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City Regions Geoscience in Wales: Scoping Study City Regions Geoscience in Wales: Scoping Study Geology and Regional Geophysics - Geology and Landscapes Wales Internal Report IR/15/003 BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOLOGY and Regional Geophysics INTERNAL REPORT IR/15/003 City Regions Geoscience in Wales: Scoping Study A M Patton, D P Boon Contributor/editor D I Schofield The National Grid and other Ordnance Survey data © Crown Copyright and database rights 2012. Ordnance Survey Licence No. 100021290. Keywords Report; Wales;Urban Geology;Planning. Front cover Future City: In the future we will need to manage the subsurface under modern cities Bibliographical reference PATTON , A.M., BOON , D.P. 2015. City Regions Geoscience in Wales: Scoping Study. British Geological Survey Internal Report , IR/15/003. 94pp. Copyright in materials derived from the British Geological Survey’s work is owned by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and/or the authority that commissioned the work. 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Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD Tel 020 7589 4090 Fax 020 7584 8270 Tel 020 7942 5344/45 email [email protected] Columbus House, Greenmeadow Springs, Tongwynlais, Cardiff CF15 7NE Tel 029 2052 1962 Fax 029 2052 1963 Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford OX10 8BB Tel 01491 838800 Fax 01491 692345 Geological Survey of Northern Ireland, Colby House, Stranmillis Court, Belfast BT9 5BF Tel 028 9038 8462 Fax 028 9038 8461 www.bgs.ac.uk/gsni/ Parent Body Natural Environment Research Council, Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon SN2 1EU Tel 01793 411500 Fax 01793 411501 www.nerc.ac.uk Website www.bgs.ac.uk Shop online at www.geologyshop.com IR/15/003; Final 0.1 Last modified: 2016/08/15 15:49 Foreword This report is the published product of a study by the British Geological Survey (BGS) in Wales. The report documents the findings of a scoping study to identify how stakeholders use and value subsurface knowledge in Wales. The findings of this study will help inform the BGS City Region research strategy for Wales, and to make recommendations on how BGS can improve delivery of geoscience data and research Wales. Acknowledgements Several individuals from the public and private sector in Wales contributed to the initial consultation process and their assistance is gratefully acknowledged. We would particularly like to thank Cardiff Council, Newport City Council, City and County of Swansea Council, Neath Port Talbot Council, Rhondda Cynon Taf Council, Torfaen County Borough Council, Caerphilly County Borough Council, Atkins Global, Parsons Brinkerhoff, Welsh Water, Celtic Ltd, Natural Resources Wales, and Welsh Government. Contents Foreword ......................................................................................................................................... i Acknowledgements ......................................................................................................................... i Contents ........................................................................................................................................... i Summary ....................................................................................................................................... iii 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Project Scope .................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Regional Setting ............................................................................................................. 1 1.3 Sources of Information ................................................................................................... 2 2 Recent urban studies in Wales and Scotland ....................................................................... 3 2.1 A Background to Urban Geoscience Studies in the Swansea-Neath-Port Talbot .......... 3 2.2 3D Geological Models and their Hydrogeological Applications: Supporting Urban Development – a Case Study in Glasgow-Clyde UK .............................................................. 5 2.3 Maximising Past Investment in Subsurface Data in Urban Areas for Sustainable Resource Management: a Pilot in Glasgow, UK ..................................................................... 6 3 Planning Policy Documents and Resources ......................................................................... 7 3.1 One Wales: One Planet The Sustainable Development Scheme of the Welsh Government .............................................................................................................................. 7 3.2 People, Places, Future, The Wales Spatial Plan 2008 Update ........................................ 8 3.3 Wales Infrastructure Investment Plan for Growth and Jobs ........................................... 9 i IR/15/003; Final 0.1 Last modified: 2016/08/15 15:49 3.4 Strategic Planning Guidance for South East Wales Volume 1 ..................................... 10 3.5 Strategic Planning Guidance for South East Wales Volume 2 ..................................... 10 3.6 SuDS Wales .................................................................................................................. 11 3.7 Joint Resilience Unit ..................................................................................................... 13 3.8 Lle ................................................................................................................................. 13 3.9 Planning Policy Wales .................................................................................................. 13 3.10 Minerals Planning Policy Wales ............................................................................... 17 3.11 Technical Advice Notes ............................................................................................ 19 3.12 Local Development Plans .......................................................................................... 22 4 Areas of Regeneration .......................................................................................................... 30 5 City Regions .......................................................................................................................... 32 5.1 Cardiff/South East Wales City Region ......................................................................... 32 5.2 Swansea Bay City Region ............................................................................................ 33 6 Stakeholder Engagement ..................................................................................................... 34 7 Data Sharing: Case Studies ................................................................................................. 35 7.1 Willows High School Lift Shaft - Atkins ..................................................................... 36 7.2 Mount Stuart Primary School Extention - Atkins ........................................................ 36 7.3 Geotechnical Information Infrastructure – Geotechnical Engineering Office, Hong Kong .......................................................................................................................................36 8 Discussion .............................................................................................................................. 37 9 Summary ............................................................................................................................... 38 10 Recommendations ............................................................................................................. 40 Appendix 1 Key Diagrams from LDPs ................................................................................ 41 Blaenau
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