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Chichester Local Plan 2021 - 2039: Proposed Submission
Representation ID: 6010
Received: 03/05/2023
Respondent: Natural England
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? Not specified
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
[RECEIVED LATE]
Requirement 6 in policy A12 (Chidham and Hambrook) currently goes straight to “successfully mitigate” while requirement 10 in policy A13 (Southbourne) states “Provide mitigation to ensure the avoidance of adverse effects on the SPA, SAC and Ramsar site at Chichester Harbour.” Policy A18 (Thorney Island) is better as it states “Proposals must avoid adverse impacts on the Chichester Harbour AONB/SAC/SPA and Ramsar designations.” Suggest that all policies require development proposals to ‘avoid, and if necessary mitigate, any adverse effects…’
Advise wording in ‘Broad Location for Development’ policies for Chidham and Hambrook (A12) and Southbourne (A13) be strengthened to better reflect the mitigation hierarchy. Suggest that all policies require development proposals to ‘avoid, and if necessary mitigate, any adverse effects…’
See attachment.