Approval from DEFRA is required for Bracknell Forest Council to become a Responsible Body. This will allow the Council to create a conservation covenant with a landowner. The main purposes of conservation covenants are:
· Conservation or restoration of the natural environment and resources (or the setting of the land)
· Conservation of places of archaeological, architectural, artistic, cultural, or historic interest (or the setting of the land)
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Affects more than 1 ward;
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Notice of proposed decision first published: 20/09/2023
Decision due: 27 Oct 2023 by Executive Member for Planning and Transport
Lead member: Executive Member for Planning and Transport
Lead director: Executive Director: Place, Planning & Regeneration
Department: Place, Planning & Regeneration
Contact: Julie Gil, Principal Environmental Policy Officer Email: julie.gil@bracknell-forest.gov.uk Tel: 01344 351189.
Consultation process
Submit application to DEFRA for
approval
Consultees
Executive Member Planning and
Transport
Making Representations: In writing to the Executive Director: Place Planning and Regeneration.
Financial Impact: The Council will charge monitoring fees to the landowners providing the biodiversity offsetting site and to the developers who wish to use this land to gain planning permission. Financial impact is expected to be positive.