The Vale Council have just released the latest version of their Local Development Plan. The LDP is a critical planning document that sets out a range of policies and the locations of major developments for years to come. I've had a quick look and picked up that the Vision and Objectives set out in the report make no mention of biodiversity (unless I've missed it!). It also promotes development of a number of brownfield sites and I wonder how well understood they are from an ecological point of view, as such sites often support a plethora of rare invertebrates.
If anyone is interested in commenting, there are drop-in sessions organised as follows:
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Monday 7 October (Paget Rooms, Penarth)
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Thursday 10 October (Dock offices, Barry)
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Monday 14 October (Lesser Hall, Town Hall, Cowbridge)
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Tuesday 15 October (Old School, Llantwit Major)
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Tuesday 22 October (Gathering Place, St. Athan)
The report itself is at
http://www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/Documents/Living/Planning/Policy/LDP-2013/01_Deposit_LDP_2011_2026_Cabinet_Draft_October_2013.pdf.
It is also important to note that this is apparently an 'informal' consultation; the official public consultation will not begin until after it has been through various committees within the Council, probably later this month or early next.
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