LONDON BOROUGH OF RICHMOND UPON THAMES OPEN SPACE ASSESSMENT REPORT APRIL 2015 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 December 2014 Quality control Claire Fallon December 2014 PART 1: INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................. 2 1.1 Report structure ........................................................................................................ 3 1.2 National context ........................................................................................................ 4 1.3 Local context ............................................................................................................. 4 PART 2: METHODOLOGY ................................................................................................. 6 2.1 Analysis areas ........................................................................................................... 6 2.2 Auditing local provision (supply) ............................................................................... 7 2.3 Quality and value ...................................................................................................... 9 2.4 Quality and value thresholds ................................................................................... 10 2.5 Identifying local need (demand) .............................................................................. 11 2.6 Accessibility standards ............................................................................................ 11 PART 3: GENERAL OPEN SPACE SUMMARY .............................................................. 13 3.1 Usage ...................................................................................................................... 13 3.2 Accessibility ............................................................................................................ 16 3.3 Availability ............................................................................................................... 16 3.4 Quality ..................................................................................................................... 17 3.5 Value ....................................................................................................................... 19 3.6 Summary ................................................................................................................. 20 PART 4: PARKS AND GARDENS.................................................................................... 21 4.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 21 4.2 Current provision ..................................................................................................... 21 4.3 Accessibility ............................................................................................................ 22 4.4 Quality ..................................................................................................................... 24 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 ............................................................................................................ 28 5.4 Quality ..................................................................................................................... 30 5.5 Value ....................................................................................................................... 32 5.6 Summary ................................................................................................................. 33 PART 6: AMENITY GREENSPACE ................................................................................. 34 6.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 34 6.2 Current provision ..................................................................................................... 34 6.3 Accessibility ............................................................................................................ 34 6.4 Quality ..................................................................................................................... 37 6.5 Value ....................................................................................................................... 39 6.6 Summary ................................................................................................................. 41 PART 7: PROVISION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ..................................... 42 7.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 42 7.2 Current provision ..................................................................................................... 42 7.3 Accessibility ............................................................................................................ 43 7.4 Quality ..................................................................................................................... 47 7.5 Value ....................................................................................................................... 49 7.6 Summary ................................................................................................................. 50 PART 8: ALLOTMENTS ................................................................................................... 51 8.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 51 8.2 Current provision ..................................................................................................... 51 8.3 Accessibility ............................................................................................................ 52 8.4 Quality ..................................................................................................................... 55 8.5 Value ....................................................................................................................... 56 8.6 Summary ................................................................................................................. 56 PART 9: CEMETERIES/CHURCHYARDS ....................................................................... 57 9.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 57 9.2 Current provision ..................................................................................................... 57 9.3 Accessibility ............................................................................................................ 57 9.4 Quality ..................................................................................................................... 59 9.5 Value ....................................................................................................................... 60 9.6 Summary ................................................................................................................. 61 PART 10: CIVIC SPACE .................................................................................................. 62 10.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 62 10.2 Current provision ................................................................................................... 62 10.3 Accessibility .......................................................................................................... 62 10.4 Quality ................................................................................................................... 64 10.5 Value ..................................................................................................................... 64 10.6 Summary ............................................................................................................... 65 PART 11: GREEN CORRIDORS ..................................................................................... 66 11.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 66 11.2 Current provision ................................................................................................... 66 11.3 Accessibility .......................................................................................................... 66 11.4 Quality ................................................................................................................... 68 11.5 Value ..................................................................................................................... 69 11.6