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Representation ID: 13676

Received: 08/10/2021

Respondent: Lichfield & Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust

Under policy ENV3 paragraph 4 there is an implied assumption that developments will always have a negative impact on the Nature Recovery Network and/or Biodiversity. In respect of canal restoration, it is highly likely that the development will have a positive impact. Thus, we propose amendments to paragraph 4 to ‘Development that is likely to have a negative impact on biodiversity and/or on nature connectivity will be considered in accordance with the mitigation hierarchy set out in the NPPF’.