Comment
Greater Cambridge Local Plan Preferred Options
Representation ID: 57174
Received: 10/12/2021
Respondent: Southern & Regional Developments Ltd
Agent: Claremont Planning Consultancy
It is considered that a more flexible approach be applied to a policy on trees and there is a need to balance the priority for tree planting alongside the provision of sustainable development. Applicants for development proposals should be encouraged to protect tree populations and hedgerows on site and provide appropriate replacement planting where felling is necessary but tree protection should not be at the expense of the provision of housing. There will be instances where the health of existing trees does not warrant their retention and replacement planting will be a benefit to scheme proposals.
It is considered that a more flexible approach be applied to a policy on trees and there is a need to balance the priority for tree planting alongside the provision of sustainable development. Applicants for development proposals should be encouraged to protect tree populations and hedgerows on site and provide appropriate replacement planting where felling is necessary but tree protection should not be at the expense of the provision of housing. There will be instances where the health of existing trees does not warrant their retention and replacement planting will be a benefit to scheme proposals.