Sevenoaks District Draft Local Plan Consultation July 2018
List Comments
30 comments.
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| Rob Moorhouse ID-5318 | 27 Sep 2018 | Draft Local Plan July 2018 Safeguarding places for Wildlife and Nature Blue Green Infrastructure and the Natural Environment Policy 6 - Safeguarding Places for Wildlife and Nature
A combined Phase 1 Habitat Survey and Preliminary Ecological Appraisal was
undertaken by Sam Lunn for land at Cold Arbour Lane, Sevenoaks on the 12th of August
2016. This assessment was undertaken at the request of Tyrolese Limited, who wish to
make a planning application to build an, as of yet, unspecified residential development.
2. The site measures approximately 9 hectares in area and includes a single arable field
with two woodland parcels, two small areas of semi-improved grassland, scrub
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| Natural England (Natural Engla… | 19 Sep 2018 | Draft Local Plan July 2018 Safeguarding places for Wildlife and Nature Blue Green Infrastructure and the Natural Environment Policy 6 - Safeguarding Places for Wildlife and Nature
Green Infrastructure (GI)
We note that this local Plan does not include a stand-alone GI policy. We would encourage the local
plan to include a clear and robust policy on green and blue infrastructure, which aims to establish,
restore, enhance and maintain coherent ecological networks. The local plan should identify and
promote GI, seeking opportunities to create, maintain and enhance resilient and coherent ecological
networks across the district, including the protection and recovery of priori
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| Natural England (Natural Engla… | 19 Sep 2018 | Draft Local Plan July 2018 Safeguarding places for Wildlife and Nature Blue Green Infrastructure and the Natural Environment Policy 6 - Safeguarding Places for Wildlife and Nature
Policy 6 Safeguarding Places for Wildlife and Nature
Natural England considers this policy to be a significant part of the local plan. An important point is
that the plan needs to specifically and clearly aim for measurable net gains for nature. Currently,
the policy aims for no net loss, which does not align with the current NPPF (2018). We refer to sections
170 (d), 174 (b) and 175 (d) of the NPPF, which require planning policies to provide measurable net
gains for biodiversity. Furthermore,
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| Halstead Parish Council (Louis… | 19 Sep 2018 | Draft Local Plan July 2018 Safeguarding places for Wildlife and Nature Blue Green Infrastructure and the Natural Environment Policy 6 - Safeguarding Places for Wildlife and Nature
* Halstead Parish Council strongly support this policy.
* HPC feel that several sites proposed within Policy 2 of the plan contradict this policy.
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| Kent County Council (Barbara C… | 19 Sep 2018 | Draft Local Plan July 2018 Safeguarding places for Wildlife and Nature Blue Green Infrastructure and the Natural Environment Policy 6 - Safeguarding Places for Wildlife and Nature
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SUDS - The policy references "connections to offsite blue green infrastructure"; however, KCC recommends that value should also be placed on existing ditches and
watercourses which may traverse any development site; therefore, it would be important to "retain the existing … onsite ponds, ditches and watercourses and any connections to offsite blue green infrastructure" Further. KCC recommends that kerbs and drains may be "wildlife friendly" not just "amphibian friendly".
Biodiversity -
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| Berkeley Group (Ronan Kirrane… | 18 Sep 2018 | Draft Local Plan July 2018 Safeguarding places for Wildlife and Nature Blue Green Infrastructure and the Natural Environment Policy 6 - Safeguarding Places for Wildlife and Nature
Berkeley agree with policy 6, which proposes that in addition to national
designations, local areas of importance for biodiversity will be protected from any
development which may cause a loss in biodiversity value or habitats.
5.2 Berkeley as a group has made a commitment to achieve a net biodiversity gain on all
its new developments. Put simply, this means there will be more nature on every site
afterwards than before. To do this we have developed a toolkit to determine the
baseline biodiversi
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| KSL Planning ID-2905 | 18 Sep 2018 | Draft Local Plan July 2018 Safeguarding places for Wildlife and Nature Blue Green Infrastructure and the Natural Environment Policy 6 - Safeguarding Places for Wildlife and Nature
Sevenoaks District Council Regulation 18 Consultation - Draft Local Plan
Thank you for consulting us on the above. We have reviewed the draft Local Plan (LP), and
find that as it stands, this draft is "unsound" as it fails to address the following issues:
New developments leading to net gain in wildlife value, as stated in the National
Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), paragraph 170.
The requirements of the Water Framework Directive - Thames River Basin
Management Plan.
Please see further de
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| Chevening Parish Council (Judi… | 11 Sep 2018 | Draft Local Plan July 2018 Safeguarding places for Wildlife and Nature Blue Green Infrastructure and the Natural Environment Policy 6 - Safeguarding Places for Wildlife and Nature
* Experience has shown that trees with TPO's can be accidentally damaged and subsequently removed with no penalty. The District Council's track record of protecting trees is not robust.
Far greater consideration needs to be given to areas where flood risk exists – not on the site itself, but on making previous green belt land impervious to water and therefore the impact on the surrounding area. Simply claiming the site is not a flood risk (as it is up a hill, for example) is unacceptable if the
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| Kent Downs AONB Unit (Katie Mi… | 11 Sep 2018 | Draft Local Plan July 2018 Safeguarding places for Wildlife and Nature Blue Green Infrastructure and the Natural Environment Policy 6 - Safeguarding Places for Wildlife and Nature
Support this policy which is consistent with the revised NPPF in respect of AONBs as set out at paragraph
172 which specifies that the conservation and enhancement of wildlife is important within AONBs as well as
policy BD1 and BD5 of the Kent Downs AONB Management Plan.
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| Gravesham Borough Council (Pla… | 10 Sep 2018 | Draft Local Plan July 2018 Safeguarding places for Wildlife and Nature Blue Green Infrastructure and the Natural Environment Policy 6 - Safeguarding Places for Wildlife and Nature
Given the level of detail included in Policy 6, should the preparation of supplementary
guidance be considered?
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