The Ecological Assessment (2017) recommends:
The site is part of a potential local wildlife site (Fields SP28G4) which has been recommended for survey but permission to survey has not been granted. The site has an interesting mix of habitats and there is potential for it to be incorporated into a larger local wildlife site incorporating the grassland, open scrub and pond with other nearby habitats.
There are on site and offsite opportunities to restore the grassland to semi-improved quality, reduce the density of scrub and protect the pond and maintain habitat connectivity along the stream and amongst stretches of hedgerows.
The ecological constraints plan identifies constraints across the majority of the site. We therefore object to the allocation of this site due to the significant impact on an ecological feature of country value for nature conservation (using the precautionary approach).