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Biodiversity and Planning in Epsom & Ewell Biodiversity and Planning in Epsom & Ewell Epsom & Ewell February 2012 Contents Contents 2 Section 1 -1a About this guidance 3 -1b Biodiversity in the planning process 4 -1c Information requirements 5 Section 2 -2a Internationally and nationally designated sites 6-8 -2b Legally protected species 9-11 Section 3 -3 Local sites and priority habitats and species 12 2 -3a Local sites 13-14 -3b Ancient woodland 15-16 -3c Priority habitats 17-19 -3d Priority species 20-21 -3e Other areas of importance to biodiversity 22-24 Section 4 -4a Biodiversity Opportunity Areas 25-27 -4b Green Infrastructure 28-30 -4c Biodiversity within developments 31 Section 5 -Key legislation and policy 32 Section 6 -Useful Contacts 33 Section 7 -Glossary 34 Section 8 -Acknowledgements 35 Appendix 1: Protected Species in Epsom & Ewell 36-39 Appendix 2: UK BAP species, local BAP habitat & designated sites in Epsom & Ewell 40-43 2 1a About this guidance Protecting Beauty, and Epsom enhancing & Ewell Epsom © & Ewell's biodiversity How to use this guidance Nick Turner The 1purpose About ofthis this guidance guidance is to assist Epsom & Ewell Borough This guidance has been arranged Council,Amethyst developers deceiver and ©residents Terry in ensuring that the Borough’s to align with national Planning Policy Statement 9: Biodiversity biodiversityLongley/seeing.org.uk is both protected and enhanced when new development take place. This guidance is linked to the Epsom & Ewell Local Biodiversity and Geological Conservation and ActionOtter Plan ©(EELBAP) Helen Walshand is an outcome of the EELBAP objectives. is divided into sections dealing Meadow pipit © Mike with various biodiversity features The BoroughTaylor/seeing.org.uk of Epsom & Ewell from the chalk grasslands of the Downs, which should be protected and enhanced through the planning through the ‘Ancient Woodland of Horton Country Park, to the many hectares of residential gardens provides a wide range of habitats that are system. home to many species. Covering an area of 3,411 hectares and with a population of 70,000 Epsom & Ewell is the smallest most densely In general, Sections 2 and 3 of the populated District in the County of Surrey. Yet within its borders the Guide outline those local features Borough has 8 out of the 9 natural habitats and all 5 urban habitats and sites that should be protected. Section 4 outlines opportunities to covered by the Surrey Biodiversity Action Plan, habitat action plans (all except Floodplain Grazing Marsh). deliver local biodiversity enhancements. Much of the Borough’s biodiversity is protected by legislation or by planning policy and both National and regional planning policy identifies The Guide provides an overview the need to protect existing biodiversity and deliver enhancements with of each feature and locally specific information. The column on the the aim of achieving a net gain in biodiversity. right hand side of each page This guide aims to assist in the process of identifying when and where provides a summary of relevant biodiversity in Epsom & Ewell will need to be protected by the planning legislation or planning policy. system, as well as assisting in identifying opportunities to deliver Boxes on ‘Further Information’ biodiversity enhancements. provide sources of more detailed information and guidance. In the The guide will be used by the Council’s Planning Department to help bottom right hand corner you will determine proposals for new development. It will also be available to the find ‘Key Organisations’ who you general public and the development industry to help them understand might wish to contact in relation to how the Council considers biodiversity and what will be expected from a particular issue. them during the planning process. For each biodiversity feature, a map identifies the distribution of that feature in Epsom & Ewell. It should be noted that these maps are intended to provide a strategic overview and only show the situation at time of publication. To reduce environmental impact, a limited number of hard copies of this document are available. An online version is provided on the Epsom & Ewell Borough Council website (www.Epsom & Ewell.gov.uk), which will be kept up-to date with changes in legislation and policy. The online version provides links to the documents and websites mentioned in the ‘Further information’ boxes; key legislation is outlined in Section 5. Appendix I and Appendix II are also on the Epsom & Ewell Borough Council website. Key Broad Bodied Chaser Dragonfly Epsom Common Local Nature Reserve contacts are provided in Section 6. 3 1b Biodiversity in the planning process This flow diagram illustrates the importance of taking biodiversity into consideration at all stages of the planning application process, highlighting the key features to take into account. Please also see Natural England advice on habitat assessment and protected species in the planning process. Development Proposal ► Discussion with local authority and other relevant organisations (e.g. Natural England, Environment Agency and local organisations) regarding biodiversity issues, including the need for an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) or Habitat Regulations Assessment (HRA) ► Desktop survey from the Surrey Biological Information Centre to identify presence of designated sites, protected species and priority habitats and species ► Follow Natural England standing advice to determine survey requirements for protected species Biodiversity survey and report including EIA or HRA if needed Revise as Necessary Revise as necessary Identify locally appropriate biodiversity gains Identify impacts and mitigation measures Application for planning permission Consider Section 4 of this Consider Sections 2 guidance, including: and 3 of this guidance, Green infrastructure and including: SNCI, BAP Biodiversity within Local authority considers habitats, protected developments validity of surveys and species and ancient determines application in woodland light of planning policy and legislation Consultation with Natural England, Environment Application refused Application approved Agency and local organisations Refusal due to insufficient biodiversity Conditions or obligations are attached survey, unacceptable biodiversity impact as appropriate to ensure biodiversity or insufficient biodiversity enhancement protection and enhancement 4 1c Information requirements The importance of up-to-date information Planning policy Planning Policy Statement 9 requires that development plan policies and Planning Policy Statement 9, first planning decisions are based upon up-to-date information about the key principle: environmental characteristics of their areas, including the relevant ‘Development plan policies and planning decisions should be based biodiversity resources of the area (see right). upon up-to date information about In submitting a planning application, the standard planning application the environmental characteristics of form requires that applicants identify any protected or priority species, their areas. These characteristics designated sites, important habitats, or other biodiversity features on, or should include the relevant adjacent to, the application site. The Guide gives an overview of these biodiversity and geological resources of the area. In reviewing features in Epsom & Ewell; more detailed site level information is available from the Surrey Biological Information Centre (SBIC). environmental characteristics local authorities should assess the Where it is likely that a proposal will impact on any of these features, up- potential to sustain and enhance to-date biodiversity information will need to be provided with a planning those resources. application. The type of assessment needed will vary from a biodiversity The Epsom & Ewell Core Strategy survey and report to Environmental Impact Assessment and Appropriate Assessment if a European Site is involved. sets out a suite of strategic policies that ensure that future developments It is not within the scope of this guidance to explain how or when to contribute towards the development undertake such assessments, there is other national and regional of sustainable communities. It guidance available on this — see the ‘Further Information’ box opposite. includes high planning policy protection for key biodiversity assets It is important to bear in mind that the survey work needed to inform such assessments will be seasonally restricted. (Policy CS3). Discussion of biodiversity survey needs at pre-application stage can help The emerging Epsom & Ewell reduce the likelihood of delays resulting from requirements for survey Delivery Development Plan being identified at a late stage. Document (DPD) will include development management policies All ecological reports should include the following: that will help to deliver sustainable a) What biodiversity is present growth. These may include new b) How biodiversity impacts can be avoided policies that expand the c) If it is not possible to avoid impacts, how they can be mitigated requirements set out under Core d) If there is no way of mitigating impacts, compensation measures Strategy Policy CS3. should be identified e) The report should demonstrate how the application can result in an overall enhancement in biodiversity Further information Avoidance, mitigation, compensation and enhancement measures must ► Construction Industry Research be clearly stated to enable report recommendations to be conditioned and Information Association — and enforced. Guidance on Optimal
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