Comment
Sustainability Appraisal for Core Strategy Consultation on Strategy Directions
Representation ID: 20456
Received: 29/01/2009
Respondent: Natural England
Natural England would like to see a greater number of environmental and biodiversity measures in the proposed mitigation measures in Table 7.1:
•Overall:
Add 'design' to the mitigation measure to incorporate "sustainable construction [and design] in overall strategy" (3rd bullet). The design of development is as significant to its sustainability as is its construction.
•Bexhill:
Add a mitigation measure for a commitment in the draft Core Strategy to protect the strategic gap between Bexhill and Hastings and to minimise and monitor greenfield development.
•Environment:
In identifying 'priority habitats' emphasis should not be given solely to protected or designated sites or species, but additionally to undesignated habitats, namely BAP priority habitats and species.