Comment

Representation ID: 22189

Received: 16/03/2020

Respondent: Environment Agency (Eastern Region)

Section 5 of this policy specifically refers to ‘the Natural and Build Environment’. This policy should be strengthened and refer to the environmental policies within the River Wensum Strategy. It should also expand the section to broaden the scope for environmental improvements within the urban area, such as integration of SuDS with biodiversity features, providing swales with diverse flora, tree pits and green driveways for example.
This will help reduce runoff thereby protecting rivers from urban pollution as well as providing steppingstones connecting river habitats.
The River Wensum Restoration strategy (upstream from Hellesdon), where we are working to restore the whole of the River Wensum SSSI SAC, is relevant to development in the fringe parishes in that area e,g. Taverham, Drayton and Costessey.