Greenspaces Strategy
Our Greenspaces Strategy sets out the standards we aspire to for our parks and open spaces in Horsham District.
It provides a focus for the management and improvement of space and focuses on publicly accessible areas that we own.
"To ensure that Horsham District Council’s Greenspaces are protected for future generations and managed to provide good quality public greenspace for amenity and leisure use, as well as maximising its value for biodiversity, nature recovery, climate mitigation and adaptation."
Greenspaces Strategy 2024-29
The document sets out how we plan to achieve five core aims:
- Protect, maintain, and enhance existing greenspaces to a good standard.
- Greenspaces should have significant value for public health and wellbeing and provide a range of opportunities for amenity and leisure use.
- Sites will be managed sustainably and seek to enhance biodiversity, nature recovery, climate resilience including both drought and water management.
- New greenspace and facilities should meet the principles for amenity and biodiversity value.
- Value, support and encourage volunteer groups’ input into the Council’s greenspaces.