Post on 15-Jan-2017
Neal Ames
Recreation PlannerQueensland Government
ACT GovernmentCampbelltown City Council
“The scale of development proposed at Mount Gilead does not elicit a substantial demand for social and community infrastructure and open space on its own. It is anticipated that the existing regional and local provision of many services will accommodate the needs of this additional population.”
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Some of the key failings of the standards approach to recreation planning are:
• they do not constitute planned provision at all: rather, they constitute the acquisition of a fixed amount of land regardless of the nature and needs of the community
• they ignore the nature of the land resources, local and regional climates, the nature of the communities to be served and any changes occurring in those communities
• they ignore indoor provision
• it is unclear as to whether the standards are a minimum provision need, a guide to the amount of land needed, or the maximum amount needed. Most users apply them as both a minimum and maximum simultaneously
• they ignore the opportunities provided by all commercial or private recreation provision
• they assume uniformity of need across political boundaries regardless of where it is applied. To illustrate, Victorian councils have commonly used four hectares per 1 000 residents regardless of where in the state they were; NSW has used 2.83 hectares, and SA has used as much as 10 hectares
• the standards generally run contrary to the findings of extensive research into the recreation needs and interests of different communities and different types of communities.
Despite these weaknesses, many planners and agencies responsible for recreation planning still use a standards approach. This is partially because they have been embodied into various state government planning acts or provision guidelines and have been upheld by planning appeals tribunals. They have also been used by some who claim there is a need for ‘a starting point‘ in terms of provision. The point is that they are such a bad and misleading starting point, they should not be used. Past research has shown that a provision rate of four hectares per 1 000 residents is probably in excessive of community needs - but this will vary depending on the culture, location, recreational interests, climate, history of provision and many other factors. A wide variety of anecdotal evidence also suggests that where other types of recreation opportunities are available - libraries, theatres, restaurants, neighbourhood houses and indoor aquatic and leisure centres - less use is made of open space and less open space is needed. Finally, there is also a wide range of anecdotal evidence to indicate that people adjust their recreational activities to what is available within their area and if there is insufficient open space, they go elsewhere or take up other types of activities.
Social Impact AssessmentInstead of the standards approach
Includes:
Desktop ReviewFacility Audit
Demographic AnalysisNeeds Analysis (not demand)
BenchmarkingStakeholder EngagementCommunity Consultation
Trends (see next slide)
Section 94 Works - Open Space Specifications
Number Location Location DetailsIndoor
(Courts)Other Standard Ancillary Building x SQM
Rectangular Round Tennis Netball Multi Purpose 50m 25m
Total 113 66 150 97 33 28 14 9 9,270 SQM
Mean 4.52 2.64 6 3.88 1.32 1.12 0.56 0.36 370 SQM
Benchmark Average Population - 5,000 3 1 4 2 1 0.4 0.2 0.4 350 SQM
Fields Outdoor Courts Aquatics(Municipal Facilities)
300 SQM
The Ponds Sydney, NSWPop - 4,000
3 1 10 4
3 1 0 2 2HighfieldsToowoomba, QLD
Pop - 5,000
820 SQM
4 0 0 0 240 SQM
Cranbourne East (Casey) Melbourne, VicPop - 8,211
1 6 10 1 x Athletic1 x Golf Course
Ruse Campbelltown, NSWPop - 5,502
1 1 4 0 0
3 0 2 1 0
2 0 1
0 0 0 300 SQM
Raby Campbelltown, NSWPop - 6,340
10 4 2 300 SQM
Springfield Ipswich, QLDPop - 6,617
6 2 4 0 0 2 0
0 1 0 0 1
0 240 SQM
NarellanCamden, NSW
Pop - 3,4925 0 4 42 0 1 0 1
3 x Hockey4 x Softball
1 x Golf Course210 SQM
Oran Park Camden, NSWPop - 4,753
7 4 0 250 SQM
Moruya South Coast, NSWPop - 3,500
3 1 6 0 2 1 1
0 0 1 0 0
0 1 x Golf Course 200 SQM
Riverstone Sydney, NSWPop - 6,191
2 2 6 4 0 2 1 0 310 SQM
GlenfieldSydney, NSW
Pop - 7,5584 2 2 820 SQM
Bradbury Campbelltown, NSWPop - 8,738
1 2 0 0 0 0 1
0 2 0 0 0 1 x Softball
1 350 SQM
Appin Southern Highlands, NSWPop - 1,803
3 1 5 0 0
0 1 x Bowls Green
0 0 0 750 SQM
Picton Southern Highlands, NSWPop - 3,983
5 1 16
7 8 0 2 2 1
4 1 1 1
2 1 1 2 x Bowls Green1 x Golf Course
300 SQM
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3
4
5
1 2 x Bowls Green1 x Golf Course
320 SQM
Seymore VicPop - 6,316
0 4 16 0 3
300 SQM
Bowral Southern Highlands, NSWPop - 12,154
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12
13
14
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17
6
7
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9
10
11
4 0 0 0 1 x Athletic 380 SQMEmu Heights Penrith, NSWPop - 3,362
7 3 4 0
250 SQM
19 Woy Woy Central Coast, NSWPop - 10,114
7 1 6 0 0 2
0 0 0 1 0 1 x Athletic2 x Bowls Green
18 Glenbrook Penrith, NSWPop - 4,945
3 2 11
1 0 3 x Bowls Green1 x Golf Course
350 SQM
20 GattonLockyer Valley, QLD
Pop - 6,8694 3 4 200 SQM
21 LaidleyLockyer Valley, QLD
Pop - 3,5185 2 8 6 0 0
4 0 2 1 01 x Showgrounds1 x Golf Course2 x Bowls Green
0 11 x Showgrounds
1 x Softball1 x Bowls Green
300 SQM
22 Byron Bay North Coast, NSWPop - 4,959
10 1 7 350 SQM
23 Elizabeth DownsAdelaide, SAPop - 5,143
7 7 0 22 0 2
0 4 2 1 0 2 x Bowls Green1 x Golf Course
1 1 1 x Softball 800 SQM
24 Halls Head Perth, WAPop - 6,408
9 4 4
1 02 x Bowls Green1 x Golf Course
350 SQM
Sports Facility Provision Benchmark
500 SQM
25 HastingsVic
Pop - 7,0005 5 14 4 2 2
2 6 2 1 1 1 x Golf Course
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• Contact Details:Neal Ames– Sport and Recreation Coordinator (Recreation Planner) Campbelltown City Council– nealrubin@gmail.com– 0400 584 687– LinkedIn Profile:
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