Comment

Representation ID: 23162

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Environment Agency

Policy ENV8 – Open Space, Sport and Recreation
Point 1F) of the policy should be expanded as follows to include reference to climate change impacts on flood risk:

‘mitigating the effects of climate change, through reducing potential urban heat island effects and providing opportunities for additional landscaping and tree planting in addition to the ability of open space to be used to provide flood risk betterment in accordance with policy CC5’