Comment
Development Management Policies DPD
Representation ID: 25524
Received: 29/04/2010
Respondent: The National Trust Rayleigh Mount Local Committee
Within the townscape there are features which can be valuable visually, as well as to flora and fauna.
Often, when an old established garden (particularly the extensive grounds of an older house) is re-developed, there is no protection for any part of it (other than trees given T.P.O.s). The earthmovers strip out all vegetation before development commences, yet such gardens can contain features, such as ornamental hedges, shrub borders and ponds which are every bit as valuable for wildlife conservation as countryside hedges and field ponds - as well as being visually attractive within the urban context. Thought should be given to how such features might be retained within a new development.
Within the townscape there are features which can be valuable visually, as well as to flora and fauna.
Often, when an old established garden (particularly the extensive grounds of an older house) is re-developed, there is no protection for any part of it (other than trees given T.P.O.s). The earthmovers strip out all vegetation before development commences, yet such gardens can contain features, such as ornamental hedges, shrub borders and ponds which are every bit as valuable for wildlife conservation as countryside hedges and field ponds - as well as being visually attractive within the urban context. Thought should be given to how such features might be retained within a new development.