Appendix 2: Adopted green space and sport and recreation standards
Maximum Distance Thresholds
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Multi-functional Green Space (MFGS) made up of: |
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5mins (300m walking)
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10mins (600m walking, 1500m cycling) |
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15mins (900m walking, 2250m cycling, 5625m car) |
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Equipped play areas |
10mins (600m walking) to nearest facility |
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Allotments |
10 mins (600m walking, 1500m cycling, 3750m by car) |
Quantity Standard
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Multi-functional Green Space (MFGS) made up of:
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65m2 per person (in/adjacent to Basingstoke) 32m2 per person (rural) |
Absolute Minimum Requirement
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Multi-functional Green Space (MFGS) made up of:
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20m2 per person (all areas)
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Equipped play areas |
0.5m2 per person (all areas) |
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Allotments |
3.4m2per person (all areas) |
Minimum Sizes
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Multi-functional Green Space |
0.2ha (2000m2) with no dimension less than 15m |
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Neighbourhood Parks |
2ha |
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Strategic equipped play areas including provision for teenagers |
1250m2 in/adjacent to Basingstoke |
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Neighbourhood equipped play areas including provision for teenagers |
750m2 in/adjacent to Basingstoke 1000m2 in rural settlements to allow for the lack of strategic sites |
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Local equipped play areas |
300m2 in/adjacent to Basingstoke 450m2 in rural settlements to allow for the lack of strategic sites |
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Allotments |
10 plots (approx. 1375m2) min 5 rods |
Sport and Recreation Standards
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Type of provision |
Facility Catchment |
Minimum Quantity standard |
Minimum Quality Standard
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Accessibility (driving travel time) |
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Swimming pools |
Borough wide |
0.06 sqm of pool building per person |
25m x 4 lanes with reception, storage, changing village and car parking |
20 minutes |
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Indoor Sports Halls / Leisure Centre |
Settlement clusters |
0.1 sqm of indoor sports building per person |
4 badminton court hall with reception, storage, changing rooms and car parking |
20 minutes |
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Ice Rink |
Borough wide |
No minimum quantity |
Where provided… 1 full size rink with spectator seating, ancillary areas and car parking |
No maximum drive time |
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Indoor Tennis Centre |
Borough wide |
No minimum quantity |
No minimum quality standard |
20 minutes |
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Indoor bowls |
Borough wide |
No minimum quantity |
Where provided 6 lanes, changing and social facilities, car parking |
No maximum drive time |
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Gymnastics Centre |
Borough wide |
No minimum quantity |
Where provided…multi-disciplinary spaces, storage, changing rooms, car parking |
No maximum drive time
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Health and fitness/gyms |
Settlement clusters |
0.1 sqm of indoor sports building per person |
Inclusive Fitness Initiative (IFI) accredited gym |
15 minutes |
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Athletics Tracks |
Borough wide |
0.064 sqm of synthetic surface per person |
Where provided 8 lanes, changing and social facilities, car parking |
20 minutes |
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Artificial Turf Pitches |
Settlement clusters |
0.4 sqm per person |
Full size for football, hockey or rugby with changing rooms, floodlighting |
20 minutes |
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Grass playing fields |
Neighbourhood |
9.3 sqm per person |
Conforms to sport governing body standards for pitch and changing rooms, no single pitch sites, social space |
15 minutes |
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Outdoor Tennis/ Netball courts |
Neighbourhood |
0.5 sqm per person |
Conforms to sport governing body standards, fully enclosed, floodlighting |
10 minutes |
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Outdoor Bowling Greens |
Neighbourhood |
0.5 sqm per person |
6 rinks, changing and social facilities |
10 minutes |
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Golf Courses/ Driving ranges |
Borough wide |
No minimum quantity |
No minimum quality standard |
20 minutes |
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Multi Use games areas |
Neighbourhood |
Referenced in Green Infrastructure Policy |
Referenced in Green Infrastructure Policy |
Referenced in Green Infrastructure Policy |
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Water based facilities |
Borough wide |
No minimum quantity |
Where provided… storage, changing rooms, car parking, social facilities |
No maximum drive time |