Comment

Representation ID: 3123

Received: 07/09/2024

Respondent: Mr Roger Brown

The singular failure of existing planning policies to protect and enhance special natural environments can be seen on the Hoo Peninsula.
Ratly Hills Wood, Berry Court Wood and Great Chattenden Wood form a tiny remnant of ancient woodland on the Hoo Peninsula. Instead of protecting this jewel of nature the LPA, since the 1960s, has been methodically nibbling away at the woods to provide space for housing, never protecting this irreplaceable asset. This ancient woodland should have been surrounded by a huge buffer zone ( of the order of Kilometres) which could have provided land for natural regeneration.