The Green Space Project Business Plan Boarhills and Dunino Community Trust Boarhills & Dunino Community Trust, Old School, Boarhills, St Andrews, Fife. KY16 8PP http://www.community-council.org.uk/boarhillsanddunino/ Prepared by Kerrien Grant and Colin Duff, SKS Scotland CIC Boarhills and Dunino Community Trust The Green Space Business Plan Contents 1) Executive Summary ......................................................................................................................... 4 2) Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 6 2.1 Boarhills, Dunino and Brownhills .................................................................................................. 6 2.2 Boarhills and Dunino Community Trust ........................................................................................ 7 3) The Green Space Project ................................................................................................................. 7 3.1 Aim ................................................................................................................................................ 8 3.2 Objectives...................................................................................................................................... 8 3.3 High Level Outcomes .................................................................................................................... 8 3.4 Phases ........................................................................................................................................... 8 3.5 The Site........................................................................................................................................ 10 4) Community Support and 2018 Community Survey ...................................................................... 10 4.1 Current Communication ............................................................................................................. 10 4.2 Previous Consultation ................................................................................................................. 10 4.3 Community Consultation March 2018 ........................................................................................ 11 5) Evidence of Community Need/ Challenges faced by the Community .......................................... 12 6) Strategic Context ........................................................................................................................... 13 7) Audience and Market .................................................................................................................... 14 7.1 Local Community ........................................................................................................................ 14 7.2 Walkers ....................................................................................................................................... 14 7.3 Heritage Visitors .......................................................................................................................... 15 8) Partnerships and Support ............................................................................................................. 16 9) Options Appraisal .......................................................................................................................... 16 10) Expected Social Outcomes and Measurement ......................................................................... 17 11) Activities Plan Overview ............................................................................................................ 19 12) Site Maintenance Plan .............................................................................................................. 19 13) Finance (capital and revenue) ................................................................................................... 19 13.1 Capital costs and potential income ........................................................................................... 20 13.2 Ongoing revenue costs and potential income .......................................................................... 21 13.3 In kind contributions and donations ......................................................................................... 21 13.4 Current Financial position ......................................................................................................... 21 14) Potential Funding options ......................................................................................................... 21 15) Project Management ................................................................................................................ 22 15.1 Governance ............................................................................................................................... 22 15.2 Management ............................................................................................................................. 23 2 Boarhills and Dunino Community Trust The Green Space Business Plan 15.3 Board Skills ................................................................................................................................ 23 15.4 Volunteers ................................................................................................................................. 24 15.5 Potential Timetable Overview .................................................................................................. 24 15.6 Risk Analysis .............................................................................................................................. 25 16) Conclusions ............................................................................................................................... 25 Appendices ............................................................................................................................................ 26 1) Map of Boarhills and Dunino Community Boundary ................................................................ 27 2) Board Member Biographies ...................................................................................................... 27 3) Community Consultation .......................................................................................................... 27 4) Statistical Evidence of Need ...................................................................................................... 27 5) Strategic Context ....................................................................................................................... 27 6) Partnerships and Comparators ................................................................................................. 27 7) Letters of Support ..................................................................................................................... 27 8) Options Appraisal full detail ...................................................................................................... 27 9) Activities Plan ............................................................................................................................ 27 10) Financial Tables ..................................................................................................................... 27 11) Cost estimate detail from BDCT ............................................................................................ 27 12) Funding Options .................................................................................................................... 27 13) Draft BDCT Volunteer Policy ................................................................................................. 27 14) Directors’ Responsibilities ..................................................................................................... 27 15) Directors’ Job Descriptions ................................................................................................... 27 16) Induction Checklist for Directors .......................................................................................... 27 17) Fife Coast Usage and Impact Study ....................................................................................... 27 18) BDCT Articles of Association ................................................................................................. 27 19) Sketch Plan of Site ................................................................................................................. 27 20) Doocot Architect’s Report ..................................................................................................... 27 21) Community Consultation postcard ....................................................................................... 27 3 Boarhills and Dunino Community Trust The Green Space Business Plan 1) Executive Summary The Green Space Project Boarhills and Dunino Community Trust (BDCT) aims to purchase a piece of land at the North end of the village of Boarhills, adjacent to the Fife Coastal Path, for the benefit of the local community and visiting walkers. A Scottish Land Fund Stage 1 grant is in place, a Community Right to Buy application is in process and the site has been valued at £140,000. The land provides an excellent opportunity for the community to develop an amenity site to include interpretation and signage, seating, new hedging, an orchard, wildflowers, and the restoration of