Biodiversity and Planners & Developers
Are you a planner or are you planning to develop an area as a landowner or business? This note will help you realise how the biodiversity objectives of the Local Plan and the Council’s commitment to sustainable development can be achieved.
5 Key Objectives for Each Major Development
- Protect current key habitats and species, particularly those listed on this site.
- Enhance existing habitats or create new areas.
- Mitigate potentially damaging operations.
- Compensate where damage is unavoidable.
- Monitor and enforce to assess the success of enhancement, mitigation and compensation measures.
Why this Plan?
Some habitats, plants and animals are at risk and can be helped by making some changes in our daily lives. As you flip through the full technical plan, you will see that each habitat and species action plan has a list of background information and an action table, which lists practical projects to be carried out. Section 8 of the Mineral Excavations Habitat Action Plan in particular may relate to you, as it discusses how planners and developers can achieve the objectives of the Plan.
The main way you can help realise these actions is by following the 5 Key Objectives and by applying some of the Green Tips listed below.
Green Tips:
- For minor household applications, check for bat and bird breeding sites and consider the timing to minimise disturbance to any wildlife.
- If the loss of habitat is unavoidable, consider requesting replacement habitats such as bird boxes and otter holts.
- Roadside and urban corridors can be valuable habitats for native plants and animals - plan for a buffer strip along any new roads.
Helpful Contacts and Information:
- The Clackmannanshire Biodiversity Co-ordinator (01259 452639).
- Various Scottish Executive publications, including the Trunk Road Biodiversity Action Plan; and the Influence of LBAPs on LA21 Process and Community Planning (www.scotland.gov.uk/publications/).
- The Biodiversity Checklist for Land Use Planners in Cambridgeshire & Peterborough (www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/environment/countryside/biodiversity/partnership/checklist.htm).
