Policy NE1 – Natural Environment

POLICY NE1 – LANDSCAPE

Development proposals will be supported where they demonstrate using a method proportionate to the scale of development that they:

1. Take account of, mitigate the impacts on, and where possible enhance the characteristic, distinctive and historic landscape features of Pelynt Parish, and the setting and significance of heritage assets.

2. Take account of and mitigate any harmful impacts they may have on the natural beauty and special qualities of the ‘South Coast Eastern: The Polperro Coast’ section of the Cornwall AONB. The demonstration required should address the foreground, middle ground and background landscape impacts and take into account the cumulative impact with any existing development and unimplemented development proposals.

POLICY NE2 : BIODIVERSITY

1. New development will be supported where it is planned and designed to protect and enhance local wildlife species and habitats, demonstrating how it will deliver a net gain in biodiversity, in accordance with Policy G2 of the Cornwall Climate Emergency DPD. 2. The receptor site for any local offsite biodiversity gains should have regard to the Local Nature Recovery Network.restricted to live-work use and change of use or conversion to fully residential use is not supported.

POLICY NE3 – TREES, CORNISH HEDGES AND HEDGEROWS

1. Trees, Cornish Hedges and hedgerows contribute significantly to the landscape character and biodiversity of the Neighbourhood Plan Area and contribute to climate change resilience, and should be retained and extended wherever possible: All development proposals should seek to retain and sympathetically incorporate trees and Cornish Hedges or hedgerows of good arboricultural and amenity value into the overall design of the scheme and include measures to ensure their protection during the course of development and their continued survival in the long term.

2. Major development proposals should:

  1. Be accompanied by a survey that establishes the health and longevity of any affected trees or hedgerows and a management plan in accordance with the latest version of British Standard BS 5837 ­ ‘Trees in relation to demolition, design and development’ to demonstrate how they will be so maintained.
  2. Are accompanied by a detailed landscaping scheme which:
  1. Provides for canopy coverage in compliance with Cornwall Climate Emergency DPD Policy G3.
  2. Includes replacement planting of a proven Cornish provenance or other provenance which is appropriate to the site, its character and surrounding habitat. (See Cornwall Council Guidance).
  3. Includes a scheme depicting the method by which retained trees and hedges will be protected for the duration of development.
  4. Provide an adequate bufferbetween residential or commercial development and edge of canopy of any adjoining woodland in accordance with the appropriate tree survey recommendations, to minimise any long-term impact on the woodland.

3. Adverse impacts on ancient woodland and veteran trees, European and UK protected species and Biodiversity Action Plan habitats and species must be avoided wherever possible, unless the need for and benefits of the development clearly outweigh the loss. 4. Where appropriate when proposals involve Cornish Hedges, the local stone facing patterns and stone type should be retained and/or replicated.

2. Proposals for development to provide small-scale employment opportunities in residential areas, including the creation of live-work units, will be supported provided that the proposals do not involve the loss of a dwelling and do not unacceptably detract from the residential character of the area. 3. In all cases, demonstration of how they effectively take account of NDP policies having regard to Design and CEDPD policy on Biodiversity Net Gain

POLICY NE4:  DARK SKIES

Proposals for development will be supported where it is demonstrated that, if external lighting is required, it protects the night sky from light pollution through:

  1. The number, design, specification and position of lamps;
  2. Full shielding (at the horizontal and above) of any lighting fixture exceeding 500 initial lumens and evidence of limited impact of unshielded lighting through use of adaptive controls; and

Limiting the correlated colour temperature of lamps to 3000 Kelvins or less.

Demonstrate how they take account of NDP policies having regard to Design DH1.