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Rutland County Council is issuing this Request for Quotation in respect of Local Plan Green and Blue Infrastructure Study. The purpose of this study is to:
⢠Audit and update the existing assessment of open space and G/BI in Rutland published in the Sport and Recreation Facility Strategy & Open Space Informal Recreation Assessment (Nov 2015) and Review of Open Space, Sport, Recreation Facilities and Green Infrastructure in Rutland (2009)
⢠Update the open space database and mapping of G/BI by typology in an appropriate format for the Council's GIS system. The Rutland Planning Policy team will provide the shapefiles of the existing open space database.
⢠Undertake a Local Needs Assessment which will include direct consultation with key stakeholders, the community, and developers.
⢠Provide recommendations and strategy based on the assessment of open space and G/BI and the Local Needs Assessment including opportunities which will encompass recreation, permeability, Climate change, environmental enhancement, and biodiversity.
⢠Produce a Playing Pitch Strategy for outdoor sports facilities that follows the methodology set out in national guidance (Sport England).
⢠Provide recommendations for suitable G/BI policies, standards, and designations to be included in the Local Plan. Recognising that Rutland is a Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) charging authority.
⢠Provide guidance for use by Development Management colleagues to allow them to effectively assess G/BI in planning applications, especially major housing and employment allocations and potential new settlements.
⢠Provide recommendations for a strategic approach to G/BI investment from the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL).
Further information regarding our specification requirements are set out in Appendix 1.
CONTRACT PERIOD: 26th APRIL 2022 - 30th SEPTEMBER 2025
The deadline for completed quote submissions to be received on the eTendering Portal is 12:00 noon on 30th March 2022.
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