Comment
Draft Greater Norwich Local Plan – Part 1 The Strategy
Representation ID: 22381
Received: 16/03/2020
Respondent: Norwich Green Party
Para 81 refers to 'mitigating effects of climate change' but it is also essential to adapt to climate change (eg address risk of over-heating from rising temperatures) and to build resilience (eg strengthen local economic supply chains, protect agricultural land and green open spaces).
Flood risk: sea level rise and rising water levels in Broads and river systems have implications for flood risk in Greater Norwich.
Natural environment: reference needed to biodiversity emergency and nature-depleted state of UK. In order to enhance biodiversity, reduce urban over-heating, provide access to natural environments, reduce noise and air pollution and improve the quality of life: there is a need to: create new wildlife habitats as well as protect and enhance existing ones; substantially increase tree coverage and hedgerows in rural and urban areas; protect urban green open spaces from development eg sports grounds and not replace grass with hard surfaces.
Historic assets: (92) add 'medieval street pattern' as having shaped historic development of Norwich and line of city wall. See attached briefing paragraph 5. Norfolk Structure Plans referred to medieval street pattern which gave added protection to Norwich historic city centre.
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