Object

Brentwood Local Plan 2016 - 2033 (Pre-Submission, Regulation 19)

Representation ID: 22295

Received: 19/03/2019

Respondent: Essex Wildlife Trust

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Representation Summary:

The policy does not fully satisfy the criteria for sustainable development.

Change suggested by respondent:

In order to comply with the requirements of the NPPF and to fully satisfy the criteria for sustainable development additional wording should be included as follows:

g. takes full account of opportunities to incorporate biodiversity in developments
"ensuring delivery of no net loss and aiming to deliver a measurable net gain in biodiversity wherever possible"

Full text:

The policy does not fully satisfy the criteria for sustainable development.