LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL OPEN SPACE ASSESSMENT REPORT AND STANDARDS APRIL 2017 Integrity, Innovation, Inspiration 1-2 Frecheville Court off Knowsley Street Bury BL9 0UF T 0161 764 7040 F 0161 764 7490 E [email protected] www.kkp.co.uk Quality assurance Name Date Report origination Chris MacFarlane 12/15 Quality control Claire Fallon 12/15 Comments LCC 02/16, 06/16, 08/16, 11/16, 01/17 Revised report KKP 07/16, 09/16, 11/16, 02/17, 04/17 PART 1: INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................ 5 1.1 Report structure ....................................................................................................................... 6 1.2 National context ....................................................................................................................... 7 PART 2: METHODOLOGY ............................................................................................... 8 2.1 Analysis areas ......................................................................................................................... 8 2.2 Auditing local provision (supply) .............................................................................................. 9 2.3 Quality and value ................................................................................................................... 10 2.4 Quality and value thresholds ................................................................................................. 12 2.5 Identifying local need (demand) ............................................................................................ 12 2.6 Accessibility standards .......................................................................................................... 13 PART 3: GENERAL OPEN SPACE SUMMARY ............................................................. 14 3.1 Usage .................................................................................................................................... 14 3.2 Accessibility ........................................................................................................................... 17 3.3 Availability .............................................................................................................................. 17 3.4 Quality.................................................................................................................................... 18 3.5 Value...................................................................................................................................... 20 3.6 Summary ............................................................................................................................... 22 PART 4: PARKS AND GARDENS .................................................................................. 23 4.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 23 4.2 Current provision ................................................................................................................... 23 4.3 Accessibility ........................................................................................................................... 24 4.4 Quality.................................................................................................................................... 28 4.5 Value...................................................................................................................................... 30 4.6 Summary ............................................................................................................................... 31 PART 5: NATURAL AND SEMI-NATURAL GREENSPACE ........................................... 32 5.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 32 5.2 Current provision ................................................................................................................... 32 5.3 Accessibility ........................................................................................................................... 34 5.4 Quality.................................................................................................................................... 37 5.5 Value...................................................................................................................................... 38 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.................................................................................................................................... 44 6.5 Value...................................................................................................................................... 47 6.6 Summary ............................................................................................................................... 48 PART 7: PROVISION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE .................................... 49 7.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 49 7.2 Current provision ................................................................................................................... 49 7.3 Accessibility ........................................................................................................................... 50 7.4 Quality.................................................................................................................................... 53 7.5 Value...................................................................................................................................... 54 7.6 Summary ............................................................................................................................... 55 PART 8: ALLOTMENTS ................................................................................................. 56 8.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 56 8.2 Current provision ................................................................................................................... 56 8.3 Accessibility ........................................................................................................................... 57 8.4 Quality.................................................................................................................................... 61 8.5 Value...................................................................................................................................... 62 8.6 Summary ............................................................................................................................... 62 PART 9: CEMETERIES/CHURCHYARDS...................................................................... 63 9.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 63 9.2 Current provision ................................................................................................................... 63 9.3 Accessibility ........................................................................................................................... 64 9.4 Quality.................................................................................................................................... 66 9.5 Value...................................................................................................................................... 68 9.6 Summary ............................................................................................................................... 69 PART 10: CIVIC SPACE................................................................................................. 70 10.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 70 10.2 Current provision ................................................................................................................. 70 10.3 Accessibility ......................................................................................................................... 70 10.4 Quality ................................................................................................................................. 72 10.5 Value ................................................................................................................................... 72 10.6 Summary ............................................................................................................................. 73 PART 11: GREEN CORRIDORS