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Draft Black Country Plan
Policy ENV4 – Provision, retention and protection of trees, woodlands and hedgerows
Representation ID: 12166
Received: 11/10/2021
Respondent: The Woodland Trust
We strongly support most aspects of this policy, with just a few qualifications on the percentage of tree canopy cover required in new development and depth of buffers required around ancient woodland.
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Draft Black Country Plan
Development Allocations
Representation ID: 12174
Received: 11/10/2021
Respondent: The Woodland Trust
Some concern about possible impact of the development on adjacent woodland.
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Draft Black Country Plan
Policy ENV3 – Nature Recovery Network and Biodiversity Net Gain
Representation ID: 12179
Received: 11/10/2021
Respondent: The Woodland Trust
We welcome inclusion of a policy on biodiversity net gain. We note that you have specified a minimum of 10% biodiversity net gain, as is likely to be required in the Environment Bill when it is enacted. However, like most other conservation organisations, we prefer to see a minimum of 20% net gain, in order to ensure that significant benefits for wildlife are delivered by all developments.
We believe that a higher BNG requirement (ie 20%) would be justified in the case of the Black Country, which is a highly industrialised area which currently has quite low levels of biodiversity.
