No
Draft Local Plan Review
Representation ID: 1752
Received: 17/02/2017
Respondent: Natural England
The plan allocations should set out criteria for selecting sites with the least environmental value e.g. avoid designated sites/landscapes, BMV land, areas at risk of flooding.
The policy does not identify land where development would be inappropriate, this should be addressed and clear criteria should be set out for development allocations.
Your authority should utilise the SSSI Impact Risk Zones which has been designed to be used during the planning application validation process to help decide when to consult Natural England on developments likely to affect a SSSI. The dataset and user guidance can be accessed from the data.gov.uk website
The plan allocations should set out criteria for selecting sites with the least environmental value e.g. avoid designated sites/landscapes, BMV land, areas at risk of flooding.
The policy does not identify land where development would be inappropriate, this should be addressed and clear criteria should be set out for development allocations.
Your authority should utilise the SSSI Impact Risk Zones which has been designed to be used during the planning application validation process to help decide when to consult Natural England on developments likely to affect a SSSI. The dataset and user guidance can be accessed from the data.gov.uk website