Issue - meetings
Biodiversity Action Plan
Meeting: 05/03/2026 - Cabinet (Item 9.)
9. Biodiversity Action Plan 
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Purpose:
To approve the biodiversity duty report for publication. Publication of this report is a legal requirement for all local authorities and must be completed no later than 26 March 2026.
Recommendations:
That Cabinet resolves to:
1. Approve the biodiversity duty report within Annex A for publication.
2. Delegate to the Assistant Director – Planning Services in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing and Planning to make presentational and minor editorial changes for publication.
Additional documents:
Decision:
The purpose of this report was to present the Biodiversity Duty report to Cabinet for approval.
Councillor Juliet Layton, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Housing and Planning, introduced the report, noting that its publication was a legal requirement for all local authorities under the Environment Act 2021 and was to be completed no later than 26 March 2026.
The recommendations were proposed by Councillor Juliet Layton and seconded by Councillor Tristan Wilkinson.
Cabinet RESOLVED to:
1. Approve the Biodiversity Duty Report within Annex A for publication.
2. Delegate authority to the Assistant Director – Planning Services in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing and Planning to make presentational and minor editorial changes for publication.
Voting record:
6 For, 0 Against, 0 Abstentions.