A city wide consultation on how the existing green spaces should be improved and maintained is being carried out in order to produce an overall Plan which will itself be the subject of wide public consultation and meetings later in 2009.
The aim of the Plan is to deliver the standards and policies set out in the council’s Parks and Green Space Strategy, while ensuring that the significant investment anticipated for local green spaces is directed with the help of local stakeholders and communities.
A number of members of the Community Council are taking part in this initial consultation together with people from Southmead under our Neighbourhood Partnership banner. The Henbury and Southmead Area Green Space Plan will set the foundations for green space provision for the next 20 years and decide where different types of facilities and space - such as children’s playgrounds, sports pitches, young people’s facilities, dog-free areas, toilets and park keepers - are to be located. It will also identify if any green space is no longer needed and can be used to fund improvements to other spaces. On a citywide basis 40% approx of the funding will come from the sale of existing unused green space.
If you have any comments please go to the Community Council Board, http://henburybrentrycommunity.org.uk/, and leave a comment under the Green spaces category.
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