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Matt Stowe – Environmental Development Officer Owen Veldhuizen – Senior Tenant Engagement Officer

Community Housing Cymru Regeneration through attaining the WHQS Environmental Standard - more than just trees and flowers. Matt Stowe – Environmental Development Officer Owen Veldhuizen – Senior Tenant Engagement Officer. 23 rd July 2013. Defining the Environment.

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Matt Stowe – Environmental Development Officer Owen Veldhuizen – Senior Tenant Engagement Officer

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  1. Community Housing CymruRegeneration through attaining the WHQS Environmental Standard- more than just trees and flowers Matt Stowe – Environmental Development Officer Owen Veldhuizen – Senior Tenant Engagement Officer 23rd July 2013

  2. Defining the Environment

  3. Knowledge Transfer Partnerships

  4. Site Selection • Identify potential sites for environmental improvements • Consistent, comprehensive and non-discriminatory • Points based to determine site priority • Tool that can be re-used to identify future sites

  5. Scoring System

  6. Environmental Landscape Assessment Matrix

  7. Community Mapping • Historical Background • Accommodation Types • Green Infrastructure • Tenant Demographics • Use of Communal Areas • Needs of Tenants • Amenities Mapping

  8. Tenant Demographics

  9. Tenant Demographics

  10. Green Infrastructure Network

  11. Community Consultation

  12. Consultation Method

  13. Consultation Results

  14. Community Solutions Play Provision Planting Seating

  15. Our Vision

  16. Concepts

  17. Benefits of large scale planting • Reduction in ASB • Aesthetically pleasing • Consistent rental income • Educational opportunities • Alleviates storm water run-off • Increase in overall property values • Increased social pride and participation • Increase biodiversity by providing habitat • Carbon reduction through sequestration • Attainment of the WHQS Environmental Standard?

  18. Plant Selection

  19. Additional Projects • School railings and new sign • New access paths • Potential re-surfacing programme • Fingerpost signs • Spring bulb planting • Boulevard tree planting • Street sign & litter bin reconfiguration • Tenant training programme • Woodland Creation • Peulwys Lane Nature Trail

  20. Training Opportunities

  21. Growing The Extra Mile • Involving local schools • Local supplies/labour • Involve strategic partners • Friends of ParcPeulwys

  22. Thorns in our side • Timescales • Being realistic and expect delays • Design amendments • Grant funding

  23. More thorns … • Financial • Cost certainty and value engineering • Partner agency contributions • Internal approval process

  24. And still more thorns • Planning Application • Lack of LA guidance • Scale of task • Localised objection • Highways • Section 278

  25. Questions?

  26. Parc PeulwysEnvironmental Improvements Project Contact Matt Stowe matthew.stowe@cartreficonwy.org Tel: 01492 805539 Owen Veldhuizen owen.veldhuizen@cartreficonwy.org Tel: 01492 805530

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