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Representation ID: 66429

Received: 23/06/2014

Respondent: Woodland Trust

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Would like policy to specifically include a reference to EXPANDING biodiversity assets like native woodland. Tree planting can deliver a wide range of benefits and the Council has a statutory duty to protect trees and promote tree planting supported by national policy in the form of the NPPF. Would like to see the wide benefits of woodland creation covered by a dedicated Trees and Woodland SPD
Would like to see similar committment to policy CT5 in seeking green infrastructure like tree planting.
Identifies a good example of a positive woodland local plan policy in the solihull Local Plan.