south lanarkshire green network opportunities mapping final report
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Contents
1 Summary.............................................2 Introduction.......................................... 2.1 WhatistheGreenNetwork? 2.2 WhatComprisestheGreenNetwork? 2.3 PolicyContextandRationale 2.4 TheRoleofPlanninginDelivery3 Methodology......................................... 3.1 Approach 3.2 AnalysisandOutputs
4 InterpretationofAnalysis............................. 4.1 Overview 4.2 GreenNetworkandLandUseAnalysis
5 AnalysisofIndividualDatasets........................
5.1 StrategicAccessPriorities6 Conclusions..........................................
6.1 SouthLanarkshireStrategicGreenNetworkOpportunities 6.2 SouthLanarkshireGreenNetworkExpansionPriorities 6.3 FutureApplicationsofOutputs 6.3.1 LocalDevelopmentPlan 6.3.2 MasterplanningandDevelopmentProposals 6.3.3 DevelopmentManagement 6.3.4 GreenNetworkStrategyDevelopment 6.3.5 TargetingofResources 6.3.6 SingleOutcomeAgreements
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1 Summary
TheCentralScotlandGreenNetworkisaNationalDevelopmentasidentifiedinNationalPlanning Framework2andassuchitsdeliverymustbeconsideredandplannedforatregionalandlocal authoritylevelswhenproducingplanningpolicyandindevelopmentmanagementdecisionmaking.
TheGCVGreenNetworkPartnershipdevelopedaGISbasedapproachtoidentifystrategicregional opportunitiesfordeliveryoftheGreenNetworkintheGlasgowandClydeValley(GCV)Strategic DevelopmentPlan.TheanalysisusesarangeofGreenNetwork,developmentandsocialdatasetsto identifystrategiclocations,or“hotspots”wheretheplanningprocessandthetargetingofresources candelivermultipleGreenNetworkbenefits.
TheapproachwasrecognisedbySouthLanarkshireCouncilashavingthepotentialtoidentifyGreen NetworkOpportunitiesatalocalauthorityscale.Themethodology,andthedatasetsused,wererefined andadaptedtoreflectSouthLanarkshire’sparticularcircumstances.
The“hotspots”identifiedthroughtheanalysisonasettlementbysettlementbasisare: a RutherglenandCambuslang(Appendix2) 1 Shawfield 2 CuningarLoop 3 HooverSite,Cambuslang 4 AreaaroundWestburnCemetery 5 NewtonCGA 6 SouthCairnsArea 7 Springhall,WhitelawburnandBorgieGlenArea 8 Fernhill
b EastKilbride(Appendix3)
1 WestHairmyresandPeelParkArea 2 EastHairmyres 3 MossneukRoad,Westwood 4 EastKilbrideCGA 5 EastMainsRoadArea 6 StLeonards 7 LanglandsWest
c Hamilton,UddingstonandBlantyre(Appendix4)
1 Gardenside/WestUddingston 2 Bothwell 3 CraigheadRetreat 4 HamiltonInternationalInvestmentPark 5 Ferniegair
d Larkhall,StrathavenandCoalburn(Appendix5)
1 CarlukeCGA 2 SmyllumPark
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Thisreportdescribestheapproachandinterpretstheoutputsgeneratedthroughthe analysis.Italsorecommendsthattheoutputsshouldbeusedto:
• DeveloprobustanddefensibleGreenNetworkpoliciesfortheLocalDevelopmentPlan • Targetlimitedresourcesandplanninggaineffectively • Informmasterplanninganddevelopmentmanagement • DevelopGreenNetworkStrategiesforopportunityareasidentifiedthroughanalysis • InformStrategieswhichsupporttheLocalDevelopmentPlane.g.OpenSpace,Biodiversity andAccessStrategies • SetSingleOutcomeAgreementTargetsandmeasures
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2 Introduction
2.1 WhatistheGreenNetwork?
TheGreenNetworkisalargescaleandambitiousinitiativethatwill,throughplannedandco-ordinated localactionwhichdeliversastrategicvision,transformCentralScotlandbyimprovinglocalcommunities, promotinghealthierlifestyles,connectingandenhancingnaturalhabitats,transformingperceptionsand byattractingandretaininginvestmentinthearea. TheGreenNetworkwilldeliverarangeofoutcomesincluding:
EnterpriseDevelopment
TheeconomywillbenefitfromtheGreenNetworkbecauseitprovides:
• attractivelocationsinwhichexistingbusinesseswillwishtoremainastheydevelopandgrow • vibrantcommunitiesthatwillattractnewbusinessinvestment,andencouragestaffrecruitment andretention • newopportunitiesforinnovativeenterprisestohelpmanagetheGreenNetwork HealthImprovement
PeoplewillbenefitfromtheGreenNetworkbecauseitwillprovide:
• attractivelocationsinwhichtoexerciseorrelax • safespacesthatencouragewell-beingandcommunityspirit • cleanerlivingenvironmentsofwhichlocalpeoplecanbeproud
StrongerCommunities
CommunitieswillbenefitfromtheGreenNetworkbecauseitwill:
• providewell-designed,sustainableplacesinwhichtolive • empowerlocalcommunitiestotakeownershipandhelpcreatethesafe,attractiveplacesthat theywant • providespacesthatpeoplecanbeproudofandwhichwillhelpdevelopacommunityspirit
BiodiversityandtheEnvironment
People,wildlifeandenvironmentwillbenefitfromtheGreenNetworkbecauseit:
• providesrobustdiversehabitats,linkingacrossthecityregion • reduceshumanimpactontheenvironment • reducestheimpactofclimatechangeontheurbanpopulation
2.2 WhatComprisestheGreenNetwork?
TheGreenNetworkisanetworkofconnectedgreenandopenspacewhichdeliversarangeofmultiple benefitsasdescribedandisdesignedandmaintainedtodeliverthesebenefitsnowandintothefuture.
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Theform,sizeandfunctionofitsindividualelementswillvarysignificantly,however,thecombination oftheseindividualelementsiswhatwillcreatetheNetwork.
InthinkingaboutthedevelopmentoftheGreenNetwork,itishelpfultodistinguishbetween:
GreenNetworkCores/Hubs
–largeareasofexistingornewgreenspacewhichalreadydeliverawiderangeofGreenNetwork benefits.Theaimshouldbetoprotectandexpandtheseareas,tocreatenewcores/hubs, createvisualconnectionsand,critically,todevelopcorridorstolinkthem;
GreenNetworkCorridorsandLinks
–continuouscorridorsofgreenspacealongrivers,disusedrailways,pathsandcyclewaysand existingrailwaysandroadswhichservetoconnectGreenNetworkCores/Hubs.Manyofthesecorridorsareincomplete,orprovidealimitednumberoffunctions,soakeyaimistoincreasethenumber,continuity,visualinteractionandfunctionalityofthesecorridors;
GreenNetworkSteppingStones
–itmaynotalwaysbenecessaryorappropriatetocreateacontinuouscorridorofgreenspace. Manyplantandanimalspecies,forexample,areabletomoveshortdistancesbetweenareas ofhabitat.Historicallysuburbshadregularpublicandprivatesquaressetamongstdensely developedterraces.ThedevelopmentofGreenNetworkSteppingStonescanprovideincomplete corridorslinkinglargerareasofgreenspace.Thiscouldincludetheplantingofstreettrees, improvedroadsidevergesorgardenimprovement. IsolatedGreenspaces
–itislikelythattherewillalwaysbesomeisolatedgreenspaceswhicharedifficulttoconnectto thewiderGreenNetwork.Whilethespacesfunctioninadifferentmanner,theystillprovide considerablebenefitstolocalcommunities.Theroleofthesespacesinmeetingaperceivedneed withinlocalcommunitiesshouldnotbeignored,asperceptionofneedisasstrongadriveras geographicneed.
GreenNetworkCores/Hubs,CorridorsandLinks,andSteppingStonesmaybecomprisedofanynumber oftypesofgreenspaceasdefinedinPAN65‘PlanningandOpenSpace’.
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2.3 PolicyContextandRationale
Thedifficultyoftenforpractitioners,whetherplanners,landmanagersordevelopers,istointerpret nationalpolicyandguidanceintolocalpolicyandguidance,butmoreimportantlyintodeliveryonthe groundintheformofqualityplacesinwhichpeoplewillwanttolive,workandrecreate.
This“goldenthread”ofnationalpolicyintolocaldeliveryiswhatthisdocumentseekstohelpdeliverby assistinglocalauthoritiestosetlocallyderivedandsensitiveGreenNetworkprioritieswhichhelptodeliver theGCVGreenNetwork-aregionalcomponentoftheCentralScotlandGreenNetwork(aNational Development)assetoutinNationalPlanningFramework2.
Thehierarchyofpolicycontextwithinwhichthiswillbeachievedisoutlinedbelow.
2.3.1 ScottishPolicyFramework
ScottishPlanningPolicy(SPP)
ScottishPlanningPolicy(SPP)isthestatementoftheScottishGovernment’spolicyonnationally importantlanduseplanningmattersandsupersedesthepreviousindividualdocuments.
OfparticularrelevancetothedeliveryoftheGreenNetworkarethesectionsrelatingtothe preparationofDevelopmentPlans,DevelopmentManagementandanumberoftheindividual subjectpoliciesincluding:
OpenSpaceandPhysicalActivity
“Greennetworkswhichprovideopportunitiesforphysicalactivityandaccesstotheoutdoors,and increaseaccessibilitywithinsettlementsandtothesurroundingcountryside,shouldbepromoted andsafeguardedthroughthedevelopmentplan”
LandscapeandNaturalHeritage
“Astrategicapproachtonaturalheritage...linkedtogetherinintegratedhabitatnetworkscanmake animportantcontributionto...biodiversity”
“PlanningAuthoritiesshouldseektopreventfurtherfragmentationandisolation...andidentify opportunitiestorestorelinks”
FloodingandDrainage
“Watercoursesshouldnotbeculvertedaspartofanewdevelopment…andexitingculverts shouldbeopenedwherepossible.Inallcasesopportunitiesforhabitatrestorationor enhancementshouldbesought.”
NationalPlanningFramework2(NPF2)
NPF2laysoutthespatialdevelopmentofScotlandto2030.ItrecognisesthatStrategicPlanning forthecityregions:
“providestheopportunitytodevelopextensivegreennetworksconnectingourinnerurban areaswiththeirsurroundingruralenvironments,providingawiderangeofsocial,healthand environmentalbenefits”.
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ItidentifiestheCentralScotlandGreenNetworkasoneoffourteen“NationalDevelopments”in recognitionthatitsdelivery“offerstheopportunitytoeffectastepchangeinenvironmental quality,woodlandcoverandrecreationalopportunities.ItwillmakeCentralScotlandamore attractiveplacetoliveanddobusiness,helptoabsorbCO2andpromotehealthier,moreactive lifestyles”.
NPF2recognisesthattheGlasgowandClydeValleyGreenNetworkPartnershipisdeliveringthis NationalDevelopmentinthewestCentralBeltby“takingforwardaprogrammeofgreenspace enhancementdesignedtopromotehealthierlifestyles,betterenvironments,greaterbiodiversity, strongercommunitiesandeconomicopportunity.”
OtherNationalPolicyandStrategyandDocuments
OthernationalpolicyandstrategicdocumentsofparticularrelevancetotheGNProgramme include:
• DesigningPlaces(ScottishGovernment2008) • DesigningStreets(ScottishGovernment2010) • PeopleandPlaces:RegenerationPolicy;(ScottishGovernment2006) • ClosingtheOpportunityGaps;(ScottishGovernment2007) • ScottishForestryStrategy;(ForestryCommissionScotland2006) • ScottishBiodiversityStrategy;(ScottishGovernment2004) • Smart,SuccessfulScotland;(ScottishGovernment2001) • GreenJobsStrategy.(ScottishGovernment2005) • EquallyWell(ScottishGovernment2008) • GoodPlaces,BetterHealth(ScottishGovernment2008)
2.3.2 RegionalPolicyFramework
SupportingtheStrategicCommunityPlan,theGCVStrategicDevelopmentPlan(SDP)provides anoverarchingplanningframeworkforthedevelopmentofinfrastructureacrosstheregion.The SDPsupersedestheJointStructurePlanandisamuchmorefocusseddocumentrepresenting prioritiesandopportunitiesspatially.AswiththeearlierJointStructurePlandeliveryoftheGCV GreenNetworkremainsacornerstoneoftheSDP.
TheSDPproposed,basedonGISanalysis,14geographicalareasacrosstheGCVwherestrategic opportunitiesexisttodelivertheGreenNetwork.These14“hotspots”willinduecourserequire tobereflectedintheeightrespectiveGCVLocalDevelopmentPlans.
ThedevelopmentofthisreportwithSouthLanarkshireCouncilwillapplytheSDPmethodology tothelocalauthorityscaleinordertoidentifylocalGreenNetworkOpportunities.
2.3.3 LocalPolicyFramework
Inlinewithnewplanningpolicy,SouthLanarkshireCouncil(SLC)hastoprepareaLocal DevelopmentPlan(LDP)whichreflectstheprioritiesidentifiedintheSDP.Thestartingpointfor thisprocessisthegatheringofevidence,preparationoftheMonitoringStatementandthe identificationofthekeyissues,prioritiesandopportunitiesinaMainIssuesReport.
ThenewstyleLDPwillthereforerequiretoincorporatepolicieswhichseektoensurearobustand defensibleGreenNetwork.Thisdocumentwillinformthedevelopmentofthosepolicies.
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2.4 TheRoleofPlanninginDelivery
TheplanningsystemisoneofthemostimportantmeansofrealisingtheGreenNetworkvision.Itcan ensurethatdevelopmentrespectsandenhancestheGreenNetwork.Itcanprovidethebroaderspatial perspectivetoco-ordinateindividualactionsinordertocreatequalityplacesinwhichtoliveandwork.
ItcanhelpensurethattherightGreenNetworkcomponents,oftherightquality,arecreatedinthe rightplace,andthatthewidestpossiblerangeofbenefitsresult.
ThefollowingprinciplesshouldbeconsideredbyplannerstohelpensurethatdevelopmentoftheGreen Networkisembeddedwithintheplanningsystem.
2.4.1 LocalDevelopmentPlansshould,basedonspatialandqualitativeanalysis,guide localdeliveryoftheGreenNetwork
TheGCVStrategicDevelopmentPlan,basedondetailedspatialanalysis,setsoutGreenNetwork opportunitiesforthecityregion.Theoutputisbasedontheanalysisoffourdatasets:habitat networkopportunities;accessnetworkopportunities;greenspaceandcorepathimprovement opportunitiesandstrategicdevelopmentareas.
UsingSouthLanarkshirespecificdatasets,suchasopenspaceaudits,asimilaranalyticalprocess hasbeenusedtoinformlocalprioritiesandLocalDevelopmentPlanpoliciesandassociated SupplementaryGuidance.
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2.4.2 DevelopmentsshouldcontributetodeliveryoftheGreenNetwork.
ThegreatestGreenNetworkbenefitsarelikelytobeachievedwhenitisconsideredasanintegral partofthedevelopmentprocess,ratherthandealtwithasanafterthoughtonceotherelements oftheschemehavebecome‘fixed’.Additionally,itislikelytobemoreefficientuseofresourcesto ‘buildin’GreenNetworkcomponentsratherthan‘retrofit’themoncethebuiltenvironmenthas beencompleted.
CarefullydesigneddevelopmentwhichconsidersGreenInfrastructure:watermanagement;habitat networks;accessnetworks;greenandopenspaceandstewardshipovertime,attheoutsetandas equalconsiderationstootherdevelopmentrequirementssuchasroadlayouts,haveanimportant roletoplayindeliveryoftheGreenNetwork.
2.4.3 PlanningshouldpromotetheGreenNetworkasakeycontributortoplace-making
Placemakingiscentraltotheenvironmental,socialandeconomictransformationofGlasgow andtheClydeValleywithplanningbeingthekeymechanismthroughwhichtheagendacanbe realised.
TheintegrationoftheGreenNetworkintothefabricofnewdevelopment,andretrospectivelyinto theexistingurbanenvironment,reflectinglocaldistinctivenessandtheneedsandaspirationsof localpeople,willbeakeycontributortothedeliveryoftheplacemakingagenda.
2.4.4 Planningshouldpromotethedevelopmentofmulti-functionalGreenNetworks
TheclusteringofusesandactivitieswithinGreenNetworknodescreatesvibrant,diverseand excitingspaces.TheplanningsystemshouldpromotetheuseoftheGreenNetworkfor: naturalisedwatermanagement(SUDS);habitatcreationandenhancement;safeoff-roadaccess aroundandbetweencommunities;formalandinformalrecreation;environmentaleducation;art andculturalheritage. Creatingmulti-functionalspaceswhichpeoplewanttovisitandusecandelivermultiplehealth andsocialbenefits.
2.4.5 ConsiderlongtermstewardshipoftheGreenNetworkfromtheoutset
“Delivering better places takes time and demands long-term commitment to place quality”
(DeliveringbetterplacesinScotland,ScottishGovernment2011).
ManyoftheproblemsassociatedwithpoorqualityofGreenNetworkcomponentsstemsfromlack ofconsiderationandinvestmentinrevenuefundingleadingtoanunsustainableinvestment/ declinecycle.Theplanningprocesscanencourage,andifneedbeenforce,solutionswhichtake futuremanagementandmaintenancemechanismsandfinancingintoaccountattheoutsetby usingplanningconditions,frameworkagreementsanddesigncodes.
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3 Methodology
ThemethodologywhichhasbeenappliedtotheidentificationofGreenNetworkOpportunitiesMapping inSouthLanarkshirewasoriginallydevelopedinresponsetoguidancefromplannersfortheneedto representstrategicGreenNetworkopportunitiesspatiallyandgraphicallywithintheGCVStrategic DevelopmentPlan(SDP)MainIssuesReport(MIR).
AlthoughoriginallyconceivedtoidentifystrategicopportunitiesacrosstheGlasgowcityregionitwas recognisedfromtheoutsetthattheresultantdatacouldalsobeinterrogatedatafinerresolutionfor morelocalisedopportunities.
Additionally,byreplacingregionallybaseddatasetswithSouthLanarkshirespecificdatasets,outputs whichweremorerelevantandusefultothelocalauthoritycontextcouldbeproduced.Theresultant outputswillbeusedbySouthLanarkshireCouncilintwoways:
a Toidentifylocalprioritiesforactionandwhatthatactionmightbetodelivermaximum andmultiplebenefit.
b ToinformthedevelopmentofLDPGreenNetworkpoliciesandsupportingtechnical documentationand,ifrequired,supplementaryplanningguidance.
3.1 Approach
Thedevelopmentofthemethodologybeganbyseekingtoaddressthefollowingquestions:
1 WhatGreenNetworkresourcecurrentlyexistsandwherearetheopportunitiestoimproveit?
2 WherearethepriorityareastoexpandtheGreenNetworkfor?
a Biodiversityhabitatnetworks?
b Publicaccesstogreenspace?
3 Wherearethemajorareasoflandusechangeandsocialneed?
Aseriesofdatasetswereidentifiedwhichcouldprovideanswerstothesequestionsbothattheregional scalefortheSDPandatalocalscaleforSouthLanarkshire.
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GCVwideIntegratedHabitatNetworkprioritiesmodelling
SLCwideIntegratedHabitatNetworkprioritiesmodelling
StrategicOutdoorRecreation&ActiveTravelOpportunitiesdatasetproducedbyCentralScotlandGreenNetworkshowingsupplymappedagainstdemandandneed.
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GCVwidegreenspacedatasetbasedonPAN65typologiesproducedin2006 SLCPAN65weightedtypologies
CorePathPlansfromeachoftheeightGCVlocalauthorities.Datasetsweightedtoreflectpotentialforimprovement.
SLCCorePathPlan
Layer1ExistingGreenspaceProvision,PathNetworkandPotentialforEnhancement
Layer2StrategicBiodiversityandAccessPriorities
3.1.1 Datasets
TheGISbasedanalysisconsideredfourdatalayerswhichcollectivelyspatiallyrepresenttheGCV GreenNetwork,keystrategiclocationswherefuturelandusechangepresentopportunitiesfor deliveryandwhereopportunitiesexistfortheexpansionofconnectivityforpeopleandwildlife. Thedatalayerswere:
Layer3StrategicDevelopmentOpportunities,LandUseChangeOpportunities andAreasofSocialNeed
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FlagshipRegenerationAreasandCommunityGrowthAreasacrosstheGCV SLCdevelopmentandregenerationsites
SocialIndicesofMultipleDeprivation(SIMD)
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3.1.2 WeightingofDatasets
InordertorankandprioritisetheGNopportunitiesidentifiedbyeachofthedatasets,andtoaid theGISanalysis,asystemofweightingwasapplied.Theweightings,andtherationaleforthem, asappliedtotheSouthLanarkshiredatasetsaredetailedbelow: ExistingGreenspaceandCorePaths
TheGreenNetworkisinessencearangeoftypesofgreenandopenspaceandthepathsand linkswhichconnectthem.In2007SouthLanarkshireCouncilundertookacomprehensiveOpen SpaceAuditwhichdetailedthequantityandqualityofitsgreenspaceresourceaccordingtotheir PAN65typology.Whencombinedwiththelocalauthority’sCorePathPlans,thesetwodatasets canbetakenasagoodrepresentationofthecurrentGreenNetwork.
However,notallgreenspacepresentsthesameopportunityforenhancementorincreased functionalityandthereforedeliveryoftheGreenNetwork.Weightingwasthereforeappliedto theOpenSpaceAuditqualitativescorestoreflectthedifferingpotentialsasfollows:
Lowestscoring10%,11-20%and21-30%ofsiteswereweighted3,2and1respectively.
CorepathsweretakenashavinglimitedabilitytodelivermoretotheGNandtherefore weightedas1(althoughitisrecognisedthatsomepathsmayfallshortofadesirablequality).
StrategicBiodiversityOpportunities
TheIntegratedHabitatNetwork(IHN)ModelusesGIStospatiallyrepresentgrassland,wetland andwoodlandhabitatsandtheabilityofspeciestomovebetweenhabitatsandthroughthe adjacentlandscape.
TheIHNModelrepresentsthecurrentstatusofhabitatsandhowtheyare‘functionallyconnected’. However,itdoesn’tshowwherebesteffortandresourcesshouldbetargetedtoincreasethesize andnumberofhabitatnetworks.
Newsoftware,employingaseriesofassessmentcriteria,wasappliedtoa100mgridofcells coveringSouthLanarkshireandusedtoidentifylocationswhereinterventionwouldyieldthe greatestbenefitintermsofimprovinghabitatconnectivity.
Thetopscoring10%,11-20%and21-30%ofassessmentcellswereweightedas3,2and1 respectivelyinthefinalanalysis.
StrategicAccessOpportunities
NewworkwascommissionedbytheGCVGreenNetworkPartnershipwhichwoulduseasimilar approachtohabitatopportunitymodellingbutwouldinsteadanalysetheurbanenvironmentin termsofitspermeabilityforhumanaccessibilityfromhomestogreenspaceandpathnetworks.
Firstly,aNetworksforPeople(N4P)modelwasdevelopedwhichusesGIStoaccuratelymapthe distancespeoplehavetotravelfromtheirhousestoeithergreenspaceoracorepath.Any householdwhichismodelledasbeingfurtherthan250misconsideredtobedisconnectedfrom theGreenNetwork.
Secondly,asforstrategichabitatopportunitiesmodelling,softwareappliedaseriesof assessmentcriteriato100mcellgridofcellscoveringSouthLanarkshireandthosehexagons
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whichconsistentlyscoredlowlyintermsofadjacencyandconnectivitytogreenspaceandpath networkswereidentifiedashighopportunitytoimprovethenetwork.
Thelowestscoring10%,11-20%and21-30%ofassessmentcellswereweightedas3,2and1 respectivelyinthefinalanalysis.
StrategicDevelopmentOpportunities&AreasofNeed
InconsultationwithSouthLanarkshireCouncilOfficers,aseriesofdevelopmentandregeneration siteswereidentifiedashavingthepotentialtodelivertheGreenNetwork.
Thesesiteswereweightedas3inthefinalanalysisi.e.theyofferedahighpotentialfordelivery.
IndiscussionwithSouthLanarkshireCouncilOfficersitwasdecidedtoruntwoversionsofthe analysis.ThefirstwouldbebasedpurelyonthephysicalandspatialaspectsoftheGreenNetwork usingonlytheOpenSpace,NetworksforPeople,HabitatNetworksandDevelopmentSites datasets.Aseconditerationoftheanalysiswouldthenberuntoinformfurtherprioritisationby includingtheSocialIndicesofMultipleDeprivation(SIMD)andwouldactasaproxyforsocialneed. Thelowest15%scoringdatazonesinSouthLanarkshirewereweightedas3indicatingagreater socialneedandthereforeapriority.
3.2 AnalysisandOutputs GISanalysiswasemployedtooverlaytheweighteddatasetsdetailedaboveandtoidentifygeographical locationsacrossSouthLanarkshirewhereastrongcorrelationexistsbetweenthem.Theseareasof correlationweretakenaslocationswhereopportunitiesexisttodelivermultipleGreenNetworkbenefits throughthetargetingofeffortandresources.
Theoutputsfromtheanalysisweremapbasedspatialrepresentationsofthehighestscoringclustersof 100mcellsacrossSouthLanarkshire.TheindividualoutputsfromtheGISanalysisare:
1 GISlayersshowing: a Combinedanalysisofthelanduselayersoutlinedaboveidentifyingareasofgreatest opportunitytoaugmentandenhanceGreenNetwork.
b Thetopprioritiesforaccesstoopenspaceenhancement.
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4.1 Overview
Althoughtheimagesbelowandintheappendicesshowtheanalysisoutputsatalocalauthoritywide scaleitshouldbenotedthattheunderlyingdatacanbeviewedatanyresolutionanddifferentthresholds maybesetforviewingthedataifamoredetailedbreakdownisrequiredforaparticulararea. Areaswherethereareclusteringsofcells,particularlythehighscoringcellsshowninred,canbetaken asgeographicallocationswheretheopportunityexiststodelivermultipleGreenNetworkbenefits. Theoutputsareinterpretedinmoredetailbelow.
4.2 GreenNetworkandLandUseAnalysis
Figure1below(alsoincludedasAppendix1)showsthestrategicGreenNetworkOpportunitiesoutput identifyingthoseareasacrossSouthLanarkshirewhichhavethepotentialtodelivermultiplebenefitsin returnforinvestmentofeffortandresources.
Note:Forthe100mx100mcellsuponwhichtheanalysisisbasedtoscoreintheveryhighopportunity band(showninred),theymusthaveatleastmaximumscoringcorrelationbetweentwoofthedatasets plussomecorrelationwithathirddataset.Thesewillbereferredtoasveryhighopportunities.Forthe cellstoscoreinthehighopportunityband(showninorange)theymusthaveamaximumscoringinat leasttwodatasets.
671cellsscoreintheveryhighopportunitybandand556cellsscoreinthehighopportunityband. Theanalysisisbrokendowninmoredetailbelowforeachsettlementorclustersofadjacentsettlements andhighlightstheparticularopportunitiesassociatedwitheach.
a RutherglenandCambuslang(Appendix2)
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1 Shawfield
Opportunityforbroadleavedwoodlandandneutralgrasslandhabitatcreationassociated withdevelopmentandenhancementofbusinessamenityopenspace.Possible opportunityforcorepathdeliveryandenhancementthroughdevelopment.
2 CuningarLoop
Opportunityforbroadleavedwoodlandandneutralgrasslandhabitatcreationassociated withForestryCommissionenhancementwork.Possibleopportunityforcorepathdelivery andenhancement.
3 HooverSite,Cambuslang
Opportunityforbroadleavedwoodlandandneutralgrasslandhabitatcreationassociated withHooversitedevelopmentandenhancementofbusinessamenityopenspace.Possible opportunityforcorepathdeliveryandenhancementthroughdevelopment.
4 AreaAroundWestburnCemetery
Opportunityforbroadleavedwoodlandandneutralgrasslandhabitatcreationassociated withopenspaceenhancement.Possibleopportunityforcorepathdeliveryand enhancement.
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5 NewtonCGA
Majoropportunityfordeliveryofhighqualityopenspaceandpathnetworkthrough CGA.Alsoopportunityforwetland(possiblyalignedwithSUDSprovision),broadleaved woodlandandneutralgrasslandhabitatcreationthroughdevelopment.
6 SouthCairnsArea
Opportunityforbroadleavedwoodland,wetlandandneutralgrasslandhabitatcreation associatedwithEastGreenleesandGilberfieldRoaddevelopments.Additionalopportunity fordeliverythroughamenityopenspaceenhancement.Possibleopportunityforcorepath deliveryandenhancementthroughdevelopments.
7 Springhall,WhitelawburnandBorgieGlenArea
Opportunityforbroadleavedwoodlandandneutralgrasslandhabitatcreation associatedwithopenspaceenhancementandtoamorelimiteddegreethroughthe CathkinHighSchoolandBelmontRoaddevelopments.Possibleopportunityforcorepath deliveryandenhancementthroughdevelopmentsandamenityopenspaceenhancement.
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Opportunityforbroadleavedwoodland,wetlandandneutralgrasslandhabitatcreation associatedwithopenspaceenhancementandtoamorelimiteddegreethroughthe FernhillNeighbourhoodCentreandhousingdevelopments.Possibleopportunityforcore pathdeliveryandenhancementthroughdevelopmentsandamenityopenspace enhancement.
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b EastKilbride(Appendix3)
Note:Ingeneral,manyoftheopportunitiesinEastKilbrideareassociatedwiththeextensiveareasofpark andamenityopenspacewhichcouldprovidemoreinthewayoffunctionalityforresidentsandecological connectivity.
1 WestHairmyresandPeelParkArea Opportunityforbroadleavedwoodland,wetlandandneutralgrasslandhabitatcreation associatedwithNorthPeelParkdevelopment.Additionalopportunityfordeliverythrough openspaceenhancement.Possibleopportunityforcorepathdeliveryandenhancement throughdevelopmentandopenspaceimprovements.
2 EastHairmyres Opportunityforbroadleavedwoodlandandneutralgrasslandhabitatcreationassociated withpotentialparkandamenityopenspaceenhancementandtoalesserextentwith theHairmyresPhase3adevelopment.Possibleopportunityforcorepathdeliveryand enhancementthroughopenspaceimprovements.
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Opportunityforbroadleavedwoodland,wetlandandneutralgrasslandhabitatcreation associatedwithopenspaceenhancementeithersideofEastMainsRoad.
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7 LanglandsWest Opportunityforbroadleavedwoodlandandneutralgrasslandhabitatcreationassociated withLanglandsWestDevelopmentFrameworkandbetteruseofexistingbusinessamenity openspace.Possibleopportunityforcorepathdeliveryandenhancementthroughopen spaceimprovements.
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c Hamilton,UddingstonandBlantyre(Appendix4)
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AreasofSilverwellsandEastofUddingstonRoadareshownashavingpooraccessto openspaceandshouldbeinvestigatedmorefully.Ifpooraccessisconfirmedthenthe opportunityexiststoimprovethequalityofthenearestopenspacesortoseek opportunitiestoimproveconnectivitytothespaces.
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Additionalopportunityforbroadleavedwoodlandhabitatcreationthroughdevelopment orenhancementofparkandamenityopenspace.Possibleopportunityforcorepath deliveryandenhancementthroughopenspaceimprovements.
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Additionalopportunityforthedeliveryofbroadleavedwoodlandandwetland habitatcreationthroughdevelopment.
2 SmyllumParkArea Significantopportunityfordeliveryofhighqualityopenspaceandpathnetworkthrough development.
Additionalopportunityforthedeliveryofbroadleavedwoodlandandwetlandthrough development.
Additionally,smallerclustersandsingleveryhighandhighscoringcellsaredistributedthroughout SouthLanarkshire.Thesecellsstillrepresentsignificantopportunityfordelivery,particularlywhen adjacencyofhighscoringbaselinelayercellsisconsidered,andshouldbeconsideredwhen dealingwithplanningapplications,geographicallytargetedresourcesorfundingapplications.
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5 AnalysisofIndividualDatasets
Thepreviousanalysisdescribestheoutputsasanaggregationofthe4baselinedatasets.However,the individualdatasetswhenviewedandmanipulatedsinglyprovideextremelyvaluableinformation.
Theindividualdatasetsoutputsshouldbeusedtoguidedecisionsonhabitatcreationandaccess enhancementatastrategiclocalauthorityscale,atasettlementscaleandatasitescale.
Thehabitatdatasetincludingwoodland,grasslandandwetland,istoocomplextodescribefullyinthis report.ThePartnershipcanhoweverworkwithpartnerstoapplytheoutputstospecificprojectsandsites atarangeofscales.
TheNetworksforPeopledatasetidentifiescommunitieswhicharecurrentlyatadeficitintermsofaccess toopenspaceandisanextremelyusefultoolintargetingeffortandresources.Itisdescribedinmore detailbelow.
5.1 StrategicAccessPriorities
Figure7(alsoincludedasAppendix7)belowshowsthoseareaofSouthLanarkshire,identifiedthrough NetworksforPeoplenetworkanalysis,whichhavepooraccesstoopenspace.
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TheshadedhexagonsrepresentthecommunitiesinSouthLanarkshirewhicharethemostdisconnected fromtheGreenNetwork.Thenetworkanalysisappliedhasidentifiedtheshadedhexagonsasbeing250m ormorefromanopenspaceidentifiedinSouthLanarkshire’sOpenSpaceAudit(GreenspaceScotlandPAN 65Dataset2011). Thisoutputshouldbeusedtoguidethetargetingofdevelopmentopportunity,planninggainorresources towardstheseareasto,whereverpossible,connectthemtotheGreenNetwork.
Itisrecognisedthatinsomeareastheopportunitywon’texisttocreatenewgreenspaceorpathnetworks toconnectcommunities.Insuchcircumstancesitisimportanttoensurethatthespaceswhichareclosest tothosecommunitiesareofasufficientqualitythatpeoplewouldbewillingtowalkorcyclefurtherto reachthem.Considerationcouldalsobegivento“greening”theon-roadjourneytothespacesbyadopting aDesigningStreets(ScottishGovernment2010)approachusingmeasuressuchasstreettrees,cyclelanes andsignageandprioritisingpedestrianmovement.Thesemeasureswouldmakethelocalenvironment morepermeablefornon-vehicularmovement.
Thebreadthoftheaccessenhancementopportunitiesidentifiedthroughanalysisistooextensivetobe fullydetailedinthisreport.TheGreenNetworkPartnershipExecutiveTeamwouldbehappytoworkwith SouthLanarkshireCouncilOfficerstodevelopamoredetailedanalysisoftheopportunities.
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6 Conclusions
6.1 SouthLanarkshireStrategicGreenNetworkOpportunities
TheGISbasedanalysisusedtoidentifyStrategicGreenNetworkOpportunitieswasoriginallydeveloped for,andappliedto,theGlasgowandClydeValleyStrategicDevelopmentPlan.Subsequentmodificationfor applicationtoLocalDevelopmentPlanshasresultedinarobustandpowerfuldecisionsupporttool.
TheSouthLanarkshireoutputsdemonstrateextensivescopefordeliveryofstrategicGreenNetwork prioritiesthroughtheplanningprocessandthetargetingofresources.Thefirstphaseoftheanalysis identifiedeightlocationsacrossSouthLanarkshirewhereinterventionhasahighpotentialtodeliver multipleGreenNetworkbenefitsthroughimprovedinfrastructure.Thesestrategicopportunityareasare:
a RutherglenandCambuslang(Appendix2)
1 Shawfield 2 CuningarLoop 3 HooverSite,Cambuslang 4 AreaaroundWestburnCemetery 5 NewtonCGA 6 SouthCairnsArea 7 Springhall,WhitelawburnandBorgieGlenArea
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b EastKilbride(Appendix3)
1 WestHairmyresandPeelParkArea 2 EastHairmyres 3 MossneukRoad,Westwood 4 EastKilbrideCGA 5 EastMainsRoadArea 6 StLeonards
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ThespecificopportunitiesforeachoftheareasaredetailedintheSection4ofthereport.Astrongunder- lyingthemeacrosstheareasisrelativelypooraccesstoopenspacecompoundedbymanyamenityopen spacesunderperformingintermsofqualityandfunctionality.Muchofthisisundoubtedlyduetothe topographyofSouthLanarkshire’surbanareaswhichareoftenonfairlysteepnorthfacinggroundwith gulliesandrivercoursescreatingeast/westbarrierstomovement.
SouthLanarkshirehasbeenandcontinuestobethefocusofsignificantregenerationandtheplanning systemshouldplayakeyroleinensuringthatdevelopmentandredevelopmentareusedasavehicleto addresstheissuesandrealisetheopportunitiesoutlinedonthisreport.
6.2 SouthLanarkshireGreenNetworkExpansionPriorities
Sections5oftheReportdiscussesthevalueofusingtheindividualdatasetstoinformexpansionofthe GreenNetworkintermsofhabitatandaccess.
TheIntegratedHabitatNetworkPrioritiesandNetworksforPeoplePrioritiesoutputscanbeinterrogated atarangeofscales:localauthoritywide,settlementwideoronasitebysitebasisandshouldbeusedto informtheworkofBiodiversity,AccessandGreenspaceOfficersaswellasPolicyandDevelopment ManagementPlanners.
Moredetailedanalysisofthedatasetsandapplicationofthefindingswouldhelpensuredeliveryofthe GreenNetworkisintegratedinto:
1 Complimentarystrategiese.g.OpenSpace,AccessandBiodiversityStrategies,
2 Landmanagementdecisionse.g.thedesignandmaintenanceofopenspace,
3 Fundingapplicationse.g.ScottishRuralDevelopmentProgramme,CentralScotlandGreen NetworkDevelopmentFund
TheGISanalysishasprovidedextremelydetailedoutputswhicharetoocomplextofullyelaboratewithin thisReport.TheGreenNetworkPartnershipExecutiveTeamwillcontinuetoworkwithSouthLanarkshire Officerstointerpretandapplytheoutputs.
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UseoutputsfromGreenNetworkOpportunitiesMappingtoinformthedeliveryofGreenNetworkbenefitsthroughtheplanningprocessinStrategicOpportunityAreasacrossSouthLanarkshire.
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6.3 FutureApplicationsofOutputs
6.3.1 LocalDevelopmentPlan
TheCentralScotlandGreenNetworkisaNationalDevelopmentidentifiedinNationalPlanning Framework2andassuchitsdeliveryhastobeaddressedinLocalDevelopmentPlans.
SouthLanarkshire’sMainIssuesReport(MIR),whichwaspublishedinMay2011forconsultation, setsoutavisionforfuturedevelopmentacrossthelocalauthorityarea.Thisdocumentrecognised theimportanceofthegreennetworkandarearenewalinSouthLanarkshire,aswellasthe protectionoflocallyimportantareasofopenspace.
InterimGreenNetworkOpportunitiesMappingoutputswereusedinautumn2012toinformthe writingofLocalDevelopmentPlanpolicieswhichdefine,protect,expandandenhanceSouth Lanarkshire’sGreenNetwork,bothasavaluablelocalresourceandaspartoftheCentralScotland GreenNetwork.ThisrefinedoutputshouldnowbeusedtodevelopdetailedandrobustGreen NetworkSupplementaryGuidance.
6.3.2 MasterplanningandDevelopmentProposals
TheintegrationofGreenInfrastructureintomasterplansanddevelopmentproposalsshouldbe consideredattheoutsetofthedevelopmentprocess.TheGreenNetworkOpportunitiesMapping andtheExpansionPrioritiesoutputsshouldbeusedintheearlystagestoensuredeliveryofthe GreenNetworkisputonanequitablefootingwithotherdevelopmentalconsiderations.
Itisimportanttoemphasisethattheoutputsshouldnotbeviewedasconstraintstothe developmentplanningprocessbutratherdecisionsupporttoolswhichcanassistinfindingan optimalsolutionforbuiltandgreeninfrastructure.
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6.3.3 DevelopmentManagement WhenconsideringplanningapplicationsDevelopmentManagementplannershavearange ofissuestoconsiderandensurearereflectedinsiteproposals.GISdatasetsplayanimportant supportingroleintheprocessoftenintheformof“constraints”maps.TheCentralScotlandGreen NetworkisaNationalDevelopmentidentifiedinNationalPlanningFramework2,andtherefore itsdeliverymustalsobeconsideredwhenappraisingplanningapplications.
TheoutputsfromtheGreenNetworkOpportunitiesMapping,andtheindividualdatasetswhich underlietheanalysis,shouldbeusedintoinformDevelopmentManagementdecisionmaking andthetargetingofplanninggain.However,unlikeotherplanningconsiderations,theiruse shouldhighlightopportunitiesfordeliveryoftheGreenNetworkthroughdevelopmentandnot beviewedasaconstrainttodevelopment.
TofacilitateuseinDevelopmentManagementdecisions,theoutputlayersshouldbeaccessible toplannersSouthLanarkshire’sGISsystem.
6.3.4 GreenNetworkStrategyDevelopment
TheGreenNetworkPartnershiphasproducedGreenNetworkStrategiesforarangeoflocations acrosstheGlasgowandClydeValley.ThepurposeoftheStrategiesistodevelopadetailed understandingofspatial,socialandeconomicinteractionsofagivenareaandtoproducea strategicGreenNetworkresponsewhichseekstoaddressthosefactors.
TheSouthLanarkshireanalysisidentifiedfourlocationsacrossthelocalauthorityareafor deliveryoftheGreenNetwork.TheproductionofGreenNetworkStrategiesfortheselocations wouldensurethatthefullrangeofpotentialbenefitswouldbedeliveredbyanyinterventions. AswellasaddressingthedeliveryofGreenNetworkinfrastructure,Strategieswouldintegratethe health,socialandeconomicagendasintoproposals.
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6.3.5 TargetingofResources
Publicbodieshaveanobligationtodelivervalueformoneyandareincreasinglyexpected todeliveranimprovingservicewithdecreasingbudgets.Theeffectivetargetingofresources thereforeismoreimportantthanever.
TheGreenNetworkOpportunitiesMappingoutputsprovideatooltotargetthoselimited resourceseffectivelyandformaximumreturnoninvestment.Theoutputsshouldbeusedto informprioritisedactionplanningandbudgetallocationfordeliveryofGreenNetworkpriorities.
6.3.6 SingleOutcomeAgreements
SingleOutcomeAgreements(SOA)setoutthekeyoutcomesandtargetsthatlocalauthoritiesand theirpartnerscommittoachievinginagreementwithTheScottishGovernment.Itcanbedifficult toidentifyappropriatetargetsinmovingtowardsOutcomesandwaystomeasurewhetherthe targetshavebeenachieved.
TheIntegratedHabitatNetwork(IHN)Modelprovideddetailedandmeasurabledataonecological connectivity,acornerstoneofsustainablemanagementofthenaturalenvironmentandmitigation againstspeciesabilitytoadapttotheeffectsofclimatechange.Themodelshouldbeutilisedtoset andmeasurethesuccessofmeetingSOAtargetsonmanagementofthenaturalenvironment.
TheNetworksforPeople(N4P)Modelalsohasthepotentialtobeusedinsettingaccessibility targetsforaccesstoopenspaceandnaturalenvironmentsandshouldbeinvestigatedmorefully.
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DevelopGreenNetworkStrategiesfortheStrategicOpportunitiesAreasidentifiedthroughtheGreenNetworkOpportunitiesMapping
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UseGreenNetworkOpportunitiesMappingandHabitatandAccessExpansionPrioritiesoutputstoinformthetargetingofbudgetsandactionontheground
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7 Appendices
Appendix1 SouthLanarkshireStrategicGreenNetworkOpportunities
Appendix2 RutherglenandCambuslang
Appendix3 EastKilbride
Appendix4 Hamilton,UddingstonandBlantyre
Appendix5 Larkhall,StrathavenandCoalburn
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