Yes

Representation ID: 1876

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: Councillor K Macnaughton

Policy P9 is a very welcome part of this Plan, as is Policy P10 but it's difficult to determine what level of importance these will be given in relation to other, potentially competing, concerns. For example, the statement that areas of importance for biodiversity will be protected "where it is reasonable, proportionate and feasible to do so' may make it easy to find reasons to avoid doing so (as was, perhaps, the case with Babb's Mill recently). Similarly, the quality of buildings required to address climate change and reduce fuel poverty could be more explicit.