Moved by
Baroness Scott of Bybrook
194A: Schedule 7, page 347, line 38, at end insert—
“(6A) The local plan must take account of any local nature recovery strategy that relates to all or part of the local planning authority’s area, including in particular—
(a) the areas identified in the strategy as areas which—
(i) are, or could become, of particular importance for biodiversity, or
(ii) are areas where the recovery or enhancement of biodiversity could make a particular contribution to other environmental benefits,
(b) the priorities set out in the strategy for recovering or enhancing biodiversity, and
(c) the proposals set out in the strategy as to potential measures relating to those priorities.”
Member’s explanatory statement
This amendment requires a local plan to take account of any local nature recovery strategy that relates to any part of the area of the authority preparing the plan.