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Cheshire East Council (Unitary)

…; including making effective use of land, helping to improve biodiversity, using natural resources prudently, minimising waste and pollution, and mitigating and adapting to climate change, including moving to a low carbon economy. At the heart of the NPPF and the Cheshire East Local Plan is a presumption in favour of sustainable development. This is set out in the Local Plan Strategy…

…. This can be achieved through financial contribution secured through s106 legal agreements and/or the provision of land to deliver off-site habitat creation. The draft Environment Bill proposes a mandatory requirement for biodiversity net gain in the planning system, to ensure that new developments enhance biodiversity and create new green spaces for local communities to enjoy. To date…

… through a CASE STUDY – MITIGATING BIODIVERSITY LOSS FROM INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT The planning application for the widening and dualling of 3.3km of the A500 between Junction 16 of the M6 and the Mere Moss Roundabout was approved in April 2019. The existing habitats within the boundary of the planning application were assessed using the Defra Biodiversity Metric in order to determine…

… of habitat associated with the scheme was anticipated to equate to 43.78 biodiversity units. The A500 widening scheme included proposals for the enhancement of a number of retained habitats including one and three-quarter hectares of species rich grassland and a small area of marshy grassland. The scheme also included proposals for the planting of new areas of native woodland and scrub. Despite…

…. In order to address the shortfall in biodiversity units resulting from the scheme, Cheshire East Highways proposed the payment of a financial contribution to facilitate further off -site habitat creation. The contribution will likely be used towards the creation of species rich grassland in partnership with Cheshire Wildlife Trust as part of the Trust’s Pollinating Cheshire Project. A potential…