Object

Representation ID: 7292

Received: 08/01/2024

Respondent: Ketton and Tinwell Joint Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group

The statement in the Vision on the need to for ‘protection and preservation… of natural environment’ is wholly weak and out of keeping with many of the detailed policies in the draft Plan. At the very least, the Vision should include the ‘protection, preservation and enhancement of the county's natural environment’, together with an emphasis on biodiversity increase and nature recovery.

Moreover the emphasis in the narrative in this section describing "internationally recognised" environmental features tends to imply that only the Rutland Water area is important. There is a great deal of biodiversity/geological characteristics within the county which make its natural environment important on both the local and national level. We would suggest this section of the Plan needs stronger drafting.