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(R84) CRITERIA - Strategic Working Group Meeting August 2003

The criteria for assessing any scheme put forward for the Park were discussed at various Strategic Working Group meetings and approved by the Main Group. This list constitutes a summary/shorthand form of those criteria (none have been left out only the original order was rationalised by the facilitator). This note is taken from a record of the meeting.

"The facilitator displayed a list of criteria updated in accordance with the wishes of the Main Group and grouped under similar topics.

The meeting agreed to use the new, grouped list when assessing proposals.

It also agreed that there should be no prioritisation of the criteria and that a solution should be sought that performed as well as possible against all of them.

Although employment had been discussed in relation to the future of the Sports Centre, it was not agreed as a criterion.

Revised Criteria List

1. Complementing current sense of place and heritage value.

Enhance special qualities
'Sense of place'
Increase profile and attractiveness of area

2. Green Open Space Value

Impact on level of bio-diversity
Impact on managed parkland and wild space

3. Benefits

Sports/recreational/cultural/educational
Catchment area? Local/regional/national/international

4. Impacts

Traffic generation, noise, pollution
On local community
Parking and public transport
Disturbance to park? Mitigation?

5. Viability

Realistic/achievable?
Financial implications
Worked elsewhere?
Complement or compete with other local facilities?

6. Does the proposal enjoy the support of the community?

7. Long Term Strategy

Part of long term vision of community and park?

8. Design

Appropriate high quality
Preserve or enhance views to and from park

9. Others

Comply with Green Flag benchmarks
Enhance/inhibit access
Safeguard security and safety
Innovative?
Parking for local trading?"

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