STOCKPORT BOROUGH COUNCIL OPEN SPACE ASSESSMENT REPORT AUGUST 2017 QUALITY, INTEGRITY, PROFESSIONALISM Knight, Kavanagh & Page Ltd Company No: 9145032 (Englan d) MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS Regis tered Office: 1 -2 Frecheville Court, off Knowsley Street, Bury BL9 0UF T: 0161 764 7040 E: [email protected] o.uk www.kkp.c o.uk Quality assurance Name Date Report origination Amber Bryden, Jonathan Pavey-Smith, Chris Macfarlane October 2016 Quality control Chris Macfarlane, Claire Fallon October 2016 Revised Amber Bryden, Chris Macfarlane, Claire Fallon December 2016, February/ April 2017 Agreed sign off Sally Maguire August 2017 Contents PART 1: INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................ 2 1.1 Report structure ...................................................................................................... 4 1.2 National context ...................................................................................................... 4 1.3 Local context ........................................................................................................... 5 PART 2: METHODOLOGY ............................................................................................... 6 2.1 Analysis areas ......................................................................................................... 6 2.2 Auditing local provision (supply) .............................................................................. 8 2.3 Quality and value .................................................................................................... 9 2.4 Quality and value thresholds ................................................................................. 11 2.5 Identifying local need (demand)............................................................................. 11 2.6 Accessibility standards .......................................................................................... 12 PART 3: GENERAL OPEN SPACE SUMMARY ............................................................. 13 3.1 Frequency of visits ................................................................................................ 13 3.2 Accessibility........................................................................................................... 14 3.3 Availability ............................................................................................................. 16 3.4 Quality ................................................................................................................... 17 3.5 Value ..................................................................................................................... 19 3.6 Summary ............................................................................................................... 21 PART 4: PARKS AND GARDENS .................................................................................. 22 4.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 22 4.2 Current provision ................................................................................................... 22 4.3 Accessibility........................................................................................................... 23 4.4 Quality ................................................................................................................... 26 4.5 Value ..................................................................................................................... 28 4.6 Summary ............................................................................................................... 29 PART 5: NATURAL AND SEMI-NATURAL GREENSPACE ........................................... 30 5.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 30 5.2 Current provision ................................................................................................... 30 5.3 Accessibility........................................................................................................... 32 5.4 Quality ................................................................................................................... 40 5.5 Value ..................................................................................................................... 42 5.6 Summary ............................................................................................................... 43 PART 6: AMENITY GREENSPACE ................................................................................ 44 6.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 44 6.2 Current provision ................................................................................................... 44 6.3 Accessibility........................................................................................................... 45 6.4 Quality ................................................................................................................... 51 6.5 Value ..................................................................................................................... 53 6.6 Summary ............................................................................................................... 54 PART 7: PROVISION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE .................................... 55 7.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 55 7.2 Current provision ................................................................................................... 55 7.3 Accessibility........................................................................................................... 57 7.4 Contribution ........................................................................................................... 58 7.5 Summary ............................................................................................................... 63 PART 8: ALLOTMENTS ................................................................................................. 64 8.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 64 8.2 Current provision ................................................................................................... 64 8.3 Accessibility........................................................................................................... 65 8.4 Quality ................................................................................................................... 68 8.5 Value ..................................................................................................................... 70 8.6 Summary ............................................................................................................... 71 PART 9: CEMETERIES/CHURCHYARDS...................................................................... 72 9.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 72 9.2 Current provision ................................................................................................... 72 9.3 Accessibility........................................................................................................... 72 9.4 Quality ................................................................................................................... 75 9.5 Value ..................................................................................................................... 76 9.6 Summary ............................................................................................................... 77 PART 10: CIVIC SPACE................................................................................................. 78 10.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................... 78 10.2 Current provision ................................................................................................. 78 10.3 Accessibility ......................................................................................................... 78 10.4 Quality ................................................................................................................. 80 10.5 Value ................................................................................................................... 81 10.6 Summary ............................................................................................................. 81 PART 11: GREEN CORRIDORS .................................................................................... 82 11.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................... 82 11.2 Current provision ................................................................................................. 82 11.3 Accessibility ......................................................................................................... 83 11.4 Quality ................................................................................................................. 90 11.5 Value ................................................................................................................... 91 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