Comment

Bedford Borough Local Plan 2040 Plan for Submission

Representation ID: 9396

Received: 29/07/2022

Respondent: Bedfordshire Local Nature Partnership

Representation Summary:

We welcome this approach. For resulting development to truly deliver against this policy it must be genuinely environmentally led. This must be fully reinforced through the SPD. This opportunity to demonstrate how an environmentally-led policy can lead to high quality, sustainable development and must be delivered against in full. Looking forward, this should be the model for the whole of the borough (and beyond) as standard within a Local Plan.
We strongly suggest for it to be an "Arc leading new settlement" that development must deliver against all Arc Environmental Principles, including a minimum of 20% Biodiversity Net Gain.

Full text:

We welcome this approach. For resulting development to truly deliver against this policy it must be genuinely environmentally led. This must be fully reinforced through the SPD. This opportunity to demonstrate how an environmentally-led policy can lead to high quality, sustainable development and must be delivered against in full. Looking forward, this should be the model for the whole of the borough (and beyond) as standard within a Local Plan.
We strongly suggest for it to be an "Arc leading new settlement" that development must deliver against all Arc Environmental Principles, including a minimum of 20% Biodiversity Net Gain.