Planning and Policy
Description
Biodiversity is not just confined to designated sites and nature reserves but occurs throughout urban and rural areas. National legislation, policy and guidance now require a significant commitment to biodiversity conservation from local authorities and other public bodies. If biodiversity is to be conserved it needs to be considered within:
Main Issues
Strategy and Guidelines
Targets
Target Code |
Target Description |
Target Units |
Northants Baseline Resource |
Target |
By |
Unit Cost £ |
Total Cost £ |
NOR_PAP_T1 |
Ensure no Local Wildlife Sites, Nature Reserves, Pocket Parks or Protected Wildflower Verges are lost to development. |
Sites |
959 |
No Loss |
2015 |
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NOR_PAP_T2 |
All developments that require Section 106 agreements/conditions regarding biodiversity to have SMART targets for biodiversity gain from the outset. |
Applications |
0 |
100% |
2009 |
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NOR_PAP_T3 |
Ensure all Local Development Frameworks include policies that promote net gain for biodiversity and robust LWS policies by 2012. |
Plans |
8 |
2012 |
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NOR_PAP_T4 |
Ensure the BAP is represented on all relevant Local Strategic Partnership theme groups by 2010. |
Groups |
2 |
8 |
2010 |
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NOR_PAP_T5 |
All relevant Local Authorities and Statutory Undertakers (8 LAs plus British Waterways, Highways Agency, Anglian Water) to be represented on the BAP steering group by 2010. |
Organisations |
2010 |
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NOR_PAP_T6 |
All large-scale developments to have a Green Infrastructure strategy (incorporating a biodiversity network) integrated at the design stage. |
Developments |
0 |
100% |
Ongoing |
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NOR_PAP_T7 |
Establish a large-scale wetland complex in the Nene Valley incorporating floodplain grazing marsh, wet woodland, lowland fen and reedbed. |
Complex |
0 |
1 |
2020 |
Actions
Action Code |
Action Description |
Lead Partner |
Support Partner(s) |
Related Target |
NOR_PAP_PL_A1 |
Respond to all Planning Applications that are received that show potential to damage or destroy one of these sites. |
Local Authorities, WNDC, NNDC |
The Wildlife Trust, Natural England, RSPB |
NOR_PAP_T1 |
NOR_PAP_PL_A2 |
Publish annual reports of:
|
Local Authorities, WNDC, NNDC |
The Wildlife Trust, Natural England RSPB |
NOR_PAP_T2 |
NOR_PAP_PL_A3 |
Ensure that biodiversity is included within all new regeneration and sustainable communities strategies that are produced between 2008 and 2015. |
Local Authorities, WNDC, NNDC |
NEN |
NOR_PAP_T3 |
NOR_PAP_PL_A4 |
Produce a model LDF policy on protection of BAP habitats for use by LPAs by end 2008. |
The Wildlife Trust |
NEN |
NOR_PAP_T3 |
NOR_PAP_PL_A5 |
Adopt an appropriate policy within the LDF of each LPA by end 2012. |
Local Authorities |
The Wildlife Trust |
NOR_PAP_T3 |
NOR_PAP_PL_A6 |
Provide LSPs with necessary biodiversity information either by attending meetings or other means of communication. |
The Wildlife Trust |
NOR_PAP_T4 | |
NOR_PAP_PL_A7 |
Assess applications for large developments against the 9 principles of GI (Planning Sustainable Communities, MKSM EQOL Sub-group). |
Developers, Local Authorities, WNDC, NNDC |
NOR_PAP_T6 | |
NOR_PAP_PL_A8 |
Develop the Nene Valley Strategy in line with the Wildlife Trust's Nene Valley Vision, incorporating floodplain grazing marsh, wet woodland, reedbed and lowland fen. |
RNRP, The Wildlife Trust |
All |
NOR_PAP_T7 |