Green infrastructure study
Evidence
Wyre Borough Council, as part of a wider refresh of its green infrastructure (GI) evidence base, has commissioned a Green Infrastructure Strategy (GISt) to replace its existing Green Infrastructure Strategy.
The refreshed evidence base will provide a strong basis for corporate policies designed to promote sustainable environments (including biodiversity and climate change adaptation and mitigation) and improve health and well-being across Wyre and be sufficiently robust to support the emerging Wyre Local Plan. This single commission involves three related work streams:
- Playing Pitch and Outdoor Sports Study (PPOSS) which includes a Strategy and Action Plan and also an Assessment Report.
- Green Infrastructure Audit (GIA) which also includes a Settlement Report.
- Green Infrastructure Strategy (GISt)
The GI evidence also includes draft standards for GI with commerical development.
As well as providing up to date evidence, the GI evidence base complements the recently launced Wyre Moving More Strategy. The GI evidence will enable the council to develop a set of overarching planning policies for the Local Plan to ensure that new built development within Wyre protects and enhances the green infrastructure and contributes to the conservation and enhancement of biodiversity and climate change mitigation, adaptation and resilience.
To support this evidence, an interactive green infrastructure audit map has been produced.
Archived evidence
This evidence was originally produced to support the Adopted Wyre Local Plan (2011 - 2031) (incorporating partial update of 2022).
Green Infrastructure Study (2013)
The Wyre green infrastructure study was commissioned in 2013 and has three main elements:
Open space audit and needs assessment evidence base report
Green infrastructure strategy which also includes: