Green Infrastructure Plan Components

image Component A - Brampton Arm of the River Nene
Component A - Brampton Arm of the River Nene

A geographically-based component, comprising the floor of the Brampton Valley from the town centre (near the railway station) northwards to the NRDA boundary near King's Heath.

image Component B - Western Nene, Upton and Duston Mill
Component B - Western Nene, Upton and Duston Mill

A geographically-based component, comprising the floor of the Nene Valley. It extends from the Northampton-London railway line in the town centre westwards to the NRDA boundary near Kislingbury.

image Component C - East-West Pedestrian and Cycle Link
Component C - East-West Pedestrian and Cycle Link

A geographically-based linear component which follows historic transport routes (canal and former railway line) from the M1 (J15a) to Brackmills.

image Component D - Town Centre Waterside
Component D - Town Centre Waterside

A geographically-based component which is focused on the river Nene (and the lower part of the Brampton Arm) where they flow through the town centre. It also includes the site of the new University Campus on the south side of the river Nene.

image Component E - Delapre
Component E - Delapre

A geographically-based component focused on the Delapre Estate and the site of Northampton Battlefield.

image Component F - Washlands and Eastern Nene
Component F - Washlands and Eastern Nene

A geographically-based component which comprises the floor of the Nene Valley from the town centre at Midsummer Meadow eastwards to the NRDA boundary.

image Component G - Urban Brook Corridors
Component G - Urban Brook Corridors

A type-based component which includes the urban brook valleys that are characteristic of Northampton.

image Component H - Urban Open Spaces
Component H - Urban Open Spaces

A type-based component which includes the Urban Open Spaces within Northampton which are not already included within another component. This component includes (for example) public parks, playing fields, allotments, cemeteries, and local wildlife sites.

image Component I - Proposed Structural Greenspace Associated with SUEs
Component I - Proposed Structural Greenspace Associated with SUEs

A type-based component which includes the proposed Structural Greenspace associated with the Sustainable Urban Extensions (SUEs) which are proposed on the peripheries of Northampton.