Comment

Representation ID: 16808

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Natural England

Policy ENV1 – Nature Conservation

We welcome this policy, however that the following site allocations are likely to impact upon the effectiveness of policy ENV1 (1b,1c,1d, 3):

MSwa6/ MXA2 Highfields North, Walsall Road, Walsall Brick (Clay)
Impacts on Jockey Fields SSSI and priority habitat- lowland fens and deciduous woodland.

Please see 13 Sub-Areas and Site Allocations for further details of our concerns.

We would advise that the Plan should identify land where development would be inappropriate, for instance because of its environmental significance.

Natural England welcome the creation and designation of new Local Nature Reserves as additional assets to the Local Nature Reserve suite currently in place, especially were they offer additional access to local people for recreation and education.