Batley town Centre Audit 2004 Factsheet 6

BATLEY TOWN CENTRE AUDIT 2004FACT SHEET 6: ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY1.0 for planting. Weighted totals have been produced, alongIntroductionwith weighted averages, because in some situations it is notpossible to score all of the indicators for every street. TheThis document, produced by Kirklees MC’s Planning Service, isrelative performance of individual streets in the town centre isdesigned to provide supplementary information onillustrated in the main audit publication. environmental quality to accompany the 2004 Town CentreAudit for Batley (in A1 folded form). This is one of a series ofFact Sheets that contain detailed analysis of the indicators oftown centre performance presented in the main publication.Environmental quality: methodologyThe town centre audit for Batley has involved a generalassessment of its environmental strengths and weaknesses.The survey work was undertaken during August 2003, andcovered 10 indicators of environmental quality. The exercise isbased on a technique developed by URBED (the Urban andEconomic Development Group). It updates the street by streetenvironmental assessment undertaken as part of the 1999Audit, reflecting in particular the changes that have taken placeduring the last 4 years. 11 streets in the town centre were assessed using the followingindicators of environmental quality: Former Bank on Hick LaneFirst impressions Traffic intrusionThe assessment of environmental quality is a subjectiveCleanliness ...