HILLINGDON UNITARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN - London Borough ...
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TABLE 9.1: OPEN SPACE HIERARCHY<br />
(Based on LPAC’s hierarchy of open spaces).<br />
Open Space Category Approx. size, characteristics Provision in<br />
function<br />
Hillingdon<br />
Regional Parks 400ha (1000 acres) Colne Valley Park.<br />
Large areas and corridors of natural heathland,<br />
downland, commons, woodlands and parkland<br />
also including areas not publicly accessible but<br />
which contribute to the overall environmental<br />
amenity. Primarily providing for informal<br />
recreation with some non-intensive active<br />
recreation uses. Mainly weekend and other<br />
occasional visits by car or public transport by<br />
people living up to 8km away. Car parking at<br />
key locations.<br />
Metropolitan Parks 60ha (150 Acres) * Ruislip Woods, 313ha in<br />
Natural heathland, downland, commons,<br />
total; including Bayhurst<br />
woodlands etc. or formal parks providing for Wood Country Park<br />
both active and passive recreation. May contain (40ha), Copse Wood and<br />
playing fields, but at least 40 hectares for other Ruislip Common (70ha),<br />
pursuits. Mainly weekend and other occasional Mad Bess Wood (75ha),<br />
visits by car or public transport by people living Park Wood (97ha), Ruislip<br />
up to 3.2km away.<br />
Lido (31ha).<br />
* Stockley Park (under<br />
construction) (91ha)<br />
* Hillingdon House Farm<br />
(58ha)<br />
* Yeading Brook Open<br />
Space (85ha)<br />
District Parks 20ha (50 acres) * Breakspear Rd (29ha)<br />
Landscape setting with a variety of natural * King's College Playing<br />
features providing for a wide range of activities Fields, Ruislip (22ha)<br />
including outdoor sports facilities and playing * Hillingdon Court Park<br />
fields, children's play for different age groups (23ha)<br />
and informal recreation pursuits. Mainly<br />
* Pole Hill Open Space<br />
weekend and other occasional visits by foot, (19ha)<br />
cycle and short car or bus trips for people * Kingston Ave Playing<br />
living up to 1.2km away.<br />
Fields (20ha)<br />
Should provide some car parking.<br />
* Cranford Park (45ha)<br />
* (Proposed) Minet Park<br />
(39ha)<br />
Local Parks<br />
Small Local Parks<br />
and Open Spaces<br />
2ha (5 acres)<br />
Providing for court games, children's play,<br />
sitting-out areas, nature conservation,<br />
landscaped environment, and playing fields if<br />
the parks are large enough, for people living<br />
within 400m to visit on foot.<br />
Up to 2ha (5 acres)<br />
Gardens, sitting-out areas, children's playgrounds<br />
There are over 100 smaller<br />
(under 15ha) open spaces<br />
in the <strong>Borough</strong>.<br />
<strong>London</strong> <strong>Borough</strong> of Hillingdon Unitary Development Plan