Support
Local Plan 2040 Draft Plan - Strategy options and draft policies consultation
Representation ID: 6251
Received: 09/09/2021
Respondent: IM Land
Agent: Barton Willmore
Natural environment policies
Paragraph 8 of the NPPF sets out that “achieving sustainable development means that the planning system has three overarching objectives, which are interdependent and need to be pursued in mutually supportive ways (so that opportunities can be taken to secure net gains across each of the different objectives)”. One of the three objectives is the environmental objectives.
We therefore agree that Policy 43 (Enhancing biodiversity) of the adopted Local Plan 2030 should be replaced by ‘Policy NE1 – Environmental Net Gain’ in the BBLP 2040. We agree with the wording of the policy and support the inclusion of ‘(in accordance with government policy)’ to ensure the policy remains in line with the requirements of the NPPF.