Appendix 7 Local Provision Standards for Calderdale

Table 7.1 Provision Standards derived from the Calderdale Open Space, Sport and Recreation Study Strategy and Action Plan (July 2006)
Typology Standard Brighouse Elland Halifax Hebden Bridge Sowerby Bridge Todmorden
Parks and Gardens Quantity 1.39* 0.85 1.79 0.24 0.95 4.10
Quality Score of 60% or higher on qualitative site assessment.
Accessibility All settlement areas within 400m of small local open space(0.04ha – 1ha) and 600m of local park (1.00ha – 3.00ha) and 1200m of district park (greater than 3ha) All settlement areas within 30 minute drive time of a borough park
Natural/ semi-natural greenspace Quantity 5.47* 4.54 12.65 271.87 92.00 130.60
Quality Score of 60% or higher on qualitative site assessment.
Accessibility All settlement areas within 400m of small local open space (0.04ha – 1ha) and 600m of a site (1.00ha – 3.00ha) and 1200m of a site greater than 3ha
Amenity greenspace Quantity See Note 3          
Quality Score of 60% or higher on qualitative site assessment.
Accessibility All settlement areas within 400m of a site (0.04ha – 1ha) and 600m of a site (1.00ha – 3.00ha) and 1200m of a site greater than 3ha
Provision for children and young people Quantity 0.04* 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.05 0.08
Quality Score of 60% or higher on qualitative site assessment.
Accessibility All settlement areas within 240m of a LEAP and 600m of a NEAP
Allotments Quantity See Note 3          
Quality Score of 60% or higher on qualitative site assessment.
Accessibility All settlement areas within 400m of a site (0.04ha – 1ha) and/or 600m of a site (1.00ha – 3.00ha) and/or 1200m of a site greater than 3ha
Cemeteries Quantity 0.24 0.51 0.27 0.11 0.30 0.30
Quality Score of 60% or higher on qualitative site assessment.
Accessibility See Note 4
Civic Spaces Quantity 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.04
Quality Score of 60% or higher on qualitative site assessment.
Accessibility See Note 4
Outdoor Sports facilities (Note 5) Quantity 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6
Quality Site quality rating of good (as defined by Sport England Electronic Toolkit)
Accessibility Teams to have access to appropriate site at relevant time
  • Note 1: Quantity standards are ha/1000 population
  • Note 2: *These are monitoring standards
  • Note 3: There is no baseline quantity standard for these typologies, there is some outstanding work to be done as part of the action plan to assess the sites identified as low value
  • Note 4: Accessibility are not a directly relevant measures.
  • Note 5: Standards have been calculated in line with Sport England guidance set out in ‘Towards A Level Playing Field.’ For the purpose of calculating outdoor sports requirements for developments, for simplicity the quantity figures have been averaged.
  • Note 6:Green corridors – due to their (generally) linear nature, it is not appropriate to set provision standards for green corridors in terms of hectares.