Comment
Development and Site Allocations (DaSA) Local Plan - Options and Preferred Options
Representation ID: 23891
Received: 19/02/2017
Respondent: Rother Environmental Group
Agree. It is good to see this green corridor provision. More are needed across the district e.g. the woodland running alongside the railway in Rye
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Q92. Agree. It is good to see this green corridor provision. More are needed across the district e.g. the woodland running alongside the railway in Rye Potential biodiversity issues with site allocations.
A number of the sites have the potential to have populations of protected and priority species using them but this does not appear to have been taken into account. The aerial photos in the document indicates that the following sites have the potential for reptiles, bats, great crested newts or birds due to the presence of scrub and rough grassland. Under the biodiversity and green space policy all developments will be expected to retain and enhance biodiversity but the developed area indicated does not leave much space to accommodate this biodiversity.