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2. Our Vision for the District
Representation ID: 49634
Received: 10/08/2012
Respondent: Natural England
Support the fourth bullet under "environment" and second bullet under "emphasis on infrastructure" which pick up on the importance of protecting and enhancing of the natural environment. It is important that the final version of the plan follows through on these important components of the vision.
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14
Representation ID: 49635
Received: 10/08/2012
Respondent: Natural England
Support objective 14 to enable improvements to be made to the built and natural environments to maintain and improve historic assets, improve habitats and their connectivity, help the public access and enjoy open spaces such as parks and allotments, reduce the risk of flooding, keep the effects of climate change (including the effects on habitats and wildlife) to a minimum, and support healthy lifestyles.
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PO2: Community Infrastructure Levy
Representation ID: 49636
Received: 10/08/2012
Respondent: Natural England
CIL has a part to play in providing the infrastructure that new and existing communities will need. Green infrastructure is a part of the essential necessary to support growth and we trust the Council will ensure that the need to make provision for key green infrastructure
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PO3: Broad Location of Growth
Representation ID: 49637
Received: 10/08/2012
Respondent: Natural England
Overall level anbd distribution of growth should be informed through detailed environmental testing.
A number of the proposed sites (eg Whitnash East) are adjacent to wildlife designations and safeguards need to be incorporated before theese sites are confirmed
Other allocations lie adjacent to Warwick Castle Park - subject to higher Levl Stewardship agreement. The impacts of these allocations on the Castle Park - and the degree to which they can be moderated - needs to be considered before these aollcations are confirmed.
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PO10: Built Environment
Representation ID: 49638
Received: 10/08/2012
Respondent: Natural England
Welcome inclusion of the intention to protect, enhance and link the natural environment through policies to encourage appropriate design of the built environment.
Also welcome the intention to set out a framework for subsequent more detailed design guidance to ensure physical access for all groups to the natural environment.
These are importnat aspects of urban design.
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PO13: Inclusive, Safe & Healthy Communities
Representation ID: 49640
Received: 10/08/2012
Respondent: Natural England
Supported, provided a proportion of the new open spaces are made up of accessible natural green spaces with all the associated health and wellbeing benefits. Natural England promotes an Accessible Natural Greenspace Standard1 that we encourage local authorities to adopt.
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PO12: Climate Change
Representation ID: 49641
Received: 10/08/2012
Respondent: Natural England
Welcome intention to ensure new development is designed to be resilient and adaptive to climate change. Support reference to use of greenspace and vegetation to provide shading and winter solar gain.
Welcome measures to tackle climate change- but need to take fuller account of local natural environments and different forms of low carbon technology.
Need to protect deginated landscapes
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PO15: Green Infrastructure
Representation ID: 49642
Received: 10/08/2012
Respondent: Natural England
This is consistent with the NPPF and welcome recognition of the need to upport GI at a variety of spatial scales. Similarly, the references to geology, soils and ecosystem services are welcome and we would expect that these matters will translate into robust policy content within the final plan
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PO16: Green Belt
Representation ID: 49643
Received: 10/08/2012
Respondent: Natural England
Support the reference to positively enhance the beneficial use for the Green Belt, such as looking for positive opportunities to provide access; to provide opportunities for outdoor sport and recreation; to retain and enhance landscapes, visual amenity and biodiversity or to improve damaged and derelict land. This is an aspect of Green Belt that has not always been afforded an appropriate degree of attention in all areas.