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Local Plan 2015-2030 Preferred Options for Consultation
Representation ID: 1537
Received: 01/10/2013
Respondent: D. Lessons
Representation Summary:
DM32 states that "It is widely acknowledged that green infrastructure and open space has a major role to play in mitigating against and adapting to climate change....Through the provision of green corridors the policy can help overcome habitat fragmentation and improve the ability of the natural. This paragraph would seem to suggest that, particularly in a flood plain, a "green corridor" would help to alleviate flooding. This argument is contrary to the BBC Local Plan proposal to take away some of that "green corridor" in West Horndon, which currently alleviates flooding in the village.
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