Green Infrastructure

The Council's Green Infrastructure Strategy 2015-2030 comprises of 2 documents, The Summary Document which provides an overview and gives information on how the strategy was developed and how the strategy will be used and The Full Strategy Document a comprehensive document with over 350 pages providing detailed analysis on the 25 strategic green corridors in the borough.

Panorama of Toton Sidings

Green Infrastructure in Broxtowe is defined as:

"a network of living multi-functional natural and semi natural features, green spaces, rivers, canals and lakes that link and connect villages, towns and cities.  It provides a holistic and sustainable approach to viewing the natural environment and landscape and provides multiple benefits for people, wildlife and local communities."

The strategy was produced by Groundwork Greater Nottingham working in partnership with Officers from the Borough Council. This had the added benefit of an independent third party looking at the issues. 

The Strategy

View the Green Infrastructure Strategy Summary (.pdf) (8.04MB) (Opens in a New Window)

View the Green Infrastructure Strategy 2015 - 2030 (.pdf) (52.2MB) (Opens in a New Window)

Benefits Of Green Infrastructure

There are many direct and indirect benefits associated with a healthy green infrastructure network and some benefits overlap into different areas:

1. Economic Benefits

  • Good quality green features can increase land values and make areas attractive to businesses and home buyers.

  • High quality green infrastructure for can increase visitor spending.

  • Green infrastructure can provide features which address issues such as flooding, pollution, biodiversity loss.

  • Good quality green space encourages exercise with associated physical and mental benefits.

  • Employment generation and labour productivity

2. Environmental Benefits

  • Improving air quality and noise pollution.

  • Vegetation can help reduce temperature peaks in built up areas.

  • Green infrastructure can provide opportunities to control peak water flows.

  • Ecological biodiversity benefits.

3. Social Benefits

  • Health and well-being - quality green space provides opportunities for exercise and leisure activities.

  • Recreation and amenity value

  • Community development.

  • Education resource

Methodology

The study looked at defining the current assets such as amenity land, wildlife sites, access and sustainable transport routes, water based connections, tourism, heritage and honeypot sites and potential growth and development sites.

The study also looked at potential needs and opportunities for each of the asset types.

The strategy identifies the following corridors:

PRIMARY CORRIDORS

1.1 Trent Valley

1.2 Erewash Valley

SECONDARY CORRIDORS

2.1 Brinsley Brook

2.2 Nether Green, Beauvale Brook and Colliers Wood

2.3 Giltbrook

2.4 Watnall Coppice to Kimberley Cuttign

2.5 Kimberley Central

2.6 A610 Swingate

2.7 Nuthall Cutting and Kimberley Railway

2.8 Railway 

2.9 Nottingham Canal

2.10 Bramcote Corridor and Boundary Brook

2.11 Erewash to Wollaton

2.12 Stapleford to Chilwell Urban

2.13 Langley Mill to Kimberley

2.14 Toton Sidings

2.15 Sellers Wood and New Farm Wood

2.16 Central Cossall to Strelley

2.17 Underwood to Beauvale Priory

2.18 Stoney Lane to Aldecar

2.20 Smithhurst Road to Dairy Farm

2.21 Trowell to Kimberley

2.22 A52 corridor south east of Stapleford

2.23 Toton Sidings to Chilwell

How The Information Will Be Used 

The strategy will enable the Council's Planning team to adapt the alert system so that planning enquiries will identify any corridors near to an application site. This will then raise awareness of a range of issues and opportunities associated with that corridor.

The strategy will also be used to identify potential projects when funding opportunities arise and it will help in supporting funding bids.

Contact
Parks and Environment
env@broxtowe.gov.uk
tel: 0115 917 7777