36.98 36.90

Built Facility Proximity Standards

4.48 The following table identifies the 2013 outturn for open spaces against the proximity standards set within the Open Space, Recreation and Landscaping SPD for each part of the borough and compares this against previous outturns.

2008 outturn 2012 outturn 2013 outturn 2014 outturn Standard (% of (% of (% of (% of households) households) households) households) Health and Fitness 99% 100% 99% 99% Suites (5km) Indoor Bowls 100% 100% 100% 100% (Whole Borough) Indoor Tennis 100% 100% 100% 100% (Whole Borough) Sports Hall (5km) 99% 100% 99% 98% Swimming Pools 98% 100% 98% 97% (5km) Synthetic Turf 85% 90% 93% 93% Pitches (5km) Ice Rinks (Whole 100% 100% 100% 100% Borough) Community Centres and 95% 95% 94% 93% Village Halls (2km)

4.49 Maps showing the proximity analysis of built facilities can be found within Appendix 5 of this report.

Built Facilities Quality

4.50 Both private and public sports facilities have been included in the Built Audit, as have facilities in schools, as all facilities provide potential benefits. This is the approach suggested by Sport England. Private facilities provide a legitimate part of the sports facility market in a diverse Borough like Stockton and provide choice to residents. Public facilities also have a cost for use and some sectors of the private sports facility market have a similar cost to public facilities.

4.51 The inclusion of community centres and village halls is slightly different to that of the sports facilities. Only those facilities associated with SBC Community Development, those in the portfolio of SBC Children Education and Social Care and those identified in the Tees Valley Rural Community Council Village Hall Audit (2005) are included. The village hall audit was undertaken as part of the Tees Valley Village Halls and Rural Community Buildings Project. There is a need for strict boundaries for the inclusion of community centres and village halls due to the variety of buildings that can be used for community purposes and the difficulty of identifying them all.

4.52 Quality has been assessed through the audit in a number of ways. For built sports facilities run by Tees Active an ISPAL Customer Service Audit Report undertaken in 2007 has been used as to outline the quality of facilities. For private and school facilities the date when the facility was built and last refurbished indicates the quality and attractiveness of the facility, an approach taken by Sport England.

4.53 For community centres and village halls a quality assessment was undertaken in 2008 using a standard form that identifies the quality of facilities such as toilets, entrances and internal equipment. This assessment was undertaken in person, over the phone or in cooperation with colleagues in Community Development and Youth Services who have regular access to these facilities. The nature of this assessment was determined by access issues associated with built facilities that are not relevant to open spaces.

5.0 Provision in Rural Villages

5.1 The table below outlines the quantity of open space in rural villages compared to their populations. Villages outlined here are those originally surveyed separately in the Open Space Audit; other villages such as Wolviston and Cowpen Bewley have been included as part of the wider urban area. The same variety of open space should not be expected in rural areas, due to the low populations that are usually served and that provision in towns is often required to make up for a lack of openness and greenery, that is not an issue in rural areas.

5.2 As the table demonstrates, the provision in rural areas shows a different pattern to that of the Borough’s urban areas. The villages tend to have less variety in the types of spaces provided but in some cases the type of space provided is in much greater quantities than would be expected in urban areas, when compared to the population. An example of this is the very high level of provision of natural greenspace in Thorpe Thewles, which is many times that of the Borough level. However, this should not be seen as an over provision as this is due to the nature of the space and of the lower populations in rural areas.

Village Allotments (people per unit) (people per People’s Areas Outdoor Sports

Green Corridors (ha per 1000 people) (ha 1000 per people) (ha 1000 per people) (ha 1000 per people) (ha 1000 per peo ple) (ha 1000 per Natural Greenspace Amenity Greenspace Play Areas and Young and Young PlayAreas

Aislaby 0 0 0 11.14 0 0 Carlton 0 2.66 0 0 0 574 Elton 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hilton 0 0.29 0 0 1.99 398 Kirklevington 0 0.21 0 0 0.67 972 Long Newton 0 2.29 0 2.29 2.34 821 Maltby 0 0.67 0 0 0 0 Redmarshall 0 0.66 0 0 0 0 Stillington 1.74 2.03 0 17.69 2.25 1216 Thorpe Thewles 0 14.38 6.20 26.16 0 57 Whitton 0 6.00 0 122.43 0 0 Wynyard 0 1.19 0 0 0 0 Borough 0.21 1.37 1.33 2.76 1.63 1463 STANDARD 0.8 1.39 n/a 2 1.76 1500

5.3 There are no parks in the rural villages, however, Wynyard Woodland Park and play area are located relatively close to Thorpe Thewles. Graveyards are a type of space that is prevalent in rural villages and are included in Thorpe Thewles, Stillington, Elton, Long Newton, Kirklevington and Hilton. Where play provision is present in rural villages, the quantity of provision is consistently high with far less people per play unit than both the standards, and the Borough level.

5.4 Due to the varied nature of provision in rural areas, the Borough wide standard for open space should be applied to rural villages rather than having separate provision standards.

5.5 In all cases the rural villages do not have indoor sport facilities and people will typically have to travel further to this type of facility. This means that a village hall is often the only indoor facility available in rural areas and as such is particularly important.

6.0 Monitoring

6.1 Monitoring will be used to assess whether the standards within the Open Space, Recreation and Landscaping SPD and policies need to be improved in order to better support sustainable communities. Information from updates and monitoring will be included within the Annual Monitoring Report for the LDF.

6.2 The table below identifies the Borough standards for open space and built facilities as outlined within the Open Space, Recreation and Landscaping SPD and compares these against previous performance.

2008 2012 2013 2014 outturn outturn outturn outturn Open Space Standards Parks and Gardens Quantity: 0.55ha per 1000 people 0.55ha 0.58 0.64 0.64 Proximity: 2km of a park 58% 72% 70% 70% Proximity: 5km of a strategic park 80% 76% 83% 83% Natural Greenspace Quantity: 2ha per 1000 people 2.46ha 2.67 2.95 2.76 Proximity: 1km 76% 58% 58% 58% Outdoor Sports Facilities Quantity: 1.76ha per 1000 people 1.76ha 1.74 1.63 1.63 Proximity: 1km 91% 93% 91% 91% Amenity Greenspace Quantity: 1.39ha per 1000 people 1.39ha 1.39 1.39 1.37 Proximity: 600m 90% 92% 91% 91% Play Areas and Young People’s Areas Quantity: 1 play unit per 1000 people* 2091 1726 1540 1463 Proximity: 1km 63% 69% 68% 69% Allotments Quantity: 0.8ha per 1000 people 0.23ha 0.20 0.21 0.21 Proximity: 5km 97% 100% 96% 96% Cemeteries Quantity: 180 burial plots per 1000 n/a n/a n/a n/a people Proximity: 5km 100% 100% 100% 100% Built Facility Standards Health and Fitness Suite Quantity: 6.16 stations per 1000 6.16 6.95 7.11 9.57 people Proximity: 5km 99% 100% 99% 99% Indoor Bowls Centres Quantity: 0.04 rinks per 1000 people 0.042 0.041 0.042 0.031 Proximity: Whole Borough 100% 100% 100% 100% Indoor Tennis Centres Quantity: 0.03 courts per 1000 people 0.03 0.036 0.036 0.036 Proximity: Whole Borough 100% 100% 100% 100% Sports Halls Quantity: 92.22sq.m per 1000 people 92.22 95.81 98.72 96.14 Proximity: 5km 99% 100% 99% 98%

Swimming Pools Quantity: 16.47sq.m per 1000 people 16.47 15.88 14.98 14.94 Proximity: 5km 98% 100% 98% 97% Synthetic Turf Pitches Quantity: 0.03 pitches per 1000 people 0.032 0.031 0.036 0.042 Proximity: 5km 85% 90% 93% 93% Ice Rinks Quantity: 7.65sq.m per 1000 people 7.653 7.526 7.590 7.567 Proximity: Whole Borough 100% 100% 100% 100% Community Centres/Village Halls Quantity: Capacity of 33 per 1000 32.92 32.37 32.65 32.55 people Proximity: 2km 95% 95% 94% 93% *Quoted as people per play unit

Appendix 1: Play and Young Peoples Area

Play Areas Name Zone Hierarchy Score John Whitehead Park Play Area Billingham Neighbourhood 4.5 Port Clarence Play Area Billingham Neighbourhood 2.6 Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park Play Area Billingham Doorstep 1.2 High Grange Play Area Billingham Doorstep 1 Carlton Avenue Play Area Billingham Doorstep 1 Bonington Crescent Play Area Billingham Doorstep 0.8 Bull Garth Adventure Trail Billingham Doorstep 0.5 Romney Green Play Area Billingham Doorstep 0.4 Meadow Walk (Fred Hall Field) Play Area Carlton Doorstep 1 Preston Park, Play Area Eaglescliffe Destination 5 Grisedale Crescent (St Margarets) Play Area Eaglescliffe Neighbourhood 2.3 Mayfield Crescent (Amberley Way) Play Area Eaglescliffe Doorstep 1 Leven Park (Leven Close) Play Area Eaglescliffe Doorstep 0.9 Charldron Way (Kingsmead) Play Area Eaglescliffe Doorstep 0.8 Hilton Village Hall Playing field play area Hilton Doorstep 1 Romano Park Landscape for Play Ingleby Neighbourhood 4.2 Hazeldene, Play Area Ingleby Neighbourhood 2.8 Hillbrook Crescent Play Space Ingleby Neighbourhood 2.8 Windmill Way (Ingleby Mill) Play Area Ingleby Neighbourhood 2.4 Earls Meadow Play Area Lyn Close Ingleby Doorstep 0.4 Simonside Play Area Ingleby Doorstep 0.4 Kirklevington Pump Lane Play Area Kirklevington Doorstep 1 Longnewton recreation ground Play Area Long Newton Doorstep 0.9 West Street Stillington Play Area Stillington Doorstep 0.9

Blue Hall Rec Ground Play Area Stockton East Neighbourhood 2.4 Mill Lane School Play Area Stockton East Doorstep 1.2 Devonport Play Area Stockton East Doorstep 0.8 Bowesfield Play Area Stockton East Doorstep 0.6 Ropner Park Play Area Stockton West Destination 4.9 Bishopsgarth Play Area Stockton West Neighbourhood 2.8 Ragworth (Community Centre) Play Area Stockton West Neighbourhood 2.7 Redbrook Play Area Stockton West Neighbourhood 2.4 Newham Grange Park Play Area Stockton West Neighbourhood 2.3 Limbrick Avenue (Greenvale) Play Area Stockton West Doorstep 0.5 Hardwick Community Centre Stockton West Doorstep 0.4 Victoria Rec Ground (Peel Street) Play Area Thornaby Neighbourhood 2.5 Village Park Play Area Millbank Lane Thornaby Neighbourhood 2.4 South Thornaby Community Centre Play Area Thornaby Neighbourhood 2 Little Boy Park Play Area Thornaby Doorstep 1.9 Harold Wilson Play Area Thornaby Doorstep 0.7 Mary Street Play Area Thornaby Doorstep 0.5 Wynyard Woodland Park Thorpe Thewles Destination 5 Middle Bank Field Thorpe Thewles Doorstep 1 Willey Flats Play Area Yarm Doorstep 1.9 Leven Park Play Area Yarm Doorstep 0.9 Snaiths Field (West Street) Yarm Doorstep 0.9

Young Peoples Areas Name Zone Hierarchy Score John Whitehead Park, Wheeled Sports Facility Billingham YoungPeoplesProvision 3 Roscoe Road, MBC Billingham YoungPeoplesProvision(MBC) 3 John Whitehead Park, MBC Billingham YoungPeoplesProvision(MBC) 3 Port Clarence Multi Ball Court Billingham YoungPeoplesProvision(MBC) 3 Rievaulx Multi Ball Court Billingham YoungPeoplesProvision(MBC) 3 High Grange Kick Wall Billingham YoungPeoplesProvision(KickWall) 1 Romano Park Multi Ball Court Ingleby YoungPeoplesProvision(MBC) 3 Black Path Multi Ball Court Stockton East YoungPeoplesProvision(MBC) 3 Arlington Park MUGA Stockton East YoungPeoplesProvision(MUGA) 3 Tilery BMX Track Stockton East YoungPeoplesProvision 1 Mill Lane Kick Wall Stockton East YoungPeoplesProvision(KickWall) 1 Grangefield Park, MBC Stockton West YoungPeoplesProvision(MBC) 3 Bishopsgarth, MBC Stockton West YoungPeoplesProvision(MBC) 3 Multi Games Area Hardwick Green Park Stockton West YoungPeoplesProvision(MBC) 3 Primrose Hill Multi Ball Court Stockton West YoungPeoplesProvision(MBC) 3 Ragworth Basket Ball Stockton West YoungPeoplesProvision 1 Newtown Kick Wall Stockton West YoungPeoplesProvision(KickWall) 1 Newham Grange Park Kick Wall Stockton West YoungPeoplesProvision(KickWall) 1 Roseworth Kick Wall Stockton West YoungPeoplesProvision(KickWall) 1 Village Park MBC Thornaby YoungPeoplesProvision(MBC) 3 Haviland BMX Track Thornaby YoungPeoplesProvision 1 Harold Wilson Basket Ball Court Thornaby YoungPeoplesProvision 1 Village Park Kick Wall Thornaby YoungPeoplesProvision(KickWall) 1 Victoria Recreation Ground Kick Wall Thornaby YoungPeoplesProvision(KickWall) 1

Willey Flats Lane Kick Wall Yarm YoungPeoplesProvision(KickWall) 1

Appendix 2: Further Analysis of Outdoor Sports Facilities

Wynyard Village

Wolviston

Billingham Stillington Thorpe Thewles

Whitton

Norton Carlton Port Clarence Hardwick Redmarshall

Portrack

Fairfield Stockton

Hartburn

Thornaby Long Newton

Eaglescliffe

Ingleby Barwick Egglescliffe Maltby

Yarm

Hilton

Legend

Kirklevington Athletics Track Bowling Green Golf Course Tennis Courts

Development & Neighbourhood Services Title Corporate Director: P Dobson

Head of Planning: C Straughan MAP1- Location of Athletics Tracks, Municipal Buildings Church Road, Bowling Greens, Golf Courses and Stockton on Tees. TS18 1LD Tennis Courts Telephone: (01642) 393939

Wolviston

Billingham Stillington Thorpe Thewles

Whitton

Norton Carlton Port Clarence Hardwick Redmarshall

Portrack

Fairfield Stockton

Hartburn

Thornaby Long Newton

Eaglescliffe

Ingleby Barwick Egglescliffe Maltby

Yarm

Hilton

Kirklevington Legend

Multi Ball Court Multi Use Games Area

Development & Neighbourhood Services Title Corporate Director: P Dobson

Head of Planning: C Straughan MAP2- Location of Multi Ball Courts Municipal Buildings Church Road, and Multi Use Games Areas Stockton on Tees. TS18 1LD Telephone: (01642) 393939

Appendix 3: Proximity Maps for Open Spaces

Wynyard Village

Wolviston

Billingham Stillington Thorpe Thewles

Whitton

Norton Carlton Port Clarence Hardwick Redmarshall

Portrack

Fairfield Stockton

Hartburn

Thornaby Long Newton

Eaglescliffe

Ingleby Barwick Egglescliffe Maltby

Yarm

Hilton

Kirklevington

Legend

Parks & Gardens 2km Buffer

Development & Neighbourhood Services Title Corporate Director: P Dobson Head of Planning: C Straughan Parks & Gardens: Municipal Buildings Church Road, Stockton on Tees. TS18 1LD Area within 2km Buffer Telephone: (01642) 393939

Wolviston

Billingham Stillington Thorpe Thewles

Whitton

Norton Carlton Port Clarence Hardwick Redmarshall

Portrack

Fairfield Stockton

Hartburn

Thornaby Long Newton

Eaglescliffe

Ingleby Barwick Egglescliffe Maltby

Yarm

Hilton

Kirklevington

Legend

Strategic Parks &Gardens 5km Buffer

Development & Neighbourhood Services Title Corporate Director: P Dobson Head of Planning: C Straughan Strategic Parks & Gardens: Municipal Buildings Church Road, Stockton on Tees. TS18 1LD Area within 5km Buffer Telephone: (01642) 393939

Wolviston

Billingham Stillington Thorpe Thewles

Whitton

Norton Carlton Port Clarence Hardwick Redmarshall

Portrack

Fairfield Stockton

Hartburn

Thornaby Long Newton

Eaglescliffe

Ingleby Barwick Egglescliffe Maltby

Yarm

Hilton

Kirklevington

Legend

Natural Greenspace 1km Buffer

Development & Neighbourhood Services Title Corporate Director: P Dobson Head of Planning: C Straughan Natural Greenspace: Municipal Buildings Church Road, Stockton on Tees. TS18 1LD Area within 1km Buffer Telephone: (01642) 393939

Wolviston

Billingham Stillington Thorpe Thewles

Whitton

Norton Carlton Port Clarence Hardwick Redmarshall

Portrack

Fairfield Stockton

Hartburn

Thornaby Long Newton

Eaglescliffe

Ingleby Barwick Egglescliffe Maltby

Yarm

Hilton

Kirklevington

Legend

Outdoor Sports Facility 1km Buffer

Development & Neighbourhood Services Title Corporate Director: P Dobson Head of Planning: C Straughan Outdoor Sports Facility: Municipal Buildings Church Road, Stockton on Tees. TS18 1LD Area within 1km Buffer Telephone: (01642) 393939

Wolviston

Billingham Stillington Thorpe Thewles

Whitton

Norton Carlton Port Clarence Hardwick Redmarshall

Portrack

Fairfield Stockton

Hartburn

Thornaby Long Newton

Eaglescliffe

Ingleby Barwick Egglescliffe Maltby

Yarm

Hilton

Kirklevington

Legend

Amenity Greenspace 600m Buffer

Development & Neighbourhood Services Title Corporate Director: P Dobson

Head of Planning: C Straughan Amenity Greenspace: Municipal Buildings Church Road, Area within 600m Buffer Stockton on Tees. TS18 1LD Telephone: (01642) 393939

Wolviston

Billingham Stillington Thorpe Thewles

Whitton

Norton Carlton Port Clarence Hardwick Redmarshall

Portrack

Fairfield Stockton

Hartburn

Thornaby Long Newton

Eaglescliffe

Ingleby Barwick Egglescliffe Maltby

Yarm

Hilton

Kirklevington

Legend

Play Areas and Young People's Areas 1km Buffer

Development & Neighbourhood Services Title Corporate Director: P Dobson Play Areas and Head of Planning: C Straughan Young People's Areas: Municipal Buildings Church Road, Stockton on Tees. TS18 1LD Area within 1km Buffer Telephone: (01642) 393939

Wolviston

Billingham Stillington Thorpe Thewles

Whitton

Norton Carlton Port Clarence Hardwick Redmarshall

Portrack

Fairfield Stockton

Hartburn

Thornaby Long Newton

Eaglescliffe

Ingleby Barwick Egglescliffe Maltby

Yarm

Hilton

Kirklevington

Legend

Allotments 2km Buffer

Development & Neighbourhood Services Title Corporate Director: P Dobson Allotments: Head of Planning: C Straughan Area within 2km Buffer Municipal Buildings Church Road, Stockton on Tees. TS18 1LD (Proximity standard 5km) Telephone: (01642) 393939

Appendix 4: Quality and Value Analysis of Open Space

Open space quality (area of sites as a percentage)

Open space quality (number of sites as a percentage)

Open space quality/value (area of sites as a percentage)

Open space quality/value (number of sites as a percentage)

Appendix 5: Proximity Maps for Built Facilities

Wynyard Village

Wolviston

Billingham Stillington Thorpe Thewles

Whitton

Norton Carlton Port Clarence Hardwick Redmarshall

Portrack

Fairfield Stockton

Hartburn

Thornaby Long Newton

Eaglescliffe

Ingleby Barwick Egglescliffe Maltby

Yarm

Hilton Legend 2km Buffer Built or Refurbished Kirklevington in or before 1989 1990 - 1999 2000 - 2009 2010 - 2014

Development & Neighbourhood Services Title Corporate Director: P Dobson Health & Fitness Suites: Head of Planning: C Straughan Area of Borough within 2km Municipal Buildings Church Road, Stockton on Tees. TS18 1LD (Proximity standard is 5km) Telephone: (01642) 393939

Wolviston

Billingham Stillington Thorpe Thewles

Whitton

Norton Carlton Port Clarence Hardwick Redmarshall

Portrack

Fairfield Stockton

Hartburn

Thornaby Long Newton

Eaglescliffe

Ingleby Barwick Egglescliffe Maltby

Yarm

Hilton Legend 5km Buffer Built or Refurbished Kirklevington in or before 1989 1990 - 1999 2000 - 2009 2010 - 2014

Development & Neighbourhood Services Title Corporate Director: P Dobson Indoor Bowls: Head of Planning: C Straughan Area of Borough within 5km Municipal Buildings Church Road, Stockton on Tees. TS18 1LD (Proximity standard whole Borough) Telephone: (01642) 393939

Wolviston

Billingham Stillington Thorpe Thewles

Whitton

Norton Carlton Port Clarence Hardwick Redmarshall

Portrack

Fairfield Stockton

Hartburn

Thornaby Long Newton

Eaglescliffe

Ingleby Barwick Egglescliffe Maltby

Yarm

Hilton Legend 5km Buffer Built or Refurbished Kirklevington in or before 1989 1990 - 1999 2000 - 2009 2010 - 2014

Development & Neighbourhood Services Title Corporate Director: P Dobson Indoor Tennis: Head of Planning: C Straughan Area of Borough within 5km Municipal Buildings Church Road, Stockton on Tees. TS18 1LD (Proximity standard whole Borough) Telephone: (01642) 393939

Wolviston

Billingham Stillington Thorpe Thewles

Whitton

Norton Carlton Port Clarence Hardwick Redmarshall

Portrack

Fairfield Stockton

Hartburn

Thornaby Long Newton

Eaglescliffe

Ingleby Barwick Egglescliffe Maltby

Yarm

Hilton Legend 2km Buffer Built or Refurbished Kirklevington in or before 1989 1990 - 1999 2000 - 2009 2010 - 2014

Development & Neighbourhood Services Title Corporate Director: P Dobson Sports Halls: Head of Planning: C Straughan Area of Borough within 2km Municipal Buildings Church Road, Stockton on Tees. TS18 1LD (Proximity standard is 5km) Telephone: (01642) 393939

Wolviston

Billingham Stillington Thorpe Thewles

Whitton

Norton Carlton Port Clarence Hardwick Redmarshall

Portrack

Fairfield Stockton

Hartburn

Thornaby Long Newton

Eaglescliffe

Ingleby Barwick Egglescliffe Maltby

Yarm

Hilton Legend 2km Buffer Built or Refurbished Kirklevington in or before 1989 1990 - 1999 2000 - 2009 2010 - 2014

Development & Neighbourhood Services Title Corporate Director: P Dobson Swimming Pools: Head of Planning: C Straughan Area of Borough within 2km Municipal Buildings Church Road, Stockton on Tees. TS18 1LD (Proximity standard is 5km) Telephone: (01642) 393939

Wolviston

Billingham Stillington Thorpe Thewles

Whitton

Norton Carlton Port Clarence Hardwick Redmarshall

Portrack

Fairfield Stockton

Hartburn

Thornaby Long Newton

Eaglescliffe

Ingleby Barwick Egglescliffe Maltby

Yarm

Hilton Legend 5km Buffer Built or Refurbished Kirklevington in or before 1989 1990 - 1999 2000 - 2009 2010 - 2014

Development & Neighbourhood Services Title Corporate Director: P Dobson Head of Planning: C Straughan Synthetic Turf Pitches: Municipal Buildings Church Road, Stockton on Tees. TS18 1LD Area of Borough within 5km Telephone: (01642) 393939

Wolviston

Billingham Stillington Thorpe Thewles

Whitton

Norton Carlton Port Clarence Hardwick Redmarshall

Portrack

Fairfield Stockton

Hartburn

Thornaby Long Newton

Eaglescliffe

Ingleby Barwick Egglescliffe Maltby

Yarm

Hilton Legend 2km Buffer Kirklevington Quality Satisfactory Good Excellent

Development & Neighbourhood Services Title Corporate Director: P Dobson Head of Planning: C Straughan Community Centres/Village Halls: Municipal Buildings Church Road, Stockton on Tees. TS18 1LD Area within 2km Buffer Telephone: (01642) 393939