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Step 2

Creating the Rapid Growth Plan

Step 2

Through a series of workshops involving mapping exercises, Step 2 will help you to create a Rapid Growth Plan, identifying where growth can take place and guiding future development to meet the requirements set out in Charter.

At the end of Step 2 you will have a Rapid Growth Plan that identifies potential growth areas around your city, and a Key Fixes Plan to develop one growth area in Step 3

Step 2 Activities

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Activity A

Preliminary Mapping

Understanding the context of your city is critical to inform the suitability of any new development. Step 2A will involve an in-depth study of the way your city works which will help in ensuring that any new settlements implemented as a result of the Toolkit process strengthen existing communities, protect local assets and create distinctive places which reinforce the local identity.

 

Activity B

Creating a Rapid Growth Plan

Without thorough spatial planning, the pace and scale at which our towns and cities are growing is rapidly degrading the quality of the urban environment and the quality of life of citizens. By identifying potential growth areas, utilising the understanding of how the city works (developed in Step 2A) and a set of robust principles for prioritising delivery, we can ensure that cities grow in a structured way, with accessible services at the heart of each community. 

The output of Step 2B is a Rapid Growth Plan, that will identify a number of growth areas. You will choose one of these growth areas to plan into neighbourhoods in Step 2C.

Activity C

Structuring the Growth Areas

Sustainable communities enable people to live, work and travel easily. They are places that people like living in, and maintain character and sense of place. They co-exist with the natural environment to maintain important ecological functions that help to avert natural disasters, and provide habitats for local plant and animal species.

The final output will be a Key Fixes Plan that identifies the essential the sites and routes of the neighbourhood that need to be protected through implementation of the plan in Step 3.