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Ecology and biodiversity
The ecology team provide guidance and ecological advice to the council and its customers on; protected/priority habitats and species, policy, and climate change. They ensure development achieves biodiversity net gain, and deliver numerous countryside management projects. They also work on other schemes to deliver the aspirations of the Nature Recovery Network with a vision of more bigger, better and joined up habitats.
Spatial policy and delivery team
The team create the local planning polies to which development management base their decisions, as well as monitor planning agreements and the community infrastructure levy.
Find out more about the spatial policy and delivery team and the services they provide.
Trees and arboriculture
The team provide guidance and advice on all things arboricultural including trees and hedgerows.They also support the development management team in this area. They determine applications for works to protected trees and hedgerow.
Find out more about the arboriculture team and the services they provide.
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Urban design and conservation
The team advises the development management team on planning applications affecting historic buildings and conservation areas.
They also provide urban design advice on planning applications relating to both large and small developments, as well as monitor the condition of the district's heritage.
Find out more about the conservation team and the services they provide.