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Representation ID: 4409

Received: 26/07/2025

Respondent: Mrs Clare Marshall

It is critical for biodeversity and flood protection that the developers are held to account. Planting a hedge does not equal genuine nett gain if no-one ensures that the hedge thrives and is allow to grow big enough for the biodiversity to use it. Many of the sites allocated in particular around Darland Banks and to the East of Rainham need proper ecological assessments to ensure that the process of building and then the finished developments do not negatively impact wildlife in the neighbouring areas e.g. species that use a wider area to forage.