Comment
Draft Nottinghamshire Minerals Local Plan
Representation ID: 31109
Received: 28/09/2018
Respondent: Mrs Jackie Armstrong
CAGE would like more emphasis in the Vision on the protection of the quality of life and health of people. In the statement about a 'Greener Nottinghamshire' we should list the interests of people ahead of a narrow focus on biodiversity-led restoration. We suggest the replacement paragraph:
'This will result in improvements to the environment, in people's health and well-being and in landscape-scale biodiversity gains. Biodiversity gains will include improvements to existing habitats, creation of new priority habitat and the reconnection of ecological networks with sensitivity to surrounding land uses.'
CAGE would like more emphasis in the Vision on the protection of the quality of life and health of people. In the statement about a 'Greener Nottinghamshire' we should list the interests of people ahead of a narrow focus on biodiversity-led restoration. We suggest the replacement paragraph:
'This will result in improvements to the environment, in people's health and well-being and in landscape-scale biodiversity gains. Biodiversity gains will include improvements to existing habitats, creation of new priority habitat and the reconnection of ecological networks with sensitivity to surrounding land uses.'