EB041b Appendix 1 Final Report for Maldon District Green Infrastructure Study by Landscape Partnership EB041b EB041b Final Report for Maldon District Green Infrastructure Study October 2010 EB041b EB041b Contents Executive Summary Part 1: Supporting text 1 INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 BACKGROUND ..................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 SCOPE OF THE STUDY .......................................................................................................................................... 1 1.3 MALDON PROFILE ............................................................................................................................................... 2 1.4 ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT ................................................................................................................................3 1.5 POLICY CONTEXT ................................................................................................................................................ 5 2 NEEDS ASSESSMENTS..............................................................................................................9 2.1 ASSESSING NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES ............................................................................................................. 9 2.2 GENERAL NEEDS SURVEY ................................................................................................................................... 9 2.3 NON-USER SURVEY............................................................................................................................................ 11 2.4 TOWN AND PARISH COUNCILS ISSUES SURVEY.................................................................................................. 14 2.5 STAFF AND STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATIONS...................................................................................................... 20 2.6 SPORTS CLUB SURVEY ...................................................................................................................................... 27 2.7 SUMMARY OF NEEDS ASSESSMENT ................................................................................................................... 29 3 AUDIT OF SPORTS PROVISION .............................................................................................31 3.1 INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................................................. 31 3.2 PARTICIPATION IN MALDON .............................................................................................................................. 31 3.3 MARKET SEGMENTATION .................................................................................................................................. 32 3.4 FACILITIES IN MALDON ..................................................................................................................................... 35 3.5 SPORTS HALLS .................................................................................................................................................. 35 3.6 INDOOR SWIMMING POOLS................................................................................................................................. 38 3.7 SYNTHETIC ATHLETIC TRACKS .......................................................................................................................... 40 3.8 SYNTHETIC TURF PITCHES ................................................................................................................................. 41 3.9 INDOOR BOWLS FACILITIES................................................................................................................................41 3.10 OUTDOOR BOWLS GREENS ................................................................................................................................. 42 3.11 INDOOR TENNIS COURTS .................................................................................................................................... 43 3.12 OUTDOOR TENNIS COURTS................................................................................................................................. 43 3.13 SQUASH COURTS................................................................................................................................................ 44 3.14 GOLF COURSES .................................................................................................................................................. 44 3.15 HEALTH AND FITNESS FACILITIES ...................................................................................................................... 45 3.16 GRASS PITCHES.................................................................................................................................................. 46 3.17 SUMMARY OF SPORT AND RECREATION PROVISION IN MALDON........................................................................ 49 4 THE PLAYING PITCH MODEL .................................................................................................51 4.1 INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................................................. 51 4.2 RESULTS............................................................................................................................................................ 51 4.3 ANALYSIS OF PPM RESULTS.............................................................................................................................. 54 5 STANDARDS AND FORECASTS...............................................................................................57 5.1 PROPOSED LOCAL STANDARDS .......................................................................................................................... 57 5.2 SPORTS FACILITIES FORECASTS.......................................................................................................................... 64 6 RECOMMENDATIONS.............................................................................................................67 6.1 ALL TYPOLOGIES ............................................................................................................................................... 67 6.2 SPORT PROVISION .............................................................................................................................................. 68 EB041b Part 2: Appendices (see accompanying CD Rom) 1 NON-USER QUESTIONNAIRE 2 TOWN AND PARISH COUNCILS ISSUES SURVEY 3 STAKEHOLDER LETTER 4 SPORT AND RECREATION AUDIT CHECKLIST 5 QUESTIONNAIRE FOR SPORTS CLUBS 6 NON-USER RESPONSES SUMMARY 7 TOWN AND PARISH COUNCIL RESPONSES 8 MALDON SITE LISTS AND ASSESSMENTS 9 SUMMARY OF SPORTS CLUB SURVEY RESPONSES 10 SPORT ENGLAND MARKET SEGMENTATION SUMMARY 11 SPORT ENGLAND FACILITIES PLANNING MODEL – SPORTS HALLS 12 SPORT ENGLAND FACILITIES PLANNING MODEL – SWIMMING POOLS EB041b Executive summary EB041b EB041b Executive Summary The Landscape Partnership was commissioned in October 2009 by Maldon District Council to contribute to a Green Infrastructure Study for the district. The brief for the Maldon District Green Infrastructure Study identified two stages to the study in which the consultant plays a role: Stage A: Survey and analyse the needs and demands for green infrastructure across the district. This stage included: General needs survey Non-user survey Town and Parish Issues Survey Playing pitch assessment Staff and stakeholder interviews General needs survey: Some common concerns that were identified in the Greenspace Conference included health and safety, youth engagement, communication and access and transport. Non-user survey: The key responses that were identified in the non-user survey were: 69% of respondents thought parks and greenspace in Maldon were good or very good Parks, green corridors and natural greenspace were the most frequently visited types 88% of respondents had visited Promenade Park The most popular greenspaces in adjoining districts were Danbury Common (42%), Danbury Country Park (40%) and Marsh Farm (38%) For those that did not use greenspace, the main reason given was lack of time (40%) 25% of respondents lived or worked within walking distance of the Blackwater Estuary The feature people most wanted in their parks and greenspace was wildlife (30%) Under 50% thought sport and recreation facilities were good or very good Of the sport and recreation users, 41% have been to Blackwater Leisure Centre 78% of respondents do not use sport and leisure facilities outside Maldon 50% of respondents would use their local sport and recreation facilities more often if they had additional facilities there that they wanted Children and youth were not well-represented in this survey Town and Parish Councils Issues survey: The conclusions that were drawn from the Town and Parish Council survey included: more respondents felt there was not enough young people’s provision and allotments than any other typology more respondents had quality issues with young people’s provision and sport and recreation provision than any other provision more respondents recorded dissatisfaction with sport and recreation facilities,