Development Plan Policies for Biodiversity
Best Practice Guidance
November 2005
The Mayor’s London Plan recognises the valuable contribution
that biodiversity plays in providing a good quality environment that
makes London an attractive place to live, work and visit. This Best Practice
Guidance (BPG) will assist boroughs with the preparation of planning
policy for biodiversity in their development plans by setting out the
topic areas that should be covered.
The BPG has been prepared under paragraph 3.258 of the London Plan,
which states:
'The Mayor expects the biodiversity
and natural heritage of London to be conserved and enhanced for the benefit
of this and future generations. He will assist boroughs in doing this
with advice on UDP policies for biodiversity.'
The BPG also fulfils proposal
10 of the Mayor’s Biodiversity Strategy, which states that
'the
Mayor will produce model policies for biodiversity conservation to assist
London borough councils with this aspect of their Unitary Development
Plans.'
BPG Development Plan Policies
for Biodiversity PDF
BPG Development Plan Policies
for Biodiversity RTF
A public consultation on the draft version of this BPG was undertaken
between 29 October 2004 and 21 January 2005. Amendments were made to
the final version of the BPG in response to the comments received and
updates have been included to ensure that it is consistent with revised
national policy in Planning Policy Statement 9, Biodiversity and Geological
Conservation.
The guidance is not intended to be prescriptive. It provides suggested
wording for each topic area, which is intended to guide the development
of policy at the borough level. The suggested wording is not expected
or required to be copied.
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