South lanarkshire green network opportunities mapping final report

South Lanarkshire Green Network

Opportunities Mapping

GCV Green Network Partnership

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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

7 Appendices..........................................

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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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Green Network Opportunities Mapping

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Thisreportdescribestheapproachandinterpretstheoutputsgeneratedthroughthe analysis.Italsorecommendsthattheoutputsshouldbeusedto:

• DeveloprobustanddefensibleGreenNetworkpoliciesfortheLocalDevelopmentPlan • Targetlimitedresourcesandplanninggaineffectively • Informmasterplanninganddevelopmentmanagement • DevelopGreenNetworkStrategiesforopportunityareasidentifiedthroughanalysis • InformStrategieswhichsupporttheLocalDevelopmentPlane.g.OpenSpace,Biodiversity andAccessStrategies • SetSingleOutcomeAgreementTargetsandmeasures

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introduction


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’.



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.



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.



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.



SDP SouthLanarkshire

GCVwideIntegratedHabitatNetworkprioritiesmodelling

SLCwideIntegratedHabitatNetworkprioritiesmodelling

StrategicOutdoorRecreation&ActiveTravelOpportunitiesdatasetproducedbyCentralScotlandGreenNetworkshowingsupplymappedagainstdemandandneed.

SLCwideNetworkforPeopleprioritiesmodelling

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GCVwidegreenspacedatasetbasedonPAN65typologiesproducedin2006 SLCPAN65weightedtypologies

CorePathPlansfromeachoftheeightGCVlocalauthorities.Datasetsweightedtoreflectpotentialforimprovement.

SLCCorePathPlan

Layer1ExistingGreenspaceProvision,PathNetworkandPotentialforEnhancement

Layer2StrategicBiodiversityandAccessPriorities

3.1.1 Datasets

TheGISbasedanalysisconsideredfourdatalayerswhichcollectivelyspatiallyrepresenttheGCV GreenNetwork,keystrategiclocationswherefuturelandusechangepresentopportunitiesfor deliveryandwhereopportunitiesexistfortheexpansionofconnectivityforpeopleandwildlife. Thedatalayerswere:

Layer3StrategicDevelopmentOpportunities,LandUseChangeOpportunities andAreasofSocialNeed


FlagshipRegenerationAreasandCommunityGrowthAreasacrosstheGCV SLCdevelopmentandregenerationsites

SocialIndicesofMultipleDeprivation(SIMD)

TheSLCanalysiswasrunpurelyonlandusedata.SIMDwasnotincluded



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



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.



4 InterpretationofAnalysis


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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)

Appendix 1 - South Lanarkshire Strategic Green Network Opportunities

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Figure1-StrategicGreenNetworkOpportunities



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.

8 Fernhill

Opportunityforbroadleavedwoodland,wetlandandneutralgrasslandhabitatcreation associatedwithopenspaceenhancementandtoamorelimiteddegreethroughthe FernhillNeighbourhoodCentreandhousingdevelopments.Possibleopportunityforcore pathdeliveryandenhancementthroughdevelopmentsandamenityopenspace enhancement.




Note:Ingeneral,manyoftheopportunitiesinEastKilbrideareassociatedwiththeextensiveareasofpark andamenityopenspacewhichcouldprovidemoreinthewayoffunctionalityforresidentsandecological connectivity.

1 WestHairmyresandPeelParkArea Opportunityforbroadleavedwoodland,wetlandandneutralgrasslandhabitatcreation associatedwithNorthPeelParkdevelopment.Additionalopportunityfordeliverythrough openspaceenhancement.Possibleopportunityforcorepathdeliveryandenhancement throughdevelopmentandopenspaceimprovements.

2 EastHairmyres Opportunityforbroadleavedwoodlandandneutralgrasslandhabitatcreationassociated withpotentialparkandamenityopenspaceenhancementandtoalesserextentwith theHairmyresPhase3adevelopment.Possibleopportunityforcorepathdeliveryand enhancementthroughopenspaceimprovements.

3 MossneukRoad,Westwood

Opportunityforbroadleavedwoodlandandneutralgrasslandhabitatcreationassociated withpotentialparkandamenityopenspaceenhancement.Possibleopportunityforcore pathdeliveryandenhancementthroughopenspaceimprovements.

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4 EastKilbrideCGA

MajoropportunityfordeliveryofhighqualityopenspaceandpathnetworkthroughCGA. Alsoopportunityforwetland(possiblyalignedwithSUDSprovision),broadleaved woodlandandneutralgrasslandhabitatcreationthroughdevelopment.

5 EastMainsRoadArea

Residentstotheeastoftheareahavepooraccesstoopenspaceandthereforethe opportunityexiststoimprovethequalityofthenearestopenspacesortoseek opportunitiestoimproveconnectivitytothespaces.

Opportunityforbroadleavedwoodland,wetlandandneutralgrasslandhabitatcreation associatedwithopenspaceenhancementeithersideofEastMainsRoad.

6 StLeonards

Opportunityforbroadleavedwoodland,wetlandandneutralgrasslandhabitatcreation associatedwithparkandamenityopenspaceandtoalesserextentwithHunterHigh School.Possibleopportunityforcorepathdeliveryandenhancementthrough developmentandopenspaceimprovements.

7 LanglandsWest Opportunityforbroadleavedwoodlandandneutralgrasslandhabitatcreationassociated withLanglandsWestDevelopmentFrameworkandbetteruseofexistingbusinessamenity openspace.Possibleopportunityforcorepathdeliveryandenhancementthroughopen spaceimprovements.




1 Gardenside/WestUddingston

AreasofKyleparkandGardensideareshownashavingpooraccesstoopenspaceand shouldbeinvestigatedmorefullywithpotentialfortheUddingstonGrammarSchool sitetoprovidepartofthesolution.

Additionalopportunityforbroadleavedwoodland,wetlandandneutralgrasslandhabitat creationassociatedwithparkandamenityopenspaceenhancement.Possibleopportunity forcorepathdeliveryandenhancementthroughopenspaceimprovements.

2 Bothwell

AreasofSilverwellsandEastofUddingstonRoadareshownashavingpooraccessto openspaceandshouldbeinvestigatedmorefully.Ifpooraccessisconfirmedthenthe opportunityexiststoimprovethequalityofthenearestopenspacesortoseek opportunitiestoimproveconnectivitytothespaces.

Appendix 4 - Hamilton, Uddingston and Blantyre

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Additionalopportunityforbroadleavedwoodland,wetlandandneutralgrasslandhabitat creationassociatedwithparkandamenityopenspaceenhancement. 3 CraigheadRetreat

Theareaiscurrentlyshownasamixofopenseminaturalandwoodland.Thedevelopment shouldtakecognisanceofthisandseektointegratebroadleavedwoodlandandneutral grasslandhabitatcreationintothedevelopment.Possibleopportunityforcorepath enhancementthroughdevelopment.

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Majoropportunitytodeliverhighqualityopenspaceandpathconnectionsforemployees andresidentsthroughdevelopment.

Additionalopportunityforbroadleavedwoodlandandneutralgrasslandhabitatcreation throughdevelopment.

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Majoropportunityfordeliveryofhighqualityopenspaceandpathnetworkthrough releasesite(residentsinAllantonareidentifiedashavingpooraccesstoopenspace). Additionalopportunityforwetland(possiblyalignedwithSUDSprovision),broadleaved woodlandandneutralgrasslandhabitatcreationthroughdevelopment.


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Additionalopportunityforbroadleavedwoodland,wetlandandneutralgrasslandhabitat creationthroughdevelopmentorenhancementofparkandamenityopenspace.Possible opportunityforcorepathdeliveryandenhancementthroughopenspaceimprovements.

2 ThreestanesRoadArea

AdjacentareasofFlemingtonareshownashavingpooraccesstoopenspaceandshould beinvestigatedmorefully.Ifpooraccessisconfirmedthentheopportunityexiststo improvethequalityofthenearestopenspacesortoseekopportunitiestoimprove connectivitytothespaces.

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.

Note:Wherecorepathenhancementissuggestedaboveitisacknowledgedthatnoqualitative pathdatawasincludedintheanalysisandthepotentialmaynotexistifthecorepathiscurrently ofahighquality.

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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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Figure7-AccessPriorities



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)

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4 HamiltonInternationalInvestmentPark

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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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Recommendation1

UseoutputsfromGreenNetworkOpportunitiesMappingtoinformthedeliveryofGreenNetworkbenefitsthroughtheplanningprocessinStrategicOpportunityAreasacrossSouthLanarkshire.

Recommendation2

FurtheranalysisandapplicationoftheIntegratedHabitatNetworkandNetworksforPeoplePrioritiesOutputstoinformdeliveryoftheGreenNetworkinSouthLanarkshire.



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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UseoutputsfromtheGreenNetworkOpportunitiesMappingandsupportingdatasetstodeveloprobustanddefensibleSupplementarypolicies.



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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UseoutputsfromIHNandN4PPrioritiesMappingtoinformtheearlystagesofmasterplanninganddevelopmentproposals

Recommendation5

MainstreamtheuseofGreenNetworkOpportunitiesMappingandsupportingdatasetoutputsinDevelopmentManagementtoidentifyGreenNetworkopportunitiesandthetargetingofplanninggain



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.

Recommendation6

DevelopGreenNetworkStrategiesfortheStrategicOpportunitiesAreasidentifiedthroughtheGreenNetworkOpportunitiesMapping

Recommendation7

UseGreenNetworkOpportunitiesMappingandHabitatandAccessExpansionPrioritiesoutputstoinformthetargetingofbudgetsandactionontheground

Recommendation8

UseIHNModeltosetandmonitorSOAtargetsandinvestigateuseofN4Pmodeltosetaccessibilitytargets



TheGCVGreenNetworkPartnershipExecutiveTeamwouldwelcometheopportunitytoworkwithSouthLanarkshireCouncilinthefuturetoofferadviceandtechnicalsupportforalloftheabove.

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7 Appendices

Appendix1 SouthLanarkshireStrategicGreenNetworkOpportunities

Appendix2 RutherglenandCambuslang

Appendix3 EastKilbride

Appendix4 Hamilton,UddingstonandBlantyre

Appendix5 Larkhall,StrathavenandCoalburn

Appendix6 CarlukeandLanark

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