Comment

Representation ID: 21308

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: The Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country

Comment: WTBBC request an additional Environmental Transformation policy is added concerning the protection, enhancement and investment in river corridors. The value that rivers provide society with regards climate change mitigation and adaptation, flooding, air quality, access and health and wellbeing is increasingly understood. The WMCA Environment Plan 2021 identifies river corridors as a priority action and recognises the value that they provide, identifying the River Stour as a focus. Whilst recognising that Policy CC5 includes appropriate actions for rivers, a strong standalone policy is required to fully maximise the opportunity that river corridors provide to deliver many of the BCP’s ambitions.