Comment
Greater Cambridge Local Plan Preferred Options
Representation ID: 58781
Received: 13/12/2021
Respondent: Mr Jonathan Shanklin
It will be important for developers to use suitable metrics when assessing sites. Currently this is usually limited to those species that have a “protected” status, such as newts and bats. As biodiversity is in decline across the county, assessment should be made against lists of species of conservation concern in the county. For plants there is a Register of Plants of Conservation Concern https://legacy.bas.ac.uk/met/jds/cnhs/vc29%20RPCC.pdf , which includes all rare and threatened plant species in the county. Similar lists for other taxa could be compiled.
It will be important for developers to use suitable metrics when assessing sites. Currently this is usually limited to those species that have a “protected” status, such as newts and bats. As biodiversity is in decline across the county, assessment should be made against lists of species of conservation concern in the county. For plants there is a Register of Plants of Conservation Concern https://legacy.bas.ac.uk/met/jds/cnhs/vc29%20RPCC.pdf , which includes all rare and threatened plant species in the county. Similar lists for other taxa could be compiled.