Policy information sourced from Barking and Dagenham Adopted Core Strategy

POLICY CR2: PRESERVING AND ENHANCING THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT

Barking and Dagenham’s designated Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation are identified on the Proposals Map.

The Council will seek to preserve and enhance the Borough’s natural environment, including all sites of ecological or geological value (whether or not they have statutory protection) and all protected or priority species.

The Council will encourage development that enhances existing sites and habitats of nature conservation value (including strategic wildlife and river corridors), or which provides new ones, in particular where this will help meet the objectives of the Local Biodiversity Action Plan for Barking and Dagenham. Improving public access to existing nature conservation sites will also be encouraged.

Developments which would cause significant damage to a Site of Metropolitan or Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, or the population (or conservation status of) a protected or priority species will not normally be granted. Exceptions may be considered where the economic or social benefits of the proposed development would outweigh the nature conservation value.