Starting mid June and running until 29th October 2010 Bristol City Council is holding public consultation on the ideas and possible housing developments affecting our green spaces.

In order to see the ideas you need to go to here (page 11 for Okebourne Road space and page 17 for Crow Lane) but to get a view of all the sites you have to go to this page . You can also look at the copies held by the library but they do not have any  to take away.

Mark Weston has arranged for an information meeting on the proposals for Henbury & Brentry Ward at Emmanuel Chapel on Saturday 24th July at 10:00 am.

As you will note from the documents referenced above the green space proposals are being published for the whole Henbury and Southmead Neighbourhood Partnership. A Drop-In meeting for the whole area will be held on Monday 27th September at the Greenway Centre, Southmead from 12 noon to 20:00

You can make your comments on the proposals using this link

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Extracted from Bristol’s Parks and Green Space Strategy adopted by the Council in February 2008

It is estimated that achieving a ‘good’ standard of provision across the whole parks and green space network will cost £87million in capital funding (at 2006 prices) over the 20 year life of the strategy. Money for this will come from a number of sources including contributions from developers in the city (est £15m), external funding sources such as the lottery (est £21m), monies raised from the sale of some green space (est £41m) and from the council’s core budget for Bristol Parks services (est £10m). The council’s usual policy is that all receipts from asset disposals should go into a ‘single capital pot’ for distribution to overall priorities but in this case 70% will be ring fenced for reinvestment back into parks and green spaces.

The achievement of the strategy will be geared to the pace at which capital can be generated; this is why disposal of some land is essential if its ambitious quality improvements are to be realised. It is important to emphasise that it is not the council’s intention to keep selling land until the funding requirements of the strategy are achieved, irrespective of the importance and ‘value’ of the space to the community. On the contrary, should there be insufficient ‘low value’, marginal land available once the area planning process has been concluded, the council will review the ambitions of the strategy and consider alternative funding sources.

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Investment opportunity to improve the space
Well used site -mainly dog walking, passing through
Most significant space in Brentry therefore key investment site.
More opportunities could be explored for informal recreation space utilising fledgling woodland at centre (huge part of the site which is mostly inaccessible)
Propose new CPG facility here
Public Right of Way through site
Wildlife Network Site

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In line with the comments posted for Crow Lane / Tormarton Crescent…

Tormarton Crescent Playing Fields are being considered by the AGSP as being low value and it is recommended that this site should be reclassified as a new allotment facility.

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- Investment opportunity to improve the space
Area Green Space Plan Assessment of this site states:
“Local residents feel passionate that Crow Lane Open space is at the heart of their community – however it’s “no go” reputation and associated anti-social behaviour at certain times of the day and evening, it’s size and the access to all of the space makes it difficult for this sense of ownership to be expressed.”
Crow Lane Open Space is being looked at separately by Masterplanners employed by the City Council. Proposals for these sites will be presented during a public consultation in September. A session was held to discuss these sites in May – these views have been fed back through into the work considered by the masterplanners.

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Investment opportunity to improve the space
Anti Social behaviour
Sports Focus
Wildlife Network Site
Flood risk 3 at North west corner by Crow Lane
Flood Risk 2 over whole of North West corner
Large site footprint, do we need whole of site?
Which would be preferred area if were to partially dispose?

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This space lying in the N corner defined Passage Rd. and Brentry Avenue has been deemed low value according to the text published at meeting at Wesley College on 30/7/09

The text:Informal green space which provides a corner site on busy main road. Not delivering in terms of informal green space for that area which isn’t being delivered nearby – Tree Tops and Royal Victoria Park

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Text published at meeting at Wesley College on 30/7/09

Backlands site on edge of busy road and tucked behind flats and other housing.
Use is mainly as a young people’s hang-out spot with the occasional dog walker.
Feels unsafe
Not suitable site for children’s play – will be approaching Children’s Centre to identify potential for siting CPG there and exploring Oakbourne Road as another site for this in Henbury.
Site gets flytipped regularly.
Floodzone 2

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Area Green Space Plan — Henbury and Southmead Consultation

published by Heather Barham, BCC Area Green Space Plan Project Officer

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Area Green Space Plan Timetable – Henbury and Southmead

published by Heather Barham, BCC Area Green Space Plan Project Officer (more…)

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