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Representation ID: 835

Received: 13/12/2021

Respondent: Staffordshire Wildlife Trust

We neither support nor object to the proposed housing allocations, as it is not currently possible to determine the impact to biodiversity, whether 10% net gain can be delivered, or whether the sites are appropriate in terms of protecting or enhancing key habitat corridors. We recommend that a further ‘layer’ of assessment is carried out, to identify sites that need additional more detailed targeted ‘Stage 2’ assessment of the ecology baseline, and that this is carried out before final allocations are made.