Proposed Housing and Mixed-Use Site Allocations

Comment

Representation ID: 2875

Received: 12/08/2025

Respondent: Natural England

Natural England welcome the provisions for green infrastructure provisions; recognition of the biodiversity opportunity mapping; and the protection of SSSI Woodnook. We welcome the changes that have been listed as they will provide additional opportunities for linking Green Infrastructure and improvement to the health and well-being of residents i.e:
• an active travel route from the site into Grantham and the railway station;
• reference to its location within the Witham Valley;
• a pedestrian link into Grantham;

Comment

Representation ID: 2877

Received: 12/08/2025

Respondent: Natural England

Natural England is concerned that the site includes Grade 1 BMV land and would require evidence to justify this allocation.

Comment

Representation ID: 2878

Received: 12/08/2025

Respondent: Natural England

Natural England is concerned that the site includes Grade 1 BMV land and would require evidence to justify this allocation.

Comment

Representation ID: 2879

Received: 12/08/2025

Respondent: Natural England

Natural England welcome the additional criteria requiring landscape buffers/green infrastructure to be provided to the north of the site; and the requirement for development to seek to improve biodiversity and avoid, or minimise, impacts on Woodnook Valley SSSI and the adjacent and nearby Local Wildlife Sites.

Comment

Representation ID: 2893

Received: 13/08/2025

Respondent: Natural England

Natural England notes that reference to Green Infrastructure (GI) has been removed but the proposal would need to take account of Policy EN3 which seeks to protect and enhance GI across the district. Whilst we understand that Policy EN3 would apply, we recommend that a requirement for GI to be integrated throughout the site which is both accessible for future residents and of benefit to nature recovery.

We note the site is within 4.7km from Baston Fen SAC and evidence should be provided in order to determine that there would be no Likely Significant Effects on this designation.

Comment

Representation ID: 2897

Received: 13/08/2025

Respondent: Natural England

Natural England notes that this site would be contiguous with site SKPR53, we therefore suggest that there would be potential to provide strategic Green Infrastructure across the two sites which would be of benefit for both nature and local residents.

Comment

Representation ID: 2898

Received: 13/08/2025

Respondent: Natural England

Natural England advises that any proposal in this location must provide sufficient evidence that the development will not cause significant impact to the Moor Closes SSSI.

Comment

Representation ID: 2899

Received: 13/08/2025

Respondent: Natural England

Natural England advises that any proposal in this location must provide sufficient evidence that the development will not cause significant impact to the Moor Closes SSSI.

Comment

Representation ID: 2900

Received: 13/08/2025

Respondent: Natural England

Natural England has concerns that the site is on BMV land. We also recommend that GI should be incorporated across the site and potentially to the adjoining site.

Comment

Representation ID: 2901

Received: 13/08/2025

Respondent: Natural England

Natural England has concerns that the site falls within BMV land. We recommend that GI should considered strategically across to the adjoining site.