Object
Southend Central Area Action Plan (SCAAP) - Revised Proposed Submission 2016
Representation ID: 2876
Received: 14/12/2016
Respondent: Natural England
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? Yes
We note that climate change appears in Policy DS4 as well as in other places throughout the document; the main focus of attention relates to Flood Risk management. Whilst we recognise the intentions of paragraph 97 with regard mitigation of climate change by tree planting, we would advise that the SCAAP include a separate Policy on climate change, to cover both mitigation and adaptation, in accordance with paragraphs 94 and 156 of the NPPF. This Policy could focus on measures to assist biodiversity to adapt, and include green infrastructure measures to assist people to adapt (principally to extreme high temperature events, extreme high/low rainfall events, and for coastal areas, sea level rise and extreme storm surge events). For example, using tree planting to moderate heat island effects and SuDS to address flooding. For more information, see PPG on Climate Change.
Thank you for your consultation on the above which was received by Natural England on 03 November 2016.
Natural England is a non-departmental public body. Our statutory purpose is to ensure that the natural environment is conserved, enhanced, and managed for the benefit of present and future generations, thereby contributing to sustainable development.
Context
We responded on 11 July 2011 on the Draft Southend Central Area Action Plan and associated HRA Screening Report (our ref 27040) and supplied comments online to the Central Area Action Plan - Proposed Submission on 17 October 2011 (our ref 33069). We also responded on 26 January 2016 on the Preferred Approach Option 2015 (our ref 176229).
While you have provided a Representation Form, we are providing comments below in the same format as that form in order to expedite this response: