Support

Representation ID: 21682

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: The Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country

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Support: WTBBC support the recognition of the importance of identifying the opportunities for tree planting by following the evidence provided in the Draft Black Country Local Nature Recovery Strategy. It should be added to the paragraph that that ecosystem services evidence should be produced and followed in order to maximise the benefits of tree planting for biodiversity and climate change mitigation, and also recognised that tree planting is often not ecologically appropriate.
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Support: WTBBC support that development that would result in the loss of or damage to ancient trees, ancient woodland or veteran trees will not be permitted.
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Support: WTBBC support that replacement trees located off-site should not be planted where they would impact on areas designated as ecologically important unless this has been specifically agreed with the relevant authority and its ecological officers / advisers.
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Support: WTBBC support that there will be a presumption against the wholesale removal of hedgerows for development purposes, especially where ecological surveys have identified them to be species-rich and where they exist on previously undeveloped land.