Support
Black Country Core Strategy Issue and Option Report
Representation ID: 195
Received: 07/09/2017
Respondent: Birmingham and the Black Country Wildlife Trust
The definition of infrastructure in Policy DEL 1 is broad, including public open space and sustainable drainage but the provision of environmental infrastructure is not mentioned specifically in DEL1 nor Paragraphs 5.1 to 5.6 of this report except to say that environmental impacts should be mitigated. We would like to see the provision of additional environmental and green infrastructure explicitly covered in this policy and the Wildlife Trust can provide advice and support for this. It is also our opinion that this policy should be no different in greenbelt or urban areas.
The definition of infrastructure in Policy DEL 1 is broad, including public open space and sustainable drainage but the provision of environmental infrastructure is not mentioned specifically in DEL1 nor Paragraphs 5.1 to 5.6 of this report except to say that environmental impacts should be mitigated. We would like to see the provision of additional environmental and green infrastructure explicitly covered in this policy and the Wildlife Trust can provide advice and support for this. It is also our opinion that this policy should be no different in greenbelt or urban areas.