Biddulph Neighbourhood Plan Working Group has identified a number of areas that they believe should be protected with a Local Green Space designation.

The Local Green Space designation is a way to protect green areas or open spaces against development where they are of particular importance to local communities.

The Locality Local Green Space Designation guidance (Locality guidance) states that Groups should consider (although not exhaustive) the following areas when considering this designation:

• Informal green spaces
• Village Greens
• Allotments
• Cemeteries
• Highway verges
• Parks and gardens
• Footpaths and cycle routes
• Country parks
• Rural footpaths and nature trails
• Canal towpaths and river courses
• Sports pitches, golf courses and bowling greens
• Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems and other landscaped areas.

 

The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) Guidance says that the designation should only be used:

• where the green space is in reasonably close proximity to the community it serves
• where the green area is demonstrably special to a local community and holds a particular local significance, for example because of its beauty, historic significance, recreational value (including as a playing field), tranquillity or richness of its wildlife
• where the green area concerned is local in character and is not an extensive tract of land.

 

Please take some time to consider each of the proposed designations and to provide your comments. We need to know positive and negative thoughts. If you think a site should be added to the final list of designations, please send some supporting evidence. Alternatively, tell us why this site should be removed and provide the reasons. These should be sent to biddulph@staffordshire.gov.uk or Biddulph Town Council, Biddulph Town Hall, High Street Biddulph ST8 6AR.

 

The list of sites at 7 December 2018 is:

 

North

1. Land at the end of Humber Drive 1 Humber Drive
2. The Clough 2 The Clough
3. The Leat  3 The Leat
4. Congleton Road Biddulph in Bloom grass verge (Greenway Moor- WI) 4 Congleton Road verge
5. Biddulph Bowling Club 5 Biddulph Bowling Club
6. Fold Lane Biddulph in Bloom grass verge 6 Fold Lane verge
7. Well Street Biddulph in Bloom allotment 7 Well Street allotment
8. Grass verge on the junction of Hurst Road and Grange Road 8 Hurst Road verge
9. VOS 16- Thames Drive woodland 9 VOS 16 Thames Drive Woodland
10. Small wooded areas where Woodhouse Lane meets Congleton Road 10 Woodhouse Lane wooded area
11. Hurst Quarry 11 Hurst Quarry
12. Biddulph Common 12 Biddulph Common
13. Wide verge along Congleton Road from Marsh Green Road 13 Congleton Road verge
14. Ringwork Castle, Bailey’s Wood 14 Ringwork Castle
15. Biddulph Grange Country Park- Spring Wood and Picnic Area 15 Country Park
16. Biddulph Valley Way (Whitemoor Local Nature Reserve) 16 Biddulph Valley Way
17. Eiger Close grassed area (Uplands Estate) 17 Eiger Close
18. Uplands Play Area 18 Uplands Play Area
19. Geneva Way Green Spaces 19 Geneva Way Green Space
20. Behind Oxhey Drive Green Spaces 20 Behind Oxhey Drive
21. Corner of the Uplands 21 Corner of The Uplands
22. Corner at junction between Torville Drive and Ribble Drive 22 Torville Drive

 

South

23. Knypersley Cricket Club 23 Knypersley Cricket Club
24. Knypersley Sports Ground 24 Knypersley Sports Ground
25. Fields behind Knypersley Cricket Club 25 Fields Behind Knypersley Cricket Club
26. Knypersley Bowling Club 26 Knypersley Bowling Club
27. Knypersley Fishing Pool with field 27 Knypersley Fishing Pool
28. Green on Conway Road 28 Green on Conway Road
29. Mill Hayes Sports and Recreation Ground 29 Mill Hayes Sports Ground
30. Butterfly Garden 30 Butterfly Garden
31. Grass verge in front of Mill Hayes Sports Ground 31 Mill Hayes Grass Verge
32. Parts of Greenway Bank Country Park, also known as Knypersley Reservoir, Sandstones and Crowborough Wood 32 Greenway Bank
33. Mill Hayes Fishing Pool 33 Mill Hayes Fishing Pool

 

East

34. Part of Section A VOS 20- Top of Springfield Road 34 Top Springfield Road
35. Park Lane allotments 35 Park Lane Allotments
36. Moorland Road allotments 36 Moorland Road Allotment
37. Section B VOS 20, Springfield Road- Behind St David’s Way 37 Section B VOS 20 St Davids Way
38. Shepherd Street/ Slater Street green space 38 Shepherd Street Slater Street
39. VOS 17- Biddulph Valley Park/ Leisure Centre 39 VOS 17 Leisure Centre
40. VOS 18- Braddocks Hay/ Upper Biddulph Valley Park 40 VOS 18 Braddocks Hay
41. VOS 19- Braddocks Hay Recreation Ground/ Church Road 41 VOS 19 Church Road playing fields
42. Green Space in the middle of Kingsfield Crescent 42 Green space Kingsfield Crescent
43. Lawton Crescent 43 Lawton Crescent
44. Land opposite Lawton Crescent 44 Land Opp Lawton Crescent
45. Hawthorn Grove Play Area 45 Hawthorn Grove Play Area
46. Queens Drive Green 46 Queens Drive Green
47. Church Road roundabout 47 Church Road roundabout
48. Highfield Place Green Space 48 Highfield Place Green Space

 

West

49. Newpool Meadows 49 Newpool Meadows
50. Land at the end of Healey Avenue/ Royce Avenue 50 Land at end of Healey Avenue
51. Land at the end of Farnworth Close 51 Farnworth Close
52. Corner of Craigside and Station Road 52 Corner of Craigside
53. VOS 11- ‘Gillow Heath Recreation Ground’ 53 VOS 11 Gillow Heath Rec Ground
54. VOS 13- Dorset Drive (west) 54 VOS 13 Dorset Drive West
55. VOS 14- Dorset Drive (east) 55 VOS 14 Dorset Drive East
56. VOS 12- ‘Halls Road’ 56 Halls Road
57. Biodiversity off-set site- fields at the end of Essex Drive/ York Close 57 Biodiversity site
58. Station Road (Next to Brammer’s Shop) 58 Station Road- Brammers Shop
59. Millennium Gardens by Sainsbury’s car park 59 Millennium Gardens
60. Gillow Heath Old Station (Halls Road) 60 Gillow Heath Station
61. The Paddock (Hunters Close) 61 Paddock Play area
62. Craigside Green Areas 62 Craigside Green Areas
63. East of Newpool 63 East of Newpool
64. Brown Lees Fun Park 64 Brown Lees Fun Park

 

Moor

65. Trent Head Well 65 Trent Head Well
66. Hot Scotch Park 66 Hot Scotch Park
67. Biddulph Moor Village Hall green space 67 BM Village Hall green space
68. Land adjacent New Road Methodist Church 68 Land adj to New Road Meth Church
69. Village Green 69 Village Green

 

Additional sites added at 7 December 2018 consultation:

70. North- Fields Behind Talbot car park 70 Fields Behind Talbot car park

71. North- Bridestones Neolithic chambered tomb (c.3800-3600 BC) 71 Bridestones Neolithic Chamber

72. North- Land behind bungalow opposite Toll Gate House 72 Land behind bungalow off Grange Road

73. North- Grange Country Park- Grazing Area 73 Grazing Area Country Park

74. East- Pine Trees- Congleton Road 74 Pine Trees Congleton Road

75. East- Coracle Grove 75 Coracle Grove

76. West- Brown Lees Village Green 76 Brown Lees Village Green

77. West- Brook Street Green Space 77 Brook Street Green Areas

78. West- James Bateman Nature Reserve 78 James Bateman Nature Reserve

 

The closing date for comments is Saturday 19 January 2019. If you have any questions, please call 01782 297845.