PROJECT TITLE: A1772 London Borough Of Barking and Dagenham Tree Planting Strategy Client: The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Version Date Version Details Prepared by Checked by Approved by Principal V1.0 09.08.2017 Jon Sheaff, Margarida Oliveira, Margarida Oliveira Jon Sheaff Julia Halasz, Visakha Sroy, May MacIntyre V1.1 05.10.2017 Jon Sheaff, Margarida Oliveira, Margarida Oliveira Jon Sheaff Julia Halasz, Visakha Sroy, May MacIntyre This document has been prepared for the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham by: Jon Sheaff and Associates Unit 5.1, Bayford Street Business Centre London E8 3SE www.jonsheaff.co.uk Study team: JSA Jon Sheaff Margarida Oliveira Julia Halasz Visakha Sroy Tom Jackson May MacIntyre Acknowledgments The project team would like to thank LB Barking and Dagenham for contributing to the analysis, providing the necessary data and guidance in a timely matter. 2 LB Barking and Dagenham | Tree Planting Strategy KEdEd^ 1.0 džĞĐƵƟǀĞ^ƵŵŵĂƌLJ ϰ ϴ͘Ϭ ĂƌŬŝŶŐĂŶĚĂŐĞŶŚĂŵ͛ƐZĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐ^ŝƚĞƐ Ϯϴ 8.1 Beam Parklands 8.2 Beam Valley Country Park 2.0 ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐŽŶƚĞdžƚŽĨdƌĞĞWůĂŶƟŶŐ ϲ 8.3 Castle Green 8.4 Chase Nature Reserve 8.5 Essex Road Gardens 8.6 Goresbrook Park 3.0 tŚLJYƵĂůŝƚLJWĂƌŬƐDĂƩĞƌ ϴ 8.7 Heath Park Open Space 8.8 King George’s Field ϴ͘ϵ <ŝŶŐƐƚŽŶ,ŝůůZĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ'ƌŽƵŶĚ ϰ͘Ϭ dƌĞĞƐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞƚŽĂĞƩĞƌŽƌŽƵŐŚ ϭϬ 8.10 Newlands Park 8.11 Padnall Open Space 8.12 Parsloes Park ϴ͘ϭϯ WŽŶĚĮĞůĚWĂƌŬ 5.0 KƉĞŶ^ƉĂĐĞYƵĂůŝƚLJƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ ϭϮ 8.14 Quaker Burial Ground 8.15 Ripple Nature Reserve ϴ͘ϭϲ ^ĐƌĂƩŽŶ͛Ɛ&ĂƌŵĐŽƉĂƌŬ ϲ͘Ϭ ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐdƌĞĞWůĂŶƟŶŐWƌŝŽƌŝƟĞƐ ϭϲ 8.17 St Peter & St Paul’s Churchyard 8.18 Tantony Green 8.19 The Leys 7.0 WĂƌŬDĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶƐ ϭϴ 9.0 ^ƵŵŵĂƌLJŽĨdƌĞĞWůĂŶƟŶŐKƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ϰϴ 7.1 Abbey Green 7.2 Barking Park 7.3 Central Park 7.4 Eastbrookend Country Park ϳ͘ϱ 'ƌĞĂƞŝĞůĚƐWĂƌŬ 7.6 Mayesbrook Park 7.7 Old Dagenham Park 7.8 St Chad’s Park 7.9 Valence Park LB Barking and Dagenham | Tree Planting Strategy 3 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Barking and Dagenham recognises the importance of its stock of trees to the ŝŶƐŝŐŚƚŝŶƚŽƚŚĞƋƵĂůŝƚLJŽĨĞdžŝƐƟŶŐƚƌĞĞƐƚŽĐŬŽŶĞĂĐŚŽĨƚŚĞƐŝƚĞƐ͕ǁŚŝĐŚĨŽƌŵƐ health and well-being of its residents and the quality of life in the borough. ƚŚĞĨŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶƐĨŽƌƚŚĞƐƵŐŐĞƐƚĞĚƚƌĞĞƐƚƌĂƚĞŐLJŝŶƚŚŝƐƌĞƉŽƌƚ͘ƐƵŵŵĂƌLJ Barking and Dagenham has an extensive stock of trees on its streets, within ƚĂďůĞŽĨƚŚĞƐƵŐŐĞƐƚĞĚƚƌĞĞƉůĂŶƟŶŐƐƚƌĂƚĞŐLJĐĂŶďĞĨŽƵŶĚŝŶƐĞĐƟŽŶϴ͘Ϭ͘ ŝƚƐƉĂƌŬƐĂŶĚŝƚƐĞdžƚĞŶƐŝǀĞŶĞƚǁŽƌŬŽĨŶĂƚƵƌĞƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ͘dŚĞƌĞŝƐĂƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌ ĐŽŶĐĞŶƚƌĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚŝƐƐƚŽĐŬŝŶƚŚĞŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐƚŚĂƚůŝĞĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞĞĂƐƚĞƌŶĨƌŝŶŐĞ dŚĞĚƌĂŌ>ŽŶĚŽŶŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐLJŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐĂŶŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƚŽŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ of the borough including Central Park, Eastbrookend Country Park, The Chase the tree canopy across London as a whole by 10% by 2050. ‘Measuring tree Nature Reserve and Beam Valley Parklands. canopy cover in London: An analysis using aerial imagery’, (GLA, 2015), found tree and woodland cover to be approximately 20% of the total area of Greater The Barking and Dagenham Parks and Open Spaces Strategy (POSS) assesses >ŽŶĚŽŶ;^ĞĞŚƩƉƐ͗ͬͬǁǁǁ͘ůŽŶĚŽŶ͘ŐŽǀ͘ƵŬͬƐŝƚĞƐͬĚĞĨĂƵůƚͬĮůĞƐͬŵĞĂƐƵƌŝŶŐͺƚƌĞĞͺ the quality of the borough’s tree stock in the context of a quality assessment ĐĂŶŽƉLJͺĐŽǀĞƌͺϮϬϭϱ͘ƉĚĨͿ͘ of green infrastructure assets prepared for the natural capital asset register ĨŽƌƚŚĞďŽƌŽƵŐŚ͘dŚĞWK^^ŝĚĞŶƟĮĞƐĨƵƌƚŚĞƌŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐĨŽƌƚƌĞĞƉůĂŶƟŶŐ dŚĞWK^^ĚŽĞƐŶŽƚƋƵĂŶƟĨLJƚŚĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůĞǀĞůŽĨĐĂŶŽƉLJĐŽǀĞƌĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞ ĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞďŽƌŽƵŐŚ͘KďũĞĐƟǀĞsϱŽĨƚŚĞWK^^ĐƟŽŶWůĂŶƉƌŽƉŽƐĞƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞ ďŽƌŽƵŐŚĂŶĚƚŚŝƐƌĞƉŽƌƚĚŽĞƐŶŽƚĐĂůĐƵůĂƚĞƚŚĞƚŽƚĂůĂĚĚŝƟŽŶŽĨƚƌĞĞĐĂŶŽƉLJ borough should ‘ĚĞǀĞůŽƉƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƐǁŝƚŚĞdžƚĞƌŶĂůŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶƐƚŽĚĞǀĞůŽƉ cover expressed as a percentage of the borough’s total surface area. The ĂƚƌĞĞƉůĂŶƟŶŐƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĞƐĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞďŽƌŽƵŐŚƚŽŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĂŝƌƋƵĂůŝƚLJ͕ŐƌĞĞŶͬ ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐƌĞƉŽƌƚƋƵĂŶƟĮĞƐƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůƚƌĞĞƉůĂŶƟŶŐŝŶƚĞƌŵƐŽĨ ĞĐŽůŽŐŝĐĂůůŝŶŬƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶƉĂƌŬƐ͕ďŝŽŵĂƐƐ͕ĞƚĐ͛͘. tree numbers (for individual trees and linear forms such as avenues) and in terms of areas for tree groups, woodlands and orchards. Percentages for tree WƵƌƐƵĂŶƚƚŽƚŚŝƐŽďũĞĐƟǀĞ͕ƚŚĞWK^^ƉƌŽƉŽƐĞƐŵĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶƐĨŽƌƚŚĞďŽƌŽƵŐŚ͛Ɛ ĐŽǀĞƌĂŐĞĨŽƌǀĞŐĞƚĂƟŽŶƐƵƌǀĞLJĞĚŝŶĞĂĐŚŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƉĂƌŬĂŶĚŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞŝƐ ŶŝŶĞŵŽƐƚŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƉĂƌŬƐĂŶĚŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐ͕ĂůůŽĨǁŚŝĐŚŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ ŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚŝŶƚŚŝƐƌĞƉŽƌƚ͘ƐĂĨƵƚƵƌĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚŝƐƐƚƵĚLJ͕ƚŚĞďŽƌŽƵŐŚ ƚƌĞĞƉůĂŶƟŶŐ͘^ĞĐƟŽŶϲ͘ϬŽĨƚŚŝƐƌĞƉŽƌƚĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞƐŝŶĚĞƚĂŝůƚŚĞƚƌĞĞƐƚƌĂƚĞŐLJ might wish to consider commissioning a detailed assessment of tree canopy ƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚĨŽƌĞĂĐŚŽĨƚŚĞƐĞŶŝŶĞƐŝƚĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌƌĂƟŽŶĂůĞƌĞůĂƟŶŐƚŽƚŚĞ cover across the borough as a whole and for individual Wards using the i-Tree ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐŽƵƚĐŽŵĞƐŽƵƚůŝŶĞĚŝŶƐĞĐƟŽŶϮ͘ϬŝŶƚŚŝƐƌĞƉŽƌƚ͘^ĞĐƟŽŶϱ͘ϬƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐ methodology or aerial imagery techniques. 4 LB Barking and Dagenham | Tree Planting Strategy LB Barking and Dagenham | Tree Planting Strategy 5 2 STRATEGIC CONTEXT OF ADDITIONAL TREE PLANTING ACROSS BARKING AND DAGENHAM dŚĞWK^^ŝĚĞŶƟĮĞƐĂŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ͕ƐŽĐŝĂůĂŶĚĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůďĞŶĞĮƚƐ • London Plan policies 5.10: Urban Greening and 7.21: Trees & of having good quality parks and open spaces across the borough which have Woodlands (2016) been reiterated in more detail in this document. The strategy develops a ŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨƚŚĞŵĞƐƚŚĂƚĞdžƉůŽƌĞƚŚĞĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJŽĨƚŚĞƐĞďĞŶĞĮƚƐŝŶƚĂŶĚĞŵǁŝƚŚ ͻ dŚĞĚƌĂŌ>ŽŶĚŽŶŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐLJ;ϮϬϭϳͿ a number of other strategies that the council has adopted. These include: dŚĞĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJŽĨŽďũĞĐƟǀĞsϱŽĨƚŚĞWK^^ĂĐƟŽŶƉůĂŶǁŝůůƌĞƐƉŽŶĚƉŽƐŝƟǀĞůLJ • The Borough Manifesto (2017) ƚŽƚŚĞĐŽƵŶĐŝů͛ƐƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƐĂƐĞdžƉƌĞƐƐĞĚŝŶƚŚĞŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞWůĂŶĂŶĚŝƚƐ adopted strategies. • The Barking and Dagenham Growth Strategy (2013-23) • The Barking and Dagenham Housing Strategy (2012-17) • The Barking and Dagenham Health and Wellbeing Strategy (2015-18) ͻ dŚĞĂƌŬŝŶŐĂŶĚĂŐĞŶŚĂŵĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐLJ;ϮϬϭϰͲϭϳͿ ͻ dŚĞĂƌŬŝŶŐĂŶĚĂŐĞŶŚĂŵWůĂLJŝŶŐWŝƚĐŚĂŶĚKƵƚĚŽŽƌ^ƉŽƌƚƐ&ĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ Strategy (2005-10) 6 LBL BarkingBararkinkingag andand DaDagenhamaagennnhamm | TreeTrT eee PlaPlantingannting StrStSStrategyateatatetegyg dĂďůĞϮ͘ϭ͘^ƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐŽƵƚĐŽŵĞƐĚĞůŝǀĞƌĞĚďLJƚƌĞĞƉůĂŶƟŶŐ͘ ^dZd'/KhdKD^>/sZzdZW>Ed/E' OUTCOME/ OBJECTIVE ACTION PLAN ACTION TIMESCALE STRATEGIC OUTCOME STRATEGIC LINK NUMBER TARGET ŶŚĂŶĐĞƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJǀĂůƵĞƐ͘DĂŬĞƚŚĞďŽƌŽƵŐŚĂŵŽƌĞ E1 Economic dƌĞĞƉůĂŶƟŶŐŝŶƚŽǁŶĐĞŶƚƌĞƐĂŶĚŐƌŽǁƚŚĂƌĞĂƐ DĞĚŝƵŵ ŽƌŽƵŐŚDĂŶŝĨĞƐƚŽͬ'ƌŽǁƚŚ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐLJ ĂƩƌĂĐƟǀĞƉůĂĐĞƚŽůŝǀĞĂŶĚǁŽƌŬ ZĞͲďĂůĂŶĐŝŶŐŽĨĨĂďƌŝĐŽĨƉƵďůŝĐŽƉĞŶƐƉĂĐĞďLJ E2 Economic ƌĞĚƵĐŝŶŐŚŝŐŚŵĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŐƌĂƐƐĂŶĚƐĞƫŶŐĂƐŝĚĞ ^ŚŽƌƚ ZĞĚƵĐƟŽŶŝŶŐƌŽƵŶĚŵĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞůŝĂďŝůŝƚLJ 'ƌŽǁƚŚ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐLJ ĂƌĞĂƐƚŽǁŽŽĚůĂŶĚ ŽƌŽƵŐŚDĂŶŝĨĞƐƚŽͬ'ƌŽǁƚŚ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐLJͬ C1 ^ŽĐŝĂů dƌĞĞƉůĂŶƟŶŐĂƐƉĂƌƚŽĨĂŵĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ^ŚŽƌƚͬDĞĚŝƵŵ ĞƩĞƌƋƵĂůŝƚLJƉƵďůŝĐƌĞĂůŵ͕ůŽĐĂůĚŝƐƟŶĐƟǀĞŶĞƐƐ ,ŽƵƐŝŶŐ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐLJ C2 ^ŽĐŝĂů ZĞĐƌƵŝƟŶŐǀŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌƐƚŽƉůĂŶƚĂŶĚĐĂƌĞĨŽƌƚƌĞĞƐ DĞĚŝƵŵ ŶŚĂŶĐĞĚƐŽĐŝĂůĐŽŚĞƐŝŽŶĂŶĚƐŬŝůůĂĐƋƵŝƐŝƟŽŶ ŽƌŽƵŐŚDĂŶŝĨĞƐƚŽ ZĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐĂĚŽƉƟŶŐŚĞĂůƚŚLJůŝĨĞƐƚLJůĞĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐďĞƩĞƌ C3 ^ŽĐŝĂů WůĂŶƟŶŐŽƌĐŚĂƌĚƐ ^ŚŽƌƚͬDĞĚŝƵŵ ŽƌŽƵŐŚDĂŶŝĨĞƐƚŽͬ,ĞĂůƚŚ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐLJ ƋƵĂůŝƚLJĨŽŽĚ /ŵƉƌŽǀĞĚĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂůĂƩĂŝŶŵĞŶƚĂŶĚŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚŚĞĂůƚŚ ŽƌŽƵŐŚDĂŶŝĨĞƐƚŽͬ,ĞĂůƚŚ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐLJͬ C4 ^ŽĐŝĂů dƌĞĞƐĨŽƌŶĂƚƵƌĂůƉůĂLJ ^ŚŽƌƚͬDĞĚŝƵŵ ŽƵƚĐŽŵĞƐ ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐLJ C5 ^ŽĐŝĂů WƌŽƚĞĐƟǀĞƚƌĞĞƉůĂŶƟŶŐƚŽůŝŵŝƚĂŶƟͲƐŽĐŝĂůďĞŚĂǀŝŽƵƌ ^ŚŽƌƚ ŶŚĂŶĐĞĚƐŽĐŝĂůĐŽŚĞƐŝŽŶ ŽƌŽƵŐŚDĂŶŝĨĞƐƚŽ ůŝŵĂƚĞĐŚĂŶŐĞĂĚĂƉƚĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĂŵŽƌĞƌĞƐŝůŝĞŶƚďŽƌŽƵŐŚ N1 ŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂů dƌĞĞƉůĂŶƟŶŐƚŽůŝŵŝƚƵƌďĂŶǁĂƌŵŝŶŐ DĞĚŝƵŵͬ>ŽŶŐ ŽƌŽƵŐŚDĂŶŝĨĞƐƚŽͬ'ƌŽǁƚŚ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐLJ ŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ůŝŵĂƚĞĐŚĂŶŐĞĂĚĂƉƚĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĂŵŽƌĞƌĞƐŝůŝĞŶƚďŽƌŽƵŐŚ N2 ŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂů dƌĞĞƉůĂŶƟŶŐƚŽƐĞƋƵĞƐƚĞƌKϮ >ŽŶŐ ŽƌŽƵŐŚDĂŶŝĨĞƐƚŽͬ'ƌŽǁƚŚ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐLJ ŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ůŝŵĂƚĞĐŚĂŶŐĞĂĚĂƉƚĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĂŵŽƌĞƌĞƐŝůŝĞŶƚďŽƌŽƵŐŚ N3 ŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂů dƌĞĞƉůĂŶƟŶŐƚŽƐƵƐƚĂŝŶƐŽŝůƐĂŶĚƌĞĚƵĐĞŇŽŽĚƌŝƐŬ DĞĚŝƵŵͬ>ŽŶŐ ŽƌŽƵŐŚDĂŶŝĨĞƐƚŽͬ'ƌŽǁƚŚ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐLJ ŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ůŝŵĂƚĞĐŚĂŶŐĞĂĚĂƉƚĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĂŵŽƌĞƌĞƐŝůŝĞŶƚďŽƌŽƵŐŚ N4 ŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂů dƌĞĞƉůĂŶƟŶŐƚŽĂĚĚƌĞƐƐŝŵƉĂĐƚŽĨƵƌďĂŶƉŽůůƵƟŽŶ DĞĚŝƵŵͬ>ŽŶŐ ŽƌŽƵŐŚDĂŶŝĨĞƐƚŽͬ'ƌŽǁƚŚ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐLJ ŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ^ƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐďŝŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͕ůŝŶŬŝŶŐŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚƐĂŶĚďĞƩĞƌ N5 ŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂů ƌĞĂƟŶŐŐƌĞĞŶůŝŶŬƐĂŶĚĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌƐ ^ŚŽƌƚͬDĞĚŝƵŵ ŽƌŽƵŐŚDĂŶŝĨĞƐƚŽͬ'ƌŽǁƚŚ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐLJ ůŝŶŬƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶĐŝƚLJĂŶĚĐŽƵŶƚƌLJƐŝĚĞ *Timescale: Short 1-3 years, Medium 4-6 years, Long 7-10 years LB Barking and Dagenham | Tree Planting Strategy 7 3 WHY QUALITY PARKS MATTER The borough of Barking and Dagenham is going to experience a period While the last twenty years has seen a general increase in the quality of urban ŽĨƌĂƉŝĚŐƌŽǁƚŚͲƚŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞďŽƌŽƵŐŚŝƐƐĞƚƚŽŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞďLJϰϴй ƉĂƌŬƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƌĞǀŝǀĂůƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ͕ĂŵŽƌĞŵĞĂƐƵƌĞĚĂŶĚƉƌŽĂĐƟǀĞĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ Existing and future parks between now and 2037. It is crucial then to plan ahead and develop a ŵƵƐƚďĞƵŶĚĞƌƚĂŬĞŶƚŽĂĚĚƌĞƐƐƚŚĞŬĞLJĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐĂŶĚĐŽƉĞǁŝƚŚƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ strategy for improving the quality of greenspaces to ensure Barking and growth. need to accommodate a Dagenham is considered a great place to live. The value of good quality open spaces has always been recognised by local population growth of The borough currently faces some key challenges including: ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ͘ŶĞǀĞƌŐƌŽǁŝŶŐďŽĚLJŽĨƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĐŽŶĮƌŵƐƚŚĞǀŝƚĂůƌŽůĞƉĂƌŬƐ ĐĂŶƉůĂLJŝŶĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŶŐƚŽďĞƩĞƌƋƵĂůŝƚLJŽĨƵƌďĂŶůŝĨĞ͘dƌĞĞƐŵĂŬĞƵƉƚŚĞ • High levels of obesity and long-term illness. We need to make the ďĂĐŬďŽŶĞŽĨĂŶLJƉĂƌŬĂŶĚĂƌĞŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚŽĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŶŐƚŽƚŚĞŽǀĞƌĂůůƋƵĂůŝƚLJ between now ďŽƌŽƵŐŚ͛ƐƉĂƌŬƐŵŽƌĞĂƩƌĂĐƟǀĞĂŶĚǀŝƐŝďůĞƚŽĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞƉĞŽƉůĞƚŽĂĚŽƉƚ of the spaces. 48% ĂŶĂĐƟǀĞůŝĨĞƐƚLJůĞ͘ WĂƌŬƐŚĂǀĞƚŚƌĞĞŵĂŝŶďĞŶĞĮƚƐ͗ĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ͕^ŽĐŝĂůĂŶĚŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂů͘dŚĞƐĞ and 2037 • LJŽƵŶŐƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ͘WĂƌŬƐŶĞĞĚƚŽĐĂƚĞƌĨŽƌLJŽƵŶŐĂĚƵůƚƐĂŶĚĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶďLJ ĂƌĞĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚŝŶĚĞƚĂŝůŽŶƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐƉĂŐĞĂŶĚĂƌĞũƵƐƚƐŽŵĞŽĨƚŚĞďĞŶĞĮƚƐ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐĂĚĞƋƵĂƚĞƉůĂLJĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ͘EĂƚƵƌĂůƉůĂLJŝŶǀŽůǀŝŶŐƚƌĞĞƐŝƐŽŶĞĨĂĐĞƚ of having good quality greenspaces. ŽĨƚŚŝƐĂŶĚĐĂŶĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞƚŽŵĂŬŝŶŐƉĂƌŬƐĂƉůĂLJĚĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶ͘ • ůŝŵĂƚĞĐŚĂŶŐĞ͘WĂƌŬƐĐĂŶŚĞůƉƚŽůŝŵŝƚƚŚĞŝŵƉĂĐƚŽĨŇŽŽĚŝŶŐ͕ƵƌďĂŶ ǁĂƌŵŝŶŐĂŶĚĂŝƌƉŽůůƵƟŽŶ͘dƌĞĞƉůĂŶƟŶŐĐĂŶŚĞůƉƐĞƋƵĞƐƚĞƌĐĂƌďŽŶ͕ ƌĞĚƵĐĞƵƌďĂŶǁĂƌŵŝŶŐĞīĞĐƚƐ͕ĂŶĚƌĞĚƵĐĞƐƚŽƌŵǁĂƚĞƌƌƵŶͲŽī͘ • ŝŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͘ŝǀĞƌƐĞƚƌĞĞƉůĂŶƟŶŐƚLJƉĞƐƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĂǁŝĚĞƌƌĂŶŐĞŽĨ habitats and make the borough more