Habitats
To achieve sustainable development, the area of habitat available for species and habitats in Brighton & Hove should at least be maintained and wherever possible increased as a consequence of development proposals.
These include:
- Ponds (open water, small lakes) are permanent bodies of water, saucer shaped in profile that support a range of suitable plants selected from Table 7.6 of SPD11 Annex 7. Ponds should normally be lined with 0.75mm butyl and a suitable underlay.
- Chalk/flower rich grassland develop on a shallow, lime-rich soil overlaying chalk and support a diverse range of native plants requiring a chalk substrate (calcicoles). The guidelines provided in Table 7.5 of Annex 7 should be followed to create this habitat.
- Native woodland contains a mix of trees and shrubs from the list provided in Table 7.4 of Annex 7 with a ground flora of herbaceous plants