Comment

Representation ID: 15516

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Natural England

Policy MIN4 - Managing the Effects of Mineral Development

We would strongly advise that paragraph 6 is made more robust to ensure that restoration maximises
natural capital and ecosystem services provision to: local people, by providing better facilities for public rights of way users and access to nature in general, and wildlife, by linking in with the Nature Recovery Network, existing green infrastructure and the opportunities identified on the Black Country Local Nature Recovery Opportunity Map (draft April 2021) (18 Appendix -Nature Recovery Network – page
723). Restoration proposals should aim to create high quality priority wildlife habitats. Restoration should include provision for appropriate aftercare of the site, especially where priority habitat has been
created.

We would advise some additional wording (highlighted in bold) to 9)b) “effects on natural (existing and potential components of ecological networks), built, and historic (including archaeological) environments and on public health;”