OPEN SPACE STRATEGY PLAN AMENITY OPEN SPACE OUTDOOR SPORTS

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1 STONE PARK: DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT PLANIT-IE OPEN SPACE STRATEGY PLAN OPEN SPACE QUANTUM AMENITY OPEN SPACE OUTDOOR SPORTS OUTDOOR SPORTS PARKS AND GARDENS SEMI NATURAL/ AMENITY SPACE The table below indicates the areas of open space shown within the Illustrative erplan. ALLOTMENTS Given the nature of the site and expansive areas of open space allowed for around the new settlement, the plan illustrates how all of the open space requirement can be delivered on site. For all typologies an overall new population of 5,950 has been assumed - please refer to ES Chapter 12 for further details. N.T.S Get Mapping PLC TR3365 Typology National/ Thanet Guidance Required area based on 6250 population Provision within Notes the Illustrative erplan Complied Parks & Gardens 1.06ha per 1000 population 6.30ha 28ha Located immediately around and within new housing and employment areas. Runway park element would be 20ha in size. + Outdoor Sports 0.87ha playing pitches per ha 5.4ha 4.17ha 6ha+ Three key locations for sports pitches located with a hub around the new sports centre. Utilises the runway areas for hard court sports courts where possible. Combined 14.9ha 113ha Amenity and Semi Natural Open Spaces have been considered together, as the majority of this typology of informal open space within the site will be managed to promote habitat value through the retention or creation of species rich grassland meadow. In addition, although not counted within this assessment there will be an area of approx 14ha within the Northern Grasslands ha 1.2ha Positioned centrally within the site and within the southern end of Delta Park. 0.7ha Equip. play per 1000 Semi Natural 2ha per 1000 population (Semi Natural) & Amenity Open Space 0.5ha (amenity) Allotments 0.19 per 1000 population (100ha of which being species rich grassland) PAGE 71

2 PLANIT-IE STONE PARK: DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT PLAY PROVISION STRATEGY Guidance indicates that in addition to formal playing field pitches, a total of 4.17ha of play provision for children and young people should be provided for this size of new settlement. The diagrams below show how the Illustrative erplan could provide this range of new play facilities. Parklands immediately around the edge of the settlement - ensuring that all homes are within 400m walking circle. In accordance with the Fields in Trust Guidance for Outdoor Sport and Play: eyond the Six Acre ndard, the Illustrative erplan proposes a hierarchy of new play facilities distributed across the site that are incorporated into the main park and street spaces. 27no. LAP (Local Area For Play) located within and around the houses providing facilities adjacent to new homes and located within Pocket Parks, Parkland edges and green spaces within the street scene. All locations shown include an allowance for the required buffer areas around each facility to protect the amenity of the surrounding employment areas and homes. Given the unique airfield setting for much of these new play areas, we envisage that where possible, new facilities will utilise the existing hardstanding areas for taxi ways, plane parking areas and runways, and by doing so, give them a distinctive character that reinforces the memory of the site for future generations. This will include: 3no. NEAP (Neighbourhood Area Equipped for Play) facilities located within the Runway, Delta Park and Woodland Edge Park areas. This arrangement would ensure all homes and 50% of employment areas are within a 1000m walking circle. These could make use of the retained runway and Taxi Way surfacing for new games courts, skate parks and all weather play spaces. 4no LEAP (Local Area Equipped for Play)integrated into the VINCENT VINCENT VINCENT W W W Drain Drain s Drain s s ectricity Sub tion ectricity Sub tion ectricity Sub tion Sub Sub Silos Silos Sub Sub Sub MUSGRAVE COLUMUS (Telecommunication) COLUMUS SPRATLING Caves (um) 2050 Ruin ELL INVICTA -DAVIES The Leys (um) 2190 AVENUE Pond 2050 The Leys Pond Caves Caves EAMONT COLUMUS FS 2050 Manston Park Wind Sock ALLAND GRANGE AVENUE SPRATLING AVENUE 2190 ELL TOLLEMACHE CL INVICTA DAVIES -DAVIES SPRATLING 2190 ELL ESMONDE INVICTA (Telecommunication) MUSGRAVE EAMONT Manston Park ESMONDE ALLAND GRANGE TOLLEMACHE CL FS 2050 MUSGRAVE ALLAND GRANGE EAMONT TOLLEMACHE CL (Telecommunication) Sub Wind Sock ESMONDE Manston Park FS 2050 Wind Sock Silos Ruin Icehouse Icehouse (disused) (disused) The Leys Pond CATHERINE'S ELM GROVE ELM GROVE ST War Meml ST War Meml GROVE THE GREEN GREEN Golf Course (disused) MERLIN LANE THE GREEN DAIGOR GROVE War Meml 2050 Golf Course ELM GROVE LANDS GLADE LANDS GLADE 2050 CATHERINE'S LANE DAIGOR (um) Icehouse Ruin Golf Course ST GROVE THE CATHERINE'S MERLIN MERLIN LANE eacon eacon DAIGOR LANDS GLADE 2050 Telegraph Hill Telegraph Hill Wind Sock eacon Wind Sock (Telecommunication) (Telecommunication) Telegraph Hill ROUNDAOUT ROUNDAOUT Wind Sock s s (Telecommunication) Gravel Pit Gravel Pit ROUNDAOUT s Gas Govn Gas Govn SEMPLE Gravel Pit COTTAGE s (Telecommunication) Gas Govn SEMPLE HENGIST SOUTHALL HOUSE IVY COTTAGE IVY LAUNDRY HOUSE LAUNDRY HENGIST SOUTHALL HENGIST SOUTHALL s (Telecommunication) s (Telecommunication) SEMPLE HOUSE IVY CLIFFSEND ROUNDAOUT COTTAGE CLIFFSEND ROUNDAOUT LAUNDRY THORNE THORNE KING ARTHUR CANTERURY WEST WINDSOR ARUNDEL KING ARTHUR WINDSOR ARUNDEL ARUNDEL WINDSOR CANTERURY WEST CLIFFSEND ROUNDAOUT THORNE KING ARTHUR MP 84.5 MP 84.5 CANTERURY WEST LAPS MP 84.5 LEAPS CLIVE Cliffsend Crossing Cliffsend Crossing Tunnel SEVENSCORE NEAPS SL CLIVE Tunnel SEVENSCORE MP CLIFF VIEW SEA VIEW CLIFF VIEW SEA VIEW SL FOADS MP CLIVE FOADS FOADS SEA VIEW CLIFF VIEW Cliffsend Crossing SEVENSCORE PAGE 72 Tunnel MP SL

3 STONE PARK: DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT PLANIT-IE SPORT STRATEGY The Illustrative erplan includes a range of new sports and play facilities that provide the required facilities for the new development and support the objectives and priorities of the Thanet Sport and Active Recreation Strategy and its vision: Our vision is to build active, healthy, safe and successful communities in Thanet through increased participation in sport and active recreation New sports provision within the Hill Park site will provide high quality, publicly accessible facilities that will help to promote the Strategies key priorities: Raising the profile of sport and active recreation Increasing opportunities for sport Developing and promoting healthier lifestyles Enhancing sports facility provision FORMAL PLAYING FIELD PROVISION Formal Pitch provision is indicated within the Illustrative erplan at two points around the Site, with the main hub for activity within the eastern Sports Village. This ensures that all homes and businesses within the site are within walking distance of playing fields, as well as significant areas of amenity green space. All sites are located adjacent to new homes or employment areas to ensure that pitches have good levels of overlooking and indirect supervision. SPORTS VILLAGE Focused around the new 50m swimming pool building, this will include grassed areas capable of accommodating up-to three new full sized football pitches, run-offs, seasonal shift areas and warm up spaces. The main building will provide the necessary changing, storage and parking requirements, as well opportunity for further indoor facilities such as gyms and classroom space. In addition to the main pitches the Illustrative erplan also indicates areas for multi games courts, training areas and smaller grass pitches. Re-use of the existing runway surfacing within this space will also allow for a range of informal sports/ play facilities to be accommodated such as skate parks, cycle skills areas and training grids/ running tracks. This extensive area of hard surfacing could also be utilised as temporary event parking when required. A second pitch area is shown to the western side of the site connected to the main Runway and Delta parkland areas. This is capable of accommodating up-to two full sized football pitches or a series of smaller pitches, training areas and runoff. ACCESSILE FACILITIES All workers and residents within Hill Park will be within a 5 minute walk from a significant green open space and no more than a 10min walk from an area of formal grass pitch provision. New sports facilities located within the Park will also dramatically improve access to sports for the many local residents of the surrounding villages - bringing many within walking distance of such facilities. EXPANDING THE SPORTS OFFER Clearly, on a site with over 100ha of interconnected public open space, there is considerable opportunity for a range of complementary informal sports facilities to be incorporated. These should fit within wider recreational routes (as outlined on P55), and include elements such as fitness trails and outdoor gyms. As the main green spaces are located within and around the new homes and employment space, these routes and facilities will be accessible, obvious and safe thanks to overlooking and passive surveillance. Moving beyond the local area, the Illustrative erplan also indicates an area for a potential inland surf lagoon - or Wavegarden as it is often referred to. This new technology brings surfing to the masses, allowing all to experience this sport, either as a spectator or participant. These facilities offer consistency and ease of access to surfing, are complementary to existing surf facilities in the area, and within this location could draw visitors from both the UK and Europe. Surf Snowdonia in the Wales is the first of this type of facility within the UK and demonstrates how this element on its own can contribute to positive regeneration and put a relatively isolated village at the forefront of a global sports agenda. PAGE 73

4 PLANIT-IE STONE PARK: DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT LANDSCAPE CHARACTER A series of public parks promote the use of publicly accessible sports, play, pathways and planting to be enjoyed by cyclists, pedestrians, dog walks, and people of all ages. LANDSCAPE CHARACTER AREAS Six distinct character areas have been developed as part of the Illustrative erplan. These include: 1. Runway Park 2. The Delta Park 3. The Meadow Edge 4. The Woodland Edge 5. The Sports Fields 6. The Heritage Park 1 PAGE 74

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6 PLANIT-IE STONE PARK: DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT LANDSCAPE CHARACTER THE RUN PARK The runway provides a significant area of public open space, with hard surface multi functional areas. It is characterised by its open aspect and views south towards Pegwell ay. As well as the main runway there are a series of edge parks, providing the opportunity for more sheltered areas of outdoor play and recreation all overlooked from the adjacent new homes. A2 59 NEW ENTRANCE RUN WAVEG AR WA YP ARK EVENT DEN SPACE Large parts of the park will be covered by informal grassland meadow which, along with the southern suds system, provide a rich ecological and habitat value. The park also presents opportunities for interpretation of the archaeological value of the site with a focus on Telegraph Hill and its prominent viewpoint at the top of the site. The runway can also be home to occasional cultural and sporting events, either permanent or meanwhile uses. With over 20ha of retained main runway, the site has the capacity to accommodate a diverse range of events: from time trials; heritage bike races; smaller concerts; park runs and closed cycle events. Perspective view from eastern end of runway. New linear pathways through grassland. PAGE 76 Copyright2015 risbane City Council Copyright A range of new recreational uses including outdoor sports. Informal recreational uses of the runway + reuse of airfield buildings for community/ retail uses.

7 STONE PARK: DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT PLANIT-IE RUN PERSPECTIVE Looking down the new public park - with views out to Pegwell ay Copyright 2010 Sisaphus Potential sporting uses of the runway New habitat opportunities Potential events spaces and meanwhile uses. Opportunities for the arts, that utilise the wide open skies and landscape. PAGE 77

8 PLANIT-IE STONE PARK: DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT LANDSCAPE CHARACTER MEADOW EDGE PARK N.T.S THE DELTA PARK Located on the retained Delta Taxi Way - this park creates a new green avenue between the residential and employment areas. Following a formal alignment of the retained Taxi Way, the park will include informal grass parkland with new tree planting to create a sense of enclosure and containment, in contrast to the adjacent Runway Park. At its southern end, the park will open out to accommodate new allotments areas that provide opportunities for local food production and a series of grass recreational fields will be located within the wider meadow - providing a resource for residents and workers. Linear pathways criss cross the park to create links between the neighbourhoods and the smaller recreation spaces within it. The retention of the aircraft Y shaped parking bays provide unique opportunities for local sports and play - all overlooked by the adjacent new homes and work units. At its northern extent the park will blend into the meadow edge - although a central linear pathway will continue over to the Heritage Hub. Illustrative masterplan of the Delta Park area. play DELTA PARK play allotments play NEAP playing fields Get Mapping PLC TR3365 Copyright2015 risbane City Council 2013 High Contrast Linear pathways and planting respond to the former runway alignments PAGE 78 Copyright Stéphane Goldstein New parkland spaces will be created for formal play and informal recreation New allotments and growing areas will be provided within the park. Copyright 2011 La Citta Vita New tree planting will provide shade and shelter to parkland spaces.