Supporting Documents - Chichester Local Plan 2021-39 Main Modifications Consultation

Thank you for your consultation on the above dated 10 April 2025 which was received by Natural England on the same date.

Natural England is a non-departmental public body. Our statutory purpose is to ensure that the natural environment is conserved, enhanced and managed for the benefit of present and future generations, thereby contributing to sustainable development.

We have reviewed the submitted Main Modifications Schedule (MC01) document, as well as the Sustainability Appraisal Addendum (MC04), Habitats Regulations Assessment Addendum (MC05) and the Schedule of Additional Modifications (MC03) document. We have no comments to make on the Sustainability Appraisal Addendum, Habitats Regulations Assessment Addendum or the Schedule of Additional Modifications.

In addition, please note that we have only provided comments on modifications relating to our remit and we have no comments to make on modifications not covered in this response.

Thank you for your consultation on the above dated 10 April 2025 which was received by Natural England on the same date.

Natural England is a non-departmental public body. Our statutory purpose is to ensure that the natural environment is conserved, enhanced and managed for the benefit of present and future generations, thereby contributing to sustainable development.

We have reviewed the submitted Main Modifications Schedule (MC01) document, as well as the Sustainability Appraisal Addendum (MC04), Habitats Regulations Assessment Addendum (MC05) and the Schedule of Additional Modifications (MC03) document. We have no comments to make on the Sustainability Appraisal Addendum, Habitats Regulations Assessment Addendum or the Schedule of Additional Modifications.

In addition, please note that we have only provided comments on modifications relating to our remit and we have no comments to make on modifications not covered in this response.

In our Regulation 19 comments (our ref. 420345, 17 March 2023) we highlighted an overlap between the Runcton Horticultural Development Area (HDA) and one of the strategic wildlife corridors set out in Policy NE4. We therefore strongly support the modification to the proposed HDA extension shown in Map E3a (MO2) which no longer crosses into the strategic wildlife corridor. We have no further comment to make on this modification.