Response 3569809

Response to request for information

Reference

3569809

Response date

11 October 2024

Request

I am requesting the following information related to the Biodiversity Duty:

A record of your first considerations of what action to take for biodiversity, which was due to be completed by 1 January 2024.
Any policies and objectives for biodiversity which were agreed as soon as possible after this
How many hectares of priority habitat you have identified for restoration or creation in the next five years

Response

Service Area - Chief Executive

description
Service	Potential Biodiversity Impacts	Risk (high – low)	Existing controls	Potential Actions
Legal Services	Planning obligation documents?? Contracts?? Enforcement??	Low	?	?
Human Resources	No Significant impacts	Low	Not applicable	Not applicable
Electoral services	No Significant impacts	Low	Not applicable	Not applicable
Business Support Unit	No Significant impacts	Low	Not applicable	Not applicable

Service Area - Neighbourhoods

description
Service	Potential Biodiversity Impacts	Risk (high – low)	Existing controls	Potential Actions
Waste	Litter Fly tipping Recycling	Medium	?	?
Contracts	Leisure Centres Edwalton Golf Course	?	Contracts include environmental measures. Developing biodiversity or rewilding management plan for Edwalton Golf Course	Review cycle?
Communities - (inc Sports Development, Health, Rural, Volunteer Engagement)	Activities on green / rural sites	Medium	Big Green Book promotion of Green Prescribing Parish Forum / Conference	Carry out biodiversity risk assessment of sports facilities?? Parish Leaflet on biodiversity duty
Communities - Business partnership	Promotion of business issues	Medium	Promotion of green business inc. Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG), tree and hedgerow planting and management	Further promotion
Communities - Events	Large events inc. in parks and open spaces, fireworks, litter travel	Medium	?	Carry out biodiversity risk assessment??
Communities - Environmental – Climate Change	Impacts of Climate Change Carbon offsetting via Nature Based Solutions inc. Carbon Sequestration	High	Climate Change Strategy	??
Communities - Environmental - Biodiversity	Management of RBC Natural Green Spaces Volunteer Support BNG implementation and Monitoring Planning Consultee Tree and Hedgerow schemes and promotion Notts Biodiversity Action Plan / Biodiversity Action Group Notts Biological and Geological Records Partnership	High	Nature Conservation Strategy Biodiversity and BNG Standing Advice Supporting development of Local Plan / Greater Notts Strategic Plan Support LNRS development Summer Pollinator Scheme Tree Strategy Framework	-
Communities - Facilities (inc. open space and play)	Management of sports pitches and open spaces, including machinery and chemicals	High	Summer Pollinator Scheme Policy to reduce chemical use	Monitoring of chemical use?? Review management??
Communities - Rushcliffe Country Park	Important land holding used for public recreation, which is also a designated Local Nature Reserve and Local Wildlife Site	High	Management Plan 2021-2025 Green Flag Plan and assessment	See recommendations from Green Plan assessment reports? Review Management Plan 2024-25
Streetwise Environmental	Management of sites, sports pitches and open spaces, including machinery and chemicals	High	Policy to reduce chemical use Hedgehog awareness Summer pollinator scheme	Monitoring (permitting) of chemical use (fertilisers, herbicides, insecticides - pitches)?? Review management??
Environmental Health Dog Control Licencing Food Safety and Infectious Disease Control Community Safety Health and Safety	No Significant impacts	Low	Not applicable	Not applicable
Environmental Health Neighbourhood Enforcement	Enviro crimes??? Fly tipping??	-	-	-
Environmental Health Housing & Grants	Home improvement grants??	Low	?	Check grants consider impacts on protected species in any funded projects
Environmental Health Environmental Protection: air, land & water pollution; contaminated land	?	Medium	-	-
Environmental Health Pest Control	-	Medium	-	Use of rodenticides, Insecticides etc??
Licensing	No Significant impacts	Low	Not applicable	Not applicable
Strategic Housing	No Significant impacts	Low	Not applicable	Not applicable

Service Area - Development and Economic Growth

description
Service	Potential Biodiversity Impacts	Risk (high – low)	Existing controls	Potential Actions
Development Management	Determining, monitoring and enforcing planning	High	Biodiversity and BNG Standing Advice Local Plan / Greater Notts Strategic Plan	-
Planning Policy	Develop Local Plan / Greater Notts Strategic Plan	High	Biodiversity and BNG Standing Advice Local Plan / Greater Notts Strategic Plan	Review of Greater Notts Strategic Plan and Local Plan Core Strategy
Building Control Partnership	No Significant impacts	Low	Not applicable	provide information on protected species?
Economic Growth	Provision of Grants / Business Support to businesses with impact on Biodiversity	Medium	?	Policy??
Property services	Management of some open spaces. Landscape officer inc. Tree Officer role (inc. Tree protection, TPO, tree safety and health Management of property portfolio	High	Tree Strategy Framework policies Summer Pollinator Scheme Co-ordination of open spaces	Review policies - ongoing

Service Area - Finance and Corporate Services

description
Service	Potential Biodiversity Impacts	Risk (high – low)	Existing controls	Potential Actions
Democratic Services	-	Medium	Environment Portfolio holder – lead Environment Policy	-
ICT	No Significant impacts	Low	Not applicable	Not applicable
Communications	Includes promotion of Climate Change Emergency and Biodiversity Crisis and council sites and property and activities, including web site information, social media, newsletters and resident’s magazine	Medium	Climate Strategy Nature Conservation Strategy	Ensure regular updates via all media streams.
Customer Services	No Significant impacts	Low	Not applicable	Provide information??
Finance	-	-	Procurement Strategy??	-
Revenues	No Significant impacts	Low	Not applicable	Not applicable
Benefits	No Significant impacts	Low	Not applicable	Not applicable

No new policies and objectives have been agreed.

No priority habitat identified.

A full report of action taken is required by 1 January 2026, this has not yet been produced.

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