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Representation ID: 5492

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: CPRE West Yorkshire

The overall strategic outcomes of any local plan should be:
1. net reductions in greenhouse gas emissions
2. net reductions in car traffic
3. net reductions in pollution
4. net enhancement of biodiversity
5. net increase in access to green space
6. net reduction in flood risk
7. and the benefits of these outcomes should be socially and spatially equitable.

SP1A is a reiteration of NPPF’s presumption in favour of sustainable development and we see no need to comment on that.

Part B is expressing Bradford's local interpretation and
application of the presumption. Referring to our headline aspirations for all local plans, we consider that SP1B needs to be much clearer and more specific about the need to achieve high-level, net enhancements to social, environmental and economic well-being.

NPPF in fact describes a net gain approach to several considerations.