WILLOUGHBY CITY COUNCIL RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE ISSUES PAPER FINAL REPORT NOVEMBER 2009 WILLOUGHBY CITY COUNCIL RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE ISSUES PAPER FINAL REPORT NOVEMBER 2009 Parkland Environmental Planners PO Box 41 FRESHWATER NSW 2096 tel: (02) 9938 1925 mobile: 0411 191866 fax: (02) 9981 7001 email: [email protected] TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................... 1 1.1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................... 1 1.2 PURPOSE OF THIS PAPER .................................................................................... 1 1.3 SCOPE OF THIS PAPER ........................................................................................ 2 1.4 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THIS PAPER ................................................................. 3 1.5 PROCESS OF PREPARING THIS PAPER ................................................................... 3 1.6 CONTENTS OF THIS REPORT ................................................................................ 4 2 PLANNING CONTEXT .......................................................................................... 5 2.1 STATE GOVERNMENT LEGISLATION AND POLICIES ................................................. 5 2.1.1 LEGISLATION .................................................................................................... 5 2.1.2 STRATEGIC PLANS ............................................................................................ 7 2.1.3 INITIATIVES ....................................................................................................... 8 2.1.4 FUNDING .......................................................................................................... 8 2.2 REGIONAL PLANS AND POLICIES .......................................................................... 8 2.2.1 SYDNEY METROPOLITAN AREA .......................................................................... 8 2.2.2 NORTHERN SYDNEY REGION ............................................................................. 9 2.2.3 SYDNEY HARBOUR .......................................................................................... 12 2.2.4 CROSS -BOUNDARY PLANNING .......................................................................... 13 2.3 LOCAL PLANS AND POLICIES .............................................................................. 13 2.3.1 PLANNING CONTEXT ........................................................................................ 13 2.3.2 BASIS FOR MANAGEMENT IN WILLOUGHBY ........................................................ 14 2.3.3 WILLOUGHBY CITY COUNCIL POLICIES AND RESOLUTIONS ................................. 15 2.3.4 KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS ...................................................................... 18 2.4 OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION PLANNING PRINCIPLES ........................................ 19 2.4.1 RECREATION OPPORTUNITY SPECTRUM ............................................................ 20 2.4.2 OUTDOOR RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE GUIDELINES ...................................... 20 2.4.3 CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN .................................. 20 2.5 RECREATION INDUSTRY TRENDS ........................................................................ 20 3 SUPPLY OF OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES IN WILLOUGHBY........................................................................................................ 23 3.1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................. 23 3.2 ISSUES ............................................................................................................. 23 3.3 OPPORTUNITIES FOR OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION IN WILLOUGHBY .................. 24 4 DEMAND FOR OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES IN WILLOUGHBY........................................................................................................ 25 4.1 POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS ........................................................................ 25 4.1.1 EXISTING POPULATION .................................................................................... 25 4.1.2 FORECAST POPULATION .................................................................................. 27 4.1.3 RECREATION NEEDS ....................................................................................... 28 4.2 FACILITY USE .................................................................................................... 30 4.3 SATISFACTION WITH OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES ................... 31 4.4 PARTICIPATION TRENDS .................................................................................... 32 4.4.1 RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES .............................................................................. 32 4.4.2 RECREATION PARTICIPATION TRENDS ............................................................... 40 4.5 DEMAND ISSUES IN WILLOUGHBY ....................................................................... 41 5 ASSESSMENT .................................................................................................. 43 5.1 INFORMAL RECREATION ..................................................................................... 43 5.1.1 SCOPE ........................................................................................................... 43 5.1.2 PLANNING CONTEXT ........................................................................................ 43 5.1.3 ‘R EPORT CARD ’ .............................................................................................. 44 5.1.4 CURRENT PROVISION ...................................................................................... 50 5.1.5 PARTICIPATION , DEMAND AND NEEDS ............................................................... 53 5.1.6 CURRENT INITIATIVES ...................................................................................... 57 5.1.7 OPPORTUNITIES ............................................................................................. 58 5.1.8 CONSTRAINTS ................................................................................................ 61 5.2 TRAILS AND ROUTES ......................................................................................... 63 5.2.1 SCOPE ........................................................................................................... 63 5.2.2 PLANNING CONTEXT ........................................................................................ 63 5.2.3 ‘R EPORT CARD ’ .............................................................................................. 64 5.2.4 CURRENT PROVISION ...................................................................................... 67 5.2.5 PARTICIPATION , DEMAND AND NEEDS ............................................................... 68 5.2.6 CURRENT INITIATIVES ...................................................................................... 69 5.2.7 OPPORTUNITIES ............................................................................................. 70 5.2.8 CONSTRAINTS ................................................................................................ 71 5.3 SPORT ............................................................................................................. 72 5.3.1 SCOPE ........................................................................................................... 72 5.3.2 PLANNING CONTEXT ........................................................................................ 72 5.3.3 ‘R EPORT CARD ’ .............................................................................................. 73 5.3.4 CURRENT PROVISION ...................................................................................... 75 5.3.5 PARTICIPATION , DEMAND AND NEEDS ............................................................... 77 5.3.6 CURRENT INITIATIVES ...................................................................................... 80 5.3.7 OPPORTUNITIES ............................................................................................. 80 5.3.8 CONSTRAINTS ................................................................................................ 82 5.4 ACCESS TO WATER ........................................................................................... 83 5.4.1 SCOPE ........................................................................................................... 83 5.4.2 PLANNING CONTEXT ........................................................................................ 83 5.4.3 ‘R EPORT CARD ’ .............................................................................................. 83 5.4.4 CURRENT PROVISION ...................................................................................... 84 5.4.5 PARTICIPATION , DEMAND AND NEEDS ............................................................... 84 5.4.6 CURRENT INITIATIVES ...................................................................................... 85 5.4.7 OPPORTUNITIES ............................................................................................. 85 5.4.8 CONSTRAINTS ................................................................................................ 85 5.5 SWIMMING FACILITIES ....................................................................................... 86 5.5.1 SCOPE 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