Open space and the green network

 

Sheffield has a distinctive network of green corridors that provide routes for wildlife as well as providing important recreational resources linking the city to the surrounding countryside.

 

New developments will be required to evaluate their relationship to the network and provide or enhance linkages to the network to enhance its value to habitats and recreational routes.

 

Building on improvements to the Lower Don and Sheffield and Tinsley Canal, emerging SDF policies will require developments alongside rivers and the Canal to make more of their potential for wildlife and open space, public access and celebration of any heritage aspects.  

 

Developments in the South Yorkshire Forest area will also be expected to have more tree planting, to establish the Forest character.

 

 

Understand the relationship of the development to the green network.

 

Evaluate the potential of the development to enhance the network.

 

Ensure that development addresses river and canal frontages, provides public access where appropriate and adds to their wildlife value.

 

Explore opportunities to extend the network.