Help shape Pembrokeshire’s Green Infrastructure
Members of the Pembrokeshire public are being invited help shape the planning and delivery of Green Infrastructure across the county.
A consultation is being launched on Thursday, 1st September and will run for six weeks until 5pm on Friday 14 October to allow members of the public to identify and comment on Green Infrastructure opportunities.
Green Infrastructure is natural and semi-natural features, green spaces, green corridors, rivers and lakes that intersperse and connect places.
These can range from entire ecosystems such as wetlands and rivers to parks, fields and gardens to street trees, hedgerows, roadside verges and green roofs or walls.
When appropriately planned, designed and managed, green infrastructure can deliver a wide range of benefits for people and wildlife, such as:
- Contributing to a sense of place
- Aiding health and well-being
- Aiding biodiversity
- Tackling climate change and promoting sustainability
- Aiding social cohesion
- Economic benefits
Land Use Consultants (LUC) are working on behalf of both Pembrokeshire County Council and Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority to undertake a Green Infrastructure Assessment across the county and prepare a series of Management Plans for the following settlements:
Newport, Fishguard and Goodwick, Narberth, Haverfordwest, St Davids, Milford Haven, Neyland, Pembroke Dock, Pembroke, Saundersfoot and Tenby.
The consultation – open to all Pembrokeshire residents - will comprise of an online survey and an interactive map to allow those taking part to identify Green Infrastructure opportunities and/or comment on any of the identified opportunities or projects for each of the 11 settlements.
The consultation opens on 1st September and is available at:
https://pembrokeshire-green-infrastructure-strategy-eng-luc.hub.arcgis.com/
This Green Infrastructure assessment will form part of the evidence base for Pembrokeshire County Council’s revised Local Development Plan 2 and help contribute to the delivery of key national aims such as the Well-Being of Future Generations Act 2015 and Environment (Wales) Act 2016.
The identified Green Infrastructure projects will provide a road map for future investment of Local Places for Nature funding.