Sustainability at its Core
Environmental benefits
Enhancing biodiversity
Sequence Park will ensure conservation and enhancement of the site’s valued ecological habitats. This includes:
Improving up to 500m of the waterways through the site, including the Colne Brook and the River Colne, to enhance water quality and support native species such as the water vole
Planting areas of wet woodland which are indigenous, but an increasingly scarce habitat within the valley of the River Colne
Planting substantial new areas of native species-woodland and hedgerow to help ecological connectivity within site and surrounding area
Establishing improved areas for pollinators, such as species rich grassland, native scrub, and areas of bare ground
Creating areas of standing and lying deadwood habitat to assist with insect and invertebrate populations
Forming wetland scrapes to benefit amphibians and birds as well as assisting with flood mitigation
Planting ‘successor trees’ to naturally replace the mature specimens that form the valued chestnut and line tree avenue through the middle of the site
A long term landscape management plan will be instigated to make sure these new and improved habitats establish and thrive
Energy-Efficient Design
Designed to set a benchmark in sustainability, Sequence Park will include renewable energy sources, high-efficiency systems, and a battery storage facility capable of reducing grid demand during peak times
The Green Belt
The development will create a more secure, but purposeful, part of the Green Belt. One that better supports: carbon capture, water quality improvements, lowering flood risk, enriched and better connected biodiversity, and people’s wellbeing through increasing accessible green space