Comment
Nottinghamshire and Nottingham Draft Waste Local Plan January 2022
Representation ID: 638
Received: 04/04/2022
Respondent: Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust
SO3
Protecting our environment – to ensure any new waste facilities protect the countryside, wildlife
and valuable habitats, and maximise the delivery of BNG over and above the
Nottinghamshire minimum target of 20%*. We will also protect and improve water, soil and
air quality across the plan area and to care for the built, historic and natural environment of the
area.
*The Draft BNG Framework for the County, recognises that for built development the minimum
target set for BNG in the Environment Act 2021 of 10% should be met, but that in
Nottinghamshire we have a shared aim to meet 20% where viable. For minerals and waste
planning, much higher levels of new habitats and BNG have always been possible, and have
been achieved, and thus the aim should remain to maximise BNG,
Thank you for consulting the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust (NWT) on the above. I apologise
for using this format of response, but the OPUS format is not straightforward to use for
responses to multiple sections and the insertion or highlighting of text. I have used bold italics
to suggest insertions of text and italics for your original text.
Overall NWT supports the principles of the Plan and we welcome the clear reiteration of the
need to move waste management urgently up the waste hierarchy. We would hope, however,
to see a stronger aim for further waste reduction and the obligation for each Local
Authority to secure ambitious waste reductions across all their work and areas of
influence.
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