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NEW GREEN DESIGN TO ADD VALUE TO DEVELOPMENT

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12 July 2010

A new practical design guide to ‘green’ new developments has been published, following close work between planners, developers and the environment sector in the Milton Keynes South Midlands Growth Area. The guidance, titled, ‘Green infrastructure by design: adding value to development’ has been funded by Natural England and the Environment Agency who have worked with local partners to illustrate how incorporating green infrastructure (which includes green spaces, street trees, green roofs and urban parks) into the very core of spatial planning and urban design can deliver countless benefits for new communities. Hilary Chipping, Director of mksm said:“mksm partners are committed to delivering high quality sustainable communities. I am therefore delighted that Natural England, the Environment Agency and green infrastructure partnerships have worked closely with local authorities and private developers to produce this guide.”

Notes to Editors:

1. Milton Keynes South Midlands (mksm) is delivering over 225,000 houses and over 200,000 jobs between 2001 and 2021 and is the UK's largest growth area.
2. mksm is one of the four major Growth Areas in England designated by government. It spans three regions and covers the whole of Northamptonshire, Central Bedfordshire, Bedford, Luton, Milton Keynes, and Aylesbury Vale District in Buckinghamshire.
3. The mksm Strategic Transport Board was set up in June 2007. Membership consists of the Leader or portfolio holder for each Transport Authority (the county and unitary authorities) in the sub-region and Board level representation from the three Regional Development Agencies, Homes and Communities Agency, and the Local Delivery Vehicles. It also includes senior officials from the three Regional Assemblies, the Highways Agency, Network Rail, the Department for Transport and the three Government Offices.
4. The remit of the Board is to strengthen sub-regional working and capacity, including identifying and championing strategic transport priorities to support growth as well as performance and risk managing strategic delivery of priorities.
5. East West Rail Consortium is a group of local authorities and government agencies with an objective of securing a new rail route from East Anglia to Oxford via the Milton Keynes South Midlands growth area. More details of the project can be found online at www.eastwestrail.org.uk. The £2 million for the current development and design work has come from the Growth Area Fund from Oxford, Aylesbury, Milton Keynes and Bedford with support from the CLG.

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