Revised Development Strategy

Support

Representation ID: 55401

Received: 29/07/2013

Respondent: Natural England

Support the aspiration to create "Garden Suburbs" (paragraph 4.4.1) and the positive promotion of green infrastructure (GI) for each strategic development site.

The LPA may wish to consider the production of GI Concept Statements for strategic development sites. Worcestershire‟s GI Concept Plans and Statements are a local example.

The LPA may wish to consider setting a percentage GI standard, particularly for the larger strategic development sites. Suggests 40% of the total land of the development site to be reserved for GI (usually considered to include private gardens). as a best practice bench point and starting point for negotiations for strategic development sites.

Sets out further guidance and best practice information.

Welcomes the clarity regarding specific GI expectations for each strategic development site. Particularly welcome the proposed buffering of wildlife sites and habitats. Consideration should also be given to opportunities to connect sites and habitats, e.g. the proposed country park delivered through the sites south of Warwick and Whitnash could link the existing local sites to the west, „Brownfield site‟ and „New Waters and Nursery Wood‟, through to the local site in the east, „Mollington Hill‟, incorporating the pockets of broadleaf woodland.


Would welcome clarification that the open space and cycling and walking infrastructure requirements specified for each strategic development site will be integrated into the local GI network.
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Object

Representation ID: 56484

Received: 29/07/2013

Respondent: Natural England

Note that Green Infrastructure requirements (GI) have not been specified for the sub-regional employment site (section 5.5). Employment sites can deliver substantial GI and priority habitat, e.g. through the provision of cycling and walking connections, soft-engineered Sustainable Drainage Schemes (SuDS), green roofs. We recommend including a requirement for the sub-regional employment site to deliver GI.

Support

Representation ID: 56485

Received: 29/07/2013

Respondent: Natural England

Welcome the recognition of the connection between sustainable transport routes and Green Infrastructure in relation to the district wide transport mitigation proposals (section 5.6).