Green Infrastructure and the Local Plan Presentation for Leadership Forum 5 th S eptember 2018 S haron Bayne – Blackwood Bayne Ltd
What is Green Infrastructure? A network of multi-functional green space, urban and rural, which is capable of delivering a wide range of environmental and quality of life benefits for local communities. NPPF 2018 S trategically planned. S ome green infrastructure is accessible. Each component can potentially deliver wider benefits. When planned, designed and managed as a network, these ‘ multifunctional’ benefits are maximised.
What features make up Green Infrastructure? Nat ural and semi-nat ural rural and urban green spaces Parks and gardens – urban and count ry parks Amenit y green spaces ‘ Blue infrast ruct ure’ – ponds, rivers, lakes, st reams Allot ment s Cemet eries and churchyards Green corridors – rivers, cycling rout es, right s of way Designat ed nat ure conservat ion Archaeological and hist oric sit es S ust ainable drainage schemes (S uDS ) and flood st orage areas, living walls and roofs Domest ic gardens Abridged from: Town & Count ry Planning Associat ion and The Wildlife Trust s Planning for a Healt hy Environment – Good Pract ice Guidance for Green Infrast ruct ure and Biodiversit y.
Two new national policy documents raise status and expand scope of green infrastructure planning National Planning Policy Framework – Revision 2018 Benefits to communities and the role of green infrastructure in delivering sustainable development are more strongly recognised. NPPF sets out that green infrastructure planning needs to: • Be strategic • S upport health and well-being • S upport mitigation and adaptation for climate change • Consider habitat networks across local authority boundaries • S upport measures for tackling air pollution
25 Y ear Environment Plan Chapter 3: Connecting people with the environment to improve health and wellbeing Green infrastructure actions and aims: • Creating more green infrastructure • Focus on accessible green infrastructure and links to communities and health and well-being • Framework of Green Infrastructure S tandards • Local authorities to assess green infrastructure against new standards • Accessible greenspaces in areas which lack greenspace • Incorporate 25 Y ear Environment Plan into national planning guidance and policy
Dover District’s Green Infrastructure S trategy The Green Infrastructure S trategy is part of the suite of strategies being developed to support the Local Plan Green Infrastructure It will develop areas not covered S trategy in open space strategies, e.g. biodiversity, and provide a Playing Pitch and Parks and Wide evidence Landscape Equipped Play Outdoor S ports Amenity Open base S trategy Area S trategy multi-disciplinary evidence base Facilities S trategy S paces S trategy It will bring together other strategies which deal with green spaces and landscape It will be led through the Local Plan process, but will cut across several council functions
Content of the Green Infrastructure S trategy • Will examine a range of themes to reflect NPPF emphasis on multiple benefits Biodiversity • Will include examination of benefits to Potential communities – health and other Access and well-being and access and relevant Recreation themes tbc recreation Examination of • cross-cutting Will bring themes together themes to into actions which bring build evidence multiple benefits base • In analysing themes, will Health and Landscape include a buffer area into Well-Being neighbouring authorities to apply best practice in Water Resources landscape-scale planning and the and fulfil NPPF Coast
Green Infrastructure Supports Economic Growth Health and Well-Being Improvement • Encourages exercise • Positive for mental health and stress • Better health increases productivity and releases health expenditure Environmental Cost Saving Reduces risks and damage costs • • Often high cost:benefit ratio • S upports reducing traffic, improving air quality, addressing flooding Inward Investment and Regeneration • More attractive areas attract inward investment, employees and customers Visitor Economy • Increases visitors and visitor spend Climate Change • S upports climate change mitigation and adaptation
Dover’s Primary Biodiversity Network Assets Opportunities • Internationally, nationally • Improving connectivity • and important designated Buffering habitats • sites Improving habitat condition • • Chalk rivers Protecting ancient • S ites managed for woodland biodiversity – RS PB, • S pecies conservation • Woodland Trust, Kent Access to nature for people Wildlife Trust – bringing nature into urban • Ancient woodland areas and education • • Biodiversity Action Plan Landscape-scale priority habitats conservation and working across authority boundaries Dover Boundary Dover 5km Buffer Neighbouring LA ’s Ramsar Wetland Chalk Rivers BAP Habitats (various shading)
Dover’s Primary Access and Recreation Network Assets Opportunities • Improving health and well- • Rights of way being – accessible • Promoted routes greenspace • Green corridor routes • Green corridors and travel • Cycle routes routes – supporting • National Nature Reserves transport plan and air • Local Nature Reserves quality improvements • National Trust, RS PB, • S upporting tourism Woodland Trust and Kent • S upporting education Wildlife Trust Reserves • Quality of place – • Other accessible supporting liveable greenspaces and sports communities facilities • Country Parks Woodland Trust S ites, Public Rights of Way National Trust, Kent Promoted Routes Wildlife S ite and RS PB Dover Boundary Dover 5km Buffer Other Greenspaces Neighbouring LA ’s (pitches, parks and others) National Nature Reserve Country Parks Local Nature Reserve
Dover’s Blue-Green Infrastructure Assets Opportunities • • Internationally important Blue-green wildlife and wetlands recreation corridors • • Nationally important Protecting water supply Biodiversity Action Plan quality and quantity – chalk streams green infrastructure in • S urface water – lakes, source protection zones streams and watercourses • S UDs schemes – improving • Rivers and streams provide water quality and natural connecting addressing flooding • corridors for access and S upporting tourism recreation including special interest tourism • Improvement of urban watercourses • Cross-boundary working to improve biodiversity Ramsar Wetland Watercourse S urface Water Chalk Rivers Flood Zone 3 Dover Boundary Dover 5km Buffer Neighbouring LA ’s
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