SD55 - Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council

CONTENTS
LEISURE BACKGROUND PAPER
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1.0 INTRODUCTION 1
2.0 NATIONAL POLICY CONTEXT
People, Places, Futures – The Wales Spatial Plan (Update 2008)
Planning Policy Wales (2011)
Technical Advice Note 16: Sport, Recreation and Open Space (2009)
Climbing Higher (2005)
Creating an Active Wales (2009)
Environment Strategy for Wales (2006)
3.0 REGIONAL POLICY CONTEXT
“Turning Heads…” – A Strategy for the Heads of the Valleys 2020
4.0 LOCAL POLICY CONTEXT
Making a Difference –The Big 20 Year Plan for Blaenau Gwent 2010 to 2030
Sport and Active Living Strategy 2007
Draft Healthier Future 3, Blaenau Gwent Health, Social Care and Well-Being
Strategy (2011-2014)
Draft Children and Young People’s Plan for Blaenau Gwent 2011-2014
Working to Address Issues of Child Poverty
Blaenau Gwent Regeneration Strategy and Action Plan (Draft first revision)
(2010)
Review of Sport and Recreation Services (July 2009)
Play Strategy (2008)
5.0 CURRENT AND FUTURE LEISURE PROVISION
Introduction
Categories of open space
Natural green space provision
Results of Natural Green Space Assessment
Open Space
Categories of open space assessed
Formal/Informal Play Space
Standards of provision
Calculating BG standard
Results of open space assessment
Accessibility
Allotments
Council standard
Results of open space assessment - allotments
Major sports facilities
Other leisure facilities
Valleys Regional Park
Summary and conclusions
6.0 KEY ISSUES IN BLAENAU GWENT
Issues Paper
Strategic Environmental Assessment/Sustainability Appraisal
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