How to win: Courts to Canopy – a Nature Restoration Project

About this contract

1.1 Introduction Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council (the “Council”) is seeking to appoint the services of a contractor, to enable the transformation of a local Tennis Courts in the area of King George V Pontardawe. The old tennis courts will become a space for people and nature introducing a meadow, tree Planting, Sustainable Urban Drainage Features (SuDS), natural play, hedgerow and pathways. This development will meets local needs, supports communities and their health, builds ecosystem resilience, and enhances biodiversity. The project is setting out a new approach to designing and delivering green infrastructure (GI) in Neath Port Talbot for the benefit of local communities and their natural environment. It is looking at new ways of turning ‘grey to green’ by using nature as a way to combat the effect of climate change; help us deal more effectively with issues relating to noise and air pollution, rainwater run offs and nature emergency. The project will result in the delivery of GI being built into existing policies, plans and work practices. It will illustrate best practices with a view of encouraging similar projects to take place throughout the county borough. 1.2 Sco

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
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