CENTRAL LANCASHIRE OPEN SPACE ASSESSMENT REPORT FEBRUARY 2019 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 Quality assurance Name Date Report origination AL / CD July 2018 Quality control CMF July 2018 Client comments Various Sept/Oct/Nov/Dec 2018 Revised version KKP February 2019 Agreed sign off April 2019 Contents PART 1: INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Report structure ...................................................................................................... 2 1.2 National context ...................................................................................................... 2 1.3 Local context ........................................................................................................... 3 PART 2: METHODOLOGY ............................................................................................... 4 2.1 Analysis area and population .................................................................................. 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 catchments.......................................................................................... 9 PART 3: SUMMARY OF SURVEY AND VISITS ............................................................. 10 3.1 Community Survey ................................................................................................ 10 3.2 Site Visit Overview ................................................................................................ 15 3.3 Summary ............................................................................................................... 16 PART 4: PARKS AND GARDENS .................................................................................. 17 4.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 17 4.2 Current provision ................................................................................................... 17 4.3 Accessibility........................................................................................................... 18 4.4 Quality ................................................................................................................... 22 4.5 Value ..................................................................................................................... 25 4.6 Summary ............................................................................................................... 26 PART 5: NATURAL AND SEMI-NATURAL GREENSPACE ........................................... 27 5.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 27 5.2 Current provision ................................................................................................... 27 5.3 Accessibility........................................................................................................... 29 5.4 Quality ................................................................................................................... 35 5.5 Value ..................................................................................................................... 36 5.6 Summary ............................................................................................................... 39 PART 6: AMENITY GREENSPACE ................................................................................ 40 6.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 40 6.2 Current provision ................................................................................................... 40 6.3 Accessibility........................................................................................................... 41 6.4 Quality ................................................................................................................... 52 6.5 Value ..................................................................................................................... 55 6.6 Summary ............................................................................................................... 56 PART 7: PROVISION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE .................................... 57 7.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 57 7.2 Current provision ................................................................................................... 57 7.3 Accessibility........................................................................................................... 58 7.4 Quality ................................................................................................................... 67 7.5 Value ..................................................................................................................... 69 7.6 Summary ............................................................................................................... 70 PART 8: ALLOTMENTS ................................................................................................. 71 8.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 71 8.2 Current provision ................................................................................................... 71 8.3 Accessibility........................................................................................................... 72 8.4 Quality ................................................................................................................... 75 8.5 Value ..................................................................................................................... 77 8.6 Summary ............................................................................................................... 78 PART 9: CEMETERIES/CHURCHYARDS...................................................................... 79 9.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 79 9.2 Current provision ................................................................................................... 79 9.3 Accessibility........................................................................................................... 79 9.4 Quality ................................................................................................................... 83 9.5 Value ..................................................................................................................... 84 9.6 Summary ............................................................................................................... 85 PART 10: GREEN CORRIDORS .................................................................................... 86 10.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................... 86 10.2 Current provision ................................................................................................. 86 10.3 Accessibility ......................................................................................................... 87 10.4 Quality ................................................................................................................. 89 10.5 Value ................................................................................................................... 90 10.6 Summary ............................................................................................................. 90 PART 11: CIVIC SPACE................................................................................................. 91 11.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................... 91 11.2 Current provision ................................................................................................. 91 11.3 Accessibility ......................................................................................................... 91 11.4 Quality ................................................................................................................. 93 11.5 Value ................................................................................................................... 94 11.6 Summary ............................................................................................................. 94 Glossary DCLG Department for Communities and Local Government DDA Disability Discrimination Act DPD Development Plan Document FIT Fields in Trust FOG Friends of Group GIS Geographical Information Systems KKP Knight, Kavanagh and Page LDF Local Development Framework LNR Local Nature Reserve MUGA Multi-use