Hiya!
I’m remapping an area near me, Benfield Valley. I’ve deleted the original area (but not uploaded my changes) because it included a park as in the same area, when it should be seperate. The whole area was marked as a park, which it isn’t. I’ve redone the area for the park, and tagged it as a park, but now I don’t know how to tag the area for Benfield Valley (there’s already a node for the valley BTW).
Benfield Valley as described on the council website:
The Benfield Valley area is in the west of the city on its northern outskirts, between Hangleton and north Portslade…
Parts of the site are used for formal and informal recreation. The northern part of the valley is currently used as a footgolf course…Designations & protections applying to Benfield Valley
Much of the Valley is designated as Local Green Space and a Local Wildlife Site.Although it is often referred to as ‘Benfield Valley nature reserve’, much of the valley has what is known as a Local Wildlife Site planning designation [SEE LINK IN COMMENT]. The designation recognises the importance of wildlife and nature conservation in this area and means that any development would have to ensure that any harmful impacts on nature can be reduced or “mitigated”, as well as providing appropriate biodiversity net gains.
The valley is also designated as a ‘Local Green Space’. This is a specific national planning designation which provides special protection for green areas demonstrated to be of particular importance to local communities. There needs to be very special circumstances for any development to be allowed within a Local Green Space, for example where the overall public benefits would outweigh any harm.
Local Green Spaces are covered by City Plan Part 2: policy DM38.
Benfield Valley has its own special area policy as part of City Plan Part Two.
See map below to locate the site designated as ‘Benfield Valley’ under Policy SA7 of the Brighton & Hove City Plan Part Two.
Benfield Hill, which is north of the A27 Bypass and within the South Downs National Park, is the only designated Nature Reserve in the immediate area.
How would you tag it?
Apologies for the wall of text.