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DM9

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Object

Preferred Options Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document (DPD) Review

Representation ID: 25765

Received: 12/03/2019

Respondent: Natural England

Representation Summary:

Natural England fully supports policy requirements to protect and enhance the natural environment, including green infrastructure and ecological networks and to ensure development design contributes towards local biodiversity. We would support a requirement for all development to contribute biodiversity net gain, in accordance with the NPPF and Defra YEP, wherever possible.

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Support

Preferred Options Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document (DPD) Review

Representation ID: 25777

Received: 12/03/2019

Respondent: RSPB

Representation Summary:

Support the positive intent to increase tree canopy cover in the borough.

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Object

Preferred Options Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document (DPD) Review

Representation ID: 25952

Received: 12/03/2019

Respondent: Environment Agency

Representation Summary:

We welcome the inclusion of Policy DM9 - Protection of trees and hedgerows. As stated in our response to paragraph 8.43, trees are important in helping to keep rivers cool. They provide shade and moderate the extremes in water temperature which can be detrimental to fish spawning. Underwater root systems provide valuable habitat to fish and invertebrates whilst stabilising the banks. Shading can also be helpful in the control of aquatic vegetation. The plan should make reference to the value of retaining existing and planting new riparian trees of appropriate native species of local provenance where this is possible.