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Green and blue infrastructure is a network of multi-functional “natural” spaces and features, either urban or rural, which can deliver quality of life and environmental benefits for communities. These spaces could include parks, sustainable drainage systems, individual or groups of trees, watercourses and verges.
This section covers what should be considered in relation to designing green infrastructure within the highway at the early phases of development proposals; this includes the legal responsibilities, the council’s core principles and producing designing layouts. Guidance on blue infrastructure in the form of sustainable drainage systems is covered within the Highway drainage section of the LHDG.