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50 Start with the park Green space standards ‘Any effort to improve children’s play opportunities must recognise… that most play does not take place on sites formally designated as play spaces.’ Getting serious about play (DCMS, 2004) In the past, green space planning has been determined by a variety of quantitative green space standards. Many of these have been incorporated into local development plans as targets for the development of new green spaces. The Active Recreation Standards, set out by the National Playing Fields Association, call for local authorities to provide a minimum level of space and facilities for sports for adults and youths, and play for children. 16 The Accessible Natural Greenspace Standards (ANGSt), developed by English Nature, relate to the accessibility (on foot) and size of areas that have been naturally colonised by plants and animals. 17 Such quantitative national standards should be used with care. As PPG17 notes, while they remain a good starting point, standards are best set locally to meet local needs, demographic patterns and economic patterns. Policies should reflect an understanding of how green spaces are integrated with the built environment; of the wide variety of types of green space; and of the suitability of many of them for multiple uses. Local policy and guidance should take account of the quality of green space, as well as the quantity. From design policy to design quality 18 offers a framework for developing a comprehensive range of design policies for local policy documents. Setting quality standards The criteria of the Green Flag Award, the national standard for parks and green spaces, are used by 70 per cent of councils in England. An awarded site can be used as a local benchmark against which the quality of management and maintenance of a range of sites can be measured using the criteria. For green spaces in or around housing, Building for Life and CABE have developed a series of qualitative standards.
Planning green infrastructure 51 Planning green infrastructure: Watch points The eight criteria of the Green Flag Award scheme are: • A welcoming place • Healthy, safe and secure • Clean and well maintained • Conservation and heritage • Community involvement • Marketing • Management • Sustainability. The Building for Life standards that relate to green spaces include: • A place with character • Incorporating local landscape and topography • The quality of adjacent public space. • Use the planning system effectively The new spatial planning system can be used to integrate green spaces with a range of different policy areas, such as health, education, environment and transport • Consider the opportunities at a regional scale Regional and sub-regional green space planning allows for integration across the borders between local authorities and links with regional spatial strategies, local development frameworks and documents, and site-specific plans • Standards are best set locally Use quantitative green space standards with care. Plans should respond to local circumstances and needs • Develop effective green space strategies Drawing up a strategy can be an effective way of assessing existing green assets, creating a vision, building political commitment, involving the community and gaining funding.
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