Residential Greenspaces

Improving residential greenspaces to off er attractive spaces and range of activities for the immediate residents

As part of the undertaken community engagement it was suggested that one specifi c greenspace could be improved for the residents nearby: This greenspace is located in between backgardens between Dunsire St and Westwood Avenue. Over the past it has been regularly used as an illegal fl y tipping area. Suggestions for improvements include: fruit trees, colourful & sensory planting and raised planters with integrated seating. This could be the fi rst residential greenspace to be improved with others identifi ed and improved in the future.

Design principles: • Provide attractive boundaries & natural surveillance • Provide seating opportunities • Diversify the planting, e.g tree planting, fruit trees, hedging, shrubs, perennials/ fl owers, long grass & wildfl ower • Provide planting with special interest, e.g. structure/ form, seasonal interests, scent, sound, edible • Provide opportunities for a range of activities, e.g food growing, observing wildlife, play • Undertake community engagement with local residents for proposed designs and elements

Residential Community Space Dunsire St/ Westwood Ave Work with local residents to improve residential community space

Existing greenspace Dunsire St / Westwood Avenue

“To be able to touch nature.”

Local resident

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