Support

Nottinghamshire Minerals Local Plan Publication Version

Representation ID: 14

Received: 10/10/2019

Respondent: Natural England

Representation Summary:

Support policy but suggest update regarding likelihood that biodiversity net gain will become mandatory.

Full text:

Policy SP2 – Biodiversity-Led Restoration – support
Natural England supports the approach that this policy and the accompanying text sets out with regard to the restoration of mineral sites to maximise opportunities for the establishment or re-establishment of priority habitats at a landscape scale and for providing re-created linkages to strengthen and enhance ecological networks.
We welcome the inclusion at paragraph 2.12 of the requirement of the 25 year Environment Plan to embed environmental Net Gain into all developments. We suggest that this could now be updated to better reflect the recent government advise on this topic and the likelihood that biodiversity net gain will become mandatory in the proposed Environment Bill.