Play_Park_Strategy_2021-2030

69 3 Destination Play Parks 6 Neighbourhood Equipped Areas of Play 88 Local Equipped Areas of Play A Play Plan will be developed to deliver these works within the period of the Community Plan 2021 - 2030 and the Council shall ensure that the appropriate Capital budget is made available to deliver the requirements of this Play Plan and Strategy. The Council has established an approximate cost of £3.74 million (2020 estimate) to undertake the provision of 97 play parks as defined and detailed in this strategy to achieve: To achieve this, 19 existing play parks will be transformed, along with the provision of 6 new and the upgrade of 88 existing play parks. All play parks shall be developed to aspire to a ‘Gold Standard’ score and to a minimum ‘Silver Standard’ Play Value. New play park, upgrade and transformation costs Costs also have to be factored in for the Play Plan Delivery Team. An annual cost of £146k has been identified to resource a team consisting of a Play Officer to manage a team of technical staff to develop, design and implement the Play Plan. Should the Council decide to approach the delivery of the Play Plan using external consultant support or design a build model, this cost will need to be reviewed. The Play Plan will be delivered within the period of the Community Plan 2021 – 2030 and the Council shall ensure that the appropriate Capital budget shall be made available to deliver these requirements of Strategy. Play Plan delivery costs The Council recognises that the construction of a new play park and the upgrade of existing parks should be viewed as a serious and ongoing commitment that needs recurrent funding, management and maintenance. Part 6: Budget Allocation Management and Development costs Play parks come with inherent management requirements, the ongoing costs of which will exceed the initial cost of construction over the lifespan of the asset.