Contribution to NPF Strategy | - Supports strong, sustainable growth for the benefit of all parts of Scotland.
- Expands opportunities for communities and businesses by promoting environmental quality and good connectivity.
- Promotes development which helps to reduce Scotland's carbon footprint and facilitates adaptation to climate change.
- Promotes development which helps to improve health, regenerate communities and enables disadvantaged communities access opportunities.
- Promotes more sustainable patterns of travel, transport and land use.
- Conserves and enhances Scotland's distinctive natural and cultural heritage.
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| Milestones | Pre December 09 - Establishment of a CSGN Partnership or Working Group and finalisation of support arrangements for the group. COMPLETE Pre December 09 - Publication of vision, aim, objectives, priorities for action and workplan. COMPLETE 2009 onwards- Inclusion of CSGN considerations in main issues reports for relevant development plans COMPLETE Autumn 2010 - publication of vision, aim, goals and work plan COMPLETE 2010 - identification of spatial priorities for development of the network and development of monitoring and evaluation framework COMPLETE 2010 - outline report on resourcing the delivery and management of the green network on the ground COMPLETE 2010 - outline report on the management of the green network COMPLETE 2012 onwards - Inclusion of CSGN policies and maps in relevant development plans, associated action programmes and development management decisions. 2012 - Contribution of the green network to a range of Government and local authority outcomes recognised in relevant policy documents and forward plans/programmes. 2013 - Local actions to be confirmed through supplementary planning guidance and partnership agreements. |
Lead Partner(s)/Delivery Bodies | FCS & SNH through Central Scotland Support Unit
Local Authorities, Strategic Development Planning Authorities, SEPA, Scottish Enterprise, Scottish Water, Historic Scotland, Transport Scotland, Health Boards, Sustrans, Sportscotland, British Waterways Scotland, Central Scotland Forest Trust, Glasgow & Clyde Valley Green Network Partnership, Edinburgh & Lothians Greenspace Trust, Lothians and Fife Green Network Partnership, URC's, Glasgow 2014 Ltd, Scottish Government (Directorate for the Built Environment, Housing and Regeneration Directorate, Environmental Quality Directorate, Climate Change Directorate, Rural Directorate), relevant NGOs. |
| Progress | August 08, 2011 - Awards from CSGN Development Fund announced for projects across central Scotland. March 2011 - Vision CSGN published along with the CSGN Support Unit Workplan 2010 - 2015 72 projects were supported in 2010-11 across all 19 CSGN local authorities. The CSGN concept has been incorporated into all local and strategic development plans within the Central Belt that have reached at least Main Issues Report stage and FCS & SNH are supporting authorities on the preparation of this element of their plans. A further £1,150,000 is being made available in 2011 for a further 31 projects leading to a transformation of areas suffering from multiple deprivation, lack of access to greenspace and the blight of vacant and derelict land. This additional funding takes the amount of money awarded to organisations in Central Scotland so far to over £2.4 million May-June, 2010 - A series of consultation workshops for stakeholders were held to consider the CSGN Vision and Work Plan. May 2010 - The Central Scotland Green Network Development Fund was announced by Scottish Ministers. The fund is administered by Forestry Commission Scotland and Scottish Natural Heritage and aims to support early delivery projects to realise the Green Network on the ground. April 19, 2010 - CSGN Prospectus launched with draft Vision and Work Plan for 2010-15. February 2010 - Announcement of Board and appointment of chair. |