Increasing awareness; Increasing resilience to current extremes; Taking timely action for long-lead time measures; and Addressing major evidence gaps. The Wildlife & Countryside Act (1981) as amended (most notably by the Countryside and Rights of Way (CRoW) Act (2000) Principal instrument for the protection of Sites of Special Scientific Interest and endangered wildlife within the UK. The CRoW Act aims for increased public access to the countryside and strengthens protection for wildlife. Biodiversity Biodiversity 2020: A Strategy for England’s wildlife and ecosystem services (2011) Ensures biodiversity considerations become embedded in all the main sectors of economic activity, public and private. It sets out the strategic direction for biodiversity policy for the next decade on land (including rivers and lakes) and at sea. Biodiversity Making Space for Nature: A Review of England’s Wildlife Sites and Ecological Network (Defra, 2010) Sets out five approaches to deliver a coherent, resilient ecological network: improve the quality of current site by better habitat management; increase the size of current wildlife sites; enhance connections between, or join up, sites wither through physical corridors, or though ‘stepping tones’; create new sites; and reduce the pressures on wildlife by improving the wider environment, including through buffering wildlife sites. Biodiversity The Natural Choice: Securing the Value of Nature. The Natural Environment White Paper. (HM Government, 2011) Sets out the Government’s plans to ensure the natural environment is protected and fully integrated into society and economic growth. Sets out four key aims: protecting and improving our natural environment; growing a green economy; reconnecting people and nature; and international and EU leadership. Biodiversity UK National Ecosystem Assessment (2011) The first analysis of the UK’s natural environment and the benefits it provides to society and economic prosperity. The assessment leads on from the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (2005) analyses services provided by ecosystem against eight broad habitat types. The ecosystem services provided by these habitat types have been assessed to find their overall condition. Biodiversity Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act (1979) Provides for nationally important archaeological sites to be statutorily protected as “Scheduled Ancient Monuments” (now Scheduled Monuments)/ Cultural Heritage
London Borough of Sutton Surface Water Management Plan (2011) London Borough of Wandsworth Surface Water Management Plan (2011) London Borough of Croydon Level 1 & 2 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (2008 & 2009) A Level 1 SFRA provides an overview of the flood risk issues within each Borough to enable application of the Sequential Test by the individual Boroughs. Flooding from different sources including river flooding, tidal flooding, sewer, groundwater and surface water flooding are all assessed within the SFRA. A Level 2 SFRA provides supplementary information to the Level 1 SFRAs, to inform on flood risks associated with allocation sites that may require the Exception Test as identified in the respective Sequential Test. Level 2 mapping compliments that produced in the Level 1 SFRAs, to provide a complete suite of flood mapping from all sources, based on available data. The Level 1 and 2 reports should be used in conjunction with each other for both forward strategic planning and to inform ongoing development control decisions. All London Borough of Kingston Upon Thames Level 1 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment 2008) London Borough of Merton Level 1 & 2 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (2008 & 2009) London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (2008) London Borough of Sutton Level 2 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (2009) London Borough of Wandsworth Level 1 & 2 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (2008 & 2009) London Borough of Croydon Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment (2011) Provides a high level summary of significant flood risk within each Borough describing both the probability and harmful consequences of past and future flooding. The scope of a PFRA is to consider flooding from the following sources; surface runoff, groundwater, sewers and ordinary watercourses and any interaction these have with main rivers and the sea. All London Borough of Kingston Upon Thames Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment (2011) London Borough of Merton Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment (2011) London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment (2011) London Borough of Sutton Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment (2011) London Borough of Wandsworth