With the ever increasing development pressures across our three counties, we have to ensure that wildlife and ecological networks are fully considered within the planning system.
Inappropriate development can have a significant impact on wildlife; while considerate planning can help protect, enhance and even create new habitats.
The Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust gives wildlife a voice by:
- responding to strategic planning consultations, such as Local Development Frameworks, Local Transport Plans, and Minerals & Waste Plans, to make sure that appropriate policies are in place for protecting wildlife
- commenting on certain types of planning applications where there is potential for significant effects to wildlife.These effects may be negative, but there may also be potential for building in benefits for wildlife
- providing advice to, and consulting with; planners, developers, consultants, members of the public and other key stakeholders
For further information please contact the Conservation Officers: conservation@bbowt.org.uk or call: 01865 775476
Current planning issues:
In 2008 BBOWT successfully campaigned against an
‘eco-town’ adjacent to our Woodsides Meadow Nature Reserve (part of the Wendlebury Meads and Mansmoor Closes SSSI), which would have been devastating to the nationally important wildlife found in these traditional hay meadows.
Further information about the Weston Otmoor eco-town campaign
The national Planning Policy Statement on eco-towns published in July 2009 listed the first four eco-towns to be developed: Whitehill-Bordon (Hampshire), Rackheath (Norfolk), St Austell (Cornwall) and North West Bicester (Oxfordshire).
We will be working closely with Cherwell District Council to make sure that any eco-town development at North-West Bicester is worthy of the ‘eco’ label by ensuring that it is beneficial to local wildlife.
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