Support

Draft Black Country Plan

Representation ID: 15300

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Natural England

Representation Summary:

Policy ENV4 – Provision, retention and protection of trees, woodlands and hedgerows

We welcome the inclusion of this policy within the plan.
We would suggest that you split paragraph 1 and put the text specifically about ancient woodland as a separate paragraph.

We would advise you to expand on the buffers, explaining that the size of the buffer will depend on the type of the development proposed and the type of the woodland/tree.