Shown below is a summary of the Prestonpans Cluster Assessment as it relates to Cuthill Park. (You can read the entire
Prestonpans Cluster Assessment here)
Parks and Gardens
In terms of quantity of provision of parks and gardens, the Prestonpans cluster meets the ELC standard with 67.46m2 parks per household. In terms of quality of parks, the cluster falls below the standard (70%) with an average site quality score of 65%, with some sites scoring as low as 40%.
Playspace
There is only a small area of housing at the western extent of Prestonpans that does not meet the ELC standard for play.
Parks and Play Area Actions
The standards analysis has identified the following key actions:
The parks in the cluster fall below the quality standard (70%) with an average site quality score of 65% and some sites scoring as low as 40%. Prestonpans has the lowest scoring sites. Identify the lowest scoring sites (PR06 - Cuthill Park, PR09, PR16 and PR25) and upgrade the facilities and landscape quality, bringing them up to the minimum quality standards. Prioritise facilities over landscape quality, wich can be developed as the park matures and the footfalls increase. Quality of the sites that fall just below the standard could be improved by relatively low cost measures such as bulb planting, wildflower meadows or tree planting. Address quality of parks in the Cluster. Identify the lowest scoring sites and upgrade the facilities and landscape quality, bringing them up to the minimum quality standards.
Priority Open Space Projects
PR06 Cuthill Park Local Park Quality Score 48
Consider a total reworking and re-planting of the space including in the redesign a children's play area, cleaner more welcoming wider access points with a variety of colourful tree and shrub planting. A clearer and more substantial path network and other facilities such as benches and bins.
scavenger hunt
East Lothian Council is seeking the views of local people on the proposed East Lothian Open Space Strategy. 