CaBA Conference 2015 II

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tchmentased pproach Partnerships for Action

Catchment Based Approach Conference

Monday, 8th June 2015

Fishmongers’ Hall, London

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Delivery in the Urban Environment

Chair – Rich Martin Defra

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Paul Chapman Lewisham Council


www.ercip.eu

Engaging with Local Authorities

CaBA Conference

8th June 2015

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a planners perspective of balance

Climate change

Environmental issues

Localism

Today’s pressures

Viability of town centres

Public interest

Economic recession

Meeting housing needs

Long term strategies

Brownfield development

Retail ‘market forces’

Individual interest

Issues

Ladywell Fields

Before

Water Quality Indicators

Processes

ENGAGE AGREE FORMALISE

Establish principles - engage

WORKS IN THE RIVER CHANNEL

STAGE ONE

ESTABLISH PRINCIPLES

E S T A B L I S H

PUSH FOR LARGE SCALE IMPROVEMENTS

LAND AND WATER CONSIDERED TOGETHER

ONGOING MAINTENANCE

WHO? HOW?

OPEN UP RIVER CHANNELS

PUBLIC ACCESS

SMALL SCALE WORKS ONLY POSSIBLE

SPACE OR FLOOD RISK RESTRICTIONS

LIMIT COSTS TO COUNCIL

Initial discussions - agree

EXPECTATIONS

COSTS FED INTO VIABILITY

RELATIONSHIPS

WITH EA - CONSISTENCY

STAGE TWO

INITIAL DISCUSSION PRE APPLICATION

C O N S I D E R A T I O N S

IMPORTANCE OF THE RIVER

POLICY CONTEXT

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

ADDRESS THE RIVER

LOCAL POLICY?

DISCUSSION WITH USER GROUPS

Planning application - formalise

STAGE THREE

PLANNING APPLICATION

S U B M I T T E D I N F O R M A T I O N

RIVER IMPACT STUDY

DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT

BIODIVERSITY SURVEY AND REPORT

ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT

FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT

LANDSCAPE SCHEME

OPEN SPACE ASSESSMENT

DAYLIGHT/SUNLIGHT ASSESSMENT

Who’s involved

Who is involved?

Example – Lewisham Gateway

Delivery – the goals

Potential Results!

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Chris Coode Thames21


Bella Davis SE Rivers Trust

&

Bella Davies Trust Director

[email protected]

Chris Coode Deputy Chief Executive [email protected]

A London CaBA Partnerships Smorgasbord

Introduction

• London based, river focused practical delivery organisations before CaBA

• Catchment hosts for partnership across London

• Members of the Catchment Partnerships in London

The Area of the London Catchments Partnership

The Problem with London’s Rivers

Morphology

Urban Diffuse Pollution

URBAN RUN OFF

MISCONNECTIONS INCIDENTS

The Problem with London’s Rivers

HIGH POPULATION DENSITY

8.6

MULTIPLE LAND USE

MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDERS

MULTIPLE LANDOWNERS

UTILITY SPAGHETTI

The Project Smorgasbord

Multi-partner and Multi-funder projects Fish Passage

Improving Water Quality Delivery with Volunteers

Delivering with Volunteers – Citizen Crane

Delivering with Volunteers

River Cray Channel Improvements

Delivering with Volunteers – Thames River Watch

WATER QUALITY

LITTER ACCUMULATION

INVASIVE SPECIES

Pollution Assessment Volunteer Scheme

Water Quality – Salmons Brook SuDS

SALMONS BROOK SuDS

Water Quality – Hydrodynamic Vortex Chambers

‘DOWNSTREAM DEFENDERS’

Ordnance Survey Mastermap © Crown copyright and database right 2014


‘DOWNSTREAM DEFENDERS’

UPSTREAM

DOWNSTREAM

Fish Passage

Hogsmill Connectivity Project

• CRF Project ~ £350k

• Aim: To make the Hogsmill River Passable for fish (multi-species)

• Objective: Address fish passage on all structures

• To date:

• 4 full weir removals

• 2 rock ramps

• 2 large pool passes

• 4 Baffle easments © OpenStreetMap contributors , CC BY-SA

Fish Passage

Hogsmill Connectivity Project

Concrete Concrete

Concrete

Outfall

Bridge

Concrete

Fish Passage

BEFORE AFTER

Fish Passage

Multi-partner Multi-funder Projects

£2 MILLION + MATCH

£100,000 vol time

17 PROJECTS

FIRST URBAN LPS

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Living Wandle Landscape Partnership

BEFORE AFTER



RIVER REHAB

Mayor’s Big Green Fund – Poulter Park

Funding from 12 sources

Big Green Fund – Poulter Park

Multi-partner Multi-funded Projects

BEFORE

Multi-partner Multi-funded Projects

AFTER

Catchment Partnerships in London (CPiL)

• Regional Hub to share ideas & address issues & opportunities at a pan-London scale

• 5 Management Catchments

• 14 Catchment Partnerships

• 14 Organisations

• Share ideas & experience

• Engage with organisations e.g. GLA

• Collective weight

• Topic based sub-groups

• Academic partnerships

• joint funding bids

Thank You

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Nick Paling Westcountry Rivers Trust


Ecosystem Service benefits

in the Urban Environment Developing a common framework for delivery

& communication

A catchment provides us with many things….

A catchment provides us with many things….

But – the provision of some is reduced and needs work to improve..?

Evidence &

Knowledge

Catchment planning is also about talking to people with different needs from the environment…

Our aim should be to understand these needs, build consensus and then do something intelligent that benefits as many people as possible…

?

? ? Evidence &

Knowledge

Communication

skills

+

Ecosystem

Evidence &

Knowledge

Communication

skills

+

Healthy habitats

for wildlife

Ecosystem Services

Recreational &

cultural use

Provision of

clean water

Regulation of

water quantity

Benefits

Biodiversity

Productivity

Low cost

Ecological health

Aesthetic quality

Safety & Health

Flood prevention

High base flows

Ecosystem

WATER

LAND

BIOTA

‘Wellbeing’

+ benefits..?

‘Wellbeing’

++ benefits..?

Greenspace for

wildlife & people

Ecosystem Services

Recreational &

cultural use

Regulation of air

quality+temp

Regulation of

water quantity

Benefits

Biodiversity

Health + wellbeing

Health

Ecological health

Aesthetic quality

Safety & Health

Flood prevention

High base flows

Ecosystem

WATER

LAND

BIOTA

RURAL LANDSCAPE

URBAN LANDSCAPE

Ecosystem

WATER

LAND

BIOTA

Risks/threats

Pressure 1

Pressure 2

Pressure 3

Pressure 4 PRACTICE

INNATE PHYSICAL CHARACTER

Biodiversity

Productivity

Treatment cost

Eco. health

Aesthetics

Safety & Health

Flood risk

Base flow

Impacts

Healthy habitats

for wildlife

Ecosystem Services

Recreational &

cultural use

Provision of

clean water

Regulation of

water quantity

RURAL LANDSCAPE

URBAN LANDSCAPE

‘Wellbeing’

- benefit..?

- benefit..?

‘Wellbeing’

Where do these occur…and what is their impact

How can we reduce these risks…?

Where can we get the most

benefits..?

Ecosystem

WATER

LAND

BIOTA

RURAL LANDSCAPE

Risks/threats

Pressure 1

Pressure 2

Pressure 3

Pressure 4 PRACTICE


Healthy habitats

for wildlife

Ecosystem Services

Recreational &

cultural use

Provision of

clean water

Regulation of

water quantity

URBAN LANDSCAPE

- - benefit..?

‘Wellbeing’

‘Wellbeing’

Biodiversity

Productivity

Treatment cost

Eco. health

Aesthetics

Safety & Health

Flood risk

Base flow

Impacts

- benefit..?

Biodiversity

Health/wellbeing

Temperature

Health

Aesthetics

Safety & Health

Flood risk

Base flow

Impacts

Ecosystem

WATER

LAND

BIOTA

Risks/threats

Pressure 1

Pressure 2

Pressure 3

Pressure 4 PRACTICE


Greenspace for

wildlife & people

Ecosystem Services

Recreational &

cultural use

Regulation of air

quality+temp

Regulation of

water quantity

Where do these occur…and what is their impact

How can we reduce these risks…?

Where can we get the most

benefits..?

How do we decide what to do…?

INTERVENTIONS TOOLBOX

Health + wellbeing

Prosperity / deprivation

Air quality

Flood risk

Recreation / leisure

Health + wellbeing


Air quality

Flood risk


Health + wellbeing


Air quality

Flood risk


CURRENT PROVISION / NEED / PRIORITY

OPPORTUNITY /

SUITABILITY

“Optioneering…?”

Priority/Opportunity/ Suitability areas

Toolbox of interventions

Greenspace/GI

SuDS

River Restoration

Waste water management

Integrated toolbox for urban catchment management

WIN-WIN “Provider saves”

Delivery Framework

REGULATION “Polluter pays”

INCENTIVES “Provider is paid”

WHERE?

WHAT?

WHO? …& who pays?

Decision- support tool

“Our aim should be to understand people’s needs, build consensus and then do something intelligent that benefits as many people as possible…”

We should therefore strive to…

• Deliver the most multi-functional (multi-benefit-realising)

interventions,

• tailored and targeted into specific & appropriate locations

• where there is both a quantifiable need/requirement for the

provision of these benefits to be increased

• and where they are best able to deliver their benefits optimally

(maximising the cost-to-benefit ratio achieved)

The aim of this project is to improve the understanding of these

elements and develop resources that enable and empower

catchment partnerships and policy-makers to build consensus

and achieve the very best possible outcomes from their work

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Catchment Based Approach Conference

Monday, 8th June 2015

Fishmongers’ Hall, London

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CaBA Conference 2015 II

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