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2. Our Vision for the District

Representation ID: 49634

Received: 10/08/2012

Respondent: Natural England

Representation Summary:

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

Representation Summary:

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

Representation Summary:

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

Representation Summary:

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

Representation Summary:

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

Representation Summary:

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

Representation Summary:

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

Representation Summary:

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

Representation Summary:

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.

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