Community Design Project

Site Understanding

Physical Survey

A basic physical survey was undertaken to act as the base layer for all the site information. The plan can be downloaded as a PDF using this link - Physical Survey 

Site Character

The site was assessed by the group to describe how it currently feels. The most common feeling was one of wasted space. Peopole also felt that the site was dull, unkempt and boring but had a great deal of potential. Click here for photographs of the site as it is now.

 

Analysis

The group carried out a SWOT analysis to clarify the basic information found and capture any other thoughts they had about the site in it's current state.

 

Strengths

Weaknesses
  • Community group support
  • Increased use of the site
  • Low railings - allow easy access
  • No direct link to the library
  • Poor trees
  • Part of the site relatively hidden from general views
  • blank
  • exposed

Opportunities

Threats
  • Youth involvement in the implementation
  • Act as a community meeting place
  • Potential community control of access
  • New Access point
  • Maintenance
  • Need for clear agreement of roles

 

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This site is maintained by

Groundwork Merseyside 

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The project is supported by

 Liverpool City Council

Working Neighbourhood Fund

and managed by

Neighbourhood Services

Liverpool East Area Team

 

Construction

The implementation of the garden has been funded by United Utilities through their United Futures Programme,

 

 

by MWDA through Greening Greater Merseyside, part of the Landfill Tax Credit scheme.

 

and through Liverpool City Council's Working Neighbourhood Fund