Strategic Environmental Assessment and Sustainability Appraisal - Proposed Submission Core Strategy and Policies DPD

Object

Representation ID: 5620

Received: 05/03/2015

Respondent: Natural England

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Natural England is reasonably satisfied that the Sustainability Appraisal considers the impacts of the Core Strategy and Policies on relevant aspects of the environment within our remit, including biodiversity and geology, landscape, green infrastructure and soils. We particularly welcome SA objectives to protect and enhance designated sites, including SSSIs, SACs, SPAs and Ramsar sites, in addition to locally designated and non-designated areas of biodiversity. However, we would advise that the SA should cross-reference with the findings and recommendations of the Appropriate Assessment which identifies potential recreational disturbance effects on European sites and measures to mitigate these.