Proposed Submission: Gravesham Local Plan Core Strategy

equirements for embodied carbon but this may be revisited through the SiteAllocations and Development Management Policies DPD.Coastal Zone Management5.14.32 In coastal areas, the NPPF requires local planning authorities to takeaccount of the UK Marine Policy Statement and marine plans and applyintegrated Coastal Zone Management to ensure the integration of andterrestrial and planning regimes. It further states that risks arising from coastalchange should be reduced by avoiding inappropriate development invulnerable areas or adding to impacts of physical changes to the coast. Areaslikely to be affected by physical changes to the coast should be identified asCoastal Change Management Areas and policies applied as appropriate.5.14.33 Marine planning, including the preparation of Marine Plans, will becarried out by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO). Marine Plansmust be consistent with the Marine Policy Statement and they will make asignificant contribution towards coastal integration. They will guide developersabout where they are likely to be able to carry out activities or whererestrictions may be placed on what they do.5.14.34 The Thames Estuary falls within a proposed Marine Planning Zonebut the Marine Management Organisation has not yet started work on aMarine Plan for this area. Until the implications of this work are fullyunderstood, it is premature for the Council to pre-empt the outcome of themarine planning process. In the interim, the MMO is being consulted underthe Duty to Co-operate. Policy CS12 on Green Infrastructure seeks to ensurethat there is no net loss of biodiversity in the Borough and that opportunities toenhance it are sought which should ensure that the Council's policies arecompatible with Natural England's proposed Thames Estuary MarineConservation Zone. Also of relevance in this respect is the EnvironmentAgency's work on: the Greater Thames Coastal Habitat Management Plan;the Thames River Basin Management Plan; and the emerging TE2100 Plan.184