Policy information sourced from Camley Street Neighbourhood Development Plan

CS GI3 - Promoting Biodiversity

The Forum wishes to secure biodiversity net gains as a key objective within all new development proposals. This will be achieved through:

  1. The use of Sustainable Urban Drainage systems (SUDs) including: green roofs and swales in all developments in order to enhance biodiversity, in particular along Camley Street, Barker Drive, Rossendale Way, Weavers Way and south of Cedar Way;
  2. Reinvigorating the ‘blue network’ by maximising the opportunities for the regeneration of existing waterways within the NP area for nature and wildlife;
  3. The incorporation of sustainable food-growing opportunities where possible, including providing support to existing community food-growing initiatives;
  4. The implementation of biodiversity enhancements including, but not limited to, bird and bat bricks and boxes, green and brown roofs and ‘invertebrate loggeries’, native herb communities along boundaries;
  5. Maximising opportunities for new tree planting particularly along Camley Street;
  6. The provision of sustainable living walls at key points to act as biodiverse landmark features.

For more information please see the Neighbourhood Plan