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'Eco-towns' are supposed to be the bee's knees for green living and environmentally friendly design. That's good, but it doesn't make any sense to put 10,000 houses and all their associated infrastructure right next to one of England's finest wildlife sites.
A proposal to construct a dual carriageway raises concerns for internationally important numbers of whooper swans.
Thousands of land use planning decisions across the Midlands can help wildlife, or damage it, every year. We strive to influence all of these in a positive way by helping to develop strong policies for wildlife in the East Midlands Regional Plan, which then guide local decisions.
Black Law is an example of a large-scale windfarm that has delivered considerable habitat mitigation and enhancement.
Plans for a golf course, resort and housing at Menie, Aberdeen have been consented although they will lead to very extensive damage to a protected sand dune system.
The windfarm planned for Waterhead Moor, in Ayrshire would have been so damaging to wildlife that we felt we must oppose it. The proposal involved more than 20 turbines right on top of an internationally important wildlife site for hen harriers.
The strategy will determine how flooding and water resources are managed for the next 100 years. We are disappointed that the Environment Agency (EA) has chosen an option which will not deliver the environmental benefits we were hoping for. We are now looking for ways to work more closely with EA and local land managers to see if there are other ways to achieve these benefits.