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Devon Green Infrastructure Strategy
This page includes the draft strategy and related documents that were subject to public consultation from October 10th to December 9th 2011. The consultation has now closed and we aim to produce an updated Devon Green Infrastructure Strategy in spring 2012.
Download the draft executive summary 
(3.66MB - pdf help) of the Green Infrastructure Strategy.
Download the draft main report (2.21MB - pdf help) of the Green Infrastructure Strategy.
Green Infrastructure Mapping
The draft green infrastructure strategy and its analysis used a geographic information system (GIS) to identify the assets and opportunities for green infrastructure in Devon. For those requiring more detailed information about which datasets were used and who provided them, a separate mapping report has been prepared. The mapping report is available here (1.85MB - pdf help).
Due to compression of the documents to make them suitable for viewing on the internet, the quality of the maps within the draft strategy has been degraded. In order to provide as much clarity as possible, the maps are provided individually below.
Map 2.1 - Devon Landscape Character Areas (649KB - pdf help) and its key (9KB - pdf help)
Map 3.1 - Biodiversity and Geodiversity Designations (1.25MB - pdf help)
Map 3.2 - Opportunities to Enhance Biodiversity in Devon (523KB - pdf help)
Map 3.3 - Strategic Routes (517KB - pdf help)
Map 3.4 - Promoted Walking Trails (642KB - pdf help)
Map 3.5 - Accessible Natural Greenspace (954KB - pdf help)
Map 3.6 - Deficiencies in Accessible Natural Greenspace (339KB - pdf help)
Map 3.7 - Landscape and Cultural Heritage Assets (973KB - pdf help)
Map 3.8 - Areas of Landscape Change (590KB - pdf help)
Map 3.9 - All Existing Green Infrastructure Assets (601KB - pdf help)
Map 4.1 - Index of Health Deprivation 2004 (929KB - pdf help)
Map 4.2 - Green Infrastructure Opportunities in Devon (320KB - pdf help)
Further Information
Additional evidence and information has been produced to support the draft Green Infrastructure Strategy. This takes the form of topic papers, which are available by clicking on the links below.
Topic Paper 1 - Policy Context (129KB - pdf help)
Topic Paper 2 - Climate Change (375KB - pdf help)
Topic Paper 3 - Biodiversity and Geodiversity (82KB - pdf help)
Topic Paper 4 - Public Rights of Way (81KB - pdf help)
Topic Paper 5 - Cycling (76KB - pdf help)
Topic Paper 6 - Accessible Natural Greenspace and Woodland (79KB - pdf help)
Topic Paper 7 - Landscape (87KB - pdf help)
Topic Paper 8 - Historic Environment (376KB - pdf help)
Topic Paper 9 - Water (101KB - pdf help)
Topic Paper 10 - Minerals (82KB - pdf help)
Topic Paper 11 - Waste Management (363KB - pdf help)
Topic Paper 12 - Health (368KB - pdf help)
Environmental Assessment of the Green Infrastructure Strategy
A scoping investigation was carried out to see whether or not the strategy would require a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) or Sustainability Appraisal (SA). The scoping report reported that neither of these are required. The SEA / SA scoping report can be viewed here (30KB - pdf help).
Stakeholder Workshop
A stakeholder workshop was held in February 2010 to inform the preparation of the Green Infrastructure Strategy. A report outlining the results of this workshop (2.06MB - pdf help) is available.