Neighbourhood Plan Open Spaces

One of the important aspects of compiling a Neighbourhood Plan, is that we are able to propose certain locations to be designated as “Local Green Spaces” and offer them some protection from development.  The protection and potential enhancement of our “Green Infrastructure” was indicated as being of great importanceby respondents of the survey. It soon became apparent that to give a detailed entry into the Plan or even in the Parish Portrait, would be a potentially large section. When the detail had been drafted, it was decided to publish it as a separate document, not just to save space in the other two documents but to show in one easily-read document, the detail of where and equally importantly, why the location should be so-designated. 

The “Local Green Spaces” document is complemented by the “Open Spaces” document, which details Urban Open Land, Local Nature Reserves and Local Wildlife Sites as well as the sites within the “Local Green Spaces” document, for completeness.  Once approved, the “Open Spaces” document will be revised and republished as a guide for anyone who wants to roam around, visit and enjoy these spaces.

The spaces range from the wider expanses of Danesbury Park, Mardley Heath and even Singlers Marsh, to small areas of grass and trees in housing estates e.g. The Crescent, Glebe Road and Mornington.  

Both documents are available to download in .pdf format at the top left panel. You will need a copy of either Adobe Acrobat Reader or another .pdf Viewer to read these files.