Plans for Towns Green Spaces – Have Your Say
We have put together a plan for managing existing and new green space over the next 10 years and we want to know what you think.
Why do we need a green space strategy?
As Britain’s first new town Stevenage was designed with a great deal of emphasis on green space and its importance in helping to create a thriving community. Existing features such as hedgerows and lanes, ponds, woodlands and veteran trees were retained and used to create open space, wildlife corridors and an immediate sense of place and many of these features still exist today.
The importance of green space within Stevenage and the contribution that it makes to the health, wellbeing, image and identity of the town has been recognised and it is essential that the quality and quantity of green space, together with its accessible nature, is maintained, and where appropriate, further enhanced.
This Green Space Strategy sets out the way in which the Council and its partners will ensure that green spaces in Stevenage are maintained and improved to ensure that they are safe, accessible and sustainable and continue to perform a range of functions that benefit the whole community. The strategy will outline the medium term objectives and key green space issues which need to be addressed over the next 10 years.
The principal aims and objectives of the Green Space Strategy are:
- To establish and communicate a clear vision for various types of green space.
- To improve green space provision in terms of quality, quantity and accessibility.
- To establish policy and prioritise future investment to address deficiencies associated with each type of green space.
- To ensure the towns green spaces meet the needs of the whole community.
- To ensure green space enhances the quality of the local environment.
- To provide clear policies for the provision and management of green space.
- To involve the community in future maintenance and development.