CHELTENHAM AND TEWKESBURY OPEN SPACE ASSESSMENT REPORT NOVEMBER 2016 QUALITY, INTEGRITY, PROFESSIONALISM Knight, Kavanagh & Page Ltd Company No: 9145032 (England) MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS Registered Office: 1 -2 Frecheville Court, off Knowsley Street, Bury BL9 0UF T: 0161 764 7040 E: [email protected] www.kkp.co.uk CHELTENHAM AND TEWKESBURY OPEN SPACE ASSESSMENT CONTENTS PART 1: INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................... 1 1.1 Report structure ...................................................................................................... 2 1.2 National context ...................................................................................................... 3 PART 2: METHODOLOGY .............................................................................................. 4 2.1 Analysis areas ......................................................................................................... 4 2.2 Auditing local provision (supply) .............................................................................. 6 2.3 Quality and value .................................................................................................... 7 2.4 Quality and value thresholds ................................................................................... 8 2.5 Identifying local need (demand)............................................................................... 9 2.6 Accessibility standards ............................................................................................ 9 PART 3: GENERAL OPEN SPACE SUMMARY ............................................................ 11 3.1 Usage.................................................................................................................... 11 3.2 Accessibility........................................................................................................... 12 3.3 Availability ............................................................................................................. 13 3.4 Quality ................................................................................................................... 14 3.5 Value ..................................................................................................................... 16 3.6 Summary ............................................................................................................... 18 PART 4: PARKS AND GARDENS ................................................................................. 19 4.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 19 4.2 Current provision ................................................................................................... 19 4.3 Accessibility........................................................................................................... 20 4.4 Quality ................................................................................................................... 24 4.5 Value ..................................................................................................................... 27 4.6 Parks and Gardens Summary ............................................................................... 28 PART 5: NATURAL AND SEMI-NATURAL GREENSPACE ......................................... 29 5.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 29 5.2 Current provision ................................................................................................... 29 5.3 Accessibility........................................................................................................... 30 5.4 Quality ................................................................................................................... 33 5.5 Value ..................................................................................................................... 35 5.6 Natural and semi-natural greenspace summary .................................................... 36 PART 6: AMENITY GREENSPACE ............................................................................... 37 6.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 37 6.2 Current provision ................................................................................................... 37 6.3 Accessibility........................................................................................................... 38 6.4 Quality ................................................................................................................... 45 6.5 Value ..................................................................................................................... 47 6.6 Amenity greenspace summary .............................................................................. 49 PART 7: PROVISION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ................................... 50 7.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 50 7.2 Current provision ................................................................................................... 50 7.3 Accessibility........................................................................................................... 51 7.4 Quality ................................................................................................................... 58 7.5 Value ..................................................................................................................... 59 7.6 Provision for children and young people summary ................................................ 61 CHELTENHAM AND TEWKESBURY OPEN SPACE ASSESSMENT PART 8: ALLOTMENTS ................................................................................................ 62 8.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 62 8.2 Current provision ................................................................................................... 62 8.3 Accessibility........................................................................................................... 63 8.4 Quality ................................................................................................................... 67 8.5 Value ..................................................................................................................... 68 8.6 Allotments summary .............................................................................................. 69 PART 9: CEMETERIES/CHURCHYARDS ..................................................................... 70 9.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 70 9.2 Current provision ................................................................................................... 70 9.3 Accessibility........................................................................................................... 70 9.4 Quality ................................................................................................................... 73 9.5 Value ..................................................................................................................... 74 9.6 Cemeteries summary ............................................................................................ 75 PART 10: CIVIC SPACE ................................................................................................ 76 10.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................... 76 10.2 Current provision ................................................................................................. 76 10.3 Accessibility ......................................................................................................... 76 10.4 Quality ................................................................................................................. 78 10.5 Value ................................................................................................................... 79 10.6 Civic space summary .......................................................................................... 80 PART 11: GREEN CORRIDORS ................................................................................... 81 11.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................... 81 11.2 Current provision ................................................................................................. 81 11.3 Accessibility ......................................................................................................... 81 11.4 Quality ................................................................................................................. 83 11.5 Value ................................................................................................................... 84 11.6 Green corridor summary...................................................................................... 84 CHELTENHAM AND TEWKESBURY OPEN SPACE ASSESSMENT GLOSSARY CBC Cheltenham Borough Council DCLG Department for Communities and Local Government DDA Disability Discrimination Act DPD Development