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ID sylw: 108468

Derbyniwyd: 06/03/2025

Ymatebydd: The Bird Group

Asiant : Framptons

It is a statutory requirement to achieve a net gain in biodiversity of 10% and therefore we are generally supportive of the policy approach. However, the draft policy direction goes on to state that a higher percentage of BNG above the statutory 10% requirement is being explored.
Such an approach may unnecessarily burden development sites as the provision of net gains in biodiversity can impact on the viability of proposals and the capacity of sites. It is hence requested that the South Warwickshire authorities explore including viability evidence on how a higher BNG would affect the capacity of sites when balancing other technical and environmental considerations and planning obligations. Draft Policy Direction 38 has the potential to add additional development costs that must be factored into the Viability Assessment produced with the Pre-Submission SWLP.