Dec 2010 - South Worcestershire Development Plan

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SOUTH WORCESTERSHIRE ANNUAL MONITORING REPORT 20102067.0 PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT7.1 Flood ProtectionThe table below demonstrates applications where the Environment Agency madeobjections to development due to flood defence grounds, and the subsequent planningdecisions. Where an application has been approved following an objection from theEnvironment Agency, various conditions have been used that will prevent flooding ofand arising from, the proposed development.The Local Authority is showing evidence of more effective working with the EnvironmentAgency in not allowing the granting of any applications contrary to their advice. Duringthe monitoring year only one application received an Environment Agency objection andthis is still awaiting further details and a decision. During the previous monitoring yearthere were 7 objections received. The marked drop in objections indicates that planningOfficers are working closely with the Environment Agency at the pre-application stage,particularly with the introduction of the Water Management SPD in October 2009. Insummary, Environment Agency advice is taken on board and is a major factor in theplanning decision.Table 67: Environment Agency objections to planning applications on floodrisk grounds 2009 / 201010.0 Application TypeReason for EAObjectionOutcomeFurtherinformationW/09/02253MinorResidentialDischarge ofcondition 4 – theapplicants need toprovide a safe drypedestrian accesshas beensubmitted totheEnvironmentAgency anda responseis awaitedThere were no objections received from the EA on water quality grounds during themonitoring period.Planning Services Service Delivery Plan 2009 / 2010Key Objective – Publish a Water Management SPD for new developments• This was adopted in October 2009
SOUTH WORCESTERSHIRE ANNUAL MONITORING REPORT 2010207Wychavon’s Overall Vision and Promises 2009 / 2010Target – Develop flood management plans for 20 villages and towns at thehighest risk of flooding.• Flood Action Plans have been produced for 90 parishes and where aflood issue has been identified it is being acted upon.7.2 Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI’s)There are 32 SSSI’s in the District made up of 75 units with a total area of 906.07hectares. Approximately a third of the sites designated as SSSI’s are in a ‘favourable’condition as classified by Natural England and no sites are classed as ‘partiallydestroyed’ or ‘destroyed’ within the District.As Table 68 shows, in the periods 2006-2007 and 2007-2008, there was little change inthe various conditions of the SSSI’s. However in this monitoring period, 10.28% more ofthe overall SSSI’s in the District are meeting the PSA target (this is double that of theprevious year 2008 – 2009) meaning that there are less ‘unfavourable no change’ or‘unfavourable declining’ sites and more ‘unfavourable recovering’. This shows that theSSSI’s are improving and Natural England are working positively towards their targets.Table 68: SSSI Conditions in Wychavon2006/2007 2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/2010Area(ha)% Area(ha)% Area(ha)% Area(ha)% % ChangeduringmonitoringperiodMeeting PSA 697. 76.9 702.1 77.49 747.1 82.47 840.3 92.7 10.28target12 4 59 8 5Favourable 282. 31.1 282.2 31.15 278.5 30.74 263.9 29.1 -1.6108 30 6 3Unfavourable 415. 45.8 419.9 46.35 468.6 51.73 576.4 63.6 11.89Recovering 04 1 59 2 2Unfavourable 182. 20.1 177.2 19.57 158.8 17.53 65.68 7.25 -10.28no change 32 2 97Unfavourable 26.6 2.94 26.62 2.94 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0decliningPartdestroyed/destroyed20 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0Sites Units Units AssessedTotal Number 32 75 75Total Area (ha) 906.07 906.06 906.06Source: English Nature Condition ReportsThe only Special Area of Conservation (SAC) is Bredon Hill – 359.86 ha (England846,230.85 ha) that comprises of dry grasslands and shrub lands on chalk andlimestone which is home to the extremely rare violet click beetle. (Susanne to provideinfo on this)
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