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Strategic Management

Leading local delivery


Effective leadership is essential for inspiring the different organisations to develop a shared approach with a single focus – better green spaces.

Local authorities have traditionally owned green spaces on behalf of the local community. This is an important responsibility that should not be relinquished without proper consideration and consultation local authorities need to be clear about the range of different service providers involved with green spaces, and what the service providers do.

Local authorities should provide a strategic approach for bringing together the contribution of all interested people in order to create networks of spaces where each site and its function relate to the overall provision.
National and regional agencies also have responsibilities for specific aspects that will affect local green spaces both in strategy development and site management.
  • Natural England is concerned with conserving and enhancing the natural environment for economic prosperity and the well-being and enjoyment of the public. They are responsible for ensuring that England’s natural environment is protected and improved. They are also responsible for helping people enjoy, understand and have access to the natural environment
  • Sport England is the strategic lead for achieving the government’s sporting objectives, and distributes Lottery and Exchequer funds to sport, totalling around £2b since 1994
  • The Environment Agency is primarily interested in ensuring we have cleaner and safer air, water and land and the Agency has an interest in, for example, the role of green spaces in protecting against flooding
  • The Highways Agency is responsible for operating, maintaining and improving the road network but also has an important role in minimising air pollution, protecting natural habitats and minimising the visual impact of the network