Protecting and enhancing the quality of wildlife habitats and the landscape have been identified as a high priority within the Council Plan. However, a number of factors threaten these cherished aspects of our environment. These range from global climate change to the lack of appropriate habitat management for individual sites. The populations of many species are declining nationally and some are at high risk of extinction. Landscape character is affected by the loss of traditional rural land management practices, the introduction of suburbanising features into the countryside and the use of non-local building styles and materials.
Living Landscapes describes the features, landscape characteristics and species most in need of attention within the borough and sets out the council's approach to protecting and improving the natural environment, supported by a three-year action plan.
The current strategy was approved by Cabinet on 25 May 2010. A PDF of the main document and appendices may be downloaded from the links below. Paper copies may be ordered through the following address.
Further guidance and contacts
Built and Natural Environment Team
T: (01256) 845261
E: NeighbourhoodDevelopment@basingstoke.gov.uk
Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council
Civic Offices
London Road
BASINGSTOKE
RG21 4AH
