Comment

Representation ID: 44837

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: The Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country

SAE256 Site off Bilport Lane, Wednesbury
It is WTBBC’s position that the following needs to be considered:
• Site, including stream banks, should be subject to a Local (wildlife) Site Assessment.
• Opportunity exists to retain significant buffer to River Tame, create high-quality accessible natural greenspace and undertake in-channel river enhancements.
• High potential for/evidence of the presence of priority habitats and species (namely Open Mosaic Habitats on Previously Developed Land (OMHPDL)).
• Site forms part of important and well connected area in Draft Local Nature Recovery Strategy with evidence of the presence of statutory protected species.