Development could, if not strictly controlled, seriously affect nature and balance of countryside. Sites of Special Scientific Interest require protection Some Water Meadows are areas of wildlife conservation which require protection, similarly green areas designated as ‘minimal change’. Green areas used for school and sporting activities and allotments could be threatened; these also support biodiversity Farming and other rural activities are vital to the area. The present move towards diversification is important both economically and environmentally whilst protecting agricultural land. (1) Topic 2 Land and Soil resources There is pressure on maintaining the settlement boundary. Windfall sites within the settlement boundary have been and will continue to be used for development. To develop outside the settlement boundary, away from the village, would mean the use of greenfield/agricultural land which could adversely affect the AONB, id too much in sensitive environmental sites. The present employment sites are near to full capacity. Expansion of the current sites should also be considered even if it means that, by exception there is a need to use a site outside the settlement boundary.(2) Any future development should be at a minimal density to protect the nature of the village. The use of brownfield sites should be maximised.(3) Topic 3 Water resources and flood risk There are two important water resources in GB, i.e. the river Dun and the Kennet and Avon canal and the integrity of both have to be protected from any adverse affect from development and water levels maintained. (1) North Wessex Downs AONB Management Plan (2) Wiltshire Core Strategy Pre-Submission Document 2012 (3) NPPF 2012. Abstraction must be strictly controlled and there should be no adverse affect on local water meadows and the Canal. There is an increase in the risk of flooding through climate change in some areas of GB. This requires monitoring and suitable protection employed for any development.
Development could, if not strictly controlled, seriously affect nature and balance of countryside. Sites of Special Scientific Interest require protection Some Water Meadows are areas of wildlife conservation which require protection, similarly green areas designated as ‘minimal change’. Green areas used for school and sporting activities and allotments could be threatened; these also support biodiversity Farming and other rural activities are vital to the area. The present move towards diversification is important both economically and environmentally whilst protecting agricultural land. (1) Topic 2 Land and Soil resources There is pressure on maintaining the settlement boundary. Windfall sites within the settlement boundary have been and will continue to be used for development. To develop outside the settlement boundary, away from the village, would mean the use of greenfield/agricultural land which could adversely affect the AONB, id too much in sensitive environmental sites. The present employment sites are near to full capacity. Expansion of the current sites should also be considered even if it means that, by exception there is a need to use a site outside the settlement boundary.(2) Any future development should be at a minimal density to protect the nature of the village. The use of brownfield sites should be maximised.(3) Topic 3 Water resources and flood risk There are two important water resources in GB, i.e. the river Dun and the Kennet and Avon canal and the integrity of both have to be protected from any adverse affect from development and water levels maintained. (1) North Wessex Downs AONB Management Plan (2) Wiltshire Core Strategy Pre-Submission Document 2012 (3) NPPF 2012. Abstraction must be strictly controlled and there should be no adverse affect on local water meadows and the Canal. There is an increase in the risk of flooding through climate change in some areas of GB. This requires monitoring and suitable protection employed for any development.
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