Comment

Representation ID: 22252

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: The Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country

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Comment: Whilst WTBBC support that there should be no built development within five metres of an ordinary watercourse and ten metres of the top of the bank of a main river, these buffers should be given as minimums allowed only in exceptional circumstances. Developers should be expected to provide buffers which protect and, where relevant, increase the extent of the natural environment adjoining the watercourse. Furthermore, whilst WTBBC support the enabling of the preservation of the watercourse corridor, public access and new and improved greenways should also be given as a desired outcome, with links to policies CSP4 and ENV8 made.