The Councils in the Liverpool City Region (Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, St Helens, Sefton and Wirral) and West Lancashire Borough Council are jointly preparing a Recreation Mitigation on the Coast Supplementary Planning Document (SPD), in partnership with Natural England and the National Trust.
Recreation mitigation on the coast is a process to reduce harm arising from new housing development due to more people visiting the coastal internationally important nature sites. It is a strategic response to avoid and mitigate harm. The need for recreation mitigation has been identified in the adopted or emerging Local Plans of the Councils listed above.
The Recreation Mitigation at the Coast SPD will set out what proposals applicants for certain new developments will have to do to meet the requirements of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 (as amended) (the Habitats Regulations) regarding recreation pressure on the Coast of the Liverpool City Region.
Consultation is underway on the scope and content of the Recreation Mitigation at the Coast SPD. This consultation runs until 8 a.m. on Monday 9th October 2023.
Information including the SPD Scoping Report and details of how to make your representation can be viewed at https://www.sefton.gov.uk/recreationmitigation