Policy information sourced from the Uttlesford District Council Local Plan
ENV8 Other Landscape Elements of Importance for Nature Conservation
Development that may adversely affect these landscape elements
- Hedgerows
- Linear tree belts Larger
- Semi natural or ancient woodlands
- Semi-natural grasslands
- Green lanes and special verges Orchards
- Plantations
- Ponds
- Reservoirs
- River corridors
- Linear wetland features
- Networks or patterns of other locally important habitats.
will only be permitted if the following criteria apply:
- The need for the development outweighs the need to retain the elements for their importance to wild fauna and flora;
- Mitigation measures are provided that would compensate for the harm and reinstate the nature conservation value of the locality.
Appropriate management of these elements will be encouraged through the use of conditions and planning obligations.
Policy information sourced from the Uttlesford District Council Local Plan