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Object

Sandwell Local Plan - Reg 19 Publication

Representation ID: 1573

Received: 11/11/2024

Respondent: Birmingham & Black Country Wildlife Trust

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Representation Summary:

Reiterating from our previous response submitted in December 2023 as our suggested changes have not been included yet.

In order to be legally compliant with existing relevant policies (e.g. UK Environment Act 2021, the Biodiversity Net Gain law 2024, the National Planning Policy Framework) and in order to meet the required criteria for soundness, several suggestions are made below for this section of the local plan. Biodiversity Net Gain maps should be compiled by applying the appropriate standard (e.g. through use of UKHab for Phase 1).

Change suggested by respondent:

Biodiversity Net Gain
Comment: Biodiversity Net Gain maps should be compiled by applying the appropriate standard (e.g. through use of UKHab for Phase 1).

Full text:

Reiterating from our previous response submitted in December 2023 as our suggested changes have not been included yet.

In order to be legally compliant with existing relevant policies (e.g. UK Environment Act 2021, the Biodiversity Net Gain law 2024, the National Planning Policy Framework) and in order to meet the required criteria for soundness, several suggestions are made below for this section of the local plan. Biodiversity Net Gain maps should be compiled by applying the appropriate standard (e.g. through use of UKHab for Phase 1).