Local Green 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.  The protection and potential enhancement of our “Green Infrastructure” was indicated as being of great importance by respondents of the survey. It soon became apparent that to give a detailed entry into the Plan or even in the Parish Portrait, would mean 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. 

“Local Green Spaces” list and describes the locations and explains the rationale for their inclusion. 

This document is complemented by “Open Spaces”, which details Urban Open Land, Local Nature Reserves and Local Wildlife Sites; these spaces range from the wider expanses of Danesbury Park, Mardley Heath and Singlers Marsh, to small areas of grass and trees in housing estates e.g. The Crescent, Glebe Road and Mornington.  It also includes those sites in “Local Green Spaces”, for completeness. 

Once the Neighbourhood Plan has been “made”, “Open Spaces” will be revised and republished as a stand-alone comprehensive guide for anyone who wants to roam around, visit and enjoy these spaces.

Local Green Spaces, complete with all maps and photographs, can be downloaded in .pdf format, from here.

Open Spaces, also complete with all maps and photographs, can be downloaded in .pdf format, from the link further down the menu list.

You will need a copy of either Adobe Acrobat Reader or another .pdf Viewer to read these files.