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Brentwood Local Plan 2016 - 2033 (Pre-Submission, Regulation 19)
Representation ID: 22296
Received: 19/03/2019
Respondent: Essex Wildlife Trust
We welcome the policy recognition of the value of open and green space, with the caveat that this policy statement should be amended to include contact with nature, as follows:
e. open and green space, "including contact with nature and wildlife"
It is now widely recognised that contact with nature and wildlife significantly improves health and wellbeing, for example by helping to lower levels of heart disease, obesity, stress and depression
We welcome the policy recognition of the value of open and green space, with the caveat that this policy statement should be amended to include contact with nature, as follows:
e. open and green space, "including contact with nature and wildlife"
It is now widely recognised that contact with nature and wildlife significantly improves health and wellbeing, for example by helping to lower levels of heart disease, obesity, stress and depression