No

Representation ID: 90602

Received: 24/02/2025

Respondent: Mr Simon Pack

No. Warwickshire Wildlife Trust is not satisfied with the councils’ intention to ‘explore opportunities’ for higher than the bare minimum of 10% Biodiversity Net Gain.

Local evidence through planning applications shows that more than 10% BNG is achievable in Warwickshire, and the Plan states that they are aiming to link with local priorities, so a greater target should be delivered. A number of other Councils such as Cornwall Council have already got plans through Examination with 20% net gain.

Yes

Representation ID: 90751

Received: 24/02/2025

Respondent: Mr Tim Goodwin

However, purchasing of ‘biodiversity units’ as a way of ‘off-setting’ will never improve biodiversity. Supporting the existing biodiversity, safeguarding and supporting areas of higher biodiversity already in existence is crucial. Research shows that developers aren’t implementing the ecological and biodiversity enhancements they originally claim to. This is a huge systemic issue and regulatory failure. In over 50% of cases the ‘net-gain’ exists only in on paper not in practice. Article reference: https://wildjustice.org.uk/general/lost-nature-report/

Other

Representation ID: 90885

Received: 24/02/2025

Respondent: Mr James Morris

Purchasing ‘biodiversity units’ for off-setting does not enhance biodiversity; instead, supporting existing biodiversity and safeguarding high-biodiversity areas is vital. Research indicates that developers often fail to implement the ecological and biodiversity enhancements they initially promised, highlighting a significant systemic issue and regulatory failure. In more than 50% of cases, the ‘net-gain’ is merely a paper claim, not reflected in reality. This situation underscores the need for stronger regulations and oversight to ensure that biodiversity commitments are genuinely fulfilled.

Other

Representation ID: 90907

Received: 24/02/2025

Respondent: Ms Emma Barber

Purchasing ‘biodiversity units’ for offsetting doesn’t enhance biodiversity; instead, supporting existing biodiversity and safeguarding high-biodiversity areas is crucial. Research reveals that developers often fail to implement the ecological and biodiversity enhancements they initially promised, highlighting a significant systemic issue and regulatory failure. In over 50% of cases, the ‘net-gain’ is merely a paper claim, not reflected in reality. This situation emphasises the need for stricter regulations and oversight to ensure that biodiversity commitments are genuinely fulfilled.

Yes

Representation ID: 90940

Received: 24/02/2025

Respondent: Jason Lupton

The council should be targeting more then 10% net gain for each development. Some of the larger house builders target 25% and their developments have environmental policies at the core.
Purchasing off-site units should remain a last resort and design proposals should provide net gains within site boundaries.
Design teams should be led by ecologists and landscape architects not engineers and typical architects.

No

Representation ID: 91211

Received: 25/02/2025

Respondent: Radford Semele Parish Council

‘Radford Semele Parish Council would urge that any offsite biodiversity net gains should be
as local as possible. Consequently, it would suggest deletion of the option to locate gains
anywhere in England and the option to purchase credits.’

Yes

Representation ID: 91360

Received: 26/02/2025

Respondent: Mr Giles Dugmore

Site 492 Land at The Greens, South of Alcester Road, SuA, and site 827 South of Alcester Road, SuA: Any development of this site will lead to an immediate and permanent biodiversity loss. The field, surrounding hedgerow and tress are home to a diverse range of wildlife. Developing the field will eradicate habitat and disturb wildlife in the hedgerow and trees and it will leave. Development will also break a green corridor from Shottery Field, the school playing fields, the site through to the allotments and beyond.

No

Representation ID: 91401

Received: 26/02/2025

Respondent: Ms Lucia Restall Orr

Planning applications evidence clearly demonstrates that Warwickshire is easily capable of more than 10% BNG, with other councils across the country already committed to 20%. More ambitious targets are needed.

Yes

Representation ID: 91452

Received: 26/02/2025

Respondent: Mrs Bev Atkinson

Site 492 Land at The Greens, South of Alcester Road, Stratford-upon-Avon, and site 827 South of Alcester Road, Stratford-upon-Avon

Any development of this site will have an enormous and irreversible impact on the environment and its biodiversity. This includes the health and longevity of the trees and hedgerows, the destruction of habitats and disruption of wildlife.
The field, surrounding hedgerow and tress are home to a diverse range of wildlife. Development will also break a green corridor from Shottery Field, the school playing fields, the site through to the allotments and beyond.

No

Representation ID: 91515

Received: 26/02/2025

Respondent: Mary Adams

I'm not satisfied with the councils’ intention to ‘explore opportunities’ for higher than the bare minimum of 10% Biodiversity Net Gain.

Local evidence through planning applications shows that more than 10% BNG is achievable in Warwickshire, and the Plan states that they are aiming to link with local priorities, so a greater target should be delivered. A number of other Councils such as Cornwall Council have already got plans through Examination with 20% net gain.

Yes

Representation ID: 91551

Received: 26/02/2025

Respondent: Mrs Sidney Syson

Yes but how will this be monitored and enforced?

My concern is also the loss of biodiversity in the towns as morre extensions are built and front gardens covered in gravel or paving and used as hardstanding for vehicles.

Yes

Representation ID: 91712

Received: 26/02/2025

Respondent: Mr Geoff Norman

Sensible

Yes

Representation ID: 91788

Received: 26/02/2025

Respondent: Mrs Joanne Taylor

N/A

No

Representation ID: 91819

Received: 26/02/2025

Respondent: Tim Burridge

No. Warwickshire Wildlife Trust is not satisfied with the councils’ intention to ‘explore opportunities’ for higher than the bare minimum of 10% Biodiversity Net Gain.

Local evidence through planning applications shows that more than 10% BNG is achievable in Warwickshire, and the Plan states that they are aiming to link with local priorities, so a greater target should be delivered. A number of other Councils such as Cornwall Council have already got plans through Examination with 20% net gain.

Yes

Representation ID: 91909

Received: 27/02/2025

Respondent: Mrs Donna Goodwin

Purchasing of ‘biodiversity units’ as a way of ‘off-setting’ will never improve biodiversity. Supporting the existing biodiversity, safeguarding and supporting areas of higher biodiversity already in existence is crucial. Research shows that developers aren’t implementing the ecological and biodiversity enhancements they originally claim to. This is a huge systemic issue and regulatory failure. In over 50% of cases the ‘net-gain’ exists only in on paper not in practice. Article reference: https://wildjustice.org.uk/general/lost-nature-report/

No

Representation ID: 92152

Received: 27/02/2025

Respondent: Ms Patricia Scott

I am not satisfied with the councils’ intention to ‘explore opportunities’ for higher than the bare minimum of 10% Biodiversity Net Gain. Developers are allowed to get away with trashing our environment and underdelivering on mitigation so the council needs to set higher standards and aim for at least 20% net gain - something which which other councils seem to have done.

No

Representation ID: 92230

Received: 27/02/2025

Respondent: Ms Isobel McLauchlin

This won't work - only by supporting existing biodiversity and safeguarding our green spaces where wildlife and nature can thrive, will work. Developers promise alot on paper - in practice it doesn't happen. 'Net-Gain' exists on paper - not in reality.

Yes

Representation ID: 92313

Received: 28/02/2025

Respondent: Mr G Wyatt

Again, my concern is that existing habitat may be lost to development and that mitigation may be in name only, so losing some species/numbers in population.

No

Representation ID: 92433

Received: 28/02/2025

Respondent: Ms Christine Slaughter

Buying biodiversity units to "offset" "net gain" is a paper response and doesn't happen in practice.

Yes

Representation ID: 92499

Received: 28/02/2025

Respondent: Julian Brown

Agree

No

Representation ID: 92607

Received: 28/02/2025

Respondent: The Planning Bureau Ltd

Although we recognise that the 10% is a minimum it should be for the developer to decide whether to go beyond this figure not the Council. It is important to remember that that it is impossible to know what the cost of delivering net gain is until the base level of biodiversity on a site is known and consequently what is required to achieve a 10% net gain. The council should therefore not require a BNG of greater than the 10%.

Yes

Representation ID: 92651

Received: 28/02/2025

Respondent: Mr Richard Yates

Planting of significant trees etc should start before spades in the ground and completed within the development when works have finished. Running out of money should not be the excuse used by shoddy developers for not enhancing the environment they are helping to destroy

Other

Representation ID: 92652

Received: 28/02/2025

Respondent: Bex Thomson

No comment

No

Representation ID: 92701

Received: 28/02/2025

Respondent: Mrs Heidi Ambrose-Brown

If large chunks of green belt are taken for housing and commercial development - how long does it take for this biodiversity net gain to kick in? It will take decades for the damage to the eco system to repair. We have seen from the HS2 development that protected trees were indiscriminately destroyed and saplings that were supposed to be planted were scattered .
We would need much more detail and hard evidence of how the proposed Biodiversity Net Gain will be achieved.

No

Representation ID: 92724

Received: 28/02/2025

Respondent: Mr Luke Kempton

No. I am not satisfied with the councils’ intention to ‘explore opportunities’ for higher than the bare minimum of 10% Biodiversity Net Gain.

Local evidence through planning applications shows that more than 10% BNG is achievable in Warwickshire, and the Plan states that they are aiming to link with local priorities, so a greater target should be delivered. A number of other Councils such as Cornwall Council have already got plans through Examination with 20% net gain

Other

Representation ID: 92828

Received: 01/03/2025

Respondent: Mrs Carolyn Stacey

Evidence from previous developments is that biodiversity mitigation promises are not kept, not challenged when broken. The monitoring and regulation of this is severely lacking. It takes time to establish truly biodiverse areas, at all scales. we should maintain those already established such as hedgerows and woodland, even at a micro-scale. Tree planting is positive but no substitute for existing wild areas and hedgerows (see summary of research in Fred Pearce's book "A Trillion Trees" -an excellent read on this issue).

Other

Representation ID: 92917

Received: 01/03/2025

Respondent: Meon Vale Residents Association

It is recognised that new development can result in the loss of habitat, trees and hedges. The policy should seek more than the minimum 10% BNG to redress the loss caused by development.

Other

Representation ID: 93007

Received: 01/03/2025

Respondent: Mr Dominic Momcilovic

Support the existing biodiversity, safeguarding and supporting areas of high biodiversity already in existence is crucial. Developers do not have a good reputation of implementing enhancements re: biodiversity & ecological promises.

Other

Representation ID: 93202

Received: 01/03/2025

Respondent: Ms Martina Hunt

Purchasing of biodiversity units as a way of offsetting will not improve biodiversity, indeed it is a minimum cop-out. Supporting the existing biodiversity, safeguarding and supporting areas of higher biodiversity already in existence is crucial. Research shows that developers are not implementing the ecological and biodiversity enhancements they claim to do and was a core part of their planning application submissions. This is a massive systemic issue that is being ignored and is a failure in planning. In over 50% of cases the 'net gain' only ever exists on paper.

No

Representation ID: 93224

Received: 01/03/2025

Respondent: Mr Kim Salmon

Warwickshire Wildlife Trust is not satisfied with the councils’ intention to ‘explore opportunities’ for higher than the bare minimum of 10% Biodiversity Net Gain.

Local evidence through planning applications shows that more than 10% BNG is achievable in Warwickshire, and the Plan states that they are aiming to link with local priorities, so a greater target should be delivered. A number of other Councils such as Cornwall Council have already got plans through Examination with 20% net gain.