Comment
Draft Local Plan - Supplementary Consultation
Representation ID: 8967
Received: 15/03/2019
Respondent: Natural England
Natural England encourages the provision of green infrastructure to be included as a specific infrastructure requirement, for example biodiversity, green space, flood risk, climate change, reflecting the multifunctional benefits of green infrastructure.
Green infrastructure refers to the living network of green spaces, water and other environmental features in both urban and rural areas. It is often used in an urban context to provide multiple benefits including space for recreation, access to nature, flood storage and urban cooling to support climate change mitigation, food production, wildlife habitats and health & well-being improvements provided by trees, rights of way, parks, gardens, road verges, allotments, cemeteries, woodlands, rivers and wetlands.
Green infrastructure is also relevant in a rural context, where it might additionally refer to the use of farmland, woodland, wetlands or other natural features to provide services such as flood protection, carbon storage or water purification.
A strategic approach for green infrastructure is required to ensure its protection and enhancement, as outlined in para 171 of the NPPF. We encourage the provision of green infrastructure to be included as a specific infrastructure requirement, for example biodiversity, green space, flood risk, climate change, reflecting the multifunctional benefits of green infrastructure.
Green infrastructure refers to the living network of green spaces, water and other environmental features in both urban and rural areas. It is often used in an urban context to provide multiple benefits including space for recreation, access to nature, flood storage and urban cooling to support climate change mitigation, food production, wildlife habitats and health & well-being improvements provided by trees, rights of way, parks, gardens, road verges, allotments, cemeteries, woodlands, rivers and wetlands.
Green infrastructure is also relevant in a rural context, where it might additionally refer to the use of farmland, woodland, wetlands or other natural features to provide services such as flood protection, carbon storage or water purification.
A strategic approach for green infrastructure is required to ensure its protection and enhancement, as outlined in para 171 of the NPPF. We encourage the provision of green infrastructure to be included as a specific infrastructure requirement, for example biodiversity, green space, flood risk, climate change, reflecting the multifunctional benefits of green infrastructure.