Object
Brentwood Local Plan 2016 - 2033 (Pre-Submission, Regulation 19)
Representation ID: 22399
Received: 19/03/2019
Respondent: Essex Wildlife Trust
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Yes
DH01b: LANDSCAPE-LED.
With regards to DH01b, we are disappointed to note that there is no mention of net gains. In order to accord with the NPPF and to deliver a genuinely sustainable development, there must be a policy commitment to deliver no net loss, and aim to deliver a measurable net gain in biodiversity.
We would advise that the policy should be amended to include this.
...to deliver a healthy, walkable and climatically adapted public realm and "richly biodiverse" multi-functional green and blue infrastructure, amongst the backdrop views of the Essex countryside.
DH01b: LANDSCAPE-LED.
With regards to DH01b, we are disappointed to note that there is no mention of net gains. In order to accord with the NPPF and to deliver a genuinely sustainable development, there must be a policy commitment to deliver no net loss, and aim to deliver a measurable net gain in biodiversity.
We would advise that the policy should be amended to include this.