Review of plans, policies and

TREES, FORESTRY & WOODLANDS

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  Manage sustainably existing woods and forests, and continue to the steady expansion of our woodlands to provide more benefits for society and our environment (England’s Forestry Strategy p.2 – strategy contains a number of broad objectives to increase, amount and quality of woodlands)
  
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  Plans and strategies for woodland and forestry management, should adopt the multi-purpose approach set out in the Regional Forestry Framework (RFF), especially in relation to their role in green infrastructure provision and management. (RSS policy EM1)
  
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  The national forestry strategy is based on four key programmes,
  
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    forestry for rural development (contribution to agricultural reform, rural economy and diversification);
    
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    forestry for economic development (Land restoration and providing a green setting for urban and urban fringe development),
    
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    forestry for recreation, access and tourism (promote public access to more and better-quality woodlands); and
    
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    forestry for the environment and conservation (role of forestry in conserving and enhancing our environment and cultural heritage. (England’s Forestry Strategy p.7)
    

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  Community Forests offer valuable opportunities for improving the environment around town, by upgrading the landscape and providing for recreation and wildlife. An approved Community Forest plan may be a material consideration in preparing development plans and deciding planning applications. (PPG2, para.3.16)
  
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  Use woodlands and forestry to promote and improve the image of the region – integrating trees and woodlands into development, promoting tourism, a tool in regeneration and land reclamation (NW Forestry Framework, Action Area 2 p22).
  
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  Maximise the benefits that trees and woodland bring to our regions biodiversity and landscape – manage and protect valued woodland trees and biodiversity and address the effects of woodland fragmentation (NW Forestry Framework, Action Area 3 p.28)
  
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  Promote accessible woodlands, linking woodlands to health and lifelong learning (NW Forestry Framework, Action Area 4. p.35)
  
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  Promote use of trees as a key solution to climate change, within urban areas, in a mosaic with other semi-natural habitats to help alleviate possible flooding and erosion, as a low energy/impact building material, as a facilitator of species migration and as a sustainable fuel source (NW Forestry Framework, Action Area 5 p.12)
  

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  The Woodland Access Standard aspires to deliver the following: No person should living more than 500m from at least one area of accessible woodland of no less than 2ha in size; At least one area of accessible woodland of no less than 20ha within 4km of people’s homes (The Woodland Trust)
  
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  To reconnect Central Salford’s neighbourhoods, the main arteries between them will be restored and upgraded into tree-lined streets (Central Salford Vision and Regeneration Framework, para 4.55).
  
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  Strategies should encourage a steady targeted expansion of tree and woodland cover (RSS Policy EM1D)
  
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  Planning permission should not be granted for any development that would result in the loss or deterioration of ancient woodland, unless the need for and benefits of the development in that location outweigh the loss of woodland habitat (PPS9; Nature Conservation and Biodiversity, pg 11)
  
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  Maximise the benefits that trees and woodland bring to our regions biodiversity and landscape – manage and protect valued woodland trees and biodiversity and address the effects of woodland fragmentation (NW Forestry Framework, Action Area 3 p.28)
  

NATURE IMPROVEMENT AREAS

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  Establish new Nature Improvement Areas (NIAs), based on a local assessment of opportunities for restoring and connecting nature on a significant scale. Working within the framework of the National Policy Statements and the Government’s planning reforms, local authorities will be able to use local planning to support Nature Improvement Areas, including identifying them in their local plans where they choose, while not deterring sustainable development (The Natural Choice paragraphs 2.27 and 2.29).
  

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