Natural England's response to the planning application
The reply from Natural England to the regeneration area planning application appears to be a resounding - not likely. Unfortunately, in the EDDC documents it is summarised so we can't yet get the full flavour of the letter.
Natural England says its remit is to "work for people, places and nature to conserve and enhance biodiversity, landscapes and wildlife in rural, urban, coastal and marine areas". Natural England brought together the former organisations: English Nature, the Countryside Agency and the Rural Development Service.
Here is the summary (done by EDDC) from the EDDC website - more information when we go to consult the objection files again next week:
"General Observations : Commenting on the proposal has been made very difficult by the fact that some of the information presented covers only the application area whilst the master planning and other data cover the whole of the redevelopment area. The riverside area is likely to be the most ecologically sensitive and this is not part of the current application. This raises doubts over whether the development in its entirety can be achieved in an acceptable way Section 14.49 states that "in order to defend the site it is proposed to raise the levels of the site to a level about the 1 in 200 year level in 75 years' time (allowing for climate change)" and 14.78 states that in order to achieve this "it will be necessary to import approximately 256,000 cu m of material to raise site levels to provide the flood defences required. It is anticipated that this will take place over an estimated 61 to 115 working weeks". 14.75 suggests that the development will become an island at times of flooding. This has to bring into question the long term sustainability of development in such a vulnerable area Consultation response also covers Protected sites, Sidmouth to West Bay SAC, River Axe SAC, Beer Quarry and Caves SAC. Protected Species Bats, Landscape Impacts, See file for report".
Wonder how EDDC will seek to rubbish and/or discount this one?
posted by Fighting for East Devon's future @ 1:12 pm
1 Comments:
I've been re reading the eddc press release on 15th November...apart from the missing bit about all decisions will be referred to the executive re any land sale and developers which was agreed but not present (reminds me of orwell's "newsspeak")...there's the lovely bit from Mark Williams stating that there will be ample public consultation when an application goes in (like they didn't know)....well, where is that consultation? Statutory period for objections is not the same thing...well, might be if you'd lived in say, Stalinist Russia or somewhere...so Mr Williams, the public consultation you spoke of is when??
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