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Derbyniwyd: 06/03/2025

Ymatebydd: The Bird Group

Asiant : Framptons

In principle, we support the approach laid out in Draft Policy Direction – 40 and the use of the Greening Factor planning tool to ensure that existing and new GBI is considered and integrated into the scheme design from the outset. The Bird Group do, however, have several concerns:
• Presently it is not clear what is actually required in terms of a “baseline assessment of existing GBI” to demonstrate that high value assets have been retained and enhanced where appropriate; no specific guidance is provided or referred to.
• There is also ambiguity over when the submission of a long-term maintenance plan for major developments is required; we would not support any requirement for such information to be provided at the Outline Planning Application stage.
• In order for this Policy to be included in the Plan, the Councils must have an understanding of the impact of this Policy on the net to gross development ratio of schemes and by default scheme densities.
• Draft Policy Direction 40 also has the potential to add additional development costs that must be factored into the Viability Assessment produced with the Pre-Submission SWLP.