Berrycroft Play Area: Consultation

Residents adjacent to the play area (users and non-users), residents living in Abingdon (users and non-users), interested member of the public/individual outside of Abingdon and district, town/parish council representative for their views.

The council is responsible for several play areas across the Vale of White Horse district which are open at all times. The Berrycroft Play Area had been locked for many years between dusk and dawn between Monday and Saturday, and all day on Sunday. We proposed the gates be unlocked at all times. This consultation ran from Tuesday 13 August until 11:59pm on Tuesday 10 September 2024.  

Letters were delivered to 41 properties adjacent to and surrounding Berrycroft Play Area, posters were displayed in and around the play area to inform regular users and the survey was shared with 14 key stakeholders, such as the local town council and ward members. The council also promoted the consultation via the council’s social media accounts (e.g. Facebook, X, Instagram) and via the Nextdoor.

A total of 34 responses were received, with 32 per cent of responses received from residents who identified as ‘adjacent to the play area, and a user’ of the play area.

56 per cent agree with the proposal for Berrycroft Play Area to be open at all times, whilst 32 per cent disagree.

Based on the feedback received, the councils decided to no longer lock the play areas, and Berrycroft play area will be open at all times. We will monitor the situation for any issues raised by this decision. You can view the report of the results here.