New Neighbourhood D - Stirling · Groups work on paths, woodland management, timber to undertake...
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New Neighbourhood DStirling Council have identifi ed this area as a potential location for new social housing to be developed by the Council in the next year (up to 10 units) , with the potential for further housing to be developed in the medium to long term.(circa 20 units). Further housing development is possible in the longer term, but at present there is no funding available. Connection: Cultenhove Crescent and Cultenhove Place are quiet residential streets and it suggested that traffi c calming and localised road narrowing could be incorporated into these streets in conjunction with new housing (see below). Cultenhove Road is an important link for both traffi c and pedestrians.Greenspace; There are a number of opportunities for greenspace to make a positive contribution to the area:Greenspace A; the location for a linear greenspace fronting onto Cultenhove Road and designed to separate houses from shops and the adjacent youth centre. It should be planned and planted to dissuade people from using it as a place to gatherGreenspace B; A small scale greenspace at a steeply sloping cornerGreenspace C; New development fronting onto the existing greenspace at Cosxet Hill will be very prominent and well designed landscape proposals ( boundary treatments such as hedging together with planting) could be planted ahead of potential development in order to achieve well integrated proposals Greenspace D; because of its proximity to the existing Community Centre it is suggested that options for community use of this space are explored further.Family friendly housing: New houses in this location are an opportunity to “mend” fragmented streets. They should:• Refl ect the scale and density of their neighbours • Provide an “active frontage” to the street, rather than views of fences or blank facades Facilities: existing shops are an important focus and should be improved in terms of:
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• Aesthetic improvements to facades• Improvements to external spaces to allow for limted seating and parking Local Streets:New development has the potential to impact positively on the wider area: Area E: Part of this neighbourhood area is located beside existing shops and a youth centre. Although popular with teenagers, this centre is a potential source of friction with new residents. New housing and associated small scale greenspace will require to be carefully sited and designed to avoid future problems by:• Setting housing back from shops• ensuring houses and public spaces are always well overlooked Area F: Some new houses will be located at the top of the steeply sloping greenspace to the west. In this location the siting and design of new houses should be carefully considered as they will be very visible from viewpoints some distance away. New houses should:• Be located in such as way that they avoid views of extensive back garden fences • Use massing and proportions which both complement their neighbours and refl ect their special location • Avoid any perception of “excessive overlooking” for the houses located at the foot of the sloping greenspace
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Environmental improvements outside of existing shops; improvements to external spaces to allow for limted seating and parking
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(above) view at Cultenhove Road (greenspace A)new housing should utilise the materials, hard landscaping details and boundary treatments of adjacent, recent development in order to “feather-in” recent development into the wider area
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Coxet Hill Park At present this greenspace is underused and acts as a barrier - separating development areas at Torbrex and Cultenhove. It is proposed that this area could be posirively developed as a resource for the local community. Suggested long term uses are noted below - all would need to be the subject of further consultation focussed on residents who are immediately adjacent to the area. Location 1: The potential location for a pedestrian and cycle path which creates linkage between the city centre and the countryside at the edge of Stirling - a ‘green corridor’ for those outside of the area. This path should be wide enough for both cyclists and pedestrians and surfaced in a cost effective solid surface. Gradients and access should be very carefully considered together with any potential security and overlooking issues for existing properties adjacent to the proposed path route. (NB. an alternative link is suggested along Wordie Road)Location 2: Community Woodland: to promote biodiversity, wildlife and the area’s natural history. Existing woodland in this area could be consolidated and developed as a Community Woodland – facilitated by an organisation with experience in this area in collaboration with interested local people who could become involved in planting and maintaining the space - for example planting trees, planting bulbs, litter pick-upsLocation 4: focus for Projects and Events: The area to the south of the existing community centre is potentially a good location for a wide range of collaborative and community projects - elsewhere, ongoing activities include Digital Nature Photography courses, Outdoor Nursery for Pre School children and Environmental Arts Projects. This is a location that can be used by a wide range of different organisations such as BTCV and Forth Environment Link.
There is an opportunity to improve existing paths running across Coxet Hill: Smaller, existing local paths should be improved and realigned so that they provide better connections through the local area and can be more easily accessible to those with mobility problems (for example improving gradient, minimising flights of stairs, installing better handrails, providing better lighting).
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Blarbuie Woodland: ArgyllA partnership between Reforesting Scotland, Argyll Green Woodworkers Association, NHS, Scottish Association for Mental Health, and Lochgilphead Community Council. This Woodland is used by health and social services, plus all people living in or visiting the area. Community participation is important - protecting the woods, making them accessible to everyone and creating opportunities for people to learn about plants,wildlife, and local history. Groups work on paths, woodland management, timber construction, signage and environmental education through supervised training and voluntary opportunities.
Calder Park Community Woodland: AberdeenThe establishment of a small community woodland within the larger Calder Park to deter illegal motorcycling and provide a useful wildlife habitat and recreational area.The local Community Council and local businesses suggested planting some of the area as a community woodland, providing a useful wildlife habitat and recreational area for the local community. On 31 March 2007 about 120 local people turned out to plant the 2500 trees to create the woodland.
Middleton Community Woodland: DundeeThe creation of a community woodland on an area of land adjacent to the Whitfield housing estate. The area has been planted with a number of native species trees and shrubs. A network of paths has been created around the site and information and signage installed. The Middleton Community Woodland Group was established with assistance from Dundee City Council forestry and Countryside Ranger staff. The group has produced a simple management plan and has been involved in practical projects to undertake planting, clean ups and laying out of paths on the site.
Case Studies: Community Woodland in Scotland
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Cultenhove is the location for a number of smaller “left - over “ spaces. In many cases local residents are happy with their condition and location, but others could benefit from improvement :
Area(s)3; Smaller “pockets” of greenspaceTypically, these are very small and are associated with a specific number of local properties. It is suggested that – where people who live round about these are areas are keen to do so – that these are adopted as local community garden spaces. Alternatively some of these areas have potential as garden extension ground
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Community consultation suggests that there is a perception that existing tenemental flat blocks look and feel intimidating and that improvements to their appearance could benefit the area as a whole. It is suggested that improvements to amenity spaces associated with flats could benefit both residents and those passing through the area. (see opposite page for precedent examples)
Amenity space around existing flats
General Approach: In order for this approach to be successful - • A detailed design framework would need to be developed by a landscape architect in collaboration with residents prior to the commencement of any gardening, with a clear and confirmed commitment to design quality from all parties. • Environmental, Community and Voluntary organisations would need to provide support for interested local people, including:
Improvements to existing smaller greenspaces and gardens
• initial development: locating funding and commissioning consultants for initial studies • assistance with funding applications: for example Awards for All, Climate Challenge Fund, CSGN • training: providing short courses and training events in basic landscaping and gardening skills• development and maintenance: facilitating development and assistance with ongoing maintenance
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Comrie in Colour :Gold Award winner; RHS Britain in Bloom Awards for 2010. Work in and around the area includes hanging baskets, planters, work with the local school, a poly-tunnel and raised beds for vegetable planting
Improvements to the spaces around existing flats at Castlemilk :Improvements to are garden grounds minimise residents perceptions of a less “safe” area - and make it more pleasant to walk past flats.
Case Studies: Small scale environmental improvements
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A new, permanent Community Green SpaceThe greenspace around the existing Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) is currently very exposed and is, as a consequence, underused. It is suggested that improvements to the adjacent greenspace are made in order to provide • an enhanced sense of enclosure around the MUGA with shelter planting, seating, mounding and improved boundary treatments. • a permenant Community Garden/Recreation Space: this area has the potential to be redeveloped to provide greenspaces which can be used by local people for a range of outdoor activities. It is suggested that this could be managed by a Social Enterprise/Voluntary Group or Community Organisation with expertise in developing similar
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types of projects (such as Forth Environment Link, Scottish Orchards, Trellis etc.), and with input from local residents and community organisations.In order to succeed, buy-in from local people is essential, so further development and consultation would be needed to ensure that there is a genuine level of interest which is likley to be sustained, and and that the space will be well- used without causing a nuisance to adjoining residents. There is potential for allotments, a shared gardening space, grow -your-own, a green gym, and improved amenity space• a “destination” within the new Coxet Hill Park: this could be an artwork developed in collaboration with local people.
Potential location for community centre in the long term - the location for community garden/greenspace in the short term
Visitor parking and new defined entrance
Improved boundary treatment to Cultenhove Road plus new, defined entrance to “Coxet Hill Park”
Space for potential greenspace developed by Environmental Organisation with the local community (eg. Forth Environment Links or similar)
Mounding, informal planting and seating at existing MUGA to provide better sense of enclosure
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Case Studies: Community greenspaces
The Bridgend Allotment site in Edinburgh was opened in April 2006. Each plot has a shed with a rain water butt and the water supply to the site is also partly reclaimed rain water. There are 8 small plots in a paved area used by charities, these can easily be converted to raised beds for wheelchair users. The Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society also has a large demonstration plot and four of the plots are used by a Health Project.
Kelvinside Allotments. Glasgow : Well established local allotments run by the users - it includes access plots for disabled users
Hillhead Children’s Garden, Glasgow: A group of parents turned a derelict site into a community garden whcih provided a resource for children and their parents to use together. They raised funding for new raised beds and planting and have grown a wide range of produce. The garden has continued to be developed - most recently a wildlife garden and new fruit trees have been added.
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There are a number of challenges which are common to many locations within the Framework Area, and these are described in more detail over the following pages. They include:
• better connections
• improving greenspace
• better local streets
• good quality family housing
• better facilities
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Enhancement of exisitng paths New paths Better through roads
Better bus stops Better pedestrian crossing Safe route to school
Proposed permeable traffi c ;inks to newhousing development at Boresetone A
• Improving pedestrian connections within the area itself, and outwards to the wider Stirling area and the surrounding countryside
• Providing a hierarchy of development: ensuring good connectivity for traffi c along some routes while promoting other streets as quiet social spaces (see page 53 for further guidance)
• Providing pleasant and safe routes to schools and local shops which are well-lit and, where possible, overlooked.
8.1 Improving ConnectionsWIthin the Framework area, groups of residents tend to focus on their own local streets within what they percieve to be their own neighbourhood. At present, local people are dissuaded from moving through the area on foot or by cycle because of perceptions that some areas are less than safe, and lack of connection means journeys can be longer where existing paths are not linked together. Connection across and through the area can generally be improved by:
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Guidance for good quality connectionsThe Development Framework focuses on the points at which more fragmented areas intersect, and considers the potential to promote positive patterns of movement from one to another. These include:
Promoting access to the countrside from the city centre and improving pedestrian and cycle movement through the area generallyImproving access to the path network into the countrsyide already used by the community - and ensuring that paths are properly signed.
Minimising impact of new traffic routes to the potential Borestone A Site; by locating new, permanent greenspace at vacant development sites which will, in the
future, provide a degree of separation for new housing from access roads.
Safe routes to school: Promoting pedestrian movement, from newer development to the east of the Framework area to the local Borestone Primary School.
Parents and children currently travel through an area of existing flats and development sites around Gateside Road which are
perceived as unsafe and unattractive. Improvements to shared amenity spaces, boundary walls and smaller local greenspaces associated with flats should be a priority, together with consideration of local traffic calming and better lighting in this location.
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Allotments - need to be organised, best used by people from in and around the area- but can be used by people from elsewhere
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8.1 Improving and consolidating Greenspacegreen projects located on vacant development sites
• Promoting a healthy lifestyle. Walking and cycling networks encourage sustainable travel; community growing and gardens provide physical exercise and encourage healthy eating, and they can be of therapeutic value for people with learning diffi culties or mental health problems
• Providing an integrated habitat network with areas for wildlife. The principles of Biodiversity and sustainable urban drainage should be incorporated into all proposals
• Enabling early action. Even though it is likely that work to stalled development sites may not happen for a while it is still possible for work to new permanent greenspaces to go on ahead of proposed new housing, for example.
Improvement to existing greenspace and the creation of new greenspace has the potential to be a major contributor to the ongoing successful revitalisation of the area. The Framework suggests a number of ways in which it is possible to make the most of existing greenspaces, maximising the benefi t to the local community in terms of:• Consolidating and improving existing greenspace
to improve pedestrian and cycle linkage between countryside and city centre, as well as within the Framework area
• Encouraging local residents to take ownership and responsibility for smaller local greenspaces
• Encouraging community involvement and interest in the Development Framework through
Guidance for good quality Greenspace
Utilising larger scale local greenspaces to develop a “Green Network”: There are number of sites within the Framework area which have the potential to link together to form a traffi c-free, green path and cycle network connecting city centre and countryside. The greenspace associated with this path network has a great deal of potential as a community resource – providing opportunities for education, volunteering, training, and skills development by involving organisations outwith the area (such as Community Woodlands, Forth Environment Link) It is also a means of creating a “sense of place” using high quality, innovative design.
Temporary and permanent improvements to vacant demolition sites: The community have expressed a preference for informal kickabout spaces, improvements to the existing Multi Use Games Area, and for limited spaces which could be used for “Grow Your Own” , provided that there is an interested community of local people.
Improving local smaller greenspace associated with specifi c streets and spaces: There are a range of smaller pockets of greenspace scattered throughout the Framework area which can potentially be developed and managed by local residents.Putting in place structure planting as a fi rst step for new development: All development sites in the area will require built form to be complemented by a well considered landscape framework. In some cases, there may be minimal landscaping involved, but others
will incorporate areas of permanent greenspace which will complement future new development. In these cases new greenspaces could be developed in advance of other development. Character and Materials: It is important that a design-led approach is taken for new greenspace in order to instill new development with a distinctive character and sense of place. High quality planting and easily maintained materials which are robust and resistant to wear and tear is essential to the long term success of each of the proposed spaces.
Clarity is needed as to who will be responsible for development and maintenance: some solutions are suitable for local people to potentially manage themselves, together with COP. Others, such as informal kickabout, will require to be developed and managed by the Council
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8.3 New ‘family friendly’ housingDevelopment sites should be the location for ‘family friendly’ housing – either housing for families, or housing which is compatible with family living in terms of choices of tenure and mix. This includes housing constructed in the short to medium term.
Guidance for good quality new housing Edge of settlement location The Framework area forms an important edge to Stirling and to the Bannockburn Battlefield site. There are long views towards Coxet Hill from the wider area. New development should therefore:• Provide high quality design solutions• Avoid becoming unduly prominent among existing housing • Form a strong edge to the countryside • Housing should frame and shape important views from Cultenhove to the wider area
Character Newer houses should take clues from existing older good quality buildings in the wider St Ninians area in order to provide new development with a distinctive, local character:• Properties should be small in scale• They should have simple massing and
proportions with common architectural elements – for example simple roofs with common roof pitches
• Where they are located in an area of disparate scales (for example where tenemental housing is located beside two storey housing) consideration should be given massing, scale and proportions which integrates both old and new development within the area
• Housing should shape and enclose public spaces
• New housing should share a common palette of materials based upon older good quality buildings in the wider St. Ninians area. These are predominantly rendered walls and slated roofs. Consideration should also be given to the use of
Demolition site 2Possibly up to 20 houses in the longer term
Demolition sites 1 and 3possibly up to 20 houses in the medium term (1 - 5 years)
Neighbourhood C:Option for development in the Main Issues Report
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locally produced, sustainable materials – such as Scottish larch cladding
• As far as possible all houses should have their own front and back door.
Density Although some variation in density will be needed in order to create a varied and interesting sense of place, the local community have demonstrated a preference for two storey family housing and as far as possible this should be the form for new development as it: • Allows attractive views to the surrounding hills
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tenemental flats • Is a good fit for its edge of settlement location
A suitable mix of house types and tenures This should be achieved through:• Provision of a carefully considered mix of types
of housing which will achieve a balanced community.
• Careful consideration of siting and the location of properties in relation to each other.
• An effective management strategy for all social housing for rent.
Design Standards for housing Cognisance should be given to all relevant design standards for housing including Secured by Design, Housing for Varying Needs and EcoHomes
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Improved community facilities: Cultenhove Opportunities Partnership have carried out previous consultation and master planning exercises which identified a preference for a new, relocated community centre in the Cultenhove area. The existing Community Centre is hard to access for those with disabilities and does not suit all of the needs and activities of the local community. COP have suggested that a more accessible community centre could be located more centrally within Cultenhove and could incorporate shops and other services to form a “Community Hub” If the Community Centre goes ahead in the long term, advantage should be taken of its location at the top of Coxet Hill – a new community hub has the potential to act as a local “landmark” in order to provide a destination which encourages movement into Cultenhove from the surrounding area. There is potential for extension of the local Borestone Primary School and/or development in the school grounds to provide an increased range of community facilities in the long term - such as a relocated nursery, after school club.
Better local shops: The current small scale retail offer within the Framework area is poor. Some existing residential areas are outwith the “best practice” five minute (400 metre) walking distances to shops and it is likely that new housing will fall outwith this zone also.The steeply sloping Coxet Hill and the existing disconnected path network exacerbate problems with access to shops. There is therefore potential for improved local shops within the area The Development Framework suggests the most centrally accessible location for further potential small scale retail could be within Neighbourhood Area A. This should be small in scale but of high quality – the equivalent of a Sainsburys Local, Tesco Local or Cooperative Store. The external appearance of the existing Convenience Store would benefit from refurbishment and it is suggested that the immediate external area around the convenience store is improved to promote it as a destination for potential shoppers.
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Facilities for children and young people: Although local people have made many suggestions for improved facilities for local children and teenagers many of these are about the way in which specific activities could be structured and promoted, which falls outwith the scope of this spatial framework. Nevertheless there are a range of facilities which could be included – subject to further more detailed consultation - such as • a “Shelter” for teenagers to gather • Green Gym, running track• informal kickabout and greenspace• community cafe, community gallery • improvements focussed on the existing MUGA
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(illus below) The LUV Project - Linthouse Urban Village is a regeneration project which includes a new community cafe and gallery sapce which are the focus for a wide range of community cativities from cookery to recycling.
(illus below) potential facilities - shelter for teenagers and more local shops
(illus left) local shops (illus right) Ann Arbor Library - a landmark building
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8.2 Improved Local Streets
Although there is a shortage of funding, improving streets within areas of existing housing has the potential to provide the maximum benefit in terms of improving perceptions of the area as a whole. The local community are keen that opportunities to improve streets within the Framework are not missed when they arise in the medium to long term.
It is outwith the scope of this Framework Document to provide detailed proposals for all shared streets and spaces, however future improvements to these areas should include......
The local street hierarchy: Some streets are bus routes and are more heavily used by traffic. Because of this there is a need to define specific routes and spaces for traffic, cycles and pedestrians in a different way to quieter residential streets.
Safety and security should be a priority: Streets should be well-overlooked from surrounding buildings. • Existing “left over” spaces where people can gather without being overlooked (for example at blank gables or blind corners) should be suitably designed and landscaped to dissuade use. • Spaces which are well overlooked and where traffic movement is minimised should be promoted as small, shared greenspaces where the community is encouraged to take ownership and responsibility for maintenance. • Larger open spaces to the rear of properties should be incorporated into rear gardens or should be allocated a specific community use (such as allotments) which allows access to be controlled and which encourages users to take ownership and manage spaces themselves.
Design standards: the Scottish Government’s Designing Streets should be used as a basis for any future design of new streets and any proposed improvements to existing streets.
High quality design of external spaces:.Issues that should be addressed include: • Well defined public and private spaces with consistant, high quality boundary treatments • The use of a limited palette of high quality materials in more important “landmark” locations – for example at the entrances to specific courts or streets • Where possible, traffic calming which is ‘designed in’ to street layouts: with visual triggers to let drivers know they are entering pedestrian priority areas - such as changes of surface, road narrowing, walling and the use of trees and planting. • Minimal signage should be used.
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Better boundary treatments (to include any shared spaces )
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The current situation Cultenhove already has some attractive green spaces along its streets. We suggest that these can be used as model - with other greenspaces elsewhere improved to a similar standard
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9.3 Interim uses for each siteDuring the consultation process, local people marked up presentation boards with red dots to indicate their preferences for interim uses for each vacant development site. The final choices aim to retain and improving some open sites to maximise fine views to the countryside, and open up some sites for shared community use. (during the consultation process we were not able to identify any user groups who wished to develop sites for specific uses)
The ultimate selection of a temporary use for each site will be dependent on further development and consultation to: • Determine the role that the local community will take
in the development process (either managing, or participating in the process, or having no involvement in the process while enjoying the end result)
• Confirm that people living immediately adjacent to the development site are not opposed to its potential interim use
9.0 Interim Uses There is likely to be very little progress made with the Development Framework in the immediate future because of the lack of available funding. A substantial number of vacant development sites are therefore likely to remain undeveloped for a number of years.These sites have not been completed to an immediately ‘useable’ standard as they were intended to be immediately redeveloped for new housing which. This is not now going ahead and they currently comprise topsoil seeded with a grass mix over compacted demolition rubble.In some locations, residents have welcomed the fine views which have been opened up following the demolition of previous tenemental flats. Nevertheless, there is a risk that these areas may become the focus for potential problems and may quickly lose any visual appeal (problems include fly tipping, broken glass, dog mess, and “desire-line” paths). Over time retention of these sites in their present state risks a growing perception of the area as a poor, run down environment - particularly in locations where existing housing is more widely dispersed and fragmented.
9.1 The Opportunities Interim uses for stalled development sites have the potential to offer a range of social, environmental and economic benefits including:
• Place Making: improving the area’s image and thus people’s perception of its qualities as a good place to live .
• A Focus for Community Action: if local people are involved with projects linked to temporary uses for demolition sites, there is potential to develop social capital in the area, create links to useful local organisations and to encourage community buy-in to the longer term Framework proposals
• Improvements to green infrastructure: temporary landscaping and installations have the potential to ‘fill in the gaps’ between houses in the most fragmented areas, and to join up existing greenspace in order to start to develop a more coherent green network. Where vacant sites are zoned for permanent greenspace in the longer term, development can be brought forward to immediately benefit the area
• Pilot projects: temporary development can be used to test the potential of possible long term solutions such as growing spaces and allotments, both in terms of their appearance and considering how they can best be managed in the longer term.
9.2 Potential Drawbacks There are, however, some significant obstacles to developing temporary uses for these sites. • The unsuitable condition of sites where demolition has taken place • It can sometimes be difficult for community groups to take on obligations for long term maintenance and liability • There are concerns that comprehensive buy-in to projects will make it hard to get users to leave sites when housing development goes ahead • There is perceived to be a lack of local people with relevant skills e.g. for gardening, event management, sports coaching • There is a lack of relevant information for community groups about potential funding and resourcing, management and design of spaces • There is a lack of services e.g. water supply for community gardens • A poor appearance associated with temporary site uses is likely to dissuade people from participating and can create opposition from local residents
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Site 1 • Preferred Interim Uses (provisional 5 year period): grass retained as open space, informal kickabout, wildflower meadow.• Permanent use: housing, developed in the medium term (within the next 5 years).• Permanent greenspace which can be developed immediately: facing onto Cultenhove Road - linear planted strip to provide separation from shops.
Site 2 • Preferred Interim Use (provisional 1 year period): retained as open space, wildflower meadow.• Permanent use: housing, developed in the short term (within the next year)• Permanent greenspace which can be developed immediately: consolidate planting at boundary facing onto Coxethill Greenspace - including hedging and informal planting.
Site 3• Preferred Interim Uses (provisional 5 year period): grass retained as open space, informal kickabout, wildflower meadow.• Permanent use: housing, developed in the medium term (within the next 5 years).• Permanent greenspace which can be developed immediately: facing onto Cultenhove Road - linear planted strips to provide separation from shops.
Site 4• Preferred Interim Uses: grass retained as open space, informal kickabout, wildflower meadow, temporary community garden. • Permanent use: identified as a potential location for a new Community Hub by the local community, however no funding available at present.• Permanent greenspace which can be developed immediately: facing onto Cultenhove Road - linear planted strip. Improved boundary treatment (fencing/hedging) to MUGA at south.
Site 5• Preferred Interim Uses: grass retained as open space, informal kickabout, wildflower meadow• Permanent use: potential housing site in the longer term (5 years+)• Permanent greenspace which can be developed immediately: boundary treatment at MUGA site.
Site 6• Preferred Interim Uses: extension of Coxet Hill greenspace, grass retained as open space, wildflower meadow• Permanent use: potential housing site in the longer term (5+ years)• Permanent greenspace which can be developed immediately: not applicable
Site 7• Preferred Interim Uses: grass retained as open space, informal kickabout, wildflower meadow.• Permanent use: potential housing site in the longer term (5+ years)• Permanent greenspace which can be developed immediately: facing onto Howlands Road - linear planted strip with informal planting plus seating at bus stop; potential location for community orchard.
Site 8• Preferred Interim Use retained as open space, wildflower meadow.•Permanent use: potential housing site in the longer term (5+ years); potential lcoation for non-residential use opposite convenience store • Permanent greenspace which can be developed immediately: consolidate low level and limited avenue planting at pavement edge at Greysdale Road in order to improve safe route to school and countryside.
Site 9• Preferred Interim Use retained as open space, wildflower meadow.•Permanent use: potential housing site in the longer term (5+ years); potential lcoation for non-residential use opposite convenience store • Permanent greenspace which can be developed immediately: low level and limited avenue planting at pavement edge at Greysdale Road; permanent greenspace to south of site with formal avenue planting (proposed greenspace to extend into Neighbourhood C Development Site).
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9.0 Action Plan
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10.0 Action Plan
An Overall Management Plan It is essential that an holistic, detailed management plan is put in place for all sites which: o Provides a detailed design approach and overall
aesthetic for all spaces. The development of the Management Plan should be design-led . Appearance is important to success as piecemeal, poor quality temporary uses are unlikely to attract local people – these can prove to be a source of conflict as they can be perceived as an impediment to regeneration.
o Tailor proposals to timescales. Different sites are likely to be undeveloped for differing lengths of time. Careful consideration must be given to creating a functional spaces which work both within available budgets and within the timescale available. For example, allotments are not best suited to sites only available for one or two years
o Provides a mechanism for better joined up working It would greatly assist the process if it could be underpinned by improved coordination and efficiency of key partner organisations through specific delivery mechanisms – for example steering groups, stakeholder meetings, collaborative working etc .
o Provides appropriate management and legal structures tailored for different types of use. These will vary dependent on the complexity and type of proposals - we would anticipate that these would range from:
o Stirling Council develop and manage site (for example kickabout) used by local people
o COP or other constituted body access funding, manage development process and are responsible for longer tern success (for example – community garden)
o A group of local residents are able to take smaller projects forward with limited funding and support (for example bulb planting )
o A Community Organisation or Voluntary Group from outwith the area who are able to provide management, support and funding move projects forward
plus expertise, support and training.Community Consultation has suggested a wide range of interim uses for development sites and these need to be carefully considered in terms of: • Identifying a group of interested local people
and ensuring that they are involved • Providing assistance in setting up an
appropriate management structure (if required)
• Dealing with potential funding applications • Sourcing assistance from other organisations
and groups Initial feedback from the community suggests that there are some local people who are willing to get involved in temporary projects focussed on vacant development (demolition) sites. More detailed publicity/consultation is now required to determine their continuing interest and likely level of involvement for specific projects, as the amount of time they have and the role they are likely to take on will impact on progress and the results which are possible.
o Clarifies issues related to site ownership. Site ownership and tenancy will affect the types of use possible, ranging from:
o Informal agreements in the short termo Site directly managed by Stirling Councilo Temporary use managed by an
organisation or group who are either gifted or lease the land from Stirling Council e.g. NHS Forth Valley manages an allotment project at Raploch URC
o Matches use to available resources Consideration of resources should be expanded from solely a consideration of funding to a more holistic assessment of the manpower available
1.0
Ove
rall
org
aniz
atio
n a
nd
ap
pro
ach
Lo
cati
on
A
pp
roac
h
Ag
ency
A
ctio
ns
Sh
ort
ter
m a
ctio
ns
(q
uic
k w
ins)
Pa
rtn
ersh
ip
wo
rkin
g
Thro
ug
ho
ut
the
Fram
ewo
rk A
rea
Inte
gra
ted
ap
pro
ach
to
d
evel
op
men
t fr
om
all
Co
un
cil
Dep
artm
ents
Stir
ling
C
ou
nci
l/
CO
P /
Bo
rest
on
e C
om
mu
nit
y C
ou
nci
l.
- Id
enti
fy s
pec
ific
per
son
nel
wit
hin
eac
h
rele
van
t C
ou
nci
l Dep
artm
ent
-
Iden
tify
co
mm
un
ity
rep
rese
nta
tive
s
- Se
t u
p p
rog
ram
me
of
wo
rksh
op
s /m
eeti
ng
s -
Dev
elo
p C
om
mu
nic
atio
n S
trat
egy
Pro
ject
Sta
rt-U
p
Mee
tin
g
Wo
rkin
g w
ith
o
ther
ag
enci
es
and
gro
up
s
Thro
ug
ho
ut
the
Fram
ewo
rk A
rea
Dra
w o
n
avai
lab
ility
of
exp
erie
nce
an
d f
un
din
g
to a
ssis
t w
ith
p
roje
ct
del
iver
y
Stir
ling
C
ou
nci
l/
CO
P /
Bo
rest
on
e C
om
mu
nit
y C
ou
nci
l.
- Id
enti
fy r
elev
ant
loca
l an
d n
atio
nal
o
rgan
izat
ion
s w
ho
can
ass
ist
wit
h p
roje
ct
del
iver
y (
eg. A
ctiv
e St
irlin
g, B
TCV
, Go
ing
C
arb
on
Neu
tral
Sti
rlin
g, F
ort
h
Envi
ron
men
t Li
nk
etc.
) -
Iden
tify
exp
erti
se a
nd
fu
nd
ing
ava
ilab
le
for
feas
ibili
ty ,
pro
ject
dev
elo
pm
ent,
tr
ain
ing
, vo
lun
teer
op
po
rtu
nit
ies
- D
evel
op
pro
gra
mm
e o
f p
ote
nti
al
envi
ron
men
tal
pro
ject
s w
ith
loca
l re
sid
ent/
com
mu
nit
y g
rou
p p
artn
ered
w
ith
rel
evan
t o
rgan
isat
ion
s
Dev
elo
p d
eliv
ery
stra
teg
y
2.0
B
ette
r co
nn
ecti
on
s
Lo
cati
on
A
pp
roac
h
Ag
ency
A
ctio
ns
Sh
ort
ter
m a
ctio
ns
(q
uic
k w
ins)
Ex
tend
and
upg
rade
pa
th n
etw
ork
as
requ
ired
to
prov
ide
bett
er a
cces
s th
roug
hout
the
are
a an
d li
nks
to w
ider
co
untr
ysid
e an
d to
wn
cent
re
Inte
grat
ed
appr
oach
to
area
as
a w
hole
re
quir
ed
Stir
ling
Coun
cil
CSG
N
Dev
elop
mor
e de
taile
d de
sign
fra
mew
ork
for
an in
tegr
ated
ped
estr
ian/
cycl
e ne
twor
k -
pote
ntia
l for
incl
usio
n in
CSG
N in
itia
tive
s - C
arry
out
fur
ther
com
mun
ity
and
resi
dent
co
nsul
tati
on t
o de
term
ine
thei
r vi
ews
on p
ath
loca
tion
s an
d ty
pes
- Coo
rdin
ate
pote
ntia
l par
tner
s fo
r de
liver
y
Cont
act
wit
h CS
GN
Impr
oved
ped
estr
ian
prov
isio
n in
spe
cifi
c ar
eas
of f
ocus
;-
eg. C
oxet
hill
Park
G
reys
dale
/Gat
esid
e Ro
ad a
rea
Phas
ed
appr
oach
St
irlin
g Co
unci
l CS
GN
- Re
view
exi
stin
g st
reet
ligh
ting
in r
elat
ion
to t
he p
ropo
sed
pede
stri
an n
etw
ork
and
deve
lop
impr
oved
pro
visi
on a
s an
d w
hen
fund
ing
is a
vaila
ble
- Im
prov
e ex
isti
ng p
aths
at
gree
nspa
ces
Impr
ove
stre
et li
ghti
ng a
t ro
utes
to
loca
l sch
ools
at
Gre
ysda
le R
oad
and
Gat
esid
e Ro
ad A
rea
Upg
rade
and
impr
ove
exis
ting
pat
hs a
t Co
xeth
ill
Sa
fe r
oute
s to
sch
ool
Inte
grat
ed
appr
oach
to
area
as
a w
hole
re
quir
ed
Stir
ling
Coun
cil
Re
view
ped
estr
ian
rout
es t
o lo
cal s
choo
ls
and
iden
tify
any
issu
es
Revi
ew t
raff
ic m
anag
emen
t ar
ound
Bo
rest
one
Prim
ary
Scho
ol a
nd id
enti
fy a
ny
issu
es.
Impr
ove
pede
stri
an a
cces
s fr
om n
ewer
Tor
brex
hou
sing
de
velo
pmen
ts
Imp
rove
d
ped
estr
ian
/c
ycle
co
nn
ecti
on
s
Link
s to
wid
er
coun
trys
ide
and
tow
n ce
ntre
St
irlin
g Co
unci
l CO
P Bo
rest
one
Com
mun
ity
Coun
cil
NH
S Fo
rth
Val
ley
Act
ive
Stir
ling
- Con
sult
wit
h CS
GN
/loc
al r
esid
ents
to
dete
rmin
e pr
efer
red
rout
es t
o co
untr
ysid
e.
- Pro
vide
impr
oved
sig
nage
for
ped
estr
ian
acce
ss t
o co
untr
ysid
e an
d to
wn
cent
re.
- Ide
ntif
y lo
cati
ons
whe
re e
xist
ing
path
ne
twor
k do
es n
ot li
nk u
p an
d re
ctif
y th
ese
.
Impr
ove
sign
age
and/
or
prov
ide
map
ping
in
form
atio
n fo
r co
untr
ysid
e w
alks
O
rgan
ise
“gui
ded”
wal
ks
alon
g pr
efer
red
rout
es
H
iera
rch
y o
f d
evel
op
men
t
Thro
ugho
ut th
e Fr
amew
ork
Are
a
Inte
grat
ed
appr
oach
to
area
as a
who
le
requ
ired
Stirl
ing
Coun
cil
Pote
ntia
l D
evel
oper
s
- Dev
elop
mor
e de
taile
d de
sign
fram
ewor
k fo
r tr
affic
man
agem
ent/t
raff
ic c
alm
ing
for t
he a
rea
as a
who
le, i
nclu
ding
“de
signe
d in
” tr
affic
ca
lmin
g - R
evie
w e
xist
ing
bus
rout
es w
ith F
irst B
us w
ith
a vi
ew t
o im
prov
emen
t to
jour
ney
times
Ope
n up
traf
fic a
cces
s fr
om
Wor
die
Road
to w
ider
are
a to
so
uth
3.0
Imp
rovi
ng
gre
ensp
ace
Lo
cati
on
A
pp
roac
h
Ag
ency
A
ctio
ns
Sh
ort
ter
m a
ctio
ns
(q
uic
k w
ins)
Th
roug
hout
th
e Fr
amew
ork
Are
a
Inte
grat
ed
appr
oach
to
area
as a
w
hole
re
quire
d
Stirl
ing
Coun
cil
CSG
N
Oth
er E
nviro
nmen
tal /
V
olun
tary
Gro
ups
Prep
arat
ion
of D
etai
led
Land
scap
e D
esig
n Fr
amew
ork
cove
ring
all l
ocat
ions
Co
ntac
t with
Gro
ups
who
can
pro
vide
trai
ning
, dev
elop
men
t an
d fu
ndin
g su
ch a
s BTC
V, F
orth
Env
ironm
ent L
ink,
Sco
ttish
O
rcha
rds,
Trel
lis, S
cott
ish
Allo
tmen
t Gar
den
Soci
ety,
Ref
ores
ting
Scot
land
Pr
eced
ent v
isits
to o
ther
suc
cess
ful p
roje
cts
to se
e w
hat h
as
wor
ked
else
whe
re
Loca
l Wor
ksho
p fo
r St
irlin
g Co
unci
l and
en
viro
nmen
tal a
nd
gard
enin
g gr
oups
(bot
h lo
cal a
nd n
atio
nal)
to
dete
rmin
e ho
w th
ey c
an
supp
ort
prop
osal
s in
the
long
er te
rm
Prec
eden
t vis
its to
oth
er
succ
essf
ul p
roje
cts
Shor
t ter
m
impr
ovem
ent
Stirl
ing
Coun
cil
COP
Bo
rest
one
Com
mun
ity
Coun
cil
Oth
er E
nviro
nmen
tal /
V
olun
tary
Gro
ups
Dev
elop
pro
gram
me
of s
impl
e gr
eens
pace
eve
nts
for t
he n
ext
year
lin
ked
to s
peci
fic a
ctiv
ities
eg.
Bul
b pl
antin
g in
sprin
g ,
tree
pla
ntin
g in
aut
umn
Lo
cal C
omm
unity
Org
anis
atio
n ap
plie
s fo
r sm
all s
cale
fun
ding
fo
r pro
ject
s (e
g A
war
ds fo
r All)
with
ass
istan
ce fr
om
Envi
ronm
enta
l Gro
up(s
) and
Stir
ling
Coun
cil i
f req
uire
d
Gre
ensp
ace
Even
ts –
eg.
Bu
lb P
lant
ing
Expl
ore
pote
ntia
l for
us
e as
co
mm
unity
w
oodl
and
Stirl
ing
Coun
cil
CSG
N
COP
Fore
stry
/Woo
dlan
d O
rgan
isat
ions
and
Gro
ups
Cons
ult w
ith lo
cal c
omm
unity
to d
eter
min
e le
vel o
f int
eres
t In
itial
invo
lvem
ent
Envi
ronm
enta
l / V
olun
tary
Gro
ups t
o ad
vise
on
app
roac
h, fu
ndin
g, d
evel
opm
ent a
nd m
aint
enan
ce
If th
ere
is in
tere
st, d
evel
op l
ocal
Gro
up to
take
forw
ard
prop
osal
s
Prec
eden
t vis
its to
oth
er
succ
essf
ul p
roje
cts
for
loca
l com
mun
ity
Gre
en
net
wo
rk
Coxe
thill
Par
k
Expl
ore
pote
ntia
l for
pe
rman
ent
Com
mun
ity
Gre
ensp
ace
Stirl
ing
Coun
cil
COP
Dev
elop
mor
e de
taile
d p
ropo
sals
for i
mpr
ovem
ent o
f are
a ar
ound
exi
stin
g M
UG
A a
nd it
s int
egra
tion
into
Cox
ethi
ll Pa
rk in
or
der t
o cl
arify
requ
irem
ents
and
fund
ing
Cons
ult w
ith te
enag
ers
to c
onfir
m w
hat t
hey
wou
ld li
ke to
see
in th
is lo
catio
n .
Expl
ore
pote
ntia
l for
Gre
en G
ym w
ith A
ctiv
e St
irlin
g a
nd N
HS
Fort
h V
alle
y
Impr
ove
entr
y po
ints
and
exi
stin
g pa
th a
t Gat
esid
e Ro
ad a
nd
Culte
nhov
e Ro
ad
Iden
tify
pote
ntia
l par
tner
org
anis
atio
ns w
ho c
an a
ct a
s m
anag
ing
agen
ts fo
r lon
g te
rm c
omm
unity
gar
deni
ng p
roje
cts
Impr
ove
land
scap
e se
ttin
g at
exi
stin
g M
UG
A to
redu
ce s
ense
of
‘ex
pose
d’ s
ite a
nd
enco
urag
e be
tter
use
.
3.0
Imp
rovi
ng
gre
ensp
ace
(co
nt’
d)
L
oca
tio
n
Ap
pro
ach
A
gen
cy
Act
ion
s
Sho
rt t
erm
act
ion
s
(qu
ick
win
s)
Imp
rove
men
t to
vac
ant
dev
elo
pm
ent
site
s
Site
s 1
-9
(ref
er t
o
P57
for
det
ails
)
Phas
ed
app
roac
h t
o
inte
rim
an
d
lon
g t
erm
d
evel
op
men
t
Stir
lin
g C
ou
nci
l
Oth
er
Envi
ron
men
tal
/ V
olu
nta
ry
Gro
up
s
Dev
elo
p m
ore
det
aile
d,
co
sted
pro
po
sals
fo
r ea
ch
site
to
det
erm
ine
fun
din
g a
nd
mai
nte
nan
ce
req
uir
emen
ts f
or
a)
In
teri
m
lan
dsc
ape
trea
tmen
ts p
red
om
inan
tly
amen
ity
op
en s
pac
e, k
icka
bo
ut
, w
ild
flo
wer
m
ead
ow
s
b)
Pote
nti
al c
om
mu
nit
y g
ard
en p
roje
cts
(Si
te 4
an
d S
ite
9)
(Fu
nd
ing
fo
r C
om
mu
nit
y G
rou
ps
is a
vail
able
fro
m
Cli
mat
e C
hal
len
ge
Fun
d,
Peo
ple
’s P
ost
cod
e Tr
ust
, A
war
ds
for
All
, B
iffa
war
ds
etc)
c) L
on
g t
erm
per
man
ent
gre
ensp
ace
– in
clu
din
g
bo
un
dar
y tr
eatm
ents
, h
edg
ing
, tr
ee p
lan
tin
g
Furt
her
co
nsu
ltat
ion
w
ith
res
iden
ts a
dja
cen
t to
d
evel
op
men
t si
tes
to c
on
firm
su
itab
ilit
y o
f p
rop
ose
d u
se
Ag
ree
resp
on
sib
ilit
y fo
r o
ng
oin
g m
ain
ten
ance
Nei
gh
bo
urh
oo
d D
D
evel
op
gre
ensp
ace
fo
r Si
tes
1,2,
an
d 3
as
firs
t p
has
e– t
o b
e co
mp
lete
d
con
curr
entl
y w
ith
p
lan
ned
ho
usi
ng
d
evel
op
men
t.
Nei
gh
bo
urh
oo
d B
H
ow
lan
ds
Ro
ad
per
man
ent
lin
ear
gre
ensp
ace
– in
itia
l tr
ee p
lan
tin
g (
eg
com
mu
nit
y o
rch
ard
) fa
cili
tate
d b
y co
mm
un
ity/
volu
nta
ry
gro
up
wit
h l
oca
l p
arti
cip
atio
n
Imp
rove
men
t to
lo
cal
smal
ler
gre
ensp
aces
Smal
ler
area
s o
f g
reen
spac
e th
rou
gh
ou
t th
e C
ult
enh
ove
ar
ea
Pilo
t p
roje
cts
faci
lita
ted
by
loca
l en
viro
nm
ent
al g
rou
ps
and
in
volv
ing
lo
cal
resi
den
ts
Stir
lin
g C
ou
nci
l
Oth
er
Envi
ron
men
tal
/ V
olu
nta
ry
Gro
up
s
Det
aile
d L
and
scap
e D
esig
n F
ram
ewo
rk (
abo
ve)
to
incl
ud
e “t
emp
late
s” f
or
smal
ler
gre
ensp
ace
dev
elo
pm
ent
(eg
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alle
r co
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plo
t ad
jace
nt
to
spec
ific
pro
per
ties
, sh
ared
gar
den
s as
soci
ated
wit
h
ten
emen
tal
flat
s )
Co
nsu
ltat
ion
wit
h c
om
mu
nit
y to
id
enti
fy a
ny
like
ly
site
s a
nd
in
tere
st i
n i
nit
iati
ves/
po
ten
tial
pro
ject
s O
ng
oin
g i
nvo
lvem
ent
wit
h E
nvi
ron
men
tal
/ C
om
mu
nit
y G
rou
ps
to
ass
ist
resi
den
ts w
ith
o
ng
oin
g m
ain
ten
ance
Ev
alu
atio
n a
nd
Ass
essm
ent
of
Pilo
t p
roje
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) to
d
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min
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it
is v
iab
le t
o r
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ou
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is
app
roac
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lsew
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Nei
gh
bo
urh
oo
d A
D
evel
op
an
d
imp
lem
ent
pro
po
sals
fo
r g
reen
spac
es
asso
ciat
ed w
ith
fl
ats
in t
he
Gre
ysd
ale
Ro
ad/G
ates
ide
Ro
ad
area
Imp
rove
d
ped
estr
ian
li
nks
Gre
ysta
le
and
G
ates
ide
Ro
ads
New
p
lan
tin
g a
t b
ou
nd
arie
s o
f va
can
t d
evel
op
men
t si
tes
Stir
lin
g C
ou
nci
l C
SGN
O
ther
En
viro
nm
enta
l /
Vo
lun
tary
G
rou
ps
Det
aile
d L
and
scap
e D
esig
n F
ram
ewo
rk (
abo
ve)
to
incl
ud
e m
ore
det
aile
d p
rop
osa
ls f
or
pla
nti
ng
fo
r ar
eas
wh
ich
wil
l b
e u
sed
as
gre
ensp
ace
on
a
per
man
ent
bas
is
Phas
ed p
lan
tin
g –
fi
rst
tran
che
at m
ain
ped
estr
ian
ro
ute
s –
to b
e p
rog
ress
ed c
on
curr
entl
y w
ith
im
pro
vem
ents
to
pat
hs
and
lig
hti
ng
.
Invo
lve
com
mu
nit
y an
d v
olu
nte
ers
in
pla
nti
ng
day
s
4.0
Bet
ter
loca
l str
eets
Lo
catio
n
App
roac
h A
genc
y
Act
ions
Shor
t ter
m a
ctio
ns
(qui
ck w
ins)
Im
prov
emen
t to
loca
l str
eets
Thro
ugho
ut th
e Fr
amew
ork
Are
a Ba
lanc
e th
e ne
ed fo
r qui
et
resid
entia
l st
reet
s aga
inst
tr
affic
m
ovem
ent
gene
rate
d by
po
tent
ial
long
te
rm
deve
lopm
ent
Stirl
ing
Coun
cil
Poss
ible
de
velo
per f
or
Nei
ghbo
urho
od
C Si
te
Dev
elop
mor
e de
taile
d lo
ng te
rm s
trat
egic
pro
posa
ls
for;
- Str
eets
capi
ng in
qui
et re
siden
tial s
tree
ts
- “D
esig
ned
in”
traf
fic c
alm
ing
for b
usie
r str
eets
–
incl
udin
g th
ose
arou
nd B
ores
tone
Prim
ary
and
pote
ntia
lly th
ose
whi
ch a
re fo
cus f
or tr
affic
m
ovem
ent
if th
e N
eigh
bour
hood
C S
ite is
re
deve
lope
d
- At N
eigh
bour
hood
D (C
ulte
nhov
e Ro
ad A
rea)
pr
ogre
ss st
reet
scap
ing
conc
urre
ntly
with
new
ho
usin
g
Revi
ew t
raff
ic
man
agem
ent a
t are
a ar
ound
Bor
esto
ne S
choo
l as
soci
ated
with
sch
ool
drop
-off
Im
prov
e st
reet
scap
ing/
tr
affic
man
agem
ent a
t firs
t tr
anch
e of
Stir
ling
Coun
cil
Hou
sing
at N
eigh
bour
hood
D
Th
roug
hout
the
Fram
ewor
k A
rea
Targ
eted
im
prov
emen
t to
spec
ific
area
s
Stirl
ing
Coun
cil
-Ong
oing
mai
nten
ance
, rep
airs
and
alte
ratio
ns to
ex
istin
g in
fras
truc
ture
in S
tirlin
g Co
unci
l ow
ners
hip
prov
ides
an
oppo
rtun
ity fo
r lim
ited
impr
ovem
ent i
n sp
ecifi
c ar
eas
incl
udin
g im
prov
ed:
- bou
ndar
y tr
eatm
ents
to p
rope
rtie
s - s
eatin
g an
d sh
elte
r at b
us st
ops
- par
king
- u
pgra
ded
rubb
ish /r
ecyc
ling
prov
ision
Po
tent
ial ‘
gate
way
’ im
prov
emen
ts a
t ‘hi
gh v
isibi
lity’
lo
catio
ns to
pro
vide
a c
lear
sign
al th
at th
e ar
ea is
im
prov
ing
Agr
ee a
mat
eria
l pal
ette
fo
r sm
alle
r sca
le
impr
ovem
ents
Im
prov
emen
ts to
spe
cific
lo
catio
ns a
s th
e op
port
unity
aris
es
Smal
ler,
loca
l sp
aces
Nei
ghbo
urho
od D
‘fe
athe
r- in
’ ne
wer
de
velo
pmen
t in
to w
ider
are
a
Stirl
ing
Coun
cil
Stre
etsc
apin
g, b
ound
ary
trea
tmen
ts a
nd m
ater
ials
fo
r pro
pose
d ne
w d
evel
opm
ent s
houl
d c
ontin
ue th
e ap
proa
ch u
sed
in th
e pr
evio
us p
hase
of h
ousin
g de
velo
pmen
t to
prov
ide
an i
nteg
rate
d ap
proa
ch to
th
e w
ider
are
a
Impr
ove
stre
etsc
apin
g co
ncur
rent
ly w
ith
deve
lopm
ent o
f new
bui
ld
hous
ing
Prom
ote
exis
ting
shop
s as
de
stin
atio
n
Impr
ovem
ents
to
area
aro
und
exis
ting
SPA
R an
d be
side
exi
stin
g sh
ops
at
Culte
nhov
e Ro
ad
Envi
ronm
enta
l im
prov
emen
ts
Stirl
ing
Coun
cil
Prep
arat
ion
of F
easi
bilit
y St
udy
to d
evel
op p
ropo
sals
and
cost
ings
for b
oth
loca
tions
to d
eter
min
e vi
abili
ty.
A p
hase
d ap
proa
ch is
sugg
este
d fo
r pos
sible
im
prov
emen
ts –
beg
inni
ng w
ith p
arad
e of
shop
s at
Culte
nhov
e Ro
ad
Impr
ove
faça
de a
t YT
Prop
erty
at C
ulte
nhov
e Ro
ad
5.0
Goo
d qu
alit
y fa
mily
hou
sing
Loca
tion
A
ppro
ach
Age
ncy
A
ctio
ns
Sh
ort t
erm
act
ions
(qu
ick
win
s)
Shor
t to
med
ium
term
ho
usin
g de
velo
pmen
t
Vac
ant d
evel
opm
ent
site
s 1,2
,3
Refe
r to
deta
iled
Gui
danc
e in
Se
ctio
n 7
Stirl
ing
Coun
cil
Pote
ntia
l de
velo
per
Revi
ew c
urre
nt p
ropo
sals
for a
men
ity h
ousin
g ag
ains
t Site
Req
uire
men
ts in
Dev
elop
men
t Fr
amew
ork
Am
enity
bun
galo
ws t
o be
co
nstr
ucte
d w
ithin
the
next
12
mon
ths
Oth
er h
ousi
ng
deve
lopm
ent
Nei
ghbo
urho
od C
O
ther
Vac
ant
Dev
elop
men
t Site
s
Refe
r to
deta
iled
Gui
danc
e in
Se
ctio
n 7
Stirl
ing
Coun
cil
Pote
ntia
l D
evel
oper
Aw
ait c
oncl
usio
n of
Loc
al D
evel
opm
ent P
lan
proc
ess
Exis
ting
Hou
sing
H
ousi
ng in
Cou
ncil
owne
rshi
p
Hou
sing
allo
catio
n to
be
com
patib
le w
ith
“fam
ily”
hous
ing
Stirl
ing
Coun
cil
H
ousi
ng M
anag
emen
t – w
hen
new
tena
ncie
s ar
ise, r
evie
w th
e co
mpa
tibili
ty o
f new
tena
nts
with
the
Fram
ewor
k’s a
ims f
or a
fam
ily a
rea
. Th
ere
is a
need
to m
anag
e te
nem
enta
l fla
ts
appr
opria
tely
in o
rder
to m
inim
ise in
appr
opria
te
co-lo
catio
n of
tena
nts
6.0
Bet
ter f
acili
ties
Lo
catio
n
App
roac
h A
genc
y
Act
ions
Shor
t ter
m a
ctio
ns (
quic
k w
ins)
Be
tter
loca
l sh
ops
Po
tent
ial f
or
addi
tiona
l loc
al
shop
s w
ithin
the
Fram
ewor
k A
rea
Long
term
po
tent
ial
requ
irem
ent l
inke
d to
dev
elop
men
t of
Nei
ghbo
urho
od C
Stirl
ing
Coun
cil
Ret
aile
rs
Cont
act w
ith p
oten
tial s
mal
l sca
le re
tail
prov
ider
s if
deve
lopm
ent o
f Nei
ghbo
urho
od C
is li
kely
to g
o ah
ead
Not
app
licab
le
Exis
ting
MU
GA
at
‘Cox
ethi
ll Pa
rk’
Impl
emen
t im
prov
emen
ts to
pr
omot
e be
tter
use
of
MU
GA
Act
ive
Stirl
ing
Stirl
ing
Coun
cil
Impr
ove
imm
edia
te su
rrou
ndin
gs so
that
MU
GA
is b
ette
r us
ed –
-
prov
ide
sens
e of
enc
losu
re th
roug
h m
ound
ing,
pl
antin
g
- P
rovi
de se
atin
g an
d sh
elte
r Co
nsid
er v
iabi
lity
of G
reen
Gym
in th
is lo
catio
n –
carr
y ou
t in
itial
fea
sibili
ty st
udy
Co
nsul
t with
adj
acen
t re
siden
ts re
pot
entia
l use
s an
d w
ith lo
cal t
eena
gers
abo
ut h
ow w
ell u
sed
this
impr
oved
fa
cilit
y is
likel
y to
be
Dev
elop
ent
itle
prop
osal
s for
co
stin
g an
d co
mm
unity
co
nsul
tatio
n
Revi
ew v
iabi
lity
of g
reen
gym
in
term
s of f
undi
ng so
urce
s
Bore
ston
e Pr
imar
y Sc
hool
M
ake
bett
er u
se o
f sc
hool
faci
litie
s and
pl
ayin
g fie
lds
Stirl
ing
Coun
cil
Act
ive
Stirl
ing
Re
view
exi
stin
g pr
ovisi
on w
ith a
vie
w to
impr
ovin
g in
form
al k
icka
bout
and
pla
y pr
ovisi
on
Cons
ulta
tion
with
Hea
d Te
ache
r
Exis
ting
yout
h se
rvic
es p
rovi
sion
Re
view
cur
rent
fa
cilit
ies
Stirl
ing
Coun
cil
Im
prov
e ex
tern
al sp
aces
and
faça
de
Pain
t faç
ade
, im
prov
e ap
pear
ance
Faci
litie
s fo
r ch
ildre
n an
d yo
ung
peop
le
Rede
velo
pmen
t of
tem
pora
ry s
ites
Reta
in so
me
area
s as
per
man
ent
kick
abou
t/pla
y sp
ace
Stirl
ing
Coun
cil
Rev
iew
any
upg
rade
s to
curr
ent s
peci
ficat
ions
for
site
s ide
ntifi
ed in
the
Dev
elop
men
t Fra
mew
ork.
Agr
ee re
spon
sibili
ty fo
r fun
ding
/mai
nten
ance
Agr
ee re
spon
sibili
ty fo
r de
velo
pmen
t and
mai
nten
ance
Loca
l com
mun
ity
hub
Nei
ghbo
urho
od D
(d
evel
opm
ent s
ite
4)
Long
term
co
mm
unity
as
pira
tion
for
relo
cate
d an
d im
prov
ed
Com
mun
ity H
ub
To b
e de
term
ined
N
ot a
pplic
able
N
ot a
pplic
able