The London Borough of Wandsworth commissioned Consultants CFP to assist in the development of the future management and maintenance plan for Wandsworth Common. CFP were commissioned to develop a Visitor Survey to gather the opinions of local residents, users and non-users of the Common.
The online consultation was promoted on the Council website, an article in the borough wide online newsletter ‘Brightside’, a press release and links posted regularly to social media which were further shared by both Enable Parks Service and the Management Advisory Committee.
In addition, posters were positioned on the Common with a link to the online consultation. A further 200 hard copies of the survey were made available and promoted from the Skylark Café, Naturescope and All-Star Tennis allowing people to fill in a paper copy of the survey which were subsequently returned in batches for analysis.
In total, the survey received 964 responses. The responses all came from people living around London with only 3.6% of respondents living over 10km from the Common. There was a good distribution of respondents, with responses from all areas around the Common. Reponses came mainly from individuals (96.1%), but organisations including sports clubs, schools, businesses and the third sector also participated.
Reponses to the survey showed that;
An in-depth analysis of the consultation responses has been used to inform the draft Management and Maintenance Plan for Wandsworth Common, which the public will be consulted on in September 2018.
The London Borough of Wandsworth has commissioned consultants to develop long term plans for the future management and maintenance of Wandsworth Common.
Please take a few minutes to provide your views about your use of the space, any issues that may affect your enjoyment of the Common and how it may be safeguarded for the future.
Attached at the bottom of this page is a map highlighting the different zones in Wandsworth Common.
You can access the online survey below, but if you would like a paper copy, please contact us at consult@wandsworth.gov.uk
Please be advised that this consultation closes on Monday 19th March 2018.
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