Essex County Council have produced a draft Green Essex Strategy that raises the importance of developing quality green infrastructure and green spaces across Essex to accompany planned growth across the county over the next 20 years.
The startegy was developed an Essex County Council cross directorate steering group and a range of stakeholders
The consultation seeked views and feedback on the draft document in development of the Green strategy
Key Conclusions
931 respondents contributed to the consultation
75.72% of people stated they use green spaces for leisure, 67.34% of people use green spaces for health reasons, 42.64% of people use green spaces for dog walking.
58.21% of people felt easier access of green spaces would increase usage.
52.95% agreed with both the vision and objectives of the Green Strategy
For more information please refer to the reports available via the consultation page
The information received within the consultation is been incorporated in the final strategy which will be published shortly.
Consultation reports attached below
Essex County Council have produced a draft Green Essex Strategy that raises the importance of developing quality green infrastructure and green spaces across Essex to accompany planned growth in the county over the next twenty years.
Green infrastructure is made up of natural and semi-natural assets and habitat types, of green and blue spaces, and of other environmental features that maintain and enhance ecosystem services. It provides multi-functional benefits integral to the health and wellbeing of our communities and to the ecology and economy of the county. Green infrastructure is often referred to as a network of these natural and semi-natural assets and spaces, which are joined together connecting urban and rural areas and are habitually strategically planned.
Green infrastructure for this strategy includes the following assets:
The strategy aims to take a positive approach to enhance, protect and create an integrated network of high-quality green infrastructure in Essex. Just as importantly, it will help ensure funding opportunities are maximised in the delivery of multi-functional natural assets which will provide a range of benefits, including
It outlines an approach that requires a change to the way we think about and value our green infrastructure and green spaces.
The Strategy has been prepared by an Essex County Council cross directorate Steering group and a range of key stakeholders have been engaged at various stages to inform the initial consultation version.
The public consultation is intended to enable you and other stakeholders to provide feedback on this draft Green Essex Strategy and to get an understanding of your use of green spaces. Your comments will help to finalise the Green Essex Strategy, identify priorities and develop the Green Essex action plan, which will be presented to partners and ECC’s Cabinet Winter 2019.
The Green Essex Strategy is available to download using the document link below, or alternatively, a hard copy is available to view at the following libraries;
The survey will take you 10-15 minutes to complete.
Need help? If you have any queries or problems in responding, please contact environment@essex.gov.uk or call 0345 758 5592
Alternatively, if you do not wish to answer our consultation questions but would like to comment, please email your response to environment@essex.gov.uk
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