This policy wording sets out that ‘all development proposals – appropriate to its type, scale and location - to include green infrastructure, providing the following varied benefits for people, wildlife and planet’. It is suggested that further clarification should be provided within the wording of this policy as to what type, scale and location of development will be required to provide green infrastructure. This will avoid any ambiguity.
Countryside specialise in designing sensitive and innovative masterplans which maximise the potential of the natural landscape. Finding ways to protect and enhance the best aspects so that they can enrich the proposals and deliver a strong character with an instant sense of maturity. Countryside believe in landscape led masterplanning with the aim of creating a living landscape. These principles will be applied to the Fen Ditton proposals to create spaces which allow wildlife, nature and people to thrive together. The proposals are will provide a range of key green infrastructure features to include:
• Pockets of green and expansion of recreation ground to connect new and old;
• Green corridor from river to railway; and
• Creation of a landscaped interface with the A14.