Suffolk Wildlife Trust’s role in the Development Management process
Who are we?
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County’s leading nature conservation organisation Registered charity, set up in 1961 Safeguard the wildlife of Suffolk Non-statutory planning consultee Involved in development management; strategic planning and major infrastructure planning
What we do… • Planning involvement evolved over a number of years • Amount of consultation peaked in 2012 • Clarification of what we want to be consulted on (Jan 2013)
Suffolk Planning Applications Validated (2012)
7,700
SWT Consultations Received (2012)
750 (9.75%)
Major Infrastructure Schemes
5
1) Application site is on or adjacent to a County Wildlife Site, other non-statutorily designated nature conservation site or Suffolk Wildlife Trust reserve
Statutory and non-statutory designated sites in Suffolk
2) Application is for major development requiring an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
3) Application is accompanied by an ecological survey where a nonEuropean protected species, Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) species or Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) habitat is confirmed to be present/likely to be present
4) Application meets the consultation requirements set out in the Suffolk Biodiversity Partnership guidance on Bats and Small Wind Turbines
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