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Biodiversity Net Gain Draft Supplementary Planning Document Consultation May 2024

This is a consultation on the Biodiversity Net Gain Draft Supplementary Planning Document for the district. The consultation is from Thursday 30 May until 5pm Wednesday 26 June 2024.

This guidance explains how to provide biodiversity net gain in development in the district. It builds on the policies in the adopted Local Plan on ecological conservation and biodiversity net gain. 

The following document is available for comment:

The following supporting documents are also available to view:

The Guidance Note – How to get involved provides information on how to comment.

We would prefer you to comment using the Council’s Planning Policy Consultation Portal at: https://consult.wakefield.gov.uk.

Or you can complete the comment form and return it by email to wdlp@wakefield.gov.uk, or by post to:

Planning Policy and Environment
Planning
Transportation and Strategic Highways
Wakefield Council
Wakefield One
PO Box 700
Burton Street
Wakefield
WF1 2EB

Please return your comments by no later than 5pm on Wednesday 26 June 2024. Any comments you make will be made public, alongside your name, and cannot be confidential.

You can also view the consultation at:

  • main libraries across the district
  • The Council’s Wakefield One office: Customer Access Point, Burton Street, Wakefield

Please check opening times before visiting. 

We can also send you a copy of the SEA Screening Determination by email or by post on request.

We will only use your personal information for the reasons we have collected it. For more information, please see the Planning Policy and Environment Privacy Notice at: www.wakefieldcouncil.com/planningpolicyenvironmentpn

Your comments will inform the final version of the Supplementary Planning Document. Adoption is expected in autumn of 2024.

To discuss this consultation call Planning Policy and Environment on (01924) 306495 or the Council’s 24-hour contact centre on 0345 8 506 506.

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