Tandridge District Open Space Assessment Report of findings November 2015 Prepared by: TSE Research Groundwork 40 Chamberlayne Road Colne Valley Park Eastleigh Uxbridge Hampshire SO50 5JH Middlesex UB9 5PG Accredited by: Contact: [email protected] Contents 1 Tandridge District open space assessment .........................................................................................- 1 - 1.1 Introduction ..........................................................................................................................- 1 - 1.2 Study objectives ...................................................................................................................- 1 - 1.3 Strategic context ..................................................................................................................- 2 - 1.4 Structure of report ................................................................................................................- 3 - 2 Methodology ........................................................................................................................................- 4 - 2.1 Scope of the study ...............................................................................................................- 4 - 2.2 PPG 17 – 5 step process .....................................................................................................- 5 - 2.3 Step 1 - Identifying local needs ............................................................................................- 5 - 2.4 Step 2 - Auditing local provision ...........................................................................................- 6 - 2.5 Step 3 - Setting provision standards ....................................................................................- 8 - 2.6 Step 4 - Applying provision standards ..................................................................................- 9 - 2.7 Step 5 – Recommendations and strategic priorities ...........................................................- 11 - 3 Assessment of local needs ................................................................................................................- 12 - 3.1 Demographic indicators .....................................................................................................- 12 - 3.2 Health indicators ................................................................................................................- 15 - 4 Quantity of provision ..........................................................................................................................- 20 - 4.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................- 20 - 4.2 Current provision in Tandridge ...........................................................................................- 20 - 4.3 Consultation results ............................................................................................................- 25 - 4.4 Local quantity standard ......................................................................................................- 26 - 5 Accessibility of provision ....................................................................................................................- 34 - 5.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................- 34 - 5.2 Consultation results ............................................................................................................- 34 - 5.3 Local accessibility standards ..............................................................................................- 35 - 6 Quality and intrinsic benefit of provision .............................................................................................- 41 - 6.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................- 41 - 6.2 Consultation results ............................................................................................................- 41 - 6.3 Local quality and value standards ......................................................................................- 43 - 7 Conclusions and recommendations ...................................................................................................- 50 - 7.1 Summary of standards .......................................................................................................- 50 - 7.2 Key considerations for future planning ...............................................................................- 50 - 8 Appendix 1: Resident Survey Questionnaire......................................................................................- 52 - 9 Appendix 2: Parish Council Survey Questionnaire ............................................................................- 57 - 10 Appendix 3: Quality and value form ..................................................................................................- 60 - 11 Appendix 4: Accessibility maps .........................................................................................................- 64 - Figure 1: Process for developing strategic options ................................................................................... - 11 - Figure 2: Housing by accommodation type and people ............................................................................ - 13 - Figure 3: General health ........................................................................................................................... - 16 - Figure 4: Physically active and inactive adults .......................................................................................... - 16 - Figure 5: Adult (16+) Participation in Sport (at least once a week) by year............................................... - 16 - Figure 6: Frequency of use of open spaces .............................................................................................. - 17 - Figure 7: Over-weight and obesity levels in adults and children in District ................................................ - 18 - Figure 8: Mode of travel used by residents to get to open spaces from home .......................................... - 34 - i Figure 9: Length of time taken to reach open spaces from home ............................................................. - 35 - Figure 10: Accessibility buffer for Outdoor Sports Facilities ...................................................................... - 65 - Figure 11: Accessibility buffer for Play Provision for Children and Young People..................................... - 66 - Figure 12: Accessibility buffer for >20ha Natural and Semi-Natural Space ............................................... - 67 - Figure 13: Accessibility buffer for <20ha Natural and Semi-Natural Space ............................................... - 68 - Figure 14: Accessibility buffer for Amenity Green space ........................................................................... - 69 - Figure 15: Accessibility buffer for Allotments ............................................................................................ - 70 - Table 1: Open space typologies recorded in Tandridge .............................................................................. - 4 - Table 2: Value and quality matrix .............................................................................................................. - 10 - Table 3: Key demographics ...................................................................................................................... - 12 - Table 4: Proportion of Households Unlikely to have Access to a Private Garden ..................................... - 14 - Table 5: Dwelling completions in Tandridge District 2007-2015 ............................................................... - 15 - Table 6: Life Expectancy at Birth and Health ............................................................................................ - 15 - Table 7: Main reason for using open spaces ............................................................................................ - 17 - Table 8: Sport England Market Segmentation .......................................................................................... - 18 - Table 9: Existing supply of open space in District ..................................................................................... - 21 - Table 10: Resident views on quantity of local provision ............................................................................ - 25 - Table 11: Quantity standards adopted by other local authorities in Surrey ............................................... - 27 - Table 12: Local quantity standards for District .......................................................................................... - 27 - Table 13: Application of quantity standard for outdoor sports facilities ..................................................... - 29 - Table 14: Application of quantity standard for play provision for children and young people .................... - 30 - Table 15: Application of quantity standard for natural and semi-natural green space ............................... - 31 - Table 16: Application of quantity standard for amenity green space ......................................................... - 32 - Table 17: Accessibility standards adopted in other Surrey local authorities .............................................