Comment

Representation ID: 2220

Received: 28/09/2021

Respondent: Norfolk County Council - Senior Ecologist

Green no major ecological constraints identified from desk-top search. Surveys, and biodiversity enhancement in accordance with policy required.
Agricultural field bordered in part by hedges (priority habitat) - loss of hedge should be avoided (use existing access?), minimised, and as a last resort, compensated for (adjacent to traditional orchard priority habitat (see MAGIC) (habitat needs confirming). Site located within a SSSI IRZ, but residential development would not trigger consultation with Natural England. Site in both amber and green habitat zone for great crested newts. Applications for planning consent should be accompanied by a Preliminary Ecological Appraisal/Ecological Impact Assessment (EcIA) which, together with the mitigation hierarchy, should inform the design. Consideration should be given to delivering Biodiversity Net Gain.