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Greater Cambridge Local Plan Preferred Options
BG/BG: Biodiversity and geodiversity
Representation ID: 57007
Received: 09/12/2021
Respondent: Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire & Northamptonshire Wildlife Trust
The Wildlife Trust strongly supports this policy along the lines proposed, including the proposed 20% BNG and the recognition of the need to address recreational impacts on SSSIs and other natural greenspace sites.
The Wildlife Trust strongly supports this policy along the lines proposed, including the proposed 20% BNG and the recognition of the need to address recreational impacts on SSSIs and other natural greenspace sites.
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BG/GI: Green infrastructure
Representation ID: 57008
Received: 09/12/2021
Respondent: Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire & Northamptonshire Wildlife Trust
The Wildlife Trust strongly supports this policy along the lines proposed. We welcome the inclusion of the 14 strategic GI priority areas and themes. The provision of significant strategic natural greenspace is essential if Cambridge is to grow sustainably (we have no downland, moorland or coast) and this will need to be significantly funded through new development. The suggestion within the HRA of the use of a Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace standard at 8 Ha / 1000 population is a good start. Current open space standards referred to within BG/PO and BG/EO are woefully inadequate without corresponding strategic GI provision.
The Wildlife Trust strongly supports this policy along the lines proposed. We welcome the inclusion of the 14 strategic GI priority areas and themes. The provision of significant strategic natural greenspace is essential if Cambridge is to grow sustainably (we have no downland, moorland or coast) and this will need to be significantly funded through new development. The suggestion within the HRA of the use of a Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace standard at 8 Ha / 1000 population is a good start. Current open space standards referred to within BG/PO and BG/EO are woefully inadequate without corresponding strategic GI provision.
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BG/PO: Protecting open spaces
Representation ID: 57010
Received: 09/12/2021
Respondent: Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire & Northamptonshire Wildlife Trust
The Wildlife Trust supports this policy along the lines proposed, but see also our comments on policy BG/GI.
The Wildlife Trust supports this policy along the lines proposed, but see also our comments on policy BG/GI.
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BG/EO: Providing and enhancing open spaces
Representation ID: 57011
Received: 09/12/2021
Respondent: Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire & Northamptonshire Wildlife Trust
The Wildlife Trust supports this policy along the lines proposed, in as far as it goes, but see also our comments on policy BG/GI related to provision of sustainable levels of strategic natural greenspace which are not covered by existing open space policies or standards, which by themselves are woefully inadequate to the needs of the local population, without large-scale open access downland, moorland, coast or commons.
The Wildlife Trust supports this policy along the lines proposed, in as far as it goes, but see also our comments on policy BG/GI related to provision of sustainable levels of strategic natural greenspace which are not covered by existing open space policies or standards, which by themselves are woefully inadequate to the needs of the local population, without large-scale open access downland, moorland, coast or commons.
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BG/RC: River Corridors
Representation ID: 57013
Received: 09/12/2021
Respondent: Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire & Northamptonshire Wildlife Trust
The Wildlife Trust strongly supports the inclusion of this policy and the suggested scope of it.
The Wildlife Trust strongly supports the inclusion of this policy and the suggested scope of it.
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BG/TC: Improving Tree Canopy Cover and the Tree Population
Representation ID: 57014
Received: 09/12/2021
Respondent: Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire & Northamptonshire Wildlife Trust
The Wildlife Trust supports the inclusion of this policy and the suggested scope of it.
The Wildlife Trust supports the inclusion of this policy and the suggested scope of it.
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CC/NZ: Net zero carbon new buildings
Representation ID: 57016
Received: 09/12/2021
Respondent: Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire & Northamptonshire Wildlife Trust
The Wildlife Trust strongly supports the inclusion of this policy and the proposed policy direction.
The Wildlife Trust strongly supports the inclusion of this policy and the proposed policy direction.
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CC/WE: Water efficiency in new developments
Representation ID: 57018
Received: 09/12/2021
Respondent: Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire & Northamptonshire Wildlife Trust
The Wildlife Trust strongly supports the inclusion of this policy and the proposed policy direction.
We made similar representations to previous local plans which were ignored and the state of our chalk rivers and wetlands has continued to decline, dramatically in some instances, so this new approach is needed and welcome.
However, we are concerned that no mechanism has been identified to stop or delay building new homes and employment buildings if the proposed short-medium measures to provide new more sustainable water supplies are not delivered in time. This will be the true test of a sustainable Local Plan.
The Wildlife Trust strongly supports the inclusion of this policy and the proposed policy direction.
We made similar representations to previous local plans which were ignored and the state of our chalk rivers and wetlands has continued to decline, dramatically in some instances, so this new approach is needed and welcome.
However, we are concerned that no mechanism has been identified to stop or delay building new homes and employment buildings if the proposed short-medium measures to provide new more sustainable water supplies are not delivered in time. This will be the true test of a sustainable Local Plan.
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CC/DC: Designing for a changing climate
Representation ID: 57020
Received: 09/12/2021
Respondent: Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire & Northamptonshire Wildlife Trust
The Wildlife Trust support the inclusion of the policy and its proposed scope.
The Wildlife Trust support the inclusion of the policy and its proposed scope.
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CC/FM: Flooding and integrated water management
Representation ID: 57021
Received: 09/12/2021
Respondent: Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire & Northamptonshire Wildlife Trust
The Wildlife Trust support the inclusion of the policy and its proposed scope.
The Wildlife Trust support the inclusion of the policy and its proposed scope.
