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Green Infrastructure and the Local Plan

Presentation for Leadership Forum 5th S eptember 2018 S haron Bayne – Blackwood Bayne Ltd

What is Green Infrastructure?

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S trategically planned.

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S

• me green infrastructure is

accessible.

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Each component can potentially deliver wider benefits. When planned, designed and managed as a network, these ‘ multifunctional’ benefits are maximised. 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

What features make up Green Infrastructure?

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Nat ural and semi-nat ural rural and urban green spaces

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Parks and gardens – urban and count ry parks

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Amenit y green spaces

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‘ Blue infrast ruct ure’ – ponds, rivers, lakes, st reams

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Allot ment s

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Cemet eries and churchyards

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Green corridors – rivers, cycling rout es, right s

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Designat ed nat ure conservat ion

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Archaeological and hist oric sit es

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S ust ainable drainage schemes (S uDS ) and flood st orage areas, living walls and roofs

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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.

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
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upport health and well-being

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upport mitigation and adaptation for climate change

• Consider habitat networks across local authority boundaries
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upport measures for tackling air pollution

Two new national policy documents raise status and expand scope of green infrastructure planning

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

 The Green Infrastructure

S trategy is part of the suite of strategies being developed to support the Local Plan

 It will develop areas not covered

in open space strategies, e.g. biodiversity, and provide a multi-disciplinary evidence base

 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

Green Infrastructure S trategy Wide evidence base Landscape S trategy Playing Pitch and Outdoor S ports Facilities S trategy Parks and Amenity Open S paces S trategy Equipped Play Area S trategy

Dover District’s Green Infrastructure S trategy

Examination of cross-cutting themes to build evidence base Biodiversity Access and Recreation Health and Well-Being Water Resources and the Coast Landscape Potential

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relevant themes tbc

Content of the Green Infrastructure S trategy

• Will examine a range of

themes to reflect NPPF emphasis on multiple benefits

• Will include examination
• f benefits to

communities – health and well-being and access and recreation

• Will bring themes together

into actions which bring multiple benefits

• In analysing themes, will

include a buffer area into neighbouring authorities to apply best practice in landscape-scale planning and fulfil NPPF

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
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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

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upports climate change mitigation and adaptation

Dover’s Primary Biodiversity Network

Assets

• Internationally, nationally

and important designated sites

• Chalk rivers
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ites managed for biodiversity – RS PB, Woodland Trust, Kent Wildlife Trust

• Ancient woodland
• Biodiversity Action Plan

priority habitats Opportunities

• Improving connectivity
• Buffering habitats
• Improving habitat condition
• Protecting ancient

woodland

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pecies conservation

• Access to nature for people

– bringing nature into urban areas and education

• Landscape-scale

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

• Rights of way
• Promoted routes
• Green corridor routes
• Cycle routes
• National Nature Reserves
• Local Nature Reserves
• National Trust, RS

PB, Woodland Trust and Kent Wildlife Trust Reserves

• Other accessible

greenspaces and sports facilities

• Country Parks

Opportunities

• Improving health and well-

being – accessible greenspace

• Green corridors and travel

routes – supporting transport plan and air quality improvements

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upporting tourism

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upporting education

• Quality of place –

supporting liveable communities Public Rights of Way Promoted Routes Dover Boundary Dover 5km Buffer Neighbouring LA ’s National Nature Reserve Local Nature Reserve Woodland Trust S ites, National Trust, Kent Wildlife S ite and RS PB Other Greenspaces (pitches, parks and others) Country Parks

Dover’s Blue-Green Infrastructure

Assets

• Internationally important

wetlands

• Nationally important

Biodiversity Action Plan chalk streams

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urface water – lakes, streams and watercourses

• Rivers and streams provide

natural connecting corridors for access and recreation Opportunities

• Blue-green wildlife and

recreation corridors

• Protecting water supply

quality and quantity – green infrastructure in source protection zones

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UDs schemes – improving water quality and addressing flooding

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upporting tourism including special interest tourism

• Improvement of urban

watercourses

• Cross-boundary working to

improve biodiversity Watercourse Chalk Rivers Dover Boundary Dover 5km Buffer Neighbouring LA ’s Ramsar Wetland S urface Water Flood Zone 3