Policy information sourced from Sandridge Parish Council Neighbourhood Plan

E1 Natural Environment, Biodiversity and Green Infrastructure

Positive improvements to green infrastructure and a net gain in biodiversity should be achieved as the result of all major development proposals. Positive improvements include the following:

  • Expand the provision of open space and improve existing open spaces to serve the neighbourhood.
  • Conserve and improve existing allotments.
  • Protect and enhance biodiversity through, for example, the conservation of existing site boundaries and features such as bird/bat boxes.
  • Extend, improve or create links between existing wildlife areas, open countryside and other natural areas of green space.
  • Retain mature or important trees, groups of trees or woodland on-site.
  • Use landscaped hedges rather than hard landscaped fences and ensure all traditional hedgerow boundaries are conserved and restored.
  • Use of appropriate native plant species to be included in landscaping to integrate with the existing rural/semi-rural character.
  • Public spaces on new developments should be recorded as Local Green Spaces and subject to the relevant local planning policies. Support will be given to registering Local Green Spaces not in public ownership as Town or Village Greens under Section 15(8) of the Commons Act 2006 or as Fields in Trust.

For more information please see the Neighbourhood Plan