An Overview of Parks & Open Spaces Stephen Ferry Director of - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
An Overview of Parks & Open Spaces Stephen Ferry Director of - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
An Overview of Parks & Open Spaces Stephen Ferry Director of Parks & Open Spaces CIP Group Parks & Open Spaces Management & Operation Allotments Service 34 allotment sites Arboricultural Services- Approved
Parks & Open Spaces
Management & Operation
- Allotments Service – 34 allotment sites
- Arboricultural Services- Approved Contractor Status
- Cemeteries services – 14 cemeteries/churchyards
- Countryside Services - 3 Country parks
- Customer Services- 3000 calls per annum
- Grounds Maintenance -108 parks and open spaces –3
Green Flag Awards
- Hounslow Urban Farm- 50,000 visitors
- Landscape and Development Services
- Playground Inspection & Maintenance – 56 sites
- Community Engagement
Hounslow Parks Profile
Borough parks Key parks Local Parks
706 Hectares of Green Space
£2,999,109 (100 %) Total £44,000 (1.4%) Landscape Construction £94,000 (3.1%) Arboricultural Services £100,000 (3.3%) Playground Maintenance £106,286 (3.5%) Urban Farm Allocation £200,000 (6.6 %) Chiswick House Allocation £326,931 (10.8%) Landscape & Development Services (including special projects) £348,000 (11.6%) Customer Services and Directorate Management £480,907 (16.5%) Countryside Services £ 1,298,985 (43.2%) Grounds Maintenance & Cemeteries Services Budget (% of whole) Service Area
Hounslow spends £1,839 per hectare on Grounds maintenance compared with An average of £5,157 in similar authorities Source: APSE Performance Networks
Chiswick Area Profile
£19,550
Cemeteries /Church yards
£10,959 Stamford Brook Common £9,305
Promenade( East /West
£3,168
Strand on the Green
£2,054 Harvard Hill Recreation Ground £1,615
Strand on the green riverside
£761
Wellesley Road Play Area
£12,110 Home fields North & South £17,924 Dukes Meadows/Promenade £28,483 Chiswick Back Common No defined budget
Chiswick Eyot Within overall allotment budget (£51k) Allotments
No defined budget
Dukes Hollow
£335,563 Total £29,268 Turnham Green £ 200,000 Chiswick House Grounds Budget Area
1997
£3.5m plus
Parks & Open Space Resource
EFFECTIVE BUYING POWER 100%
PERCEPTION CREDIBILITY GAP
2006-7 £2.99M 60% EXPECTATION OF CUSTOMERS
Challenges and Focus
- Meeting Customer Expectations
- Securing Capital investment
- Improving Service Standards
- Increasing Biodiversity within parks
- Tackling Anti-social behaviour
- Developing a Green Space Strategy