Including 8 closely related terms such as species, new biodiversity, and enhance biodiversity.
… focusing on protecting our natural environment for future generations. We will support, develop and empower community activity to increase nature conservation projects, develop further tree planting and rewilding schemes and deliver a new biodiversity action plan through the biodiversity partnership. We will also implement planning guidance to enhance biodiversity in new developments. A number…
… Corporate Head of Contracts 2022 March 2023 3.7 Assess the impact of increasing the local Biodiversity Net Gain requirement through a viability testing process to understand how the extra costs associated with a higher target might affect housing delivery and report back with a recommendation Head of Development Management 2022 March2023 3.8 Adopt a new Green Spaces Strategy to integrate management…
… and maintenance of existing water bodies and seek opportunities to create new wetland areas in conjunction with sustainable urban drainage schemes. Corporate Head of Contracts 2022 2030 3.12 Protect habitats by establishing a Kingston Biodiversity Partnership who willsupport the development and delivery of a Biodiversity Action Plan. Corporate Head of Contracts 2022 2025 3.13 Adopt a new Tree Strategy…
…. This will include (but is not limited to) the commitment to continue to plant and maintain an additional 500 trees per year. Focus will be on using suitable species to maximise chance of survival, reduce water runoff and Corporate Head of Contracts April 2023 April 2023 Page 23 | 44 support local biodiversity. Report on performance will be completed annually 3.14 Develop and implement conservation…
… ● Working together with our partnerships and communities Group Ref Action Owner Startdate End/revie w date Service offer and delivery 3.1 Develop guidance and a validation checklist for Council planners and developers to use in order to adopt the “mitigation hierarchy” and ensure requirements of the new Environment Bill are met by developers in Kingston to meet Biodiversity Net Gain standards. Head…