Comment

Local Plan Review: Preferred Approach 2016-2035

Representation ID: 1576

Received: 07/02/2019

Respondent: Mr Philip Maber

Representation Summary:

Add Following Policy:
All new Building Developments to include an Assessment of existing and potentially enhanced Wildlife Corridors to preserve and enhance connectivity. This is vital to facilitate populations access to, and the ability to colonise suitable habitats that meet each species' varied and often individual needs.

Ideally, these Wildlife Corridors should follow the routes of human, non-road traffic Pathways. Therefore, sufficiently wide to accommodate naturalised margins, typically including trees and scrub.

Heritage, established linear links must be granted special Conservation Status, especially as oases through major new Developments. So retaining natural links between SDNP and Chichester Harbour.

Full text:

Add Following Policy:
All new Building Developments to include an Assessment of existing and potentially enhanced Wildlife Corridors to preserve and enhance connectivity. This is vital to facilitate populations access to, and the ability to colonise suitable habitats that meet each species' varied and often individual needs.

Ideally, these Wildlife Corridors should follow the routes of human, non-road traffic Pathways. Therefore, sufficiently wide to accommodate naturalised margins, typically including trees and scrub.

Heritage, established linear links must be granted special Conservation Status, especially as oases through major new Developments. So retaining natural links between SDNP and Chichester Harbour.