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Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Cotswolds National Landscape Board

In principle, the Cotswolds National Landscape (CNL) Board agrees with the approach outlined in Draft Policy Direction 42.
The last part of Draft Policy Direction 42 specifies the standards / strategies / guidance that tree planting needs to be in line with. We recommend that, for proposals in the CNL, this list should also include:
• the Board’s Position Statement on ‘Woodland Creation and Tree Planting in the Cotswolds National Landscape - Tree Species and Provenance’;85
• the CNL Landscape Strategy & Guidelines (within which advice is provided on woodland creation and tree planting within each landscape character type).86
We also recommend that Draft Policy Direction 42 should also explicitly refer to the Government’s guidance for making planning decisions in relation to ancient woodland, ancient trees and veteran trees.87 In particular, we recommend that the Draft Policy Direction should explicitly refer to (and advocate) the buffer zone recommendations that are set out in this guidance.