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Black Country Core Strategy Issue and Option Report

Representation ID: 444

Received: 07/09/2017

Respondent: Local Nature Partnership

Representation Summary:

For Key Issue 5 we welcome the commitment to make provision for environmental infrastructure (Paragraph 3.35) although would like to see a greater emphasis within policies on allocating land for this. The LNP can provide guidance for this commitment building on existing mapping by the NIA and Natural England.

We welcome the recognition in Paragraph 3.38 that designated sites may be affected by developments beyond their boundaries and proposes greater scrutiny and mitigation for developments within this zone of influence. We hope that this principal will be adopted for all nature conservation sites within the Black Country.

Full text:

For Key Issue 5 we welcome the commitment to make provision for environmental infrastructure (Paragraph 3.35) although would like to see a greater emphasis within policies on allocating land for this. The LNP can provide guidance for this commitment building on existing mapping by the NIA and Natural England.

We welcome the recognition in Paragraph 3.38 that designated sites may be affected by developments beyond their boundaries and proposes greater scrutiny and mitigation for developments within this zone of influence. We hope that this principal will be adopted for all nature conservation sites within the Black Country.