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Development Issues

 

LeafHow does Development affect Wildlife?

One of the greatest pressures on wildlife in Warrington has come from development. Major strides have been made in recent years to incorporate the protection and enhancement of the natural environment into the Borough Council’s strategic planning and development control.

The Government’s Planning Policy Guidance (PPG9) on nature conservation published in 1994 identified new Local Planning Authority responsibilities for wildlife and site protection. To meet these responsibilities, the Council appointed its first ecologist to lead all aspects of nature conservation from within the Planning Department. Changes have recently taken place in this role but the council remains committed to nature conservation

The Warrington Unitary Development Plan (UDP) contained a number of biodiversity policies to better guide development control decision-making so that the damage to the natural environment from development is minimised. Specific Planning Guidelines (SPG) that clarify the standards required for development support these policies. Most elements of the UDP are now being replaced by the Local Development Framework.

 

Recording

If you, your community group, society or school would like to get involved in wildlife surveys, then we would like to hear from you. There are plenty of opportunities to learn how to undertake plant and animal surveys, and it can be lots of fun learning. Once you have the basic skills you can go out and start completing your own biological recording. What’s more, even if you are only interested in the wildlife in your area, the findings can be very useful. Knowledge is power, and early identification of endangered species, for example, can influence planning decisions. For further information call Helen Lacy on 01925 442837 or email

You may already have wildlife records, and in which case we would like hear from you. You can pass your survey information onto the Cheshire Region biological Record Centre (called rECOrd), who will enter it into their computerised database. That information will then be accessed by Warrington Borough Council to aid nature conservation assessment of sites. For more information about rECOrd and how you can help: 

Telephone Icon 01244 383749  Email Icon  info@record-lrc.co.uk

Or visit the website at www.record-lrc.co.uk External Link 



Last updated 09/02/2010 13:29:09


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