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not considered that the plan would been likely to give rise to significant
environmental effects. On this basis a Sustainability Appraisal to meet the
requirements for Strategic Environmental Assessment is not considered to be
needed.

Appendix ʹ Statutory Consultation Responses

Consultation held 21.01.19 to 18.02.19 (4 weeks)

1. Environment Agency ʹ No response
2. English Heritage - No response
3. Natural England ʹ RESPONSE 15 February see below:

Date: 15 February 2019
Our ref: 273426
Aylesbury Vale District Council Customer Services
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Dear David Broadley,

Planning Consultation: Ickford Neighbourhood Plan SEA Screening

Thank you for your consultation on the above dated 12 February 2019.
Natural England is a non-departmental public body. Our statutory purpose is to ensure that the
natural environment is conserved, enhanced, and managed for the benefit of present and future
generations, thereby contributing to sustainable development.
Natural England is a statutory consultee in neighbourhood planning and must be consulted on
draft neighbourhood development plans by the Parish/Town Councils or Neighbourhood Forums
where our interests would be affected by the proposals made.
In our review of the Ickford Neighbourhood Plan SEA screening we note that;

x there are no designated sites or protected landscapes within the impacts zones of the
Neighbourhood Plan area and there are less than 500 additional dwelling sites or 1000
sqm of commercial sites proposed.

As a result we agree with the assessment that the Neighbourhood Plan does not require an SEA.
However, we would like to draw your attention to the requirement to conserver biodiversity and
provide a net gain in biodiversity through planning policy (Section 40 of the Natural Environment
and Rural Communities Act 2006 and section 109 of the National Planning Policy Framework).
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