Agenda item
Open Space Strategy
To consider the strategy at its mid-term point and comment on the draft Revised Open Space Strategy at Appendix 1
Note: Appendix J (maps) to the report has been circulated in conjunction with this agenda to the Members of Overview & Scrutiny Committee and made available in the two Group rooms, Council Website and put on deposit at the Town Hall Mulberry Place. Should Members of the Authority or members of the public wish to have a full copy of this appendix they should contact Mr T Dreyer, Strategy & Business Development Manager - Culture, Environmental Control and Spatial Planning on the following number 0207 364 2862 or by email thorsten.dreyer@towerhamlets.gov.uk
Minutes:
Councillor Rania Khan, Cabinet Member for Culture, Robin Beattie, Service Head, Strategy and Resources, and Thorsten Dreyer, Strategy & Business Development Manager - Culture Public Realm and Spatial Planning, presented the report circulated at agenda item 6.1.
Members were advised that the borough was classified as deficient in green space. The Open Space Strategy had been adopted in 2006 to protect existing open space from development and other pressures caused by population growth and to direct improvements to existing open space. An interim review of the Open Space Strategy had been undertaken and the Committee was asked to comment on the draft circulated at Appendix 1, prior to its adoption by Council on 25 January 2012, and to note that detailed action planning for the strategy would be aligned with the annual budget cycle in light of the medium-term reductions in funding from Central Government.
The Committee considered the draft strategy and made the following comments:
That the revised Open Spaces Strategy should:
- ensure that provisions for all communities, such as older people as well as playing fields and sports facilities for young people
- include provisions to enable open spaces that were presently used for community events to remain inclusive to other demographic groups in the community
- incorporate provision that would influence the appearance of areas and neighbourhoods by coordinating / linking green spaces
- incorporate provision to engage RSL’s to explore better use of their green spaces
RESOLVED
1. That the Committee’s comments above be noted
2. That it be noted that detailed action planning for the strategy will be aligned with the annual budget cycle in light of the medium-term reductions in funding from central government.
Supporting documents:
- 6.1a 111219_Combined report_Legal Cleared with changes Open Space Strategy (5), item 6.1 PDF 109 KB
- 6.1b 111123_OSS for CAB.pdf LF2411110917am, item 6.1 PDF 498 KB
- Open Space Strategy Appendix J Maps 1 to 3, item 6.1 PDF 3 MB
- Open Space Strategy Appendix J Maps 4 to 6, item 6.1 PDF 5 MB
- Open Space Strategy Appendix J Maps 7 to 9, item 6.1 PDF 4 MB
- Open Space Strategy Appendix J Maps 10 to 12, item 6.1 PDF 5 MB
- Open Space Strategy Appendix J Maps 13 to 15, item 6.1 PDF 5 MB
- Open Space Strategy Appendix J Maps 16 to 17, item 6.1 PDF 4 MB