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ID sylw: 107134

Derbyniwyd: 24/02/2025

Ymatebydd: Natural England

This policy direction can be strengthened by providing more protection to best and most versatile (BMV) agricultural land and recognising the important role soils play in carbon storage, flooding and other environmental elements such as climate change, green infrastructure and Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG).
Sustainable soil management should aim to minimise risks to the ecosystem services which soils provide, through provision of suitable soil handling and management advice. The planning authority
should ensure that sufficient site-specific soil survey data is available to inform decision making. To include, for example, assessment of suitability of soil properties for type of landscaping and planting proposed to inform beneficial re-use, appropriate soil management, and drainage, where required.
Provide protection to Peatlands as they help to store carbon.