Tresham Garden Village: A natural capital impact assessment Tresham Garden Village: A natural capital impact assessment Author: Dr Jim Rouquette Natural Capital Solutions Reviewed by: Dr Alison Holt, Natural Capital Solutions Andra Stopforth, East Northamptonshire Council Paul Wood, North Northamptonshire Joint Planning & Delivery Unit Contact details: Dr J.R. Rouquette Natural Capital Solutions Ltd www.naturalcapitalsolutions.co.uk
[email protected] Version: Final Recommended citation: Rouquette, J.R. (2017) Tresham Garden Village: A natural capital impact assessment. Natural Capital Solutions. December 2017 Tresham Garden Village: A natural capital impact assessment Executive summary • This report presents the results of a project to carry out a natural capital and ecosystem services assessment of Tresham Garden Village, a proposed major housing and community development in East Northamptonshire. The proposed development includes 1500 houses, a primary and secondary school, employment zones, and associated infrastructure. It also incorporates a significant amount of interconnected green space and is to be partly buffered by large areas of new woodland. • Natural capital is the stock of natural assets (e.g. soils, water, biodiversity) that produces a wide range of ecosystem services that provide benefits to people. These benefits include food production, regulation of flooding and climate, pollination of crops, and cultural benefits such as recreational opportunities. The principles of natural capital and ecosystem services have been adopted by policy makers at international and UK Government levels, and efforts are underway to incorporate these ideas into the planning and development process. Locally, ecosystem services have been incorporated into the North Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy 2011-2031 and are being fully integrated into a forthcoming Supplementary Planning Document on Place Shaping.