September 2009 ST EDMUNDSBURY GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE STRATEGY Final Report Prepared for St Edmundsbury Borough Council by Land Use Consultants ST EDMUNDSBURY GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE STRATEGY – FINAL REPORT Prepared for St Edmundsbury Council by Land Use Consultants September 2009 43 Chalton Street London NW1 1JD Tel: 020 7383 5784 Fax: 020 7383 4798
[email protected] CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION............................................................................... 1 A Definition of green infrastructure....................................................................................................... 1 Purpose and scope of the GI Strategy ................................................................................................... 2 Report structure......................................................................................................................................... 2 PART ONE: CONTEXT AND EVIDENCE BASE ............................... 7 2. POLICY AND STRATEGIC CONTEXT.......................................... 9 Overview - Promotion of green infrastructure in planning policy .................................................. 9 Growth........................................................................................................................................................11 Existing green infrastructure strategies ...............................................................................................18 Policy and guidance relating to green infrastructure environmental themes – key messages