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SHEFFIELD’SGREATOUTDOORS

GREEN& OPENSPACESTRATEGY 2010-2030

cover ideas 2/11/10 12:10 Page 1

CONTENTSPART ONE - SUMMARY1. FOREWORD 4

2. STRATEGIC THEMES AND OUTCOMES 6People ................................................ 7Places ................................................ 8Environment and sustainability .......... 9Quality management ........................ 10

PART TWO - STRATEGY 2010-20301. INTRODUCTION 12

Vision ................................................ 12The four strategic themes ................ 13Relationship with other strategies .... 14Process of development .................. 15

2. THE SHEFFIELD CONTEXT 18Green and open space assets ........ 18The local view .................................. 18Independent quality assessment .... 19Condition of green space fornature conservation .......................... 20

3. INDICATED PRIORITIES 22Quality and condition ........................ 22Wider outcomes and management approaches ................23

4. DELIVERING THE VISION ........ 24People .............................................. 26Places .............................................. 34Environment and sustainability ........ 42Quality management ........................ 48

PART THREE – IMPLEMENTATION1. MONITORING AND

DELIVERY 60Leadership ........................................ 61Action planning and involvement .... 61

2. STRATEGIC PLAN 2010-2030 63

APPENDICESA. List of stakeholders .......................... 74B. Types of green and open space ...... 76C. Bibliography and references ............ 78

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Sheffield’s Great Outdoors

The VisionSheffield is the greenest city in Britain,proud of its rich variety of open spaces.

Our Strategy will ensure that every areaof the city has green and open spacesof exceptional quality for all current andfuture generations to use and enjoy.

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VisionSheffield is the greenest city inBritain, proud of its rich variety ofopen spaces.

Our Strategy will ensure that everyarea of the city has green and openspaces of exceptional quality for allcurrent and future generations to useand enjoy.

The principal outcomes sought by theStrategy over the next 20 years are:

• A visible improvement in the quality and safety of local green and open spaces,recognisable to residents and resulting in greater participation.

• Communities participating actively,getting involved in management and decisions on their local spaces.

• An even greener Sheffield - contributing on a regional scale to managing climate change and conserving biodiversity.

• Sheffield firmly established as a national centre of excellence for green space management.

How we will get thereTo achieve our biggest ambitions, greenand open spaces need to be managed notonly as individual sites but also collectively,as one of the city’s most important assets.Through this Strategy we will:

• Set quality standards and commit to meeting them.

• Work more collaboratively with the many managers, owners and service providersand with Community Assemblies to a common vision.

• Combine resources in a planned approach to projects and investment.

• Identify opportunities to manage sustainably, bringing in income and managing resources for the long term.

What that means for partnersAlthough partner organisations have theirown individual objectives, as stakeholdersin the green space sector, we havecommon aims to improve our environment.There are mutual and overlapping benefitsfor us all. We therefore each have a stakein making things work better.

The adoption of this Strategy is the meansto engage all partners in achieving that -and to establish a common set ofprinciples and operating standards. It is ajoint commitment to improving the ‘quality’of Sheffield.

References1. Health, Place and Nature, (Sustainable DevelopmentCommission, accessed at www.sd-commission.org.uk )2. City on the Move - Physical Activity Strategy, (SheffieldCity Council, 2004)3. How Green is Sheffield? (Sorby Natural History Society,2006)4. SCORCHIO project (Centre for Urban Regional Ecology).5. Does Money Grow on Trees? (CABE Space, 2005).

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PART ONE-SUMMARYSHEFFIELD GREENAND OPEN SPACESTRATEGY

1. FOREWORD

Where we are nowSheffield is blessed with fine landscapesand a wonderful range of parks,woodlands, countryside, activity and playspaces. Many are of excellent quality, butsome local green spaces are not as goodas they might be. Sheffield’s residents havetold us how much they value green space,but that where quality is poor, it stops themvisiting them more often.

The wider benefits of green and openspaces are nationally recognised. Theyplay a vital role in the city’s sustainabledevelopment:

• People - The Department of Health encourages us to take just 30 minutes physical activity five times a week (ref 1),yet in 2004, half of Sheffield’s populationwas overweight and there were 12,000

children recognised as obese (ref 2).Sheffield’s green and open space is one of the city’s major resources to help tackle this.

• Place - Sheffield is recognised as a centre of excellence for attracting economic investment as a result of the quality of its public realm. Proximity to high quality green space has been shown to increase the value ofresidential properties by up to 15% and increase occupancy rates of business premises by 5 to 7% (ref 5).

• Environment - Sheffield’s woodlands and green spaces helps justify the city’s claim to be, visibly, the greenest city in Britain (ref 3). The benefits from such extensive ‘green infrastructure’ will be ofgreat importance given the UK's climate projections, helping to reduce the impactof higher summer temperatures and greater rainfall intensity as a consequence of climate change (ref 4).

Where we want to beThroughout the development of thisStrategy we have listened to the voice oflocal people, gathered input fromstakeholders and been steered by a rangeof partners representing the community,voluntary, public and private sectors.Understanding our customers’ needs andpriorities has allowed us to create a Visionfor the future of Sheffield’s green and openspaces.

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People“for all current and futuregenerations to use andenjoy”

The green and open spaces in our citywere established for the people ofSheffield. Although they have many otherbenefits they are there first and foremost tolift the spirit and enrich our lives. Popularand well-used spaces can bring residentsand their communities closer together.

This Strategy seeks to ensure that the fulldiversity of Sheffield’s population is outthere enjoying our local green and openspaces which are safe, clean andaccessible in all areas - and enlivened witha range of activities, events and facilitiesand contributing to the health and well-being of our city.

Our six priorities for action:• Promoting health and activity• Supporting education and learning• Encouraging diversity and inclusion• Ensuring safety and security• Greater community involvement• Promoting fun and enjoyment

Strategic outcomes• By 2010 - area-based working

established around the prioritisation and planning for local green and open spaces.

• By 2012 - 200 educational visits coordinated for schools to green and open spaces as part of an Education and Learning Strategy.

• By 2011 - a support framework established to set up and provide assistance to new and existing Friends groups.

• By 2011 - 23 additional or improved play opportunities created.

• By 2012 - increased number and proportion of actively tenanted allotment plots achieved.

• By 2013 - on-site staff presence established in key city and district sites.

• By 2014 - a Marketing Strategy developed and initial targets realised for increased participation.

• By 2019 - the phased improvement of all‘community green spaces’ to a baseline Sheffield quality standard completed.

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2. STRATEGIC THEMES AND OUTCOMES

People“for all current and future generations to use and enjoy”

Places“every area of the city”

Environment & Sustainability“the ‘greenest’ city in Britain”

Quality Management “green and open spaces of exceptional quality”

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Environment &Sustainability“the ‘greenest’ cityin Britain”

Green spaces provide attractive places forpeople to relax, to play and to experiencenature. At the same time the land canabsorb and store water, the trees filteringthe air of pollution and providing shade inthe summer. Sheffield’s green spacessupport some of the country’s mostvaluable plants, animals and their naturalhabitats. The ability of green spaces toserve many functions at once means thatthey are one of Sheffield’s most importantassets.

By 2030 this Strategy will ensure that themultiple functions of Sheffield’s rivers,woodland and hills and countryside arebeing fully utilised - countering climatechange impacts, working productively forincome and jobs and providing space forpeople’s recreation and enjoyment.

Our four priorities for action:• Minimising climate change• Sustaining quality in our environment• Managing for nature and biodiversity• Making connections for people and

wildlife

Strategic Outcomes• By 2012 - long term Climate Change

sub-strategy developed.• By 2012 - one additional Local Nature

Reserve designated.• By 2016 - new neighbourhood ‘green’

walking and cycling networks developed and maintained.

• By 2020 - Green Infrastructure plan developed and key gaps for woodland,tree planting and landscaping identified and improved.

• By 2020 - phased improvement to target condition for all Local Nature Sites and SSSIs achieved through Biodiversity Action Plan implementation.

• By 2024 - sustainable level of renewal/ management of the urban tree stock andthe regeneration of woodland achieved.

• By 2024 - climate change adaptation initiatives delivered for key landscapes - waterways, moorland, woodland, city parks.

• By 2026 - management and protection secured and quantified for the carbon assets of Sheffield’s green and open spaces.

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The most popular green and open spacesare those that provide the locations andtype of facilities that local communitieswish to use. The most successful are thosethat are also well-designed.

The benefits of successful public spacesextend far beyond their boundaries andinto the surrounding neighbourhood. Publicspaces often create the central image to aneighbourhood or a town or city. Highquality green and open spaces haveimportant benefits to the economy,attracting business investment.

By 2030, this Strategy will ensure that thereal character of Sheffield - its landscapefeatures, local culture, heritage and wildlife- has been enhanced in the designs andmanagement of its green and openspaces.

Our four priorities for action:• Making sites accessible and safe• Achieving quality by design• Valuing local character and heritage• Realising economic value

Strategic outcomes• By 2012 - design guidelines developed

for green and open spaces.• By 2018 - accessible walking and

cycling routes developed and maintainedwithin priority green and open spaces.

• By 2018 - local cultural and natural heritage features incorporated into site plans to ensure their appropriate management.

• By 2022 - key sites operating as net income generators or becoming self-sustaining through productive land-use.

• By 2024 - a step by step improvement to baseline quality standard achieved for alltypes of green and open space.

• By 2024 - step by step qualityimprovement to a Sheffield Excellence standard achieved for key local sites in each area.

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QualityManagement“green and open spacesof exceptional quality”

If Sheffield’s green and open spaces areto realise their full potential for people,places and the environment, they have tobe effectively managed and maintained. Todo this, the efforts of a wide range ofpartners, managers and owners need tobe coordinated.

It also means making a joint commitment toquality. Although green and open spaceshave long suffered from under-funding,investment has in the last few yearsenabled some significant qualityimprovements to be made. The challengeis to secure the resources to manage andmaintain that commitment.

By 2030, this Strategy will ensure thatowners, managers and providers are seento be working in a coordinated way arounda common Sheffield Quality Standard andwith a stake in achieving the long termstrategic outcomes.

Our five priorities for action:• Providing leadership• Achieving more - with partners• Developing quality standards• Improving skills and competencies• Securing funding and investment

Strategic outcomes• By 2010 - green and open space Core

Management Group established • By 2010 - Baseline Sheffield Quality

Standard defined and improvement targets set

• By 2012 - Sheffield ‘Common Agreement’signed up to by partners of the Core Management Group

• By 2012 - Periodic quality audit and resident surveys in place

• By 2013 - Cross-sector sub-strategies established or revised for key topics and themes

• By 2014 - Green Space Trust Fund established

• By 2020 - Management Plans established across all site types

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PART TWOSTRATEGY2010-2030SHEFFIELD’S GREATOUTDOORS

1. INTRODUCTION

This Strategy provides a 20 year cross-sector framework for the planning,management and improvement of alldifferent types of green and open space,across all ownership, in Sheffield.

A Vision for Sheffield’s green and openspaces was developed in conjunction withall of our Stakeholders.

Vision

Sheffield is the greenest city in Britain, proud of its rich variety of open spaces.


This Strategy translates that Vision into fourthemes. Within each theme, priorities foraction have been identified, providing theobjectives for the management anddevelopment of Sheffield’s green and openspace network. At the end of thisdocument, a 20 year strategic plan helpsoutline what we need to do to help deliverthese priorities.

The support and involvement of all owners,managers and service providers is a keypart of this Strategy. By working to thepriorities and the framework of thestrategic plan, together we will be able todeliver our Vision.

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VisionThemes

& Priorities20 year

strategic plan

Defines Sheffield’saspiration for its greenand open spaces.

Sets out the priorities forwhat we want to achieve.

The things we need to doto deliver against ourpriorities.

The four strategic themes andpriorities for actionSecuring exceptional quality for our greenand open spaces means realising a wholerange of benefits and opportunities thatgreen and open spaces offer.

An effective focus on the following themeswill ensure delivery of the vision forSheffield’s Green and Open Spaces.

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People“…for all current and future

generations to enjoy”

Places“…every area of the city…”

Environment andsustainability“…the greenest city

in Britain…”

Promoting health & activity

Supporting education & learning

Encouraging diversity & inclusion

Ensuring safety & security

Making sites accessible & safe

Achieving quality by design

Valuing local character & heritage

Realising economic value

Minimising climate change

Developing quality standards Improving skills& competencies

Securing funding & investment

Providing leadership Achieving more, with partners

Sustaining quality inour environment

Managing for nature& biodiversity

Making connections for people & wildlife

Greater community involvement

Promoting fun & enjoyment

QualityManagement

“…green and open spacesof exceptional quality…”



Local DevelopmentFrameworks


Green &Open Space

Strategy

Sheffield City Strategy

Sheffield City CouncilCorporate Plan

Related strategies& policies

• Environment Strategy • Culture Strategy• Carbon Reduction

Strategy• Rights of Way

Improvement Plan• Corporate Asset

Management Plan• Waterways Strategy• Physical Activity

Strategy

Core Strategy

City Policies and Sites

Supplementary PlanningDocuments Sub-strategies

•Nature Conservation Strategy•Allotments Strategy •Trees & Woodland Strategy•Heritage Strategy•Site Categorisation Strategy•etc

Regional and nationalpolicy and strategies

• Planning policy statements eg PPG17

• Regional Spatial Strategy

The opportunities for improving green andopen spaces are developed as separatepriorities within each theme. In reality, theresulting benefits are strongly overlapping.Managing green spaces for nature, forexample, will benefit the education ofvisitors and by improving the greenenvironment will be helping to minimise theimpacts of climate change. At the sametime, there are implications for access andopportunities for community involvement.

The multiple benefits and variety ofopportunities presented by green andopen spaces highlight their real value. Thisis the reason why this Strategy is needed,to pull all of these strands together.

Process This Strategy builds upon other successfullong term strategies for the improvementand enhancement of Sheffield’s green andopen spaces, including:• The Parks Regeneration Strategy

(1993/99),• Sheffield’s Countryside Strategy (1999),• Sheffield Site Categorisation Strategy

(2000),• Best Value Review (2002) • Local Area Action Plans (2004 to

present).

Developed between late 2006 and early2009, the key stages of development havebeen:-• Establishing a representative Stakeholder

and Steering Group (see Appendix A).• Creating a future Vision for Sheffield’s

green and open spaces• Deciding the scope and agreeing an

outline framework for the Strategy • Researching good practice and case

studies • Assessing the quality of Sheffield’s

green and open spaces

• Surveying local residents across the city for their views

• Creating digital maps of the results to help analysis and understanding

• Public consultation on a draft Strategy

The Strategy is now in the implementationphase.

Drawing from the 20 year Strategic Plan,detailed action plans are created, reviewedand updated on a rolling basis.Implementation allows the long termoutcomes to be progressively achieved -and our Vision to be realised.

Relationship with other policiesand strategiesThe Sheffield Green and Open SpaceStrategy is a corporate strategy. Itcompliments many other City Councilstrategies in supporting delivery of theCorporate Plan. It also links to and helpswith local delivery of other national andregional strategies.

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The Sheffield Green and Open SpaceStrategy covers all the green and openspaces throughout the metropolitan area.This incorporates both urban and ruralareas and includes that part of Sheffielddesignated as National Park.

For planning matters in Sheffield there areactually two responsible authorities,Sheffield City Council and the Peak DistrictNational Park Authority. Each planningauthority develops a ‘Local DevelopmentFramework’, within which a Core Strategydocument sets out the long term spatialvision for a district. This also contains arange of strategic policies around land-use(including open space) and development.For Sheffield, the Core Strategy containspolicies that directly concern the amount ofgreen and open space there is in the city,

what it is used for and how accessible it isfrom where people live. Importantly, itprovides the mechanism for protectinggreen and open space from builtdevelopment.

The Sheffield Green and Open SpaceStrategy, on the other hand, is focussed onthe management and the improvement ofquality. It supports both of the LocalDevelopment Frameworks by providing astrategic quality context for the planning ofthe city’s green and open space assets,and encompasses both planning authorityareas.

For planning and development matters,reference should be made to the policieswithin the relevant Local DevelopmentFramework (1,2).

References*The Sheffield Development Framework Core Strategy wasadopted in March 2009. At the time of writing, that for thePeak District National Park Authority is still in development.Further information on the Local Development Frameworksand Core Strategies can be accessed at:1. www.sheffield.gov.uk/planning-and-city-development/planning-documents/sdf2. www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/index/looking-after/plansandpolicies/ldf

Figure 1.1 Schematic map of Sheffield,indicating the planning responsibilities forSheffield City Council (blue background),the Peak District National Park Authority(yellow background). The Sheffield Greenand Open Space Strategy extends toencompass green and open spaces withinboth these areas (green boundary).

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2. THE SHEFFIELDCONTEXT

Green and Open Space assetsSheffield’s green and open spaces arepublic spaces such as our parks orgardens; our woodlands or opencountryside; our outdoor sports facilities,recreation or play spaces. They are spacesfor us to use and enjoy.

They are also places that improve ourenvironment and quality of life. Combinedwith private spaces, such as residentialgardens, business parks or green roofs,they create a hugely important asset forthe city helping to realise a whole range ofbenefits.

Sheffield is renowned as the most woodedcity in Britain. Its stock of mature trees,woodland and tree-lined streets, combinedwith its hills and varied landscapes,provides the city with its visible greenness.Waterways, around which much ofSheffield’s industrial past was centred, nowprovide both recreational opportunities forpeople and valuable habitats for wildlife.Heritage features strongly in its characterwith twenty one designated heritage parksor woodlands.

Parks, amenity green spaces, publicfootpaths and natural green spacesprovide a whole connected network ofspaces for communities to use. At leastsome part of this network is accessible tovirtually everyone in Sheffield within a fiveor ten minute walk. Approximately one sixthof Sheffield’s urban area consists of greenand open spaces of these different typesand is accessible to the public.

In addition to this, one of Sheffield’s uniquecharacteristics is that a large proportion ofthe wider metropolitan area is countrysideand moorland, much of which is within thePeak District National Park and with 9450hectares registered as ‘open access land’.

Sheffield’s network of green and openspace is truly an asset to be proud of.

The Local View The national Best Value PerformanceIndicator for satisfaction with parks andopen spaces has shown significantimprovements in Sheffield since the mid-1990s, increasing from 45% of residents in1997/8 to 80% in 2006/7 who are eithersatisfied or very satisfied (AuditCommission). This puts Sheffield in the topquartile of all Councils in England.

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In 2008 a more detailed green and openspace survey was carried with localresidents across Sheffield.

Of the 2,500 respondents almost half saidthey visited their favourite open spaces atleast once a week. Most popular for dailyvisits were to those ‘multi-purpose’ sites,such as our parks and gardens, which areboth local, easy to reach and of wideappeal. Woodland and countryside is alsoclearly important to Sheffield, being visitedat least each week or month by manypeople.

The primary reasons for residents to visitgreen and open spaces were simply to gofor a walk, to relax or to improve health.

On average the quality of green and openspaces is perceived by respondents to be‘good’ or ‘very good’, especially the parks,civic spaces, countryside, woodland andother natural spaces. Provision for childrenand young people, however, is rated bymore respondents to be of ‘poor’ quality.

The reasons given for not visiting greenand open spaces highlight residents’concerns over dog-fouling, vandalism andsafety - even if some of these are seen asonly occasional problems. The key factor

that would make respondents visit spacesmore often or for longer is suggested to beimproved safety and security (or reducinganti-social activities). Investment in bettermaintenance, repair and improvedcleanliness are also seen to befundamental.

Independent quality auditand assessmentAn audit of quality was commissioned bySheffield City Council in 2008 and carriedout by independent consultants across allof Sheffield’s publicly accessible greenand open spaces (within the unitaryplanning boundary). The audit, which triesto assess quality through the eyes of avisitor, revealed wide ranges in qualityacross all types of spaces and within allareas.

On average, parks received higher qualityratings compared to all other types ofgreen and open space, with the larger andmore formal parks assessed on averagebetter than smaller local and communityparks. Provision for children and youngpeople, however, (predominantly equippedplay areas in parks) were assessed asmostly ‘average’ or ‘poor’ quality.Allotments across the city werepredominantly rated poorly. ‘Amenity’ green


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spaces, such as in housing developments,generally receive poor quality ratings.

On average, higher quality assessmentsare recognisable in the south-west of thecity when compared to the north and east.However, the range of results is such thatvariations in quality betweenneighbourhoods can be as great as orgreater than variations between differentareas.

A list of the types of green and openspace assessed in the audit, whichincludes publicly accessible and privatespaces is summarised in Appendix B.

Condition of green space fornature conservationMany of our green spaces have significantnatural and ecological value. Althoughthese might also be assessed from a‘visitor’ perspective, it is helpful to have anappropriate method to assess how they arebeing managed from the biodiversity orgeodiversity perspective.

The condition of designated Sites ofSpecial Scientific Interest (SSSI), the bestof the country’s wildlife and geologicalsites, is collated by Natural England. Thishighlights a range in the ‘quality’ ofmanagement of designated moorland,heathland, grassland and woodland siteswithin the Sheffield City Boundary. Anumber of sites are identified as needingchanges to their management regime inorder to return them to favourablecondition.

On their own, these nationally importantsites provide only a limited picture of thecondition of the whole of Sheffield’senvironment for biodiversity. In Sheffield,there are Local Nature Sites which areregistered to be of local or regionalimportance by Sheffield City Council.(Similarly, there are many other individualsites which may have some value tobiodiversity, but are not designated at all).A method of assessment of the conditionand management of Local Nature Sites is,at the time of writing, in the process ofbeing developed.

Figure 1.2 Resident questionnaire responses (2008) ‘What would encourage you to visit your local green and open space more often?’Analysis of the top 10 categories of written comments (from 1301 comments within the total 2500 questionnaire responses received).

On site presence / safety & security / ASB

Clean maintained/repaired

Toliet facilities

Provision for young children & teens

Cafe facilities

Reduce dog fouling

Public transport links

Events / things to do

Seats / benches

Cycle ways and footpaths

Top categories to encourage more visits

0% Proportion of written comments 20%

Figure 1.3 Independent site quality audit assessment in Sheffield (2008).(Key: green indicates sites with highest quality, yellow average and red below average quality

Figure 1.4 Conditions of Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). (Source: Natural England, 2009).(Key: pale green ‘Favourable’; dark green ‘Recovering’; yellow ‘No change’; orange ‘Declining’). Note: Sheffield CityCouncil’s Local Nature Sites and others identified in Sheffield’s Nature Conservation Strategy (SNCS) areindicated in grey as they have yet to be fully assessed.


3. INDICATEDPRIORITIES

Quality and conditionThe comprehensive quality assessmentand resident survey information of 2008(ref 1) indicate priority areas forimprovement. At the time of the assessment, these suggested:• Improving the general quality of the

smaller, local ‘community spaces’ (local parks, amenity spaces and natural greenspace)

• Improving quality and provision for children and young people (play).

• Improving the quality and availability ofallotments

The reasons for the variation in quality andcondition across each type of green andopen space means that we need tocontinue to engage with the local and areaperspective, so that appropriate actionswithin each area can be taken. It is clear,however, that some broad areas ofconcern exist, in particular:• Addressing community safety and anti-

social behaviour • Assuring good maintenance, cleanliness

and repair

The Parks and Countryside Service and itspartners have taken immediate action toaddress these priorities, through Serviceand area plans:• Phased improvement of the condition of

local green and open spaces to bring them to an acceptable audit quality level (an additional 26 sites across the city between 2009 and 2010).

• Achieving and maintaining at least one nationally recognised Green Flag award in each Community Assembly Area by 2011.

• Creating or improving 23 new play areas by 2011.

• Returning 200 allotment plots to usable condition by 2010.

• Working to reduce anti-social behaviour throughout 2010 by extending out ofschool provision for children and using Rangers to provide engaging activities for teenagers.

A longer term approach to managementand resources will also be necessary toensure these improvements are maintainedand that new initiatives continue to begenerated.

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Wider outcomes andmanagement approachesConsultation with stakeholders about greenspace also highlighted a number of moregeneral priorities in developing ourapproach to the improvement of Sheffield’sgreen and open spaces:

- Management foundations• Sheffield City Council leadership for

the strategic and collaborative management of green and open space.

• Long term planning and budgeting.• A Sheffield Quality Standard to drive

uplift in quality.• ‘Management Plans’ to assure quality

and sustainability for each type ofgreen space

- Working together• Community dialogue, engagement

and the development of active volunteering.

• Area dialogue and area-working to align management with local needs.

• Cross-sector partnerships to deliver wider benefits around key social,environmental and economic themes.

- Key opportunities• To adopt a stronger marketing approach,

to better promote and realise the wide-ranging benefits of our green spaces.

• To advance Sheffield’s ‘greenest city’reputation through innovative approaches and achieving national recognition.

Tackling these priorities will be part of anew strategic way of working. The nextsections outline our approach toaddressing these through the strategicthemes and realising our Vision forSheffield’s green and open spaces.

References1. Assessment of Open Space, Outdoor Sports andRecreation Provision for Sheffield. (Strategic LeisureLimited, 2008)


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4. DELIVERING THE VISION

If we are to respond to the range of issuesand priorities identified for Sheffield’sgreen and open spaces, a consistent andlong term direction is required.

The themes and priorities outlined in thefollowing pages will remain throughout thelifetime of the Strategy, guiding managersand partners and providing consistency ofdirection for action planning.

Four key themes are highlighted in ourVision statement. We have chosen to groupour strategic priorities under these fourthemes. By progressively delivering againstthese priorities we will in turn be able todeliver our Vision.

VisionSheffield is the greenest city in Britain, proud of its rich variety of open spaces.


The following pages provide more detail oneach theme and include the priority actionsfor delivering our Vision. The completeframework of actions can be seen in the20 year Strategic Plan in Part 3.

Further information on case studiesprojects, that might also be used to helpdeliver our priorities, can be accessed on-line atwww.sheffield.gov.uk/greenopenspace.

Themes …contributing to delivery of the … Vision

PEOPLE … “…for all current and future generations…”

PLACES … “…every area of the city…”

ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY… “…the greenest city in Britain…”

QUALITY MANAGEMENT… “…green and open spaces of exceptional quality”

VisionThemes

& Priorities20 year

strategic plan


People“for all current and futuregenerations to use andenjoy”

The green and open spaces in our citywere established for the people ofSheffield. Although they have many otherbenefits they are there first and foremost tolift the spirit and enrich our lives. Popularand well-used spaces can bring residentsand their communities closer together.

This Strategy seeks to ensure that the fulldiversity of Sheffield’s population is outthere enjoying our local green and openspaces which are safe, clean andaccessible in all areas - and enlivened witha range of activities, events and facilitiesand contributing to the health and well-being of our city.

Our six priorities for action:• Promoting health and activity• Supporting education and learning• Encouraging diversity and inclusion• Ensuring safety and security• Greater community involvement• Promoting fun and enjoyment

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People Promoting health andactivity

We live in a society that leads largelysedentary lifestyles. The modernenvironment encourages us to expend lessenergy but keep consuming the sameamount. This can have detrimental effectson our health.

The potential health benefits of green andopen spaces are substantial. Physicalactivity in the outdoors can help preventheart disease, tackle obesity and aidpatient recovery. Simply being amongstgreenery helps ‘emotional well-being’,helping to reduce stress. All of theseelements act to reduce health costs.

Getting more people involved andencouraging more visits to our green andopen spaces mean we must motivate theleast active, encouraging active recreationand promoting their health benefits.Sheffield is blessed with enough green andopen space for everyone, but events andactivities play a role in getting people tomake the most of them.

As part of action planning,partners will:

PP H1 Promote the wider use of greenand open spaces by all sectors for thebenefit of physical and mental health.

- developing joint strategic approaches with the health sector by 2011

- promoting activities to at-risk target groups by 2013

- sustaining on-going programmes around health and activity 2013

PP H2 Promote the wider public use ofgreen and open spaces for play, sportand physical activity.

- by 2012, maximising marketing opportunities for sport and activity offered by the London Olympics

- supporting initiatives with clubs around sports and events by 2014

- improving the quality of recreation and outdoor sports pitches by 2018

PP H3 Provide good quality localrecreation space for all areas andaddress the factors that limit their useby local communities.

- removing barriers to the use of local recreational spaces by 2019

- improving the quality of priority local or ‘community’ sites 2019

PP H4 Promote existing and newwalking and cycling routes to increasethe use of all green and open spacesand for 'active travel'.

- mapping and signposting priority routes to promote their use by 2016

- promoting their use as safe routes to school, work or other community facilities by 2016

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PeopleSupporting educationand learning

Outdoor learning is now an important partof the educational curriculum. The naturalenvironment connects easily with subjectssuch as science or history, whilst theoutdoors provides a different context forlearning to the classroom.

If our rich variety of green spaces inSheffield, whether natural, farmed ormanaged for recreation are to have afuture, we need to inspire people to take aninterest in its care. Raising awareness of itsbenefits and educating people about itsresponsible and sustainable use is centralto this.


PP E1 Promote local green and openspaces as outdoor classrooms in orderfor schools and colleges to deliverelements of the educational curriculum.

- coordinating annually 200 school visits to green spaces by 2011

- developing strategic approaches with the education sector by 2012

- developing classroom/ education facilities in selected sites by 2016

PP E2 Encourage the development andmanagement of school grounds tobetter benefit nature, the environmentand (particularly in areas deficient inopen space) the wider community.

- promoting opportunities in areas deficient of green space by 2014

- developing skills for schools to enhance their own grounds by 2018

PP E3 Provide environmental education,practical skills training andopportunities for maintenance of greenspaces to young people and the widercommunity.

- developing the network of resources and skills to deliver a range of skills training by 2014

- developing specialist training facilities at green space centres by 2019

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PeopleEncouraging diversity and inclusion

Sheffield’s network of parks and publicopen spaces are free for anyone to use.They act as excellent places wheredifferent sectors of the community, of allcultures and backgrounds happily cometogether - something which forms a keycomponent of community spirit.

In the design and planning of spaces, wemust ensure that they are welcoming andcontinue to match local needs, even aspopulations develop or diversify. If ourgreen and open spaces are truly meetinglocal needs, we will see a good cross-section of society out there using them.

Events and cultural projects are ways todevelop and enhance community andsocial identities. Such activities can involvepeople who might otherwise not visit theirlocal park. This can allow green and openspaces to become more accessible topeople and a real focus for communityactivity.


PP D1 Develop the type of green andopen spaces that can become thrivingcentres for community activity in eacharea.

- extending successful initiatives that engage all communities in their green spaces by 2012

- working with each Community Area Assembly to identify and develop priority sites by 2019

PP D2 Promote the use of local greenand open spaces to those groups whoare not currently using them.

- working with Community Area Assemblies to identify excluded groupsby 2012

- undertaking outreach projects to promote wider participation by 2014

PP D3 Use maintenance, developmentand regeneration of green and openspaces to make them significantly moreinclusive and accessible to all.

- developing solutions with diversity and access liaison groups by 2013

- developing standards for the design and development of spaces by 2014


People Greater communityinvolvement

Community involvement is at the heart ofcaring for green and open spaces.Sheffield has a strong culture ofcommunity involvement, with many longestablished and effective Friends andgreen space groups. These groups takepride in their local spaces and are keydrivers for change and improvement.

To support all this needs long termcommitment from site owners andmanagers and skills within the greenspace sector to support and facilitatecommunity involvement and participation.Volunteering and community participationdoesn’t come for free, but the widerbenefits are significant.


PP C1 Promote greater participation ofthe community in planning, developingand managing their local green andopen spaces.

- investigating the potential for communities to assess the quality oftheir local spaces by 2013

- developing a Forum to support community groups’ progress to greater degrees of involvement by 2016

PP C2 Develop volunteering as asignificant element of the management, development andmaintenance of green and open spaces.

- developing a joint strategic approach with green space partners by 2012

- developing the necessary resources to support a volunteering network by 2018

PP C3 Explore opportunities for thetransfer of ownership and managementof green and open spaces to localcommunities.

- investigating specific cases and options by 2020

- developing a framework for meeting common quality standards by 2024

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People Ensuring safety andsecurity

Crime and anti-social behaviour - or fearsabout them - can have huge effects on thereputation of a neighbourhood and how itis perceived. Most places are actuallygood places to live or work, but a poorreputation will keep people away. In thesame way, concerns over safety andsecurity put people off visiting their localgreen and open spaces.

Spaces that are actively avoided byresidents that feel empty and unvalued arelikely to simply get worse. On the otherhand, anti-social behaviour will bediscouraged in spaces that are well-frequented and where responsible use isthe norm.

Staff supervision in parks can also be aneffective way to improve safety andsecurity. The ‘Parkie’ can provide avaluable point of contact, making peoplemore familiar with their spaces and lead tobetter standards of care.


PP S1 Deliver welcoming green andopen spaces with high standards ofcleanliness, maintenance and repair inall sites.

- extending signage in sites supporting problem reporting by 2013

- addressing the management ofsignificantly failing local sites by 2016

- meeting the baseline standard in all community spaces by 2019

PP S2 Promote community involvementand establish community green spacegroups in all areas.

- providing a framework of supporting materials for local groups by 2014

- extending the use of sites for local information boards and as spaces for community events by 2014

PP S3 Establish an on-site presence incity and district sites.

- developing a strategy for on-site presence by 2014

- developing shared supervision arrangements with partners and communities by 2016


PeoplePromoting fun andenjoyment

Play is about having fun and enjoyingyourself. Green and open spaces arecentral to this and, particularly for childrenand young people, play a hugely importantrole.

Although our interests change as we growup, access to a wide range ofopportunities for fun and enjoyment acrossall ages and abilities is necessary. Playmay evolve into formal sports or intochallenging outdoor activities. Climbing,mountain-biking and even off-roadmotorcycling have their place in providingfun and enjoyment for adults. The variety inSheffield’s urban and rural green and openspaces should allow everyone to realisethose opportunities.


PP F1 Provide high quality playopportunities across all age groups -toddlers, juniors, teenagers and adults.

- creating 23 additional or improved play opportunities in key areas across the city, by 2011.

- developing a 20 year sustainability planacross the full range of play provision by 2014

- improving disabled play provision across the range of mobility, learning,cognitive and sensory impairment by 2019

PP F2 Promote outdoor recreation andplay opportunities using Sheffield’snatural assets - its hills and rocks, waterand trees.

- developing key spaces for natural play,by 2012

- developing a marketing campaign around Sheffield’s ‘play landscape’ by 2014

PP F3 Involve children and young peopleas partners in the design anddevelopment of play spaces.

- establishing a young people’s ‘play working group’ to stimulate new, local approaches to play design by 2013

- championing the delivery of innovative play projects in each area by 2015

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The most popular green and open spacesare those that provide the locations andtype of facilities that local communitieswish to use. The most successful are thosethat are also well-designed.

The benefits of successful public spacesextend far beyond their boundaries andinto the surrounding neighbourhood. Publicspaces often create the central image to aneighbourhood or a town or city. Highquality green and open spaces haveimportant benefits to the economy,attracting business investment.

By 2030, this Strategy will ensure that thereal character of Sheffield - its landscapefeatures, local culture, heritage and wildlife- has been enhanced in the designs andmanagement of its green and open spaces.

Our four priorities for action:• Making sites accessible and safe• Achieving quality by design• Valuing local character and heritage• Realising economic value

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PlacesMaking sites accessible and safe

How safe and welcoming our publicspaces are and how easily they can beaccessed from the local neighbourhoodare big influences on how well-used theyare able to become. This means thatmaking places easier to get around andresponding to concerns over safety andsecurity are fundamental requirements forthe physical improvement of our green andopen spaces.

These issues apply both outside our greenand open spaces as well as within. Busyroads; poor public transport; inadequateparking; and lack of good footpaths orcycle-ways can each effectively createbarriers which can put people off visitingtheir local spaces. New developments, siterefurbishment and major renewal offeropportunities to implement principles ofgood urban design.


PL S1 Enhance access, safety andsecurity as part of the design anddevelopment of all green and openspaces.

- work with access advisory groups to reappraise inclusive access on city anddistrict sites by 2011

- adopt and implement landscaping and design guidelines for safety and security by 2014

PL S2 Establish a clearly defined andwell-used network of accessible routes,connecting communities to local greenand open spaces.

- define standards of provision for walking, disabled access and cycling by 2016

- develop new or enhance segregated cycling routes through identified sites by 2018

- address issues of traffic, availability ofcrossing points and public transport which provide barriers to access, by 2020


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PlacesAchieving quality by design

Green and open spaces which are‘relevant’ provide the types of facilities inlocations which match the needs of localresidents - whether this is for play andrecreation; events and activities; sport; orsimply pleasant environments forsocialising in.

Providing the right ‘type’ of space isimportant, but so is getting the designright. Designs can be in many styles andmay appeal to some tastes and not others,but a well-designed park, for example, willfeel to be of higher quality than a poorlydesigned one. Designs need to be bothappropriate to a site’s location and itsplace in the wider area. A space that feelspart of the local neighbourhood is likely tobe popular and well-used.


PL D1 Reconfirm at regular intervalsthat the types of green and open spacein an area match resident andcommunity needs.

- developing survey approaches which,by 2014, will best inform and guide owners, managers and providers

PL D2 Require new green and openspace developments or regenerationprojects are designed to supportpractical, efficient and sustainablemanagement.

- ensuring that, by 2011, Management Plans are drafted at the ‘master-planning’ stage as part of all site development projects.

- identifying best practice to address the causes of Sheffield’s ‘failing’ spaces,by 2014

PL D3 Require that contributions tosupport the secondary functions oflocal heritage, biodiversity, climatechange and environmental quality bepart of green and open space designand development.

- developing, by 2016, an environmental design guide to support regeneration projects

- promoting adoption by planners,developers and community groups by 2018

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PlacesValuing local character and heritage

The character of both a place and itspeople is shaped by its landscape and byits cultural heritage. This is particularly truein Sheffield and its green and open spacesform an important part of that character.They have been shaped by the economyand politics of their day - from the modernregeneration of civic spaces; to thedesigned formality of Victorian parks; orthe wild landscapes of the Peak DistrictNational Park.

Memories of places and events give aneighbourhood its distinctiveness. Thevalue of green spaces will be enhanced ifany cultural or heritage features can bemore easily interpreted, shared andappreciated by others. Sheffield’s greenheritage - trees and woodlands; rivers andmoorlands; industrial heritage; and thecharacter of its communities - is one of thecity’s most unique selling points andshould be sustained.


PLH1 Protect and enhance key features- of landscape, natural and heritagecharacter, views and vistas - which areparticularly valued by local people.

- incorporating heritage and character elements within the Sheffield Quality Standard by 2014

- incorporating heritage and character features into management plans by 2018

PLH2 Protect, enhance and interpret keygreen and open spaces as sitesrepresenting the best of Sheffield’sheritage.

- revising the Heritage Sites Strategy by 2018

- assessing the long term sustainability of buildings for restoration by 2022

PLH3 Strategically plan theenhancement of the urban trees,woodlands, parks, rivers and naturallandscapes that characterise Sheffield'sgreenness.

- developing management plans for the main landscape types by 2020

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Cities such as Sheffield play a key role indelivering sustainable development in theUK. They are the centres of economicgrowth. For cities to be attractive tobusiness, however, to attract investmentand employees to live there, they need tohave high quality environments and highquality urban design.

Green spaces also have potential forproductive land-use and incomegeneration, essential if spaces are to betruly sustainable. Opportunities arisingfrom agriculture, forestry, estatemanagement, renewable energy, recreationand tourism all have potential ascomponents of Sheffield’s economiclandscape.


PL E1 Promote high quality green andopen space as being at the heart of both Sheffield’s thrivingcommunities and its business offer.

- developing a marketing strategy, by 2013, to promote the value and quality of Sheffield’s green and open space.

- promoting the enhancement of open spaces in key regeneration areas in Sheffield by 2015.

PL E2 Encourage businessopportunities in the ‘active tourism’ and‘outdoor recreation’ sectors, withinSheffield’s green and open spaces.

- promoting investment opportunities in key outdoor recreation sites by 2018

- developing a strategy for Sheffield’s niche outdoor activities by 2022.

PL E3 Encourage business andpartnership opportunities with respectto sustainable and productive land-use -forestry, moorland estates, agriculture,waterways and renewable energy.

- Developing a Strategy for the Rural Estates by 2020

- piloting income generation opportunities within green and open space by 2020

- developing productive land-use operations as pilot businesses by 2026.

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Environment Minimising Climate Change

Climate change is a global issue, but thesignificance of its impacts will vary locally.Predictions for our region indicate that theclimate is likely to be warmer throughoutthe year, with wetter winters and driersummers.

Some impacts may be positive. A warmerclimate may help develop a more outdoorculture and actually increase demand forgreen spaces. In built-up areas, however,heat effects can be severe and maypotentially impact on health.

We must not only adapt our green spacesbut look to mitigate climate change.Carbon management will be important,with local sourcing of products, recyclingand renewable energy generation eachable to contribute. The city’s woodlandsand moorland peat are massive stores ofcarbon and need to be conserved andmanaged appropriately.


ENV C1 Manage green and open spacesin a way that allows them to adapt to achanging climate while enabling them tocontinue to deliver their primary publicbenefits.

- adopting, by 2014, innovative techniques in low carbon site and facilities management

- enhancing how designated biodiversity sites can cope with climate change by 2018

ENV C2 Plan and manage the collectivecontribution of Sheffield’s green andopen space network, as part of the city-wide strategic response to ClimateChange.

- developing a joint strategic approach toclimate change by 2014

- planning and managing landscape scale corridors as ecosystems by 2026.

ENV C3 Promote opportunities forpublic participation in Sheffield’sresponse to Climate Change.

- developing educational initiatives to engage individuals and communities in action, by 2016.

Environment &Sustainability“the ‘greenest’ city in Britain”

Green spaces provide attractive places forpeople to relax, to play and to experiencenature. They also support local, regionaland nationally important plants, animalsand their habitats. Our landscape, treesand soils also provide ‘ecosystem services’to Sheffield’s population: absorbing andstoring water and carbon dioxide; filteringpollution and providing shade and cooling.The ability of green spaces to serve manyfunctions at once means that they are oneof Sheffield’s most important assets.

By 2030 this Strategy will ensure that themultiple functions of Sheffield’s rivers,woodland and hills and countryside arebeing fully utilised - countering climatechange impacts, working productively forincome and jobs and providing space forpeople’s recreation and enjoyment.

Our four priorities for action:Minimising climate changeSustaining quality in our environmentManaging for nature and biodiversityMaking connections for people and wildlife

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Environment Managing for nature and biodiversity

Sheffield’s network of green spaces hostsa unique range of topography, geologyand natural habitats. Its close connectionswith the surrounding countryside and thePeak District National Park give it a specialvalue.

Every public authority has a statutory dutyto conserve biodiversity and is encouragedto restore some of the UK’s biodiversitythat has been lost in recent years. Sites ofgeological importance are also designatedfor protection. It is also important tomaximise opportunities for people toexperience nature close at hand.

To be sustainable, however, nature andbiodiversity requires more than just theprotection of particular species andparticular sites. All types of green spacecan make a contribution. Even in formallymaintained public parks, there areopportunities to enhance wildlife value.


ENV W1 Protect and enhance prioritywildlife species and habitats within

designated Local Nature Sites and Sitesof Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).

- establish management plans for all Local Nature Sites by 2014

- report contribution to national targets by 2020

ENV W2 Manage all public spaces,where appropriate, to protect andenhance their potential value for wildlifeand habitats.

- promoting management guidelines, by 2014, to promote wider sympathetic biodiversity management

ENV W3 Develop the wildlife potential ofother non-public spaces, whereappropriate, to support thesustainability of the wider green spacenetwork.

- updating Sheffield’s Nature Conservation Strategy by 2016

- promoting initiatives for enhancing biodiversity value of residential gardens by 2020

ENV W4 Promote awareness andunderstanding of the natureconservation value of green spaces as acore part of managing those sites forwildlife and biodiversity.

- supporting new Local Nature Reserve declaration by 2012

- developing web-based biodiversity mapping and data by 2016.

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Environment Sustaining quality in our environment

Green and open space forms a core partof Sheffield’s infrastructure. Just assignificant as road infrastructure or thebuilt environment, how green and openspace is planned and managedcontributes significantly to the functioningof the city.

Green spaces provide many environmentaland ecological services: supporting floodmanagement, pollution control, noisereduction and climate change. Forestryand agriculture contribute to the city’seconomy. Alongside each of these, theycontinue to provide an invaluable resourcefor people and wildlife.

This ability to perform multiple functions iswhy green space is a critical asset forSheffield. Its sustainability will bedetermined not only by how spaces aremanaged individually, but importantly howthey are managed collectively to improvethe environmental quality of the city.


ENV S1 Guide management practice toensure that all aspects of servicedelivery and maintenance are carriedout in the most environmentallysustainable way.

- developing environmental managementand maintenance guidelines by 2012

- setting standards for site development,by 2014, to ensure long term sustainability of quality

ENV S2 Enhance the functions of greenand open spaces so that they arecontributing in the most effective way tothe improvement of the city'senvironmental quality.

- identifying and improving key sites and areas in most need of environmental enhancement by 2016

- extending the contributions made by sustainable urban drainage and green roofs by 2022

- promoting sustainably productive land-use of key types of Sheffield’s green space by 2026.

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EnvironmentGreen connections forpeople and wildlife

When we think about green and openspaces, we usually think about individualsites. The connections between green andopen spaces however, are just asimportant as the spaces themselves.

If we wish people to visit their local greenand open space we must also have easyand attractive routes to get to them.If we wish wildlife to survive in the urbanenvironment, green corridors andwaterways are needed to help supportmovement.

In combination, green spaces and theconnections between them form a city-wide network. This network extends outbeyond the city boundary and ultimatelyconnects with other areas to form part of aregional network of ‘Green Infrastructure’or ‘living landscape’. Well planned andmanaged green networks have multiplebenefits for people, the economy andwildlife and extend those benefits fromindividual sites into neighbouring spacesand into the wider area.


ENV G1 Manage a network of linksbetween local green spaces and theregional green infrastructure network,for the benefit of both people andwildlife.

- defining integrated nature conservationgreen links and landscape corridors by2014

- defining strategic walking and cycling routes linking city sites and to the widercountryside by 2018

- identifying the necessary management approaches to maintain the whole network by 2020

ENV G2 Seek opportunities forenhancing the quality, functionality andcontinuity of the green network both forpublic use and for biodiversity.

- developing design principles to support development and enhancement by 2018

- identifying key locations for creating green connections or enhancing their quality, by 2020

- developing management plans for green corridors as a specific type ofgreen space by 2020.


QualityManagement“green and open spaces of exceptional quality”

If Sheffield’s green and open spaces areto realise their full potential for people,places and the environment, they have tobe effectively managed and maintained. Todo this, the efforts of a wide range ofpartners, managers and owners need tobe coordinated.

It also means making a joint commitmentto quality. Although green and openspaces have long suffered from under-funding, investment has in the last fewyears enabled some significant qualityimprovements to be made. The challengeis to secure the resources to manage andmaintain that commitment

By 2030, this Strategy will ensure thatowners, managers and providers areseen to be working in a coordinated wayaround a common Sheffield QualityStandard and with a stake in achievingthe long term strategic outcomes.

Our five priorities for action:• Providing leadership• Achieving more - with partners• Developing quality standards• Improving skills and competencies• Securing funding and investment

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QualityManagementProviding leadership

Coordinating the activities of owners andmanagers is critical to the efficiency andeffectiveness of quality management.Contrary to popular belief, no single localauthority owns and manages all the greenand open spaces in its area.

If we are to secure exceptional quality forSheffield’s green and open spaces,consistency in both standards andmanagement planning will be important. Itis not that ownership and responsibilitiesshould lie in one place, but that one centralorganisation should take responsibility foropen space management and be able totake the strategic overview.


QM L1 Promote this Strategy as theprincipal framework and the preferredmodel for green and open spacemanagement and improvement acrossall areas, managers, owners andproviders.

- integrating the strategic framework into service planning from 2010

QM L2 Integrate the requirements forquality of green and open spaces within planning guidance.

- creating policy links to the Sheffield Development Framework by 2010

QM L3 Adopt an overall collaborativepartnership approach to site management and maintenance, led byParks and Countryside Service.

- establishing a core group ofmanagement partners by 2010, to drivestrategic implementation

QM L4 Centrally coordinate, monitor andreview green and open space strategicaction plans and quality assessment.

- developing rolling two year action plansfrom 2010

- monitoring and review of key projects by the core management group from 2011.


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QualityManagementAchieving more,with partners

Strong collaborative partnerships areessential to effectively coordinate efforts toimprove green and open spaces. TheGovernment, through the National AuditOffice Report (NAO, 2006) has recognisedthe need to adopt modern contractingpractice for green space management andto develop partnership working with otherowners and managers, “based on jointlyagreed principles, values, objectives andpriorities” (DLTR (2002)). Partnershipworking can however, be applied at anumber of different levels.

At a strategic level, ensuring that greenand open spaces are able to fully deliveragainst key national agendas will rely oneffective partnership working. At aregional level, cross-boundary working isalready key for Sheffield in connectinggreen space agendas with neighbouringauthorities. Partnership working with localresidents, with businesses and otherinterests can also achieve far more thanlocal authorities working alone.


QM P1 Maximise opportunities to deliverwider social, environmental andeconomic benefits of green and openspace through key cross-sectorpartners.

- aligning implementation of priorities by 2013 with the strategies of key partnersand sectors

- reviewing the roles of existing or new green space forums, by 2013 to champion good practice and promote collaborative working

- promoting project opportunities to private sector landowners and managers by 2014

QM P2 Promote and support thedevelopment of communitypartnerships.

- developing a range of potential roles for the community in green space assessment, management and activation by 2020

- extending roles to develop best practice in community partnership working by 2022.

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QualityManagementDeveloping QualityStandards

Sheffield prides itself on the quality of itsgreen and open spaces, with city sitesalready setting the benchmark for qualitynationally. Quality standards are the waythat we can set a baseline to work to andto assure that everyone can expect andreceive the same standard of provision.

If high quality is to be achieved across allgreen and open spaces, standards willneed to be met consistently across allmanagers and landowners. Sites such assports pitches, wildlife areas or woodlandswill require the development of specificquality criteria, with specialist expertise tomonitor them. In turn management plansfor all sites will be essential for maintainingfitness for purpose and sustaining qualityin the long term.


QM Q1 Develop benchmarked SheffieldQuality Standards, relevant to differenttypes of green and open space, theirusers and their management.

- developing a quality standard that defines the baseline expectations for public green and open spaces, by 2010

- developing a full quality standard ofmanagement for the wider benefits ofgreen and open spaces by 2012.

QM Q2 Adopt local quality indicatorsand respective targets to drive qualityimprovement at area, city and nationallevels.

- progressively improve all sites to baseline quality level by 2024.

- develop targets and progressively improve key sites in each area to the full quality standard by 2024.

QM Q3 Implement and maintain qualityimprovement through managementplanning for each green and open space.

- Develop a common management plan framework to support planning across site types and managers by 2012.

- update the business case for on-going site management to meet and maintain the Sheffield Quality Standard by 2012.

- complete management plans for all sites/ types, by 2020.


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QualityManagementImproving skills &competencies

If investments in improving site quality areto be sustained in the long term, a range ofspecialist skills and technical knowledgeneed to be put in place to provide thesefunctions. In Sheffield, the expertise ofcurrent staff has been amply shownthrough Britain in Bloom, Entente Floraleand Green Flag awards. The voluntarysector has both highly skilled staff andvolunteers who deliver significant siteimprovement enhancements anddevelopment projects.

The potential also exists to developvolunteer training programmes - trainingvolunteers in exchange for structuredinvolvement in management. Externalaccreditation might be provided throughschemes such as NVQ; throughpartnership approaches with colleges orthe voluntary sector; or collaborativeschemes with contractors.


QM S1 Maximise existing skills from thewhole range of management partners, tosupport the delivery requirements forpeople, places, environment andsustainability.

- undertaking a skills assessment acrosspartners in the sector by 2013.

- preparing a skills strategy to develop and sustain the necessary skills to meet quality and service requirements by 2013

- investigating a volunteer training,development and accreditation schemeby 2014

QM S2 Develop Sheffield as a centre ofexcellence for environmental andhorticultural skills; for communityvolunteering and engagement; and forlocal and natural heritage conservation.

- marketing ‘internal’ training resources for use by external bodies by 2015

- enhancing facilities to establish two ‘national; centres of skills excellence in Sheffield by 2022.


QualityManagementSecuring funding &investment

Public green and open spacemanagement is largely funded throughannual budget allocations. As ‘ParksServices’ are not statutory, however, theyare potentially more prone to cutbacksthan other statutory services. For greenspaces there are three main challenges:finding new ways to raise money to makeimprovements; securing income to ensurelong term sustainability; and managing theeffectiveness and efficiency of servicedelivery.

More effective use of existing resources isalso critical, as is the need to betterunderstand the link between costs ofinputs and the quality of outcomes. Theeffectiveness of management andmaintenance, of contracting arrangementsand the targeting of spend to areas ofneed, are all important considerations.


QM F1 Develop a long-term, sustainable,strategic budget for maintenance andimprovement planning.

- forecasting costs as part of 5 year strategic action planning by 2012

- reviewing and integrating asset management into forecasting by 2012

QM F2 Secure long term sustainablemanagement as an integral part of majorcapital investment.

- forecasting the benefits and averted costs of on-site presence and preventative maintenance by 2014.

- researching the valuing of benefits for the other sectors as identified in the strategic themes by 2014.

QM F3 Maximise income generation as akey funding stream.

- investigating and cascading innovative fund raising and funding streams by 2012.

- establishing a number of self-sustaining model sites for income generation or productive plan-use by 2022.

QM F4 Establish a Trust Fund forSheffield’s green and open spaces.

- scoping and setting the foundations for a Trust Fund by 2014.

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PART THREEIMPLEMENTATION1. MONITORINGAND DELIVERY

Recognising the need to both prioritiseactions and manage resources, a twentyyear delivery framework for the Strategyhas been developed.

The next few pages outline how thepriorities set out in Sheffield’s Green andOpen Space Strategy will be implementedand key outcomes delivered. To driveimplementation, detailed two year actionplans will be prepared, maintained andmonitored on a rolling basis to ensureprogress.

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LeadershipThe Parks and Countryside Service ofSheffield City Council will take a leadershiprole in order to drive this Strategy. Steeringwill be provided by a Green and OpenSpace Core Management Group,consisting of a range of the key green andopen space owners, managers andproviders.

The progress of actions plans, targets andoutcomes will, through this means, bemonitored on a regular basis. Keyindicators (both National and from theLocal Area Agreement) provide importantmeasures for external accountability.

Strategic priorities will be reviewed on afive year basis and updated accordingly.

Action planning andinvolvementThere are many bodies that play importantroles in the improvement of green andopen spaces for Sheffield - either bymanaging green and open spaces and/ orby influencing how they are used. Each willbe very real partners in realising the Visionfor Sheffield’s Green and Open Space andin delivering on the outcomes for theStrategy. Detailed action plans will bedeveloped to coordinate implementation.

Community structures (eg. CommunityArea Assemblies) are a vital component ofsupporting local prioritisation andimprovement. As a first step, the 20 yearStrategic Plan will be used to inform thedevelopment of two year rolling actionplans. These will further inform and beinformed by Community Area Assemblyplans so that priorities align.

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Friends groups, Tenant and ResidentAssociations and other local interestgroups are also key influencers and on-going consultation through area workingwill ensure local priorities and action plansare steered to meet local needs.

Some of the key partners whose inputs areneeded to develop these have alreadybeen identified above. Organisations withkey opportunities to deliver their objectivesthrough the green space network includeSheffield First Partnership boards; ActiveSheffield; NHS Sheffield; Sheffield WildlifeTrust; Natural England and the EnvironmentAgency. Other important advisory orfacilitating organisations are highlighted tobe: Groundwork, BTCV; the Local AccessForum; Ramblers’ Association; SCCAccess Liaison Group; and SheBEEN.

A number of services across Sheffield CityCouncil will also be involved on an on-going basis, for example: Place (includingParks and Countryside, Planning, Transportand Highways, Environmental andRegulatory Services); Communities(including Housing); Children and YoungPeople’s Service (including Learning andAchievement); Chief Executive’sDirectorate (including Property andFacilities Management).

The continued enthusiastic support andcooperation of these and otherstakeholders is the principal way that themany benefits of Sheffield’s exceptionalgreen and open spaces will be realised.

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2. STRATEGIC PLAN2010 - 2030Delivering the vision for Sheffield’s greenand open spaces is a long term objective.It is not feasible for all of the Strategy’soutcomes to be achieved within shorttimescales.

The collective improvement of Sheffield’sgreen and open spaces for climate changeor environmental improvement for example,requires a range of coordinatedapproaches. Although action is requiredimmediately, the realisation of outcomeswill remain a much longer term objective.

Even the management and qualityimprovement of sites, to meet a baseline ofquality for local people across the city, is asignificant challenge. This will only beachieved step by step, through aconsistent management approach, over tenyears or more.

This is the reason why a long termstrategic plan is required: to maintain thatfocus and provide a direction for all partnerresources.

The Strategic plan follows the four themes.

Strategic outcomesYear2010-14 2015-19 2020-24 2025-29

People The diversity of Sheffield’s population is out thereenjoying our local green and open spaces which aresafe, clean and accessible in all areas - andenlivened with a range of activities, events andfacilities.

Places The real character of Sheffield - its landscapefeatures, local culture, heritage and wildlife - hasbeen enhanced in the designs and management ofits green and open spaces.

Environment and sustainabilityThe multiple functions of Sheffield’s rivers,woodland and hills and countryside are being fullyutilised - countering climate change impacts,working productively for income and jobs andproviding space for people’s recreation andenjoyment.

Quality Management Owners, managers and providers are seen to beworking in a coordinated way around a commonSheffield Quality Standard and with a stake inachieving the long term strategic outcomes.

Key: The darker arrows indicate the main stages of delivery. The 20 year Strategic Plan which follows defines the highlevel actions, timings and key partners who will be needed to support delivery of the priorities within each theme.


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2012

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aces

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2012

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2014

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r opp

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utes

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2016

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s,Fr

iend

s G

roup

s,G

roun

dwor

k,G

reen

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ate,

NH

S Sh

effie

ld,

Shef

field

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lth a

nd S

ocia

l Car

e N

HS

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t.In

vest

igat

e qu

ality

ass

essm

ent b

y co

mm

unity

vol

unte

ers

for l

ocal

site

sas

a w

ay to

gui

de/ s

uppo

rt s

ite im

prov

emen

t.20

13

Inve

stig

ate

a Fo

rum

for c

omm

unity

gre

en s

pace

gro

ups,

to e

ncou

rage

prog

ress

to g

reat

er d

egre

es o

fcom

mun

ity in

volv

emen

t.20

16

PP C

2Es

tabl

ish

volu

ntee

ring

as a

sig

nific

ant p

art o

fthe

man

agem

ent a

nd m

aint

enan

ce o

fgre

en a

nd o

pen

spac

es.

Dev

elop

an

volu

ntee

ring

stra

tegy

,to

help

coo

rdin

ate/

alig

n th

e ac

tiviti

esof

key

part

ners

2012

P&

C,B

TCV,

Gro

undw

ork,

Shef

field

Wild

life

Trus

t,H

eele

y C

ity F

arm

,Gre

en E

stat

e.Yo

uth

Offe

ndin

gTe

am.

Eval

uate

the

valu

e of

volu

ntee

r con

tribu

tion/

fund

ing

in k

ind

to s

uppo

rtth

e ca

se fo

r com

mun

ity in

volv

emen

t 20

14

Inco

rpor

ate

nece

ssar

y tra

inin

g an

d re

sour

ces

to fu

lly s

uppo

rt a

volu

ntee

ring

netw

ork.

2018

PP C

3Ex

plor

e op

port

uniti

es fo

r the

tran

sfer

ofo

wne

rshi

p an

dm

anag

emen

t ofg

reen

and

ope

n sp

aces

to lo

cal

com

mun

ities

Eval

uate

cas

e st

udie

s an

d in

vest

igat

e op

tions

for t

he le

ase

or tr

ansf

er o

fm

anag

emen

t ofa

loca

l spa

ce to

a c

omm

unity

-bas

ed o

rgan

isat

ion.

2020

P&

C,M

anor

and

Cas

tle D

evel

opm

ent T

rust

,Gre

enEs

tate

,Hee

ley

City

Far

m,G

roun

dwor

k

Dev

elop

a fr

amew

ork

for a

gree

men

t for

qua

lity

stan

dard

s an

dm

anag

emen

t pla

ns to

gui

de d

eliv

ery.

2020

Supp

ort t

he d

eliv

ery

ofa

best

pra

ctic

e ex

ampl

e of

sust

aina

bly-

man

aged

qual

ity g

reen

spa

ce b

y a

com

mun

ity g

roup

.20

22

PP F

1Pr

ovid

e hi

gh q

ualit

y pl

ay o

ppor

tunt

ies

acro

ss a

ll ag

egr

oups

- to

ddle

rs,j

unio

rs,t

eena

gers

and

adu

lts.

Dev

elop

a 2

0 ye

ar p

lan

for t

he p

rovi

sion

,qua

lity

impr

ovem

ent a

ndsu

stai

nabi

lity

ofa

rang

e of

play

site

s ac

rops

s th

e ci

ty:s

treet

pla

y,eq

uipp

ed p

layg

roun

ds;n

atur

alis

tic,w

ater

and

adv

entu

re p

lay

area

s.

2014

Pla

y S

heff

ield

,P&

C,Ac

tivity

She

ffiel

d,Fr

iend

sgr

oups

,SC

C A

cces

s Li

aiso

n G

roup

Plan

ass

et m

anag

emen

t ofp

lay

prov

isio

n an

d id

entif

y fu

ture

pla

yfu

ndin

g/ p

oten

tial f

or s

harin

g of

reso

urce

s.20

14

Revi

ew a

nd im

prov

e di

sabl

ed p

lay

prov

isio

n an

d to

eng

age

all a

ges/

mob

ility

/ lea

rnin

g,co

gniti

ve a

nd s

enso

ry im

pairm

ent.

2019

Pri

orit

yN

umbe

rH

ow t

o ac

hiev

e th

is p

rior

ity

Act

ion

Ta

rget

Com

plet

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ad p

artn

ers/

othe

r pa

rtne

rs

Link

ed

prio

riri

tes

R

elat

ed S

trat

egy

PP F

2Pr

omot

e ou

tdoo

r rec

reat

ion

and

play

opp

ortu

nitie

s us

ing

Shef

field

's n

atur

al a

sset

s -

its h

ills

and

rock

s,w

ater

and

trees

.

Dev

elop

key

spa

ces

for n

atur

al p

lay.

2011

P&

C,

Pla

y S

heff

ield

,Act

ivity

She

ffiel

d,Fo

rest

Educ

atio

n In

itiat

ive,

Shef

field

out

ofS

choo

lN

etw

ork,

SCC

CYP

S,Va

lley

Youn

g Pe

ople

s Ac

tion

(VYP

A)/Y

outh

Em

pow

erm

ent P

roje

cts.

Shef

field

Wild

life

Trus

t.Pe

ak D

istri

ct N

atio

nal P

ark

Auth

ority

,Gre

en E

stat

e.

Dev

elop

a m

arke

ting

cam

paig

n to

pro

mot

e Sh

effie

ld’s

Gre

at O

utdo

ors

as a

nat

ural

‘Pla

y La

ndsc

ape’

for o

utdo

or re

crea

tion,

targ

etin

g fo

rre

side

nts

and

for t

ouris

m.

2014

PPF3

Invo

lve

child

ren

and

youn

g pe

ople

as

part

ners

in th

ede

sign

and

dev

elop

men

t ofp

lay

spac

es.

Esta

blis

h a

youn

g pe

ople

’s ‘P

lay

Wor

king

Gro

up’t

o ru

n de

sign

eve

nts

in e

ach

asse

mbl

y ar

ea to

stim

ulat

e ne

w lo

cal a

ppro

ache

s an

d su

ppor

tde

velo

pmen

t pro

ject

s.

2013

Pla

y S

heff

ield

,P

&C

,Ac

tivity

She

ffiel

d,G

roun

dwor

k,Sh

effie

ld W

ildlif

e Tr

ust.

Cha

mpi

on in

nova

tive

and

non-

pres

crip

tive

appr

oach

es o

n se

lect

edsi

tes.

2015

Pri

orit

yN

umbe

rH

ow t

o ac

hiev

e th

is p

rior

ity

Act

ion

Ta

rget

Com

plet

eLe

ad p

artn

ers/

othe

r pa

rtne

rs

Link

ed

prio

riri

tes

R

elat

ed S

trat

egy

PL S

1En

hanc

e ac

cess

and

saf

ety

as p

art o

fdes

ign

and

deve

lopm

ent o

fall

gree

n an

d op

en s

pace

s.En

gage

acc

ess

advi

sory

gro

ups

at a

loca

l lev

el to

sup

port

iden

tific

atio

n of

issu

es a

nd th

eir s

olut

ions

.20

11P

lann

ing,

P&

C,S

heffi

eld

Wild

life

Trus

t,G

reen

Esta

te,S

CC

Tra

nspo

rt a

nd H

ighw

ays,

Acce

ssLi

aiso

n G

roup

,Pea

k D

istri

ct N

atio

nal P

ark

Auth

ority

.U

nder

take

a re

appr

aisa

l ofi

nclu

sive

acc

ess

prov

isio

n of

city

and

dist

rict s

ites.

2012

Cre

ate

land

scap

ing

and

desi

gn g

uide

lines

for s

afet

y an

d se

curit

y to

supp

ort U

rban

Des

ign

and

the

gree

n an

d op

en s

pace

mas

terp

lann

ing

proc

ess.

2014

PLS2

Esta

blis

h a

clea

rly d

efin

ed a

nd w

ell-

used

net

wor

k of

acce

ssib

le lo

cal r

oute

s,co

nnec

ting

com

mun

ities

to lo

cal

gree

n an

d op

en s

pace

s.

Sign

and

mai

ntai

n a

hier

arch

y of

wal

king

and

cyc

ling

rout

es w

hich

inte

grat

e w

ith S

heffi

eld’

s gr

een

and

open

spa

ces.

2014

SC

C T

rans

port

and

Hig

hway

s,P

lann

ing,

P&

C,L

ocal

Acc

ess

Foru

m,S

trate

gic

Wal

king

Gro

up,N

HS

Shef

field

,She

ffiel

d H

ealth

and

Soc

ial

Car

e N

HS

Trus

t,Tra

nspo

rt 4

All,

Acce

ss L

iais

onG

roup

Def

ine

stan

dard

s fo

r the

qua

lity

and

man

agem

ent o

frou

tes

for

wal

king

,dis

able

d ac

cess

and

cyc

ling,

incl

udin

g se

greg

atio

n or

sha

red

use,

as a

ppro

pria

te in

gre

en a

nd o

pen

spac

e.

2016

Iden

tify

prio

rity

site

s fo

r dev

elop

ing

new

or e

nhan

ced

cycl

ing

rout

esth

roug

h se

lect

ed a

nd 'c

once

rn' s

ites

– th

roug

h m

arki

ngs,

sign

age,

light

ing,

mai

nten

ance

and

repa

ir.

2018

Iden

tify

and

addr

ess

exte

rnal

bar

riers

to s

afe

acce

ss to

key

gre

en a

ndop

en s

pace

s in

eac

h ar

ea -

traf

fic a

nd c

ross

ing

poin

ts,a

vaila

bilit

y of

publ

ic tr

ansp

ort,

light

ing

etc

2020

Pla

ce

s


68 69

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orit

yN

umbe

rH

ow t

o ac

hiev

e th

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rior

ity

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ion

Ta

rget

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plet

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ad p

artn

ers/

othe

r pa

rtne

rs

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ed

prio

riri

tes

R

elat

ed S

trat

egy

PL D

1Re

conf

irm a

t reg

ular

inte

rval

s th

at th

e ty

pes

ofgr

een

and

open

spa

ce in

an

area

mat

ch re

side

nt a

ndco

mm

unity

nee

ds.

Revi

ew p

revi

ous

resi

dent

sur

veys

and

,with

par

tner

s,de

sign

and

deve

lop

a st

anda

rd fr

amew

ork

for f

utur

e ne

eds

asse

ssm

ent t

hat c

anin

form

man

ager

s an

d se

rvic

e pr

ovid

ers

acro

ss th

e se

ctor

.

2011

P&

C,P

lann

ing,

Com

mun

ity A

rea

Asse

mbl

ies

Esta

blis

h a

prog

ram

me

ofpe

riodi

c as

sess

men

ts o

fres

iden

ts' n

eeds

and

anal

ysis

aga

inst

loca

l pro

visi

on to

sup

port

are

a pl

anni

ng a

nd s

itede

velo

pmen

t req

uire

men

ts.

2016

PL D

2 Re

quire

that

any

new

gre

en a

nd o

pen

spac

ede

velo

pmen

ts o

r reg

ener

atio

n pr

ojec

ts a

re d

esig

ned

tosu

ppor

t pra

ctic

al,e

ffici

ent a

nd s

usta

inab

lem

anag

emen

t.

As p

art o

fMas

terp

lann

ing

for s

ite re

gene

ratio

n/ d

evel

opm

ent,

deve

lop

a dr

aft o

fthe

futu

re s

ite ‘M

anag

emen

t Pla

n’,d

raft

mai

nten

ance

requ

irem

ents

and

pre

pare

an

asse

t reg

iste

r.

2011

P&

C,P

lann

ing,

Site

man

ager

s

Und

erta

ke a

des

ign

revi

ew o

fthe

cau

ses

ofex

istin

g 'fa

iling

' gre

enan

d sp

aces

and

dev

elop

goo

d pr

actic

e gu

idel

ines

to s

uppo

rt th

eso

lutio

n to

thes

e pr

oble

ms.

2012

PLD

3En

cour

age

cont

ribut

ions

to th

e w

ider

func

tions

ofg

reen

spac

es fo

r loc

al h

erita

ge,b

iodi

vers

ity,c

limat

e ch

ange

and

envi

ronm

enta

l qua

lity

be p

art o

fgre

en a

nd o

pen

spac

e de

sign

and

dev

elop

men

t.

Dev

elop

a D

esig

n G

uide

/ Che

cklis

t to

aid

the

mas

terp

lann

ing

ofth

ede

sign

/ de

velo

pmen

t ofg

reen

spa

ces

for v

ario

us ty

pes/

sec

onda

ryfu

nctio

ns o

fGO

S.

2016

P&

C,P

lann

ing,

Com

mun

ity A

rea

Asse

mbl

ies

Prom

ote

adop

tion

by c

omm

uniti

es,p

artn

ers,

deve

lope

rs a

ndpl

anne

rs.

2018

PLH

1Pr

otec

t and

enh

ance

key

feat

ures

- o

flan

dsca

pe,

natu

ral a

nd h

erita

ge c

hara

cter

,vie

ws

and

vist

as –

whi

ch a

re p

artic

ular

ly v

alue

d by

loca

l peo

ple.

Inco

rpor

ate

herit

age,

natu

ral a

nd lo

cal c

hara

cter

with

in th

e Sh

effie

ldQ

ualit

y St

anda

rd.

2018

P&

C,E

nglis

h H

erita

ge,U

nive

rsiti

es,S

outh

York

shire

Arc

haeo

logy

Ser

vice

,Pea

k D

istri

ctN

atio

nal P

ark

Auth

ority

,Cam

paig

n fo

r the

Prot

ectio

n of

Rura

l Eng

land

,Nat

ural

Eng

land

,Sh

effie

ld W

ildlif

e Tr

ust,

Gre

en E

stat

e,Fr

iend

sgr

oups

.

Use

Her

itage

Env

ironm

ent C

hara

cter

dat

a (H

EC) t

o ev

iden

ce fe

atur

esth

at s

houl

d be

val

ued

with

in m

anag

emen

t and

dev

elop

men

t.20

16

Inco

rpor

ate

cultu

ral,

herit

age

and

natu

ral l

ands

cape

cha

ract

er fe

atur

esin

to g

reen

and

ope

n sp

ace

man

agem

ent p

lans

.20

18

Prov

ide

inte

rpre

tatio

n,ac

tiviti

es a

nd e

vent

s th

at c

eleb

rate

loca

lch

arac

ter.

2020

PLH

2Pr

otec

t,en

hanc

e an

d in

terp

ret t

hose

key

site

sre

pres

entin

g th

e ve

ry b

est o

fShe

ffiel

d’s

herit

age.

Revi

ew a

nd re

vise

the

Her

itage

Site

s St

rate

gy fo

r the

wid

ersu

stai

nabl

e m

anag

emen

t ofb

oth

hist

oric

and

loca

l her

itage

site

s.20

18P

&C

,Eng

lish

Her

itage

,Uni

vers

ities

,Pea

k D

istri

ctN

atio

nal P

ark

Auth

ority

,Frie

nds

Gro

ups,

Cam

paig

n fo

r the

Pro

tect

ion

ofRu

ral E

ngla

ndC

reat

e D

esig

n G

uida

nce

on L

ands

cape

and

Her

itage

Cha

ract

er,

incl

udin

g co

nsid

erat

ions

for i

nclu

sive

acc

ess.

2018

Asse

ss th

e lo

ng te

rm s

usta

inab

ility

ofb

uild

ings

for r

esto

ratio

n fo

rac

tive

use.

2022

PLH

3St

rate

gica

lly p

lan

the

enha

ncem

ent o

fthe

urb

an tr

ees,

woo

dlan

ds,p

arks

,riv

ers

and

natu

ral l

ands

cape

s th

atch

arac

teris

e Sh

effie

ld's

gre

enne

ss.

Dev

elop

stra

tegi

es a

nd g

ener

ic M

anag

emen

t Pla

ns fo

r the

long

term

sust

aina

bilit

y of

the

key

type

s of

gree

n an

d op

en s

pace

in S

heffi

eld

(par

ks;w

oodl

ands

;nat

ural

are

as,g

reen

cor

ridor

s -

wat

erw

ays

etc

).

2020

P&

C,S

heffi

eld

Loca

l Bio

dive

rsity

Act

ion

Part

ners

hip,

Peak

Dis

trict

Nat

iona

l Par

k Au

thor

ity,

Shef

field

Wild

life

Trus

t

PLE1

Prom

ote

high

qua

lity

gree

n an

d op

en s

pace

as

bein

g at

the

hear

t ofb

oth

Shef

field

's th

rivin

g co

mm

uniti

es a

ndits

bus

ines

s of

fer

Cre

ate

and

deliv

er a

Mar

ketin

g St

rate

gy to

pro

mot

e th

e va

lue

and

qual

ity o

fShe

ffiel

d’s

gree

n an

d op

en s

pace

s,w

ithin

the

City

-Reg

ion.

2013

She

ffie

ld F

irst

for

Env

iron

men

t,C

reat

ive

Shef

field

,P&

C,Sh

effie

ld W

ildlif

e Tr

ust.

Gre

enEs

tate

.Pr

omot

e th

e ro

le a

nd e

nhan

cem

ent o

fgre

en a

nd o

pen

spac

es/ c

ivic

spac

es in

key

rege

nera

tion

area

s (e

g C

ity C

entre

,Low

er D

on V

alle

y,Sh

eafV

alle

y Pa

rk).

2015

Pri

orit

yN

umbe

rH

ow t

o ac

hiev

e th

is p

rior

ity

Act

ion

Ta

rget

Com

plet

eLe

ad p

artn

ers/

othe

r pa

rtne

rs

Link

ed

prio

riri

tes

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elat

ed S

trat

egy

PL E

2 En

cour

age

busi

ness

opp

ortu

nitie

s in

the

‘act

ive

tour

ism

’and

‘out

door

recr

eatio

n’se

ctor

s,w

ithin

Shef

field

’s gr

een

and

open

spa

ces.

Dev

elop

prio

ritie

s fo

r inv

estm

ent/

enha

ncem

ent o

fcur

rent

out

door

recr

eatio

n si

tes/

spo

rts

faci

litie

s ac

ross

the

city

.20

18A

ctiv

e S

heff

ield

,S

heff

ield

Fir

stPa

rtne

rshi

ps,S

outh

Yor

kshi

re F

ores

tPa

rtne

rshi

p,Pe

ak D

istri

ct N

atio

nal P

ark

Auth

ority

,Ac

tivity

She

ffiel

d.Lo

cal A

cces

s Fo

rum

.Ram

bler

sAs

soci

atio

n,Pr

oper

ty a

nd F

acili

ties

Man

agem

ent

Dev

elop

and

del

iver

for n

iche

mar

ket u

rban

and

rura

l rec

reat

iona

l opp

ortu

nitie

seg

.mou

ntai

n bi

king

,wal

king

,cam

ping

and

oth

er ‘a

ctiv

e to

uris

m’a

nd‘o

utdo

or re

crea

tion’

oppo

rtun

ities

with

in S

heffi

eld’

s gr

een

and

open

spac

es.

2022

Dev

elop

opp

ortu

nitie

s to

pro

mot

e re

crea

tion

and

a co

ordi

nate

dap

roac

h to

vis

itor m

anag

emen

t in

Shef

field

s co

untr

ysid

e an

dm

oorla

nd e

stat

e as

par

t ofa

Rur

al S

trate

gy

2020

PLE3

Enco

urag

e bu

sine

ss a

nd p

artn

ersh

ip o

ppor

tuni

ties

with

resp

ect t

o su

stai

nabl

e an

d pr

oduc

tive

land

-use

–fo

rest

ry,m

oorla

nd e

stat

es,a

gric

ultu

re,w

ater

way

s an

dre

new

able

ene

rgy.

Dev

elop

opp

ortu

nitie

s fo

r sus

tain

able

land

-use

,lea

sing

and

man

agem

ent a

nd re

inve

stm

ent w

ithin

She

ffiel

d's

Rura

l Est

ate,

as p

art

ofa

Rura

l Stra

tegy

.

2018

P&

C,

She

ffie

ld F

irst

for

Env

iron

men

t,Pe

akD

istri

ct N

atio

nal P

ark

Auth

ority

,,H

eele

y C

ity F

arm

,Sh

effie

ld W

ildlif

e Tr

ust,

Gre

en E

stat

e.Yo

rksh

ireFo

rwar

d,So

uth

York

shire

For

est P

artn

ersh

ip.

Prop

erty

and

Fac

ilitie

s M

anag

emen

tPi

lot a

nd c

asca

de a

rang

e of

inco

me

gene

ratio

n op

port

uniti

es th

atm

ight

sup

port

the

man

agem

ent a

nd im

prov

emen

t ofg

reen

spa

cesi

tes.

2020

Pilo

t ini

tiativ

es w

ith p

artn

ers

to h

elp

deve

lop

econ

omic

ally

pro

duct

ive

land

-use

with

in S

heffi

eld’

s G

reen

and

Ope

n Sp

aces

.20

22

Pri

orit

yN

umbe

rH

ow t

o ac

hiev

e th

is p

rior

ity

Act

ion

Ta

rget

Com

plet

eLe

ad p

artn

ers/

othe

r pa

rtne

rs

Link

ed

prio

riri

tes

R

elat

ed S

trat

egy

ENV

C1

Man

age

gree

n an

d op

en s

pace

s in

a w

ay th

at a

llow

sth

em to

ada

pt to

a c

hang

ing

clim

ate

whi

le e

nabl

ing

them

to c

ontin

ue to

del

iver

thei

r prim

ary

publ

icbe

nefit

s.

Adop

t rec

ogni

sed

good

pra

ctic

e an

d in

nova

tive

tech

niqu

es in

sust

aina

ble,

low

-car

bon

site

and

faci

litie

s m

anag

emen

t,pa

rtic

ular

lyin

the

larg

er c

ity g

reen

and

ope

n sp

ace

site

s.

2014

P&

C,G

reen

Est

ate.

Shef

field

Hom

es.S

treet

Forc

e,Sh

effie

ld B

iolo

gica

l Rec

ords

Cen

tre (P

&C

),So

rby

Nat

ural

His

tory

Soc

iety

.

Mon

itor t

he a

bilit

y of

desi

gnat

ed b

iodi

vers

ity s

ites

to c

ope

with

clim

ate

chan

ge a

nd re

spon

d ac

cord

ingl

y.20

18

ENV

C2

Plan

and

man

age

the

colle

ctiv

e co

ntrib

utio

n of

Shef

field

’s gr

een

and

open

spa

ce n

etw

ork,

as p

art o

fth

e ci

ty-w

ide

stra

tegi

c re

spon

se to

Clim

ate

Cha

nge.

Dev

elop

a s

trate

gy a

nd m

etho

dolo

gy to

ass

ess

and

quan

tify

the

actu

al a

nd p

oten

tial c

ontri

butio

n of

Shef

field

’s co

mbi

ned

gree

n an

dop

en s

pace

s to

clim

ate

chan

ge a

dapt

atio

n an

d m

itiga

tion.

2014

SC

C E

nvir

onm

ent

and

Reg

ulat

ory

Ser

vice

s,En

viro

nmen

t A

genc

y,Pe

ak D

istri

ctN

atio

nal P

ark

Auth

ority

,Uni

vers

ities

,She

ffiel

dG

reen

Roo

fCen

tre,F

ores

try

Com

mis

sion

,Nat

ural

Engl

and,

Hee

ley

City

Far

m (S

outh

Yor

kshi

reEn

ergy

Cen

tre)

Esta

blis

h m

anag

emen

t,de

velo

pmen

t and

des

ign

initi

ativ

es w

ithre

spec

t to:

•Ad

apta

tion:

Wat

er c

atch

men

t (m

oorla

nd ru

n-of

f)/ ru

n-of

fm

anag

emen

t (SU

DS)

;•

Ada

ptat

ion:

Spec

ies

prot

ectio

n/ c

hang

e (G

I),in

crea

se re

silie

nce

thro

eg.

woo

dlan

d m

anag

emen

t.•

Ada

ptat

ion;

Loca

l mic

ro-c

limat

e/ U

rban

hea

t isl

and

effe

ct (t

ree

plan

ting,

wat

er,g

reen

roof

s);

• M

itiga

tion:

Rene

wab

le e

nerg

y (w

ater

,win

d,bi

omas

s);

• C

arbo

n se

ques

tratio

n:(s

oils

,pea

t,tre

es)

2018

Plan

and

man

age

broa

d,la

ndsc

ape

scal

e ‘e

co-s

yste

m c

orrid

ors’

asbr

oade

r sw

athe

s of

land

mos

t res

ilien

t to

clim

ate

chan

ge.

2026

En

vir

on

me

nt

&S

ust

ain

ab

ilit

y


70 71

Pri

orit

yN

umbe

rH

ow t

o ac

hiev

e th

is p

rior

ity

Act

ion

Ta

rget

Com

plet

eLe

ad p

artn

ers/

othe

r pa

rtne

rs

Link

ed

prio

riri

tes

R

elat

ed S

trat

egy

ENV

W2

(con

tinue

d)M

anag

e al

l pub

lic s

pace

s,w

here

app

ropr

iate

,to

prot

ect

and

enha

nce

thei

r pot

entia

l val

ue fo

r wild

life

and

habi

tats

.

Use

Bio

dive

rsity

Act

ion

Plan

s to

inpu

t to

the

man

agem

ent o

fbi

odiv

ersi

ty w

ithin

gre

en s

pace

Man

agem

ent P

lans

and

trai

ning

of

gree

n sp

ace

site

man

ager

s.

2016

P&

C,F

riend

s of

grou

ps.S

heffi

eld

Wild

life

Trus

t,G

reen

Est

ate.

Nat

ural

Eng

land

.

Adop

t the

bas

elin

e Sh

effie

ld Q

ualit

y St

anda

rd in

nat

ure

area

s to

ensu

re th

at v

isib

le m

aint

enan

ce m

eets

the

expe

ctat

ions

ofl

ocal

pe

ople

.

2018

E

NV

W3

Dev

elop

the

wild

life

pote

ntia

l ofo

ther

non

-pub

licsp

aces

,whe

re a

ppro

pria

te,t

o su

ppor

t the

sus

tain

abili

tyof

the

wid

er g

reen

spa

ce n

etw

ork.

Revi

ew a

nd re

vise

She

ffiel

d’s

Nat

ure

Con

serv

atio

n St

rate

gy,

desi

gnat

ed s

ites

and

the

natu

re c

onse

rvat

ion

‘gre

en li

nks’

in o

rder

tore

mai

n re

spon

sive

to th

e im

pact

s of

clim

ate

chan

ge a

nd th

e w

ider

polic

y co

ntex

t.

2016

P&

C,P

eak

Dis

trict

Nat

iona

l Par

k Au

thor

ity,

Shef

field

Wild

life

Trus

t,Fo

rest

ry C

omm

issi

on,

Farm

ing

and

Wild

life

Advi

sory

Gro

up.U

nive

rsiti

es.

Shef

field

Bio

logi

cal R

ecor

ds C

entre

(P&

C).

Priv

ate

land

owne

rs.P

rope

rty

and

Faci

litie

s M

anag

emen

tEx

amin

e op

port

uniti

es fo

r joi

ning

up

part

ners

in c

onse

rvat

ion

appr

oach

es o

n th

e Ea

ster

n Pe

ak D

istri

ct M

oors

,as

part

ofa

Rur

alEs

tate

Stra

tegy

.

2020

Dev

elop

in c

olla

bora

tion

with

par

tner

s th

e ne

cess

ary

supp

ortin

gre

sear

ch a

nd d

ata

sour

ces

to m

onito

r key

nat

iona

l and

loca

lin

dica

tors

to p

riorit

ise

and

supp

ort e

colo

gica

l im

prov

emen

ts.

2020

Prom

ote

initi

ativ

es to

enh

ance

pot

entia

l con

tribu

tion

ofre

side

ntia

lga

rden

s.20

20

ENV

W4

Prom

ote

awar

enes

s an

d un

ders

tand

ing

ofth

e na

ture

cons

erva

tion

valu

e of

gree

n sp

aces

as

a co

re p

art o

fm

anag

ing

thos

e si

tes

for w

ildlif

e an

d bi

odiv

ersi

ty.

Supp

ort n

ew L

ocal

Nat

ure

Rese

rve

decl

arat

ions

on

sele

cted

site

s,pr

omot

ing

loca

l opp

ortu

nitie

s fo

r com

mun

ity in

volv

emen

t.20

12P

&C

,Frie

nds

grou

ps,S

heffi

eld

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life

Trus

t,G

roun

dwor

k,Yo

rksh

ire a

nd H

umbe

r Eco

logi

cal

Dat

a ne

twor

k.Es

tabl

ish

publ

ic e

duca

tion

and

enga

gem

ent i

nitia

tives

and

on-

site

inte

rpre

tatio

n ar

ound

bio

-div

ersi

ty b

enef

its a

nd m

anag

emen

t.20

16

Dev

elop

web

-bas

ed in

form

atio

n an

d m

appi

ng re

sour

ce fo

rbi

odiv

ersi

ty in

form

atio

n.20

16

ENV

G1

Man

age

a ne

twor

k of

links

bet

wee

n lo

cal g

reen

spa

ces

and

the

regi

onal

gre

en in

frast

ruct

ure

netw

ork

for t

hebe

nefit

ofb

oth

peop

le a

nd w

ildlif

e.

Wor

k w

ith p

artn

ers

to d

efin

e an

d m

ap n

atur

e co

nser

vatio

n gr

een

links

and

cor

ridor

s,in

tegr

atin

g w

ith th

e re

gion

al g

reen

infra

stru

ctur

ene

twor

k an

d ot

her r

egio

nal b

iodi

vers

ity a

nd la

ndsc

ape

corr

idor

s.

2014

SC

C P

lann

ing,

Tran

spor

t an

d H

ighw

ays

(Pub

lic

Rig

hts

ofW

ay G

roup

),P

&C

,Pea

kD

istri

ct N

atio

nal P

ark

Auth

ority

.She

ffiel

d W

ildlif

eTr

ust.

Nat

ural

Eng

land

.Sou

th Y

orks

hire

For

est

Part

ners

hip,

Farm

ing

and

Wild

life

Advi

sory

Gro

up.L

ocal

Acc

ess

Foru

m.R

ambl

ers'

Asso

ciat

ion.

Sust

rans

.CTC

,Cyc

le S

heffi

eld,

Shef

field

Wal

king

For

um (A

ctiv

e Sh

effie

ld).

Wor

k w

ith p

artn

ers

to d

efin

e an

d m

ap a

stra

tegi

c he

irarc

hy o

fac

cess

ible

wal

king

and

cyc

ling

rout

es w

hich

inte

grat

e th

e pl

aces

whe

re p

eopl

e liv

e to

bot

h ci

ty g

reen

spa

ces

and

to th

e w

ider

rura

l and

coun

trys

ide

netw

ork.

2018

Def

ine

man

agem

ent a

ppro

ache

s to

mai

ntai

ning

the

abov

e fu

nctio

nsin

depe

nden

tly a

nd in

col

labo

ratio

n as

app

ropr

iate

.etc

).20

20

ENV

G2

Seek

opp

ortu

nitie

s fo

r enh

anci

ng th

e qu

ality

,fu

nctio

nalit

y an

d co

ntin

uity

oft

he g

reen

net

wor

k bo

thfo

r pub

lic u

se a

nd fo

r bio

dive

rsity

.

Revi

ew a

nd re

vise

She

ffiel

d’s

‘gre

en li

nks’

(with

in th

e Sh

effie

ldD

evel

opm

ent F

ram

ewor

k) in

ord

er to

rem

ain

resp

onsi

ve to

the

chan

ging

env

ironm

enta

l and

pol

icy

cont

ext a

nd to

bes

t pro

tect

avi

able

net

wor

k bo

th fo

r nat

ure

and

for w

alki

ng a

nd c

yclin

g.

2015

P&

C,N

atur

al E

ngla

nd,S

heffi

eld

Wild

life

Trus

t,So

uth

York

shire

Bio

dive

rsity

For

um,L

BAP

stee

ring

grou

p,SC

C E

nviro

nmen

t and

Reg

ulat

ory

Serv

ices

,SC

C P

lann

ing

Serv

ices

,Env

ironm

ent A

genc

y,Br

itish

Wat

erw

ays,

Shef

field

Wat

erw

ays

Stra

tegy

Gro

up.

Seek

to p

rom

ote

the

enha

ncem

ent o

f'gr

een

links

' as

part

oft

heim

prov

emen

t ofg

reen

spa

ce p

rovi

sion

with

in d

evel

opm

ent

agre

emen

ts

2015

Dev

elop

des

ign

prin

cipl

es fo

r the

ir en

hanc

emen

t for

peo

ple

and

wild

life

eg d

e-cu

lver

ting/

nat

ural

isat

ion

ofth

e w

ater

way

s;tre

epl

antin

g;la

ndsc

apin

g;bu

ffer z

ones

.

2018

Iden

tify

key

loca

tions

for e

nhan

cem

ent o

fthe

qua

lity

ofth

e gr

een

infra

stru

ctur

e ne

twor

k an

d to

cre

ate

conn

ectio

ns w

here

sec

tions

are

mis

sing

,eg.

thro

ugh

woo

dlan

d,tre

e pl

antin

g an

d la

ndsc

apin

g

2020

En

vir

on

me

nt

&S

ust

ain

ab

ilit

y

Pri

orit

yN

umbe

rH

ow t

o ac

hiev

e th

is p

rior

ity

Act

ion

Ta

rget

Com

plet

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ad p

artn

ers/

othe

r pa

rtne

rs

Link

ed

prio

riri

tes

R

elat

ed S

trat

egy

QM

L1

Prom

ote

this

Stra

tegy

as

the

prin

cipa

l fra

mew

ork

and

the

pref

erre

d m

odel

for g

reen

and

ope

n sp

ace

man

agem

ent a

nd im

prov

emen

t acr

oss

all a

reas

,m

anag

ers,

owne

rs a

nd p

rovi

ders

.

Prom

ote

the

Stra

tegy

thro

ugh

web

-site

,lau

nch

mat

eria

ls a

nd s

how

lead

ersh

ip b

y in

tegr

atin

g th

e st

rate

gic

fram

ewor

k as

par

t ofS

CC

serv

ice

and

busi

ness

pla

nnin

g

2010

Park

s an

d C

ount

rysi

de S

ervi

ce,S

heffi

eld

Hom

es,S

treet

For

ce,G

reen

Est

ate,

Shef

field

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life

Trus

t,Pe

ak D

istri

ct N

atio

nal P

ark

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ority

,Ac

tivity

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ffiel

d,G

roun

dwor

k,*(

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eM

anag

emen

t Gro

up)

Dev

elop

a ‘S

heffi

eld

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mon

Agr

eem

ent’

to w

hich

all

part

ners

can

sign

up

- SG

OSS

prio

ritie

s;co

llabo

rativ

e w

orki

ng;c

omm

on q

ualit

yst

anda

rd,

2012

QM

L2

Inte

grat

e th

e re

quire

men

ts fo

r qua

lity

ofgr

een

and

open

spac

es w

ithin

pla

nnin

g gu

idan

ce.

Cre

ate

clea

r pol

icy

links

bet

wee

n th

e St

rate

gy a

nd th

e Sh

effie

ldD

evel

opm

ent F

ram

ewor

k

2010

SC

C P

lann

ing,

Cor

e M

anag

emen

t Gro

up

QM

L3

Adop

t a c

olla

bora

tive

part

ners

hip

appr

oach

to s

item

anag

emen

t and

mai

nten

ance

,led

by

Park

s an

dC

ount

rysi

de S

ervi

ce.

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blis

h a

gree

nspa

ce 'C

ore

Man

agem

ent G

roup

' hea

ded

by P

arks

and

Cou

ntry

side

Ser

vice

to e

nabl

e ef

fect

ive

coor

dina

tion

and

cros

s-bo

unda

ry w

orki

ng.

2010

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s an

d C

ount

rysi

de S

ervi

ce,C

ore

Man

agem

ent G

roup

QM

L4

Cen

trally

coo

rdin

ate,

mon

itor a

nd re

view

gre

en a

ndop

en s

pace

stra

tegi

c ac

tion

plan

s an

d qu

ality

asse

ssm

ent.

Impl

emen

t stra

tegi

c pr

iorit

ies

thro

ugh

2 ye

ar a

ctio

n pl

an p

roce

ss a

ndlin

king

in to

Ser

vice

and

Bus

ines

s pl

ans.

2010

Park

s an

d C

ount

rysi

de S

ervi

ce,

(Cor

eM

anag

emen

t G

roup

)

Actio

n pl

an re

view

and

repo

rtin

g th

roug

h co

re m

anag

emen

t gro

up.

2016

QM

P1M

axim

ise

oppo

rtun

ities

to d

eliv

er w

ider

soc

ial,

envi

ronm

enta

l and

eco

nom

ic b

enef

its o

fgre

en a

ndop

en s

pace

thro

ugh

key

cros

s-se

ctor

par

tner

s.

Repo

rt p

rogr

ess

ofst

rate

gic

actio

n pl

an to

She

ffiel

d Fi

rst L

ocal

Stra

tegi

c Pa

rtne

rshi

p bo

ards

20

11P

&C

,Cor

e M

anag

emen

t Gro

up,S

heffi

eld

Firs

tPa

rtne

rshi

p,C

omm

unity

Ass

embl

ies

Prom

ote

oppo

rtun

ities

for c

ross

-sec

tor w

orki

ng th

roug

h ke

ypa

rtne

rshi

p fo

rum

s in

tegr

atin

g th

e SG

OSS

with

oth

er c

ross

-sec

tor

Stra

tegi

es (e

g.H

ealth

,Edu

catio

n an

d Le

arni

ng,C

limat

e ch

ange

,Sk

ills,

Volu

ntee

ring,

Rura

l Est

ates

)

2013

Scop

e th

e po

tent

ial r

ole

ofa

Gre

en a

nd O

pen

Spac

e Fo

rum

and

esta

blis

h it

toga

ther

with

sta

keho

lder

s,or

link

to e

xist

ing

envi

ronm

enta

l eco

nom

ic a

nd s

ocia

l for

ums.

2013

Dev

elop

a M

arke

ting

Stra

tegy

to p

rom

ote

oppo

rtun

ities

to p

oten

tial

priv

ate

sect

ors

part

ners

to e

ngag

e in

key

gre

en a

nd o

pen

spac

epr

ojec

ts/ t

hem

es.

2014

QM

P2

Prom

ote

and

supp

ort t

he d

evel

opm

ent o

fcom

mun

itypa

rtne

rshi

ps.

Dev

elop

a C

omm

unity

Eng

agem

ent S

trate

gy to

est

ablis

h a

stru

ctur

edap

proa

ch to

eng

agem

ent a

nd d

evel

opm

ent o

fpar

ticip

atio

n ac

ross

all

inte

rest

gro

ups.

2013

P&

C,

Cor

e M

anag

emen

t G

roup

,Com

mun

ityAs

sem

blie

s

Iden

tify

and

deve

lop

pote

ntia

l rol

es/ o

ppor

tuni

ties

for c

omm

unity

grou

ps (e

g qu

ality

aud

iting

,gre

en s

pace

man

agem

ent,

even

tco

ordi

natio

n).

2020

Dev

elop

a b

est p

ract

ice

appr

oach

for c

omm

unity

par

tner

ship

wor

king

or fo

r con

tract

ing

with

man

agem

ent p

artn

ers.

2022

Qu

ali

ty M

an

ag

em

en

t

Pri

orit

yN

umbe

rH

ow t

o ac

hiev

e th

is p

rior

ity

Act

ion

Ta

rget

Com

plet

eLe

ad p

artn

ers/

othe

r pa

rtne

rs

Link

ed

prio

riri

tes

R

elat

ed S

trat

egy

ENV

G2

(con

tinue

d)Se

ek o

ppor

tuni

ties

for e

nhan

cing

the

qual

ity,

func

tiona

lity

and

cont

inui

ty o

fthe

gre

en n

etw

ork

both

for p

ublic

use

and

for b

iodi

vers

ity.

Dev

elop

des

ign

prin

cipl

es fo

r the

ir en

hanc

emen

t for

peo

ple

and

wild

life

eg d

e-cu

lver

ting/

nat

ural

isat

ion

ofth

e w

ater

way

s;tre

epl

antin

g;la

ndsc

apin

g;bu

ffer z

ones

.

2018

P&

C,N

atur

al E

ngla

nd,S

heffi

eld

Wild

life

Trus

t,So

uth

York

shire

Bio

dive

rsity

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um,L

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stee

ring

grou

p,SC

C E

nviro

nmen

t and

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ulat

ory

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ices

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C P

lann

ing

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ices

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ironm

ent A

genc

y,Br

itish

Wat

erw

ays,

Shef

field

Wat

erw

ays

Stra

tegy

Gro

up.


72 73

Pri

orit

yN

umbe

rH

ow t

o ac

hiev

e th

is p

rior

ity

Act

ion

Ta

rget

Com

plet

eLe

ad p

artn

ers/

othe

r pa

rtne

rs

Link

ed

prio

riri

tes

R

elat

ed S

trat

egy

QM

Q1

Dev

elop

ben

chm

arke

d Sh

effie

ld Q

ualit

y St

anda

rds,

rele

vant

to d

iffer

ent t

ypes

ofg

reen

and

ope

n sp

ace,

thei

r use

rs a

nd th

eir m

anag

emen

t.

Dev

elop

and

agr

ee w

ith p

artn

ers

a ‘b

asel

ine’

qual

ity s

tand

ard

for a

llpu

blic

gre

en a

nd o

pen

spac

es,a

s pa

rt o

fa c

ore

Shef

field

Qua

lity

Stan

dard

for p

hysi

cal i

nfra

stru

ctur

e an

d m

aint

enan

ce.

2010

P&

C,

Cor

e M

anag

emen

t G

roup

,Com

mun

ityAs

sem

blie

s

Dev

elop

a fu

ll Sh

effie

ld Q

ualit

y St

anda

rd to

furt

her s

uppo

rt a

spec

tsof

cons

erva

tion

and

herit

age,

com

mun

ity n

eeds

,man

agem

ent,

sust

aina

bilit

y et

c th

at c

an s

uppo

rt th

e pr

ogre

ssio

n to

ext

erna

l Gre

enFl

ag a

ccre

dita

tion.

2012

Trai

n si

te m

anag

ers

in th

e Sh

effie

ld Q

ualit

y St

anda

rd.

2012

Impl

emen

t a p

erio

dic

qual

ity a

udit

and

asse

ssm

ent o

fall

gree

n an

dop

en s

pace

s to

the

Shef

field

Qua

lity

Stan

dard

2012

QM

Q2

Adop

t loc

al q

ualit

y in

dica

tors

and

resp

ectiv

e ta

rget

sto

driv

e qu

ality

impr

ovem

ent a

t are

a,ci

ty a

nd n

atio

nal

leve

ls.

Set t

arge

ts p

er y

ear,

prio

rity

site

s an

d qu

ality

impr

ovem

ent

prog

ram

me.

2010

P&

C,

Cor

e M

anag

emen

t G

roup

,C

omm

unity

Asse

mbl

ies

Prog

ress

ivel

y im

prov

e al

l site

s to

'Bas

elin

e' q

ualit

y th

roug

h ra

nge

ofm

easu

res,

part

icua

lrly

in re

gard

to th

e 'P

eopl

e' th

eme.

2024

Prog

ress

ivel

y im

prov

e ke

y si

tes

in e

ach

area

to th

e fu

ll qu

ality

stan

dard

,in

part

icua

lr th

ough

a ra

nge

ofm

easu

res

acro

ss th

e 'P

lace

'an

d 'E

nviro

nmen

t & S

usta

inab

ility

' the

mes

.

2024

Del

iver

and

man

age

a na

tiona

lly re

cogn

ised

,'ci

ty' g

reen

spa

cere

gene

ratio

n pr

ojec

t for

sus

tain

able

man

agem

ent e

g Pa

rkw

ood

Sprin

gs

2026

QM

Q3

Mai

ntai

n qu

ality

impr

ovem

ent t

hrou

gh m

anag

emen

tpl

anni

ng fo

r eac

h gr

een

and

open

spa

ce.

Dev

elop

a c

omm

on fr

amew

ork/

che

cklis

t for

man

agem

ent p

lans

that

can

be a

dopt

ed a

cros

s a

rang

e of

site

type

s,in

clud

ing

use

ofac

cred

ited

man

agem

ent e

g fo

rest

ry s

chem

es,a

s ap

prop

riate

.

2012

P&

C,

Cor

e M

anag

emen

t G

roup

Alig

n M

anag

emen

t Pla

ns w

ith S

heffi

eld

Qua

lity

Stan

dard

.20

12

Dev

elop

cos

tings

for a

n im

plem

enta

tion

prog

ram

me

to m

aint

ain

the

requ

irem

ents

oft

he S

heffi

eld

Qua

lity

Stan

dard

.20

12

Com

plet

e a

prog

ram

me

ofM

anag

emen

t Pla

n pr

epar

atio

n ac

ross

all

site

s (d

evel

opin

g ge

neric

pla

ns fo

r key

type

s of

GO

S).

2020

QM

S1

Max

imis

e ex

istin

g sk

ills

from

the

who

le ra

nge

ofm

anag

emen

t par

tner

s,to

sup

port

the

deliv

ery

requ

irem

ents

for p

eopl

e,pl

aces

,env

ironm

ent a

ndsu

stai

nabi

lity.

Und

erta

ke a

ski

lls a

sses

smen

t acr

oss

part

ners

in th

e gr

een

spac

ese

ctor

.20

13P

&C

,C

ore

Man

agem

ent

Gro

up

Prep

are

a Su

stai

nabl

e Sk

ills

Stra

tegy

for t

he m

anag

emen

t and

mai

nten

ance

ofS

heffi

eld

gree

n an

d op

en s

pace

.20

13

Inve

stig

ate

a vo

lunt

eer t

rain

ing,

deve

lopm

ent a

nd a

ccre

dita

tion

sche

me.

2014

QM

S2

Dev

elop

She

ffiel

d as

a c

entre

ofe

xcel

lenc

e fo

ren

viro

nmen

tal a

nd h

ortic

ultu

ral s

kills

;for

com

mun

ityvo

lunt

eerin

g an

d en

gage

men

t;an

d fo

r loc

al a

nd n

atur

alhe

ritag

e co

nser

vatio

n.

Iden

tify

exis

ting

key

stre

ngth

s w

ithin

the

core

gro

up o

fGO

Sm

anag

ers

eg.h

ortic

ultu

re,r

ange

r and

com

mun

ity s

ervi

ces,

sust

aina

ble

timbe

r use

.

2013

P&

C,C

ore

Man

agem

ent G

roup

Mak

e av

aila

ble

'inte

rnal

' tra

inin

g re

sour

ces

to e

xter

nal b

odie

s (to

supp

ort i

ncom

e ge

nera

tion)

and

for v

olun

teer

dev

elop

men

t.20

15

Qu

ali

ty M

an

ag

em

en

t

Pri

orit

yN

umbe

rH

ow t

o ac

hiev

e th

is p

rior

ity

Act

ion

Ta

rget

Com

plet

eLe

ad p

artn

ers/

othe

r pa

rtne

rs

Link

ed

prio

riri

tes

R

elat

ed S

trat

egy

QM

S2

(con

tinue

d)D

evel

op S

heffi

eld

as a

cen

tre o

fexc

elle

nce

for

envi

ronm

enta

l and

hor

ticul

tura

l ski

lls;f

or c

omm

unity

volu

ntee

ring

and

enga

gem

ent;

and

for l

ocal

and

natu

ral h

erita

ge c

onse

rvat

ion.

Enha

nce

the

faci

litie

s an

d re

sour

ces

whi

ch c

an b

e us

ed to

sup

port

and

build

on

thes

e,to

est

ablis

h 2

natio

nal c

entre

s of

skill

sex

celle

nce

in S

heffi

eld.

2022

P&

C,C

ore

Man

agem

ent G

roup

QM

F1

Dev

elop

a lo

ng-t

erm

,sus

tain

able

,stra

tegi

c bu

dget

for

mai

nten

ance

and

impr

ovem

ent p

lann

ing.

Dev

elop

rolli

ng 5

yea

r act

ion

plan

s an

d bu

dget

s co

sts

for t

he k

eyst

ages

ofS

trate

gy im

plem

enta

tion.

2012

P&

C,

Cor

e M

anag

emen

t G

roup

,Com

mun

ityAs

sem

blie

s

Dev

elop

an

asse

t man

agem

ent p

lan.

2012

QM

F2

Secu

re lo

ng te

rm s

usta

inab

le m

anag

emen

t and

mai

nten

ance

as

an in

tegr

al p

art o

fmaj

or c

apita

lin

vest

men

ts.

Dev

elop

a fr

amew

ork

Man

agem

ent P

lan

that

sho

uld

be re

quire

d as

part

ofa

ny s

ite d

evel

opm

ent.

2012

P&

C,

Cor

e M

anag

emen

t G

roup

Dev

elop

a m

etho

d to

ass

ess

the

valu

e of

'ave

rted

cos

ts' t

hrou

gh o

n-si

te p

rese

nce,

prev

enta

tive

mai

nten

ance

etc

..20

14

Rese

arch

a b

udge

ting

appr

oach

that

val

ues

the

bene

fits

ofin

vest

men

t with

in th

e 'P

eopl

e' a

nd 'E

nviro

nmen

t & S

usta

inab

ility

'th

emes

.

2014

QM

F3

Max

imis

e in

com

e ge

nera

tion

as a

key

fund

ing

stre

am.

Inve

stig

ate

inno

vativ

e fu

ndra

isin

g an

d fu

ndin

g st

ream

s

20

12P

&C

,C

ore

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agem

ent

Gro

up,Y

orks

hire

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ard,

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h Yo

rksh

ire F

ores

t Par

tner

ship

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reat

e a

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ines

s St

rate

gy' f

or s

ite re

late

d in

com

e op

port

uniti

esan

d to

max

imis

e th

e ec

onom

ic v

alue

ofk

ey s

ites

.20

16

Esta

blis

h a

num

ber o

fsel

f-su

stai

ning

mod

el s

ites

for i

ncom

ege

nera

tion

or fo

r pro

duct

ive

land

-use

2022

QM

F4

Esta

blis

h a

Trus

t Fun

d fo

r She

ffiel

d's

gree

n an

d op

ensp

aces

.Re

view

with

par

tner

s th

e ra

nge

ofap

proa

ches

to a

ttrac

ting

dona

tions

,leg

acie

s an

d in

vest

men

ts20

12P

&C

,C

ore

Man

agem

ent

Gro

up,

Revi

ew P

arks

Inve

stm

ent F

und/

Rei

nves

tmen

t Stra

tegy

/ Inv

est t

oSa

ve a

nd d

evel

op th

e ne

xt p

hase

.20

13

Scop

e an

d se

t-up

the

foun

datio

ns fo

r a G

reen

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ce T

rust

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d,in

cons

ider

atio

n of

appr

oach

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uch

as th

e G

reen

Bon

d.20

14


APPENDIX A -LIST OFSTAKEHOLDERS The following table lists some of thestakeholder organisations who have insome form been involved in thedevelopment of this Strategy.

Active Sheffield

Area Action Team/ Coordinators

Burngreave New Deal for Communities

Creative Sheffield

English Heritage (Yorkshire Region)

Environment Agency

Friends/ Community Groups (various)

Green City Action

Green Estate

Groundwork Sheffield

Heeley City Farm

Heeley Development Trust

Nabarro Nathanson Green Business

Natural England

Peak District National Park Authority

Ramblers' Association

Sheffield City Council - Councillors

SCC CEX Organisational TransformationProgramme

SCC CEX Property Services

SCC CYPS Capacity Planning andDevelopment

SCC CYPD Lifelong Learning and Skills

SCC PLACE Activity Sheffield

SCC PLACE Culture

SCC PLACE Development Services

SCC PLACE Environment and RegulatoryServices

SCC PLACE Parks and CountrysideService

SCC PLACE Strategic and City CentreServices

SCC PLACE Streetforce

SCC COMMUNITIES NeighbourhoodRenewal and Partnership

SCC COMMUNITIES Housing MarketRenewal (Area Development Framework)Teams

SCC Sheffield Homes

Sensory Trust

Shebeen

Sheffield First for the Environment

Sheffield Futures & Connexions

Sheffield Hallam University

Sheffield Primary Care Trust/ NHS

Sheffield Town Trust

Sheffield Wildlife Trust

South Yorkshire Forest

Sport England, Yorkshire

Steel Valley Project

South Yorkshire Archaeology Unit

South Yorkshire Police

University of Sheffield

White Horse Green People

74 75


75


APPENDIX B -TYPES OFGREEN ANDOPEN SPACEThe following table lists the different typesof green and open space consideredwithin the Strategy.

76 77


Typology Primary Purpose

Green Spaces

Parks and Gardens Accessible, high quality opportunities forformal recreation and community events

Natural and semi-natural greenspaces, including urban woodland

Wildlife conservation, biodiversity andenvironmental education and awareness

Green Corridors Walking, cycling or horse riding, whetherfor leisure purposes or travel, andopportunities for wildlife migration

Outdoor sports facilities Participation in outdoor sports, such aspitch sports, tennis, bowls, athletics orcountryside and water sports

Amenity green space Opportunities for informal activities closeto home or work or enhancement of theappearance of residential or other areas

Provision for children and youngpeople

Areas designed primarily for play andsocial interaction involving children andyoung people, such as equipped playareas, ball courts, skateboard areas andteenage shelters

Allotments, community gardensand urban farms

Opportunities for those people who wishto do so to grow their own produce aspart of the long term promotion ofsustainability, health and social inclusion

Cemeteries, disused churchyardsand other burial grounds

Quiet contemplation and burial of thedead, often linked to the promotion ofwildlife conservation and biodiversity

Civic SpacesCivic and market squares andother hard surfaced areasdesigned for pedestrians

Providing a setting for civic buildings,public demonstrations and communityevents

Reference Assessing needs and opportunities: a companion guide to PPG17, (Communities and Local Government,2001).


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APPENDIX C –BIBLIOGRAPHYAND REFERENCESOURCES

AActive Sheffield (2004) City on the Move -A Physical Activity Strategy for Sheffield.

Apprenticeships Task Force (2005)Apprenticeships Task Force -Final Report accessed atwww.employersforapprentices.gov.uk

BBedfordshire and Luton GreenInfrastructure Consortium (2007)Bedfordshire and Luton GreenInfrastructure Plan.

Black Environment NetworkWorking with asylum seekers and refugees(Issue paper 1), accessed athttp://ben-network.org.uk

Bristol City Council (2007)Manual for Assessing Quality.

CCABE (2002) By Design - Urban Design inthe Planning system: Towards BetterPractice.

CABE (2003) Building for Life Standard -delivering great places to live - 20questions.

CABE (2004) Policy Note: Preventing anti-social behaviour in public spaces

CABE (2006) The Cost of Bad Design

CABE (2007) Building for Life.

CABE (2007) Sustainable design, climatechange and the built environment.

CABE, Housing Corporation (2008)Building for Life, accessed atwww.buildingforlife.org

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