The Northampton Landscape Sensitivity and Green Infrastructure Study
The Northampton Landscape Sensitivity and Green Infrastructure Study has been prepared by Living Landscapes Consultancy Ltd. on behalf of the River Nene Regional Park CIC, who commissioned the study on behalf of the Joint Planning Unit. The Core Study Area incorporates all land within Northampton Borough, plus one parish beyond in each direction.
The overall scope of this report is:
v To provide a broad outline of the baseline resource;
v To provide a review of the sensitivity of the landscape and landscape character, biodiversity, cultural heritage, flood zones and minerals resources surrounding
Northampton;
v To contribute to the identification of an optimal green infrastructure strategy for
Northampton as its grows to include 40,000 new homes;
v To assist the public sector agencies involved in growth decisions in their understanding of the relative sensitivity of the areas surrounding the town to proposals for growth;
v To progress the understanding of sensitivity in relation to green infrastructure, and to use this to guide an optimal green infrastructure network linked to Northampton’s growth; and
v To identify a schedule for proposed green infrastructure investment associated with growth proposals for the town.
Please use the following links to view or download the Study:
Northampton Landscape Sensitivity and Green Infrastructure Study
(Please note that these are large files which may take some time to download)
Figure 1: Core Study Area and Context
Figure 2: Aerial Photograph
Figure 3: Landform
Figure 4: Hydrology and Flood Zones, and Minerals
Figure 5: Nature Conservation, Biodiversity and Geological Sites
Figure 6: Cultural Heritage
Figure 7: Strategic and Local Green Space
Figure 8: Existing Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Sites and Developments
Figure 9: Access and Movement
Figure 10: Transport and Infrastructure
Figure 11: Strategic Agricultural Land Classification
Figure 12: Indicative Townscape Character
Figure 13: Slope Analysis
Figure 14: Visual Analysis
Figure 15: Environmental Character Assessment
Figure 16: Current Landscape Character Assessment
Figure 17: Biodiversity Character Assessment
Figure 18: Historic Landscape Character Assessment
Figure 19: Strategic Biodiversity Network
Figure 20: Sustainable Movement Network
Figure 21: Strategic Green Infrastructure Network
Figure 22: Biodiversity Sensitivity
Figure 23: Cultural Heritage Sensitivity
Figure 24: Landscape and Visual Sensitivity
Figure 25: Flood Zones and Minerals- Sensitivity
Figure 26: Combined Sensitivity
Figure 27: Green Infrastructure Networks
Figure 28: Green Infrastructure Networks with Biodiversity Sensitivity
Figure 29: Green Infrastructure Networks with Cultural Heritage Sensitivity
Figure 30: Green Infrastructure Networks with Landscape and Visual Sensitivity
Figure 31: Green Infrastructure Networks with Flood Zones and Minerals Sensitivity
Figure 32: Green Infrastructure Strategy