Development Management - Proposed Submission

Natural England considers that the Development Management DPD (proposed submission) is currently unsound. The reason for this view is that we consider that
in the absence of the additions to Policy DM15 and its supporting text , as recommended by the Environment Agency in their response dated 20 April 2011, there is a Risk that development might have a significant effect on the Benfleet and Southend Marshes SPA and RAMSAR site. However Natural England are also of the opinion that this issue can be resolved by the inclusion of the additions to Policy DM15 and its supporting text, as recommended by the Environment Agency in their response dated 20 April 2011.