Object
Nottinghamshire Minerals Local Plan Publication Version
Representation ID: 22
Received: 10/10/2019
Respondent: Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Yes
The Vision is generally sound but needs further emphasis on the need for environmental sustainability of mineral working, in order to adequately reflect latest Government Policy as expressed in the 25 Year Environment Plan.
In addition, the use of "have regard to" is too weak to ensure a robust approach to the protection of environmental assets , as it is possible to have regard to a matter without either giving it due weight or acting upon it as an imperative.
The Vision is generally sound but needs further emphasis on the need for environmental sustainability of mineral working, in order to adequately reflect latest Government Policy as expressed in the 25 Year Environment Plan.
In addition, the use of "have regard to" is too weak to ensure a robust approach to the protection of environmental assets , as it is possible to have regard to a matter without either giving it due weight or acting upon it as an imperative.