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Soft landscaping details beyond the requirement of Conditions 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 criterion (e) green roof have been shown on the drawings though are not required by these conditions.ÿ The soft landscaping details shown on the drawings other than for criterion (e) green roof and (f) hard landscaping within the curtilage of each development plot do not form part of the approved details under this submission.
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The Council's Ecologist has advised as follows:
Substrate depth
Substrate depth for the green roofs is listed as 80-150mm (150mm for plug plant areas). Typically, wildflowers require a substrate depth of 100-150mm, so it would be beneficial to increase the substrate depth to at least 100mm across all the green roof areas.
Maintenance
Intensive green roofs and plug plants require careful aftercare during establishment and ongoing maintenance, including irrigation. As the roofs are being seeded rather than laid as wildflower matting, re-seeding may be required in subsequent years.
Additional biodiversity enhancements
6 x swift bricks (Ibstock Eco home for swifts) built into walls of each building: These should be installed under the eaves or on walls facing north, north-east or north-west, out of direct sunlight (some of their locations on drawing no. WTG2B-IAL-ZZ-ZZ-GA-L-300008-P03 are appropriate). The chances of the new nest boxes being used are greatly increased if Swift calls are played at or near to the nest boxes from early May - end of July, between 0600 and 0900 and then again between 1800 and 2100.
2 x build-in WoodStone House double sparrow nest box: These should be installed in shade, with an aspect between north and east (their locations on drawing no. WTG2B-IAL-ZZ-ZZ-GA-L-300008-P03 are appropriate).
5 x build-in WoodStone bat box: These should be installed on sheltered, sunny aspects (south, south-east or south-west) where they will be warmed by the sun for part of the day. Their locations on drawing no. WTG2B-IAL-ZZ-ZZ-GA-L-300008-P03 show they would be installed with a north-western facing aspect. If possible, they should be relocated to a more southern aspect.
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GTD/Pre-app/At submission Est.G/No amend
To assist applicants in finding solutions to problems arising in relation to their development proposals the Local Planning Authority has produced planning policies, and provided written guidance, all of which are available on the Council's website. A pre-application advice service is also offered.
The scheme was submitted in accordance with advice provided through pre-application discussions.