Detailed analysis of recently prepared SPDs
The listing below contains examples of Supplementary Planning
Documents that have recently been approved, or are at an advanced
stage of consultation. Examples are given for each Sport England
region.
Most of these examples are currently Supplementary Planning
Guidance and elaborate policies in local plans that have been
approved or have gone through the local public inquiry stage.
They may be revised and re-named as Supplementary Planning
Documents after relevant policies in the local development
framework have been approved.
Alternatively these guidance documents can be approved by the
local authority and used in the transitional period before Local
Development Frameworks are approved, as long as they follow the
advice in the Circular (see Circular 05/05,
PlanningObligations).
South west
North Devon District Council
| Title of SPD |
Provision of Public Open Space, Sport and Recreation; Code of
Practice
[Adopted March 2004]
|
| Local Plan/LDF policy |
Policy DSR 2, Adopted Local Plan 2002 |
| Categories of open space/standards |
4.1 hectares per 1000 made up of:
- Playing pitches; 1.2 ha per 1000
- Multi use games areas; 0.2 ha per 1000
- Equipped play facilities for children and young people; 0.2 per
1000
- Informal open space; 2.5 per 1000
|
| Catchments |
For urban areas:
Built facilities; no threshold Open space for sport
(playing fields and MUGAS); 1000 metres Children and young
people; 400 metres Informal open space; 400 metres For
rural areas:
Built facilities; no threshold Open space for sport;
within the parish Children and young people; 800 metres
Informal open space; 1000 metres
|
| Land uses covered |
Housing and employment |
| Threshold |
Three dwellings or units of holiday accommodation 1000 sq
m of gross employment floor space or 20 people employed on
site |
| Open space audit |
Not known |
| Contribution rates per dwelling |
Contribution per bed space (2002) Sports
pitch £70 Astro turf pitch £234
MUGA £250 LAP £50
LEAP £186 NEAP £186 Skateboard park
£350 Social Tarmac/MUPA £150 Informal Open
Space £162.50 Built Facilities £150 Total =
£1,788.50 |
| Maintenance contributions |
20 years |
| Innovative elements |
Contributions sought for employment and holiday uses
Model legal agreement |
| Contributions collected |
Usually require on site provision in preference to financial
contributions |
| Site examples |
Not known |
| Address/ web |
Planning Policy Unit North Devon District Council
Room 411 Civic Centre Barnstaple Devon EX31
1EA www.northdevon.gov.uk |
South Hams District Council
| Title of SPD |
Supplementary Planning Document Open Space, Sport and
Recreation. Adopted June 2006 |
| Local Plan/LDF policy |
SHDC 14 Open Space in New Development, South Hams Local Plan,
1996 |
|
Categories of open space/standards
|
Pitches 1.2ha per 1000; other outdoor facilities 0.5ha per
1000
Built facilities, contribution to refurbishment or new
facilities in town catchment areas;
- Equipped play space, 0.3ha per 1000;
- Informal play, 0.4 ha per 1000;
|
| Catchments |
Built facilities, 20 minutes driving time;
Open space for sport, 15 minutes walk; Equipped children's play
space (LEAP), 5 minutes' walk; neighbourhood equipped area for play
(NEAP), 15 minute; and informal play space, 1 minute walk.
|
| Land uses covered |
Residential; retail and commercial developments |
|
Threshold
|
Two residential dwellings or more; and other development above
1000m2 where it will generate a need for children's play space and
informal play space. |
|
Open space audit
|
An assessment of local need for open space, sport and
recreation at parish and ward level was included in the Leisure and
Recreation Strategy (2003 – 2013). Further refinement of
local need has emerged from village appraisals. Consultation
on the Community Strategy has also identified a range of further
needs and opportunities. |
| Contribution rates per dwelling |
£1,462.50 assuming a contribution to all categories |
| Maintenance contributions |
20 years |
| Innovative elements |
Appendix 1-2 provide 'construction and design standards' for
open space and children's play; appendix 5 offers indicative costs
for maintenance of OSSR. |
|
Address
|
South Hams District Council Follaton House, Plymouth Road
Totnes, Devon TQ9 5NE (01803) 861234 www.southhams.gov.uk |
Borough of Poole
| Title of SPD |
Supplementary Planning Guidance: Planning Obligations,
Recreation Facilities. [adopted April 2000] |
| Local plan/LDF policy |
Policy L21 of adopted Poole Local Plan, 2004 |
| Categories of open space/standards |
3 ha per 1000made up of:
- Amenity open space - 0.8ha
- Casual & equipped childeren's play - 0.6 to 0.8ha
- Youth & Adult outdoor play(including playing fileds) - 06.
to 1.8ha
- major built facilities
|
| Catchments |
Borough wide - major built facilities and youth/adult outdoor
play Ward based - Casual play and amenity open space
400 metres - Equipped children’s play
|
| Land use covered |
Housing |
| Threshold |
All new dwellings |
| Open space audit |
‘Recreation Strategy 2000’; updated open space audit and
playing pitch assessment 2005 |
| Contribution rates per dwelling/sq m |
£2,260 made up of:
- £120 major built facilities
- £36 youth and adult outdoor play
- £400 equipped children’s play
- £658 casual play
- £1,046 amenity open space
|
| Maintenance contributions |
Yes; number of years not known |
| Innovative features |
Comprehensive scheme including built facilities
Scale of administrative charges:
- 1% where contribution paid in full before consent;
- 1.5% where paid at future date;
- 2% where phased agreement with more than one instalment
Subject to maximum of £1,000
|
| Contributions collected |
£3.7 million since 1995 |
| Site examples |
Redevelopment of former Dalgety site, adjacent to Poole
Harbour |
| Address/Web |
Strategic Planning Services, Borough of Poole,
Civic Centre, Poole, Dorset BH 15 2RU www.boroughofpoole.com |
Swindon Borough Council
| Title of SPD |
Open Space and New Housing Development, Adopted Supplementary
Planning Guidance [Adopted August 2004]
|
| Local Plan/LDF policy |
Policies R5 and R6 in Revised Deposit Draft Swindon Local Plan
2011 |
| Categories of open space/standards |
General recreation [major open spaces, town parks and local open
spaces] - 1.45 ha per 1000 Children and teenagers play
areas - 0.3 ha per 1000;
Playing pitches (community access) - 21 ha per 1000
Contributions may be sought towards country parks
|
| Catchments |
Wards for open space and play areas Playing pitches - 15
minutes walking or 600 metres. |
| Land uses covered |
Housing |
| Threshold |
25 dwellings until adoption of Swindon Borough Local Plan 2011
Once Local Plan adopted threshold will be one dwelling |
| Open space audit |
Comprehensive Open Space Audit and Assessment, 2004 Parks
and Open Space Strategy, 2004 |
| Contribution rates per dwelling |
1 bed = £473.64
2 bed = £942.88
3 bed = £1391.26
4 bed = £1929.80
|
| Maintenance contributions |
Covers :-playing pitches, all weather pitches, tennis courts,
cricket squares and bowling greens 80% of capital cost for
upgrading |
| Number of years covered |
12 years
|
| Innovative features |
Open space audit covers qualitative as well as quantitative
aspects |
| Address/Web |
Environment and Property Swindon Borough Council
Premier House, Station Road, Swindon SN1 1TZ
01793 445500 www.swindon.gov.uk
|
Bristol City Council
| Title of SPD |
Achieving Positive Planning through the use of Planning
Obligations (Adopted October 2005) |
| Local Plan/LDF policy |
Policies L2 and NE12 of the Adopted Local Plan |
| Categories of open space/standards |
The NPFA standard of 24sqm. per person made up of: Parks
and gardens, 4sqm. Active sport space, 12sqm .Equipped
children’s play, 2sqm. Informal green space, 3sqm.
Natural green space, 3sqm. |
| Catchments |
Wards |
| Land Uses covered |
Residential |
| Threshold |
Recreational obligations will apply to residential developments
on sites greater than 0.1ha in size or containing 10 or more
dwellings. [Where there is a cumulative impact from a
development contributions may be pooled.] |
| Open Space Audit |
Playing Pitch Strategy, 2008 |
| Contribution rates |
Contribution per person: Parks and gardens; £282.40
Active sport space; £453.48 Equipped children’s play;
£381.41 Informal green space; £36.90 Natural green
space; £29.40= £1,183.60 This is 50% of the new provision
cost of £2367.18 to reflect need for enhancement and improvement of
existing facilities only. The figures include
maintenance. |
| Maintenance contributions |
15 years |
| Innovative elements |
The SPD is one of several documents identified within Bristol’s
Local Development Scheme, March 2005; -a monitoring fee of 15% of
the planning application is charged to cover the costs incurred in
monitoring obligations. |
| Address / Web Contact |
Strategic and Citywide Policy
Team
Planning, Transport & Sustainable
Development
Bristol City
Council
St Georges Road
Bristol BS1 5UY
0117 922 2000 http://www.bristol-city.gov.uk/planningpolicy
|
South East
Maidstone Borough Council
|
Title of SPD
|
Supplementary Planning Guidance; Open Playing Spaces
Consultation, May 2004 |
| Local Plan/SPD policy |
Policy H37 Maidstone Borough wide Local Plan 2000 |
| Categories of open space; standards |
Outdoor playing space; 45 sq m per dwelling Children’s
play area; 15 sq m per dwelling |
| Land uses covered |
Housing |
| Threshold |
Sites above 0.4 ha : - 20 dwellings depending on density |
| Open spaces audit |
Sport and Play Facilities Strategy, 2003 Play Areas
Strategy, 2003 Green Spaces Strategy, 2004 These will
be translated into a programme identifying costed priorities
for;
- Drainage for sports pitches
- Changing rooms
- Converting adult to junior pitches
- MUGAs
- Outdoor basketball areas
- Other priorities emerging over time
|
| Contribution rates per dwelling/sqm |
£1,575 per dwelling |
| Maintenance contributions |
15 years |
| Innovative aspects |
Sustainability appraisal as required by 2004 Act Model
section 106 agreement Consideration will be given to
extending the scheme to industrial, commercial and retail uses in
the LDF
|
|
Address/web
|
Planning Policy Directorate of Corporate and Regulatory
Services Maidstone Borough Council 13 Tonbridge Road
Maidstone ME16 88HG www.digitalmaidstone.co.uk |
Guilford Borough Council
| Title of SPD |
Supplementary Planning Document: Infrastructure. Adopted
September, 2006 (replacing SPG Planning Obligations and
Infrastructure, 2003) |
| Local Plan/LDF policy |
Topic 2, Open Space R1 – R6 relating to provision of open
space; and Topic 6, Health and Community Facilities (includes
swimming pools) G6 Planning Benefits Guildford Borough Local Plan,
2003 and emerging Guildford Development Framework |
| Categories of open space/standards |
Outdoor playing space, 2.4ha per 1000 and an additional 0.4ha
of informal, amenity space per 1000 population. |
| Catchments |
- |
| Land uses covered |
Residential dwellings and commercial sites. |
| Threshold |
'Open space provision' will be required on all developments
above 25 dwellings; on small sites between 5 and 25 dwellings or
less than 0.4ha an amenity space element will be provided; and
commercial floor space greater than 2500m2 'Community facilities',
contributions will be expected typically for schemes with more than
15 dwellings or more than 1000m2 non-residential floor space. |
| Open space audit |
This was completed in February, 2006 |
| Contribution rates per dwelling |
1 bed £471 (child’s play) + £579 (sports
ground) = £1049
2 bed £788 +
£966 = £1754
3 bed £943 + £1161 =
£2104
4+ bed £1259 + £1547 = £2806
(up-dated March 2009)
|
| Maintenance contributions |
10 years |
| Contributions collected |
Not known |
| Address/ web |
Guildford Borough Council Millmead House, Millmead Guildford
Surrey GU2 4BB (01483) 444463 www.guilford.gov.uk |
Basingstoke & Deane Borough
Council
| Title of SPD |
Section 106 Planning Obligations and Community Infrastructure
revised 2006
|
| Local Plan/SPD policies |
Policy IMP1, Adopted Local Plan 1991Policy C1, First Deposit
Draft Local Plan Review 2003 |
| Categories of open space/standards |
Open space 2.8ha per 1000 which is made up of: Playing
fields Parks LEAP Kickabout area and Accessible
green space
|
| Catchments |
The Council's provision standards are directed by a leisure
facilities hierarchy taking into account need at borough; district
and neighbourhood;
LEAP; 150 metres NEAP; 400 metres
|
| Land uses covered |
Commercial and residential within the town centre; priorities
in rural villages or parishes will be identified in the Rural
Strategy. |
| Threshold |
1 dwelling or more |
| Open space audit |
Completed 1998/99 |
| Contribution rates per dwelling |
Contribution per person (2005-06) Playing field
[including provision of pavilion and changing rooms] £185.21Parks
LEAP £402.50 Kickabout area £51.57 NEAP £506
Accessible green space £102.32= £1,247.60 |
| Maintenance contributions |
Costs by site element: play area, footpath, mature trees per
ha. at 2005/06 prices |
| Innovative aspects |
-possible use of contributions for start-up or community worker;
-bond fees for play areas and landscaping; and
-provision of community infrastructure is based on a
hierarchy of facilities [based on those of borough-wide
significance, district significance and neighbourhood significance]
and is supported by the pooling of developer contributions.
There is a best practice note accompaning this SPD.
|
| Contributions collected |
Not Avaliable |
| Address/web |
Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council Civic Offices,
London Road Basingstoke Hants RG21 4AH
01256 844844 www.basingstoke.gov.uk
|
London
London Borough of Camden
| Title of SPD |
Planning Guidance #34 Planning Obligations- Community
Facilities, Local Infrastructure and Open Space, 2006
|
| Local Plan/LDF policy |
Policies SD2 and N4 of Camden Replacement UDP October
2004 |
| Categories of open space/standards
|
Amenity open space Formal recreation areas, including
playing pitches, courts, greens,MUGAs, floodlighting and
changing rooms Children’s play space Allotments and
community gardens [see also below] |
| Catchments |
Borough divided into eight areas. Standards based on
quantity, quality and accessibility. Public open space
standard varies for residential development, from eight sq m per
person (0.8 ha per 1000) in Hampstead and Highgate, to 12 sq m (1.2
ha per 1000) in Gospel Oak and Kentish Town.
Examples of accessibility standards include;
- Formal recreation; 1.2 km
- Local parks; 400m
- LEAPs; 400m
- NEAPs; 1000m
For non-residential development, such as offices and higher
education, one third of the standard is sought, based on an
occupancy level of 50 people per 1000 sq m. This
reduction does not apply to hotels, hostels or student halls of
residence.
|
| Land uses covered |
Housing, offices, higher education and other non residential
uses |
| Thresholds |
Five dwellings and 1000 sq m of commercial space |
| Open space audit |
Borough-wide audit under PPG 17 guidelines, 2004 |
| Contribution rates |
Off site contributions based on calculation as follows;
Bed spaces x open space standard x 25% of cost of provision
per sq m. Amenity open space; £200 sq m Formal
recreation; £220 sq m Allotments; £120 sq m |
|
Maintenance contributions
|
10 years, initial establishment period of two years Cost
£5.20 sq m pa (2003). First five years at full
maintenance cost, second five years at 50% of cost. |
| Innovative elements |
Standards vary for each of the eight sub-areas. |
| Site examples |
None (awaiting Inspector’s Report) |
| Address/Web |
Forward Planning and Projects Planning Division
Environment Department London Borough of Camden
Town Hall Extension Argyle street London WC1H 8EQ
www.camden.gov.uk |
London Borough of Southwark
| Title of SPD |
Section 106 Planning Contributions, 2007 |
| Local Plan/LDF policy |
Policy 3.2 – Protection of Amenity Policy 3.10 –
Efficient Use of Land Policy 3.27 – Other Open Spaceof the
emerging Local Plan 2005 |
| Categories of open space/standards |
Open space, 3ha. per 1,000 population to include:
children’s play, 0.8ha per 1,000; playing fields,
0.68ha per 1,000 |
| Catchments |
Play facilities (up to 8 years), 400m; and Neighbourhood
facilities (older children), 15 minutes’ walk |
| Land uses covered |
Residential, retail and office development |
| Thresholds |
Open space, 2 units or more; Children’s play facilities
and sports development, 10 units or mo |
| Open space audit |
2004 |
| Contribution rates |
Contributions per person (residential) :-open space,
£109; -children’s play equipment, £75; -sports
development, £403; and -district park deficiency, £109
Contribution per employee (commercial) -Open space,
£109 |
| Maintenance contributions |
Only sought where facilities benefit the respective
community |
| Innovative elements |
Retail and office developments are required to contribute
towards open space and sports development |
| Address/Web |
Economic Development and Strategic Partnerships Southwark
Council 31 Peckham Road London SE5 8UB www.southwark.gov.uk/partnerships |
London Borough of Redbridge
| Title of SPD |
Supplementary Planning Document Planning Obligations Strategy.
Adopted 2006. Amended 2008 |
| Local Plan/LDF policy |
CR3 Sport, Leisure and Cultural Facilities |
| Categories of open space/standards |
General POS 0.5ha per 1000; Outdoor sport space 1.6ha per 1000;
Children's play space 0.3ha per 1000 |
| Catchments |
Open Space; 400m |
| Land uses covered |
Residential, employment and training |
| Threshold |
Residential development,10 dwellings; Employment and training,
10 dwellings/400m2 |
| Open space audit |
PPG17 audit of open spaces was completed in 2005. |
| Contribution rates per dwelling |
Fees are calculated by m2 per habitable room, see Appendix 2:
Master Matrix. In addition, a contribution of £49 per
habitable room has been allocated for play equipment
To calculate contributions due for built sport facilities the
Sport England SFC is employed.
|
| Maintenance contributions |
20 years |
| Contributions collected |
£1M |
| Innovative elements |
Contributions received for built facilities from different
types of development |
| Address |
London Borough of Redbridge Town Hall, PO Box 2 Ilford IG1 1DD
(020) 8708 2148
http://www.redbridge.gov.uk/cms/environment_planning.aspx
|
East
|
Title of SPD
|
Planning Obligations Strategy SPD
Reviewed November 2009
|
|
Local Plan/SPD policy
|
(i) Indoor sport and leisure centre: Adopted
Core Strategy Policy CS3;
(ii) Recreational open space: Adopted Core
Strategy Policy CS3 and Development Management Policy DM19 and the
Council’s adopted Recreational Open Space Strategy.
|
|
Categories of open space covered
|
(i) New multi-purpose leisure centres at
Flitwick and Stotfold.
(ii) Children’s playspace 0.7ha per 1,000;
outdoor sporting space 1.7ha per 1,000; and amenity space 0.8ha per
1,000
|
|
Catchments
|
|
|
Land use covered
|
(i) (ii) Residential and commercial
|
|
Threshold
|
(i) all new
residential development; large commercial developments of 1000sq m
or 50 or more employees; and holiday accommodation such as holiday
and caravan parks.
(ii) all new residential development: up
to 9 dwellings standard charge; 10 dwellings or more, assessed on a
case-by-case basis; Health Facilities may be required to contribute
to open space.
|
|
Open space audit
|
Mid Bedfordshire Council’s Recreational
Open
Space Strategy adopted as SPD (2004)
|
|
Contribution rates per dwelling
|
(i) Standard Charge for all new residential
development to help provide for new planned leisure centres:
£338 per dwelling4 Beds 5 beds 6 beds 7+
Derived Charges are: £183 (1 bed); £268
(2 bed); £366 (3 bed); £451 (4 bed); £507 (5 bed); £549 (6
bed) £620 (7 bed+)
Commercial development and holiday parks:
Case-by-case basis
(ii) Standard Charges for all new residential
developments:
Children’s Play space: £1327 per
dwelling
Derived Charges are: £719 (1 bed); £1051
(2 bed); £1438 (3 bed); £1770 (4 bed); £1991 (5 bed); £2157 (6
bed); £2433 (7 bed+)
Outdoor Sporting Open Space: £617 per
dwelling
Derived Charges are: £334 (1 bed); £488
(2bed); £668 (3 bed); £822 (4 bed); £925 (5 bed); £1002 (6 bed);
£1131 (7 bed+)
Informal Open Space: £199 per
dwelling
Derived Charges are: £108 (1 bed); £158
(2 bed); £216 (3 bed); £266 (4 bed); £299 (5 bed); £324 (6 bed);
£365 (7+ bed)
Non Residential Development: large commercial
development, holiday accommodation and health facilities to be
negotiated on a case-by-case basis for informal open space and
exceptionally outdoor sporting space
|
|
Maintenance contributions
|
20 years
|
|
Innovative elements
|
The SPD proposes a standard charge to ensure
development contributes towards the provision of facilities. Sport
England’s Active Places, Active People and Sports Facility
Calculator were employed to assess need.
|
|
Address
|
Central Bedfordshire Council
Priory
House
Monks Walk
Chicksands
Shefford
Bedfordshire SG17 5TQ
0300 300 8000
|
Cambridge City Council
| Title of SPD |
Planning Obligation Strategy adopted April
2004 This document was Supplementary Planning Guidance and remains
a material consideration. A new Planning Obligations Strategy
SPD is currently being drafted and will be adopted in
2010.
Open Space and Recreation Strategy
adopted November 2006. This document is not and has
never been an SPD. It is a material consideration in
determining planning applications and forms part of our evidence
base.
|
| Local Plan/LDF |
Cambridge Local Plan 2006 - Policies 3/8, 4/2,
10/1 and Appendix A
The Cambridge Local Plan 2006 was saved in
July 2009.
The following Area Action Plans have been
jointly adopted with South Cambridgeshire District Council and have
a number of policies relating to the provision of open
space:Cambridge East Area Action Plan – Policy CE/20, CE/21, CE/33
and Appendix 3 North West Cambridge Area Action Plan –
Policies NW23 and NW31 and Appendix 3Policy RL3, and
Appendix 5 of Local Plan (Redeposit Local Plan at LPI)
|
| Categories of open space covered |
Cambridge Local Plan 2006; Cambridge East Area
Action Plan and North West Cambridge Area Action Plan all have the
same adopted standards:
Outdoor sports facilities – 1.2 hectares per
1,000 people
Indoor sports provision – 1 sports hall for
13,000 people, 1 swimming pool for 50,000 people
Provision for children and teenagers – 0.3
hectares per 1,000 people
Informal Open Space – 1.8 hectares per 1,000
people
Allotments – 0.4 hectares per 1,000 people
(applicable in the urban extensions only)
See also innovative aspects below
|
| Catchments |
Formal sports pitches – 3.2 to 8
kilometres dependent on type of sport.
Toddler Play Area – 60 metres; Local Play Area
– 240 metres; Neighbourhood Play Area – 600 metres
Allotments – 1 kilometre
|
| Land use covered |
Housing |
| Threshold |
All new dwellings |
| Open space audit |
Open Space and Recreation Strategy (2006). Guidance for
Interpretation and Implementation of Open Space Standards
(2006).
|
| Contribution rates per dwelling |
£3,195 for 3 bed dwelling |
| Maintenance contributions |
12 years following adoption |
| Innovative elements |
Derivation of lists of approved projects in Planning Obligations
Strategy 2004. Candidate lists drawn up by technical staff,
vetted and prioritised by four City Area Committees on an ongoing
basis; followed by stakeholder consultation [See also Windsor
and Maidenhead].
|
| Contributions collected |
Financial Year 2008 - 09
Formal open space £301,000
Informal open space £181,000
Children's play £136,000
Total £618,000
|
| Address/web |
Environment and Planning,Cambridge City Council, PO Box 700,
Cambridge, CB1 0JH. http://www.cambridge.gov.uk/
|
Chelmsford Borough Council
|
Title of SPD
|
Planning Contributions, 2009
|
|
Local Plan/SPD policy
|
Policy CP4 (Securing Infrastructure); Policy
CP18 – Providing new Community and Social Facilities in Major
New
Development
|
|
Categories of open space covered
|
All development makes a financial
contributions towards off-site Community Infrastructure and
Strategic infrastructure
|
|
Catchments
|
The provisions of the SPD operate across three
geographical zones that take account of where and how the community
seeks to meet its needs, and a strategic approach to major
infrastructure.
|
|
Land use covered
|
Residential
|
|
Threshold
|
Residential - one or more net new
dwellings;
Changes of use - where the new use places
additional demands on infrastructure
|
|
Open space audit
|
-
|
|
Contribution rates per dwelling
|
Strategic sport provision
£278 (Band1:1 bed); £556 (Band 2:2-3 bed);
£667 (Band 3:4 bed+)
New Multi-use Sports Centre
£438 (1 bed); £875 (2-3 bed); £1,050 (4
bed+)
The local open space Standard Formula is based
of an average of 2.43 persons per household multiplied by
£565.08
(£565,078 divided by 1,000 population) equals
£1,373 per dwelling (Band 2 contribution).
|
|
Maintenance contributions
|
A maintenance contribution is included in each
of the rates per hectare based upon the cost of maintaining all
categories of open space
|
|
Innovative elements
|
Chelmsford is leading the way on a CIL
approach to developer contributions.
|
|
Address
|
Chelmsford Borough Council
Civic
Centre,
Duke Street,
Chelmsford, CM1 1JE
01245 606606 www.chelmsford.gov.uk/
|
Norwich City Council
| Title of SPD |
Open Space and Play Provision [Adopted September
2004] |
| Local Plan/LDF policy |
SR1 and SR2, Replacement Local Plan, as amended, 2003 |
| Categories of open space/standards
|
The NPFA standard of 24sqm. per person to include:
Outdoor pitches; 0.8ha per 1000 Sport and recreational
facilities; 0.4 ha. per 1000 Informal children’s play and
amenity open space; 0.5 ha per 1000 LEAP; Informal open space
for older children; Youth/formal recreation |
| Catchments |
LEAP; 400m Informal open space for older children; 800m
Youth/formal recreation; 600m. |
| Land uses covered |
Residential |
| Threshold |
Open space: 25 dwellings within the city centre; 40
dwelling in rest of urban area Children’s equipped play:
10 or more child bedspaces |
| Open space audit |
Playing pitch and open space assessment undertaken in February
2003. The City is divided up into 19 sectors. Pitch and
court provision is judged on a city-wide basis. |
| Contribution rates per dwelling |
Open space, £423 per dwelling; Play equipment, £991 per
child bedspace |
| Maintenance contributions |
15 years |
| Address/web |
Planning Policy Manager Norwich City Council City
Hall Norwich, NR2 1NH www.norwich.gov.uk |
Waveney District Council
| Title of SPD |
Note on Implementation: Open Space Adopted May 2004] |
| Local Plan/LDF policy |
Policy OS2 of Waveney Interim Local Plan 2004 |
| Categories of open space/standards
|
NPFA standard being used until needs assessment incorporated
|
| Catchments |
In Larger Urban Settlements (eg Bungay, Halesworth):
- Children’s play space 200 metres
- Youth play areas, kickabout areas 500 metres
- Sports facilities identified as needed in playing pitch
strategy; five catchments including local rural market towns and
service centres and surrounding parishes
In Rural Areas (5 parish groupings):
- Hierarchy reflecting priorities for funding [see Appendix
9]
|
| Land uses covered |
Housing |
| Threshold |
One or more new dwellings |
| Open space audit |
Open Space Needs Assessment, 2004 Playing
Pitch Strategy, 2002 |
| Contribution rates |
For developments of 19 dwellings or less; £809 per dwelling at
30 dwellings per hectare; reducing to £405 at 60 or more per
hectare For schemes of 20 or more units; payment for off site
provision of £4,471 per dwelling at 30 per hectare, reducing to
£2,268 at 60+ per hectare |
| Maintenance contributions |
10 years |
| Innovative elements |
Contributions adjusted with density to reflect priorities in
PPG 3. Different system in urban and rural areas reflecting
advice in PPG 17 Companion Guide. The document is a ‘Note on
Implementation’ following representations of Go East that the Draft
SPG related to a policy in an emerging Local Plan only |
| Contributions collected |
£8,000 (financial year 2003-04) |
| Site examples |
London Road, Halesworth [in SPG] |
| Address/web |
Regeneration and Environment Waveney District Council
Town Hall High Street Lowestoft Suffolk
NR32 1HS www.waveney.gov.uk |
Colchester Borough Council
| Title of SPD |
Supplementary Planning Document Provision of Open Space, Sport
and Recreational Facilities, 2006 |
| Local Plan/LDF policy |
L1, L5, CF1, Adopted Review Colchester Borough Local Plan,
2004 |
| Categories of open space/standards |
Open space, 1.63ha per 1000; sport and recreation 1.20ha per
1000 |
| Land uses covered |
Residential |
| Threshold |
Single dwelling |
| Open space audit |
PPG17 audit completed in 2005 |
| Contribution rates per dwelling |
£859 - £5157 (plus £474 per person for maintenance)
Details of charges are shown in Appendix 1 of the SPD
|
| Maintenance contributions |
25 years |
| Contributions collected |
£808,052 (April 2005) |
| Address |
Colchester Borough Council Town Hall, PO Box 884 Colchester
Essex CO11FR (01206) 282222
|
East Midlands
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough
Council
| Title of SPD |
Play and Open Space Guide (2002) |
| Local Plan/LDF policy |
Policies REC2 and REC 3 of the Hinckley and Bosworth Local
Plan, 2001 set out standards for open space provision. |
| Categories of open space/standards |
Formal open space (sport and recreation) Informal open
space (children’s play space) |
| Catchments |
LEAP: 400m NEAP: within 15 minutes /maximum 1km.
(guidance does not support the provision of LAPs) |
| Land uses covered |
Housing |
|
Thresholds
|
0 – 100 dwellings: financial contribution 100 – 250
dwellings: on site provision required or financial contribution to
create new or up-grade facilities off-site over 250
dwellings: on-site provision. |
| Open space audit |
2001-02 |
| Contribution rates |
£1,720 per dwelling |
| Maintenance contributions |
25 years |
| Address/Web |
Forward Planning Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
Argents Mead Hinckley Leicestershire LE10 1BZ
www.hinckley-bosworth.gov.uk |
East Northamptonshire Borough
Council
| Title of SPD |
Supplementary Planning Document Developers Contributions
Section 9.0 – Open Space, Sport and Recreation. Adopted 2006 |
| Local Plan/LDF policy |
Policy RT2, GEN2, RL3, RL4 East Northamptonshire District Local
Plan, 1996 |
| Categories of open space/standards |
Open space 2.43ha per 1000; outdoor sport 1.7ha per 1000;
children's play 0.7ha per 1000 |
| Catchments |
Equipped children's play space (LEAP), 5 minutes' walk;
Neighbourhood equipped area for play (NEAP), 15 minute and informal
play space, 1 minute walk |
| Land uses covered |
Residential and industrial/commercial development |
| Threshold |
15 dwellings |
| Open space audit |
Completed early 2006 |
| Contribution rates per dwelling |
£1700 |
| Maintenance contributions |
Negotiated on case by case basis (personal communication with
Planning Officer at East Northamptonshire Council) 60 years |
| Innovative elements |
Appendix C provides indicative costs of calculating open space
commuted sums |
| Contribution rates per dwelling |
£1700 |
| Address/ web |
East Northamptonshire District Council,
Cedar Drive, Thrapston, Northamptonshire, NN14 4LZ
(01832) 742000
www.east-northamptonshire.gov.uk
|
Derby City Council
|
Title of SPD
|
Planning Obligations, 2008
|
|
Local Plan/SPD policy
|
GD9 – Planning Obligations; L6 – Sports
Pitches and Playing Fields; Derbyshire Sports Facility Strategy
2007; Derby Play Strategy 2007-2012
|
|
Categories of open space covered
|
Sports Facilities 50 or more units
Incidental Open Space 10 or more units
Major open Space
|
|
Catchments
|
Children’s play facilities, kick-about areas,
sports pitches, 400m
|
|
Land use covered
|
Residential
|
|
Threshold
|
Sports Facilities 50 or more units
Incidental Open Space 10 or more units
Major open Space 25 or more units
|
|
Open space audit
|
Physical Activity Strategy and Indoor Sports
Facility Strategy, 2005
|
|
Contribution rates per dwelling
|
Fitness Suites - £169 per dwelling.
Swimming Pools - £224.04 per dwelling.
Sports Courts - £427.53 per dwelling.
£12.50 per sqm annual maintenance costs for a
toddlers’ area (LEAP).
£15 per sqm annual maintenance costs for a
junior area.
|
|
Maintenance contributions
|
30 years
|
|
Innovative elements
|
SPD makes reference to Active Places Power
database and ‘Sports Facilities Calculator’ which if used together
can pinpoint exact requirements from new developments.
|
|
Address
|
Planning – Implementation
DerbyCity
Council,
Council House,
Corporation Street,
Derby DE1 2FS
01332 255073 http://www.derby.gov.uk/
|
West Midlands
Lichfield District Council
| Title of SPD |
Open Space, Sport and Recreation, 2006 |
| Local Plan/LDF policy |
Policy D6 [specifies contributions for major housing,
commercial and industrial development], LDF, February
2005 |
| Categories of open space/standards |
Open space for sport made up of: -Pitches 1.2ha per 1000;
-Other outdoor facilities; 0.4ha per 1,000. Children’s
play made up of :-LEAP; 0.3 ha per 1,000/NEAP; 0.4ha per 1000
-Casual/informal play; 0.5ha per 1000 -Informal open
space; 0.2ha per 1000 |
| Catchments |
For urban areas: Built facilities; no threshold
Open space for sport [pitches and other outdoor facilities];
1200m Children’s play; LAP, 100m; LEAP, 400m; NEAP, 1000m
Informal open space; 400m |
| Land uses covered |
Housing, including affordable housing, agricultural workers
dwellings and permanent mobile homes. |
| Thresholds |
Six dwellings or more |
| Open Space audit |
Open Space, Sport & Recreation Assessment, 2004 |
| Contribution rates per dwelling |
Contribution per person -pitches £70 -other outdoor
£140 -equipped play space £351 -casual play space
£32.50 -informal open space £ 13.00 Total = £606.50
Contribution for one bed dwelling= £909 ; for three bed
dwelling = £1,516 |
| Maintenance contributions |
20 years ( contribution is calculated by catagory £ per sq
m) |
| Innovative elemants |
Identified catchment areas taking pooled contributions Follows
Sport England Good Practice Guide (1991) |
| Address/Web |
Development Plans Lichfield District Council Frog
Lane Lichfield WS13 6YZ
01543 308 999 www.lichfielddc.gov.uk
|
Stratford On Avon District Council
| Title of SPD |
Provision of Open Space[ Adopted March 2005] |
| Local Plan/LDF policy |
Policies ENV1, REC3, REC4, REC5, REC6 and RECS4, Adopted
Local Plan 2000
|
| Categories of open space/standards |
3.0ha per 1,000 in urban areas made up of: Youth and
Adult; 1.7ha Children’s play; 0.8ha Communal use; 0.2ha
General Use; 0.3ha and in main rural settlements 2.7ha per
1,000 [no provision made for general use]. |
| Catchments |
LAP; 100 metres LEAP 400 metresNEAP; 1,000
metres |
| Land uses covered |
Residential |
| Thresholds |
Five or more dwellings |
| Open Space audit |
Completed in December 2003 |
| Contribution rates per dwelling |
For Youth and Adult use; £25/sq.m. Equipped Children’s
play; £205/sq.m. |
| Maintenance contributions |
20 years |
| Site examples |
Bidford-on-Avon |
| Address/Web |
Stratford on Avon District Council Elizabeth House
Church Street Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6HX
01789 267 575 www.stratford.gov.uk
|
Yorkshire and Humberside
Harrogate Borough Council
| Title of SPD |
Provision of Open Space in Connection with New
HousingDevelopment, 2004 |
| Local plan/LDF policy |
Policy R4 of Harrogate District Local Plan
|
| Categories of open space/standards |
Leisure areas: 0.8 ha per 1000 Children’s equipped play
areas: 0.3 ha per 1000 Casual play areas: 0.5 ha per 1000
Youth and adult play areas: 1.8 ha per 1000 Total = 3.4
ha per 1000 |
| Catchments |
Leisure, casual play and children’s equipped play areas: 400
metres Youth and adult play 20 minutes drive time |
| Land use covered |
Housing |
| Threshold |
Any net gain in residential units Waived where
development is single bedroom units only and less than 10 dwelling
are proposed |
| Open space audit |
New audit nearly completed |
| Contribution rates per dwelling |
3 bed new facilities; £1,360 3 bed upgrading of
existing; £1,224 For 3 bed new facilities;
- leisure area £138
- children’s equipped £850
- casual play £ 79
- youth and adult £293
|
| Maintenance contributions |
Five years Annual cost plus 10% contingencies |
| Innovative features |
Contributions for upgrading as well as new provision
listed |
| Contributions collected |
Not known |
| Site examples |
Killinghall Moor |
| Address/web |
Planning Division, Harrogate Borough Council, Department
of Technical Services, Knapping Mount, West Grove Road,
Harrogate HG1 2AE
0845 300 6091 www.harrogate.gov.uk
|
Scarborough Borough Council
| Title of SPD |
Supplementary Planning Document Negotiation of Open Space and
Recreation Facilities in Association with New Housing Developments,
Draft, 2006
(This replaces SPG ‘Standards for the Provision of Open Space
and Recreation in New Housing Development’, 2002)
|
| Local Plan/LDF policy |
R2/R3/C6, Scarborough Local Plan 1999 |
| Categories of open space/standards |
Youth/adult use 1.62ha per 1000;
NEAP, 0.3ha per 1000; informal play 0.5ha per 1000; amenity open
space, 0.4ha per 1000
|
| Catchments |
NEAP, 5 minutes’ walk; youth/adult provision, 15 minutes’
walk |
| Land uses covered |
Residential |
| Threshold |
15 dwellings
(Contributions from several developments may be pooled to a
provide a more comprehensive range of facilities on a single
site)
|
| Open space audit |
Local needs assessments of open space and recreational
facilities in terms of quantity, quality and accessibility have
been completed since the SPG was adopted in 2002. |
| Contribution rates per dwelling |
£890 - £2233 (variation by size of dwelling)
(provision for youth/adult use, equipped play and informal play
only)
|
| Maintenance contributions |
15 years
(see separate SPG ‘Developers’ Responsibilities for the
Maintenance of Open Space, Play Facilities and Landscaping’
2000)
|
| Contributions collected |
£141,841 (2005/06) |
| Address |
Forward Planning Scarborough Borough Council Town Hall, St.
Nicholas Street Scarborough, YO11 2HG (01723) 232480 |
North west
Macclesfield Borough Council
|
Title of SPD
|
S106 (Planning) Agreements, 2004
|
|
Local Plan/SPD policy
|
RT5/DC40 (Macclesfield Borough Council)
|
|
Categories of open space covered
|
2.43ha outdoor playing space; 1.63ha outdoor
sports; 1.2ha pitch sports; 0.45ha greens and courts
|
|
Catchments
|
|
|
Land use covered
|
Residential, mixed and commercial
development
|
|
Threshold
|
6 houses or more; mixed and commercial
development of over 1,000 sqm; pooled contributions from
small individual developments.
|
|
Open space audit
|
Macclesfield and Congleton Borough Councils
conducted Open Space Assessments in 2005.
|
|
Contribution rates per dwelling
|
A formula for contributions will be available
on completion of the Sports and Facility Development Strategy.
|
|
Maintenance contributions
|
15 years
|
|
Innovative elements
|
An online database provides a summary of
planning obligations and the individual benefits provided.
|
|
Address
|
Macclesfield Town Hall
Market Place
Macclesfield
SK10 1DP
01625 500500
p.yates@macclesfield.gov.uk
|
Vale Royal Borough Council
|
Title of SPD
|
Developer Contributions – Recreation and Open
Space (draft)
|
|
Local Plan/SPD policy
|
Policy RT3 of the Adopted Vale Royal Borough
Local Plan Policy RT3
|
|
Categories of open space covered
|
Amenity open space, rural area 0.5ha per
1000;
Amenity open space, urban area (LAP, LEAP
& NEAP 1.3ha per 1000;
Formal play space (LAP, LEAP & NEAP) 0.8ha
per 1000;
Outdoor play space/playing pitches 1.75ha per
1000
|
|
Catchments
|
|
|
Land use covered
|
Residential development
|
|
Threshold
|
1 or more dwellings
|
|
Open space audit
|
Vale Royal Borough conducted an Open Space
Study in March 2005.
|
|
Contribution rates per dwelling
|
|
1 - 19 houses
|
£313 per dwelling
|
|
20-29 houses
|
£500 per dwelling
|
|
50-79 houses
|
£650 per dwelling
|
|
80-119 houses
|
£750 per dwelling
|
|
120-399 houses
|
£1,000 per dwelling
|
|
|
Maintenance contributions
|
20 years
|
|
Address
|
CheshireWest
and Chester Council HQ
58 Nicholas Street,
Chester
CH1 2NP
0300 123 8 123
|
Trafford Metropolitan Borough
Council
| Title of SPD |
Informal Children’s Playing Space and Outdoor Sports facilities
Provision and Commuted Sums [Adopted September 2004] |
| Local plan/LDF policy |
Policies OSR 1, OSR 3 and 4 and OSR 9 of Trafford Unitary
Development Plan |
|
Categories of open space/standards
|
Area local standards developed by comparing existing provision
with required standards according to NPFA.
Informal/children’s play space; 1.2 ha (Old Trafford Area),
0.8 ha remainder of Borough Outdoor sports; 0.87 to 1.18 per
1000 pop, depending on Area Board zone within Borough |
| Catchments |
For outdoor sports (playing fields), Borough divided into three
(Area Board areas) with one of these further sub-divided into:
- Urmston
- Stretford
- Old Trafford.
|
| Land uses covered |
Housing |
| Threshold |
One or more dwellings |
| Open space audit |
Outdoor Sports Facilities Study, 2001 |
| Contribution rates per dwelling |
£2,465.18 for 3 bed dwelling in Stretford [example]
Maintenance contributions Annual cost x 25 to maintain
the facility in perpetuity. Costs for 3 bed house in
Stretford is £252.52 |
| Contributions collected |
£217,526 (2004) |
| Address/web |
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council, Strategic Planning
and Developments, Regeneration Service, Trafford Town Hall,
Talbot Road, Stretford M32 OYT www.trafford.gov.uk |
Wigan Borough council
| Title of SPD |
Provision of Open Space in new housing developments, adoptions
and financial contributions from developers, 2005 |
| Local plan/LDF policy |
Policy R1E – Open Space in New Housing Developments; G1B
– Planning ObligationsReplacement Wigan UDP 2005 |
| Categories of open space/standards |
No categories of open space apply. Financial contributions for
amenity open space and play provision are used to develop/improve
sustainable and usable open spaces that are strategically located
and accessible to all sections of the community.
Contributions are ring-fenced for spending within the
Borough’s townships, of which there are 10 township areas covering
Wigan. This enables a wider catchment to be served. |
| Catchments |
The Borough’s townships, of which there are 10. |
| Land uses covered |
Residential |
| Threshold |
1 unit or more |
| Open space audit |
On-going |
| Contribution rates per dwelling |
Housing scheme under 100 units: -on site open space, £415
(combined capital and commuted maintenance) -on site play
space, £517 (capital); -on site play space, £258 (commuted
maintenance)= £1190
Housing scheme over 100 units -public open space, 25 sqm.
per dwelling; at a rate of £10 per sqm (commuted maintenance)
-on site play space, £517 (capital); -on site play
space, £258 (commuted maintenance)= £1025
|
| Maintenance contributions |
The Council uses a thirteen year multiplier for calculating the
commuted maintenance costs. |
| Innovative aspects |
Requirement for contributions includes barn conversion, flat
conversions and conversion of building to residential use.
Retirement homes are also included. Contributions may
be pooled from several developments for developments of less than
100 dwellings. |
| Address/web |
Wigan Borough Council Town Hall Library Street
Wigan WN1 1YN
www.wiganmbc.gov.uk
|
Tameside Metropolitan Borough
Council
| Title of SPD |
Supplementary Planning Document: Developer Contributions (Green
Space Tariff/Community Education Services Tariff). Adopted
2006 |
| Local Plan/LDF policy |
H5 (Open Space Provision) and H6 (Education and Community
Facilities), Tameside Unitary Development Plan, 2004 |
| Categories of open space/standards |
Green space categories:
play areas/general amenity (1), playing fields, courts and
greens (2), urban parks (3) and country parks etc (3)
|
| Catchments |
For each category of green space there are specified distance
thresholds based on the green space type, size, accessibility and
function.
(1) 0.4km; (2) 1km; (3) 1.5km and (4) 2km
|
| Land uses covered |
Residential, industrial, and commercial developments |
| Threshold |
1 residential dwelling and 250 m2 non-residential floor
space. |
| Open space audit |
The Council has undertook a quantitative and qualitative
assessment of its green spaces in 2005 as part of developing its
Green Space Strategy. |
| Contribution rates per dwelling |
The formulae are to be read in conjunction with the Green Space
Tariff
Methodology Flow Diagram, the tables of costs and Ward
percentage tables provided in the Technical Appendix of the
document. Examples are given to assist with calculations.
|
| Maintenance contributions |
25 years.
(A table in the Technical Appendix indicates the average cost of
creating and maintaining a new green space for each category for
use.)
|
| Innovative elements |
Prospective developers can check the tariffs due for their
scheme from submitting some basic data into the Web
Calculator.
The tariff system takes account of local circumstances by ward;
in areas of deprivation there is generally a greater need for
impact mitigation and the local tariff value will be higher.
|
| Contributions collected |
Annually assessed in LDF Monitoring Report and up-dated. |
| Address |
Planning and Building Control Tameside MBC Council Offices,
Wellington Road Ashton under Lyne Lancashire OL6 6DL (0161) 342
3103 |
North east
|
Title of SPD
|
Sport and Play, 2009
|
|
Local Plan/SPD policy
|
Policies REC7, REC8 and CF7, Wansbeck District
Local Plan; Wansbeck Indoor Sports Facility Strategy, 2007
|
|
Categories of open space covered
|
Children’s playing space, 0. 0.8 ha per 1000
population
Outdoor sports, 1.6 ha per 1000 population
|
|
Catchments
|
|
|
Land use covered
|
Residential development
|
|
Threshold
|
No minimum threshold
|
|
Open space audit
|
Wansbeck PPG17 study
|
|
Contribution rates per dwelling
|
Provision of children’s play space = £622
Maintenance of children’s play space =
£146
Provision of outdoor sports facilities =
£293
Maintenance of outdoor sports facilities =
£165
Provision of indoor sports facilities =
£362
|
|
Maintenance contributions
|
5 years (outdoor sports)
|
|
Innovative elements
|
|
|
Address
|
Head of Regulatory Services
Wansbeck District Council
Front Street
Bedlington
Northumberland
NE22 5TU
Telephone: 01670 843405
|
Gateshead Council
| Title of SPD |
Provision of Open Space and Landscaping in New Developments
[Consultation Draft July 2004] Public Open Space Needs
and Standards [Consultation Draft, July 2004] |
|
Local Plan/LDF policy
|
Policies PO1 and PO2, ENV 25 and CFR 2 of Gateshead Deposit
Draft Replacement Unitary Development Plan, 2004
|
| Categories of open space/standards |
Open space includes recreational green spaces, amenity
landscaping and sites of nature conservation value such as
wildflower meadows |
| Catchments |
Neighbourhood or radius based catchment depending on type of
open space |
| Land uses covered |
Housing, employment and retail |
| Thresholds |
Two or more new dwellings New employment and retail
developments of 0.5 ha or more |
| Open space audit |
Survey of open space at neighbourhood level in 2001 |
| Contribution rates per dwelling/sq m |
Square metre based – determined by anticipated population of
dwellings |
| Maintenance contributions |
Ten years; £5.24 per sq m |
| Innovative aspects |
At least 15% of the total area of new retail and employment
developments of 0.5 ha or more should be provided as landscaped
areas, wildlife habitats or public open space, including recreation
areas where appropriate.
|
| Contributions collected |
Not known |
| Site examples |
Manor Gardens |
| Address/web |
Spatial Strategy Team Planning and Environmental Strategy
Development and Enterprise Gateshead Council
Civic Centre Gateshead NE8 1HH www.gateshead.gov.uk |
Tynedale District Council
| Title of SPD |
New Housing: Planning Obligations for Sport & Play
Facilities. Adopted 7th March 2006 |
|
Local Plan / LDF
|
GD13 – Compensatory Planning Obligations H16 – Housing:
Community facilities & infrastructure LR11 – Outdoor sports
facilities: Provision in new residential development
LR15 – Children’s play areas: Provision in new residential
development Tynedale Local Plan – Adopted April 2000
|
| Categories of Open Space / Standards |
Children’s play / informal open space standard is 0.8Ha per
1,000 people, broken down into 0.3 Ha for equipped play areas &
0.5 for informal open space.
LAP 100m2; LEAP 400m2; NEAP 1000m2.
|
| Catchments |
Equipped Play Areas – at least one equipped play area in every
village with a population over 100 people. Every settlement with a
population over 750 people should have a Neighbourhood Equipped
Play Area (NEAP) Outdoor Sports – district is split into 7 sub
areas based on the main towns & local centres |
| Land uses covered |
Residential – including conversions & affordable
housing |
| Thresholds |
A financial contribution will be sought from all housing
devlopemnts. Where the development is less than 10 dwellings a
contribution towards children's play/informal open space on site
provision will be sought. |
| Open Space Audit |
An assessment of existing facilities was completed for 21 sub
areas of the District and is included in Open Spaces, Sport and
Recreation Strategy, adopted 2005 |
| Contribution rates per dwelling / sq.m |
£3,264 for a three bedroomed house on a development on a
development of less than 10 units. Equates to £694 per person for
equipped play/informal open space, £394 per person for outdoor
sport |
| Maintenance |
25 years. Included within the above figures |
| Innovative features |
SPD prepared in advance of LDF, relying on policies in the
current LP. Will be rolled forward into the LDF in due course.
Single dwelling threshold vital for rural area with low levels of
anticipated housing completions First SPD in the North East seeking
planning contributions towards outdoor sports from all housing
developments within the area.
The Open Space, Sport and Recreation Strategy provides a
framework for using contributions collected from developers; the
three main towns of Hexham, Prudhoe and Haltwhistle are identified
for major sports facilities provision; 7 sub-area are earmarked for
outdoor sports facilities and 21 sub area for children's
play/informal open space.
|
| Contributions collected to date |
Not known |
| Site Examples |
As above |
| Address/Web |
c/o Northumberland County Council, County hall, Morpeth
Northumberland NE61 2EF
0845 6006400 www.northumberland.gov.uk
|
South Tyneside
Council
|
Title of SPD
|
Revised SPD5, Planning Obligations and
Agreements, 2008
|
|
Local Plan/SPD policy
|
LDF Core Strategy Policy SC6: Providing for
Recreational Open Space, Sport and Leisure;
Saved UDP Policy RL5: Protection and Retention
of Existing Recreational Open Space;
LDF Core Strategy Policy SC2: Providing for
Built Facilities
Recreational Open Space Provision in South
Tyneside, 2001
South Tyneside Playing Pitch Strategy 2002
-2011
|
|
Categories of open space covered
|
Provision of Children’s Play Facilities;
Provision and Enhancement of Playing Pitches; Provision of
Public Open Space and Provision for Built Sports Facilities.
|
|
Catchments
|
Recreational open space, Borough wide standard
of 3.78 hectares per 1,000 population – under review
|
|
Land use covered
|
Residential
|
|
Threshold
|
Children’s play facilities, 5+ dwellings
Playing pitches and public open space, 10
dwellings+ on major planning applications and pending the
completion of the Open Space Strategy.
|
|
Open space audit
|
Open Space Strategy under preparation
2008/2009
|
|
Contribution rates per dwelling
|
The Borough has been divided into four zones
for the purpose of calculating the developer contribution.
Children’s play facilities, £600 per dwelling
(using 2008 costs)
Appropriate planning obligation tariff for
sports facility provision under preparation.
|
|
Maintenance contributions
|
10 years
|
|
Innovative elements
|
Pooled contributions will be sought to fund
the infrastructure that will be needed as a result of planned major
regeneration proposals in South Shields, Hebburn and Jarrow town
centres and the South Shields Riverside Regeneration Area.
SPD provides link to Sports Facility
Calculator
|
|
Address
|
Town Hall &
Civic Offices,
Westoe Road
South Shields
Tyne & Wear NE33
2RL
0191 427 1717 www.southtyneside.info/environment
|