The planning information has now been on the Hillingdon Planning Portal for the past two weeks if you want to add your comments you can do so until the 19th December.
There are 248 documents in total having read through them all we have highlighted key documents that are a good summary of the overall plan
This statement is taken from the Ecology report
It is considered that the Site has a wealth of unrealised potential. It could be a much richer and greater bastion of biodiversity than it currently is.
The vision for the SSSI is to return the Broadwater Lake unit of the SSSI to favourable condition and to improve its resilience now and in the future and to measurably increase its intrinsic biodiversity value. This will be achieved through interventions and management aimed at increasing the total amount of life it supports. The water would be clearer for longer periods; the amount of green plant life within the lake, on islands, floating rafts, and at its margins would be greater; the number of fish and fowl would be increased. A greater range of species of waterbirds would be breeding, and in better numbers. In winter, Broadwater Lake would be a haven for passage and wintering birds. The inherent resilience of the SSSI to climate change / global warming would be significantly bolstered to secure its survival over the foreseeable future (50+ years) and hopefully much longer.
The Following documents are a good read to give you a good overview of the project
Design and access statement gives a good overview of the project with some good pictures and visualisations of the site
Environment Statement overview – a summary of the whole environment statement
Alternate site assessment – a good overview of why other lakes were not suitable
Planning Statement – although this is 240 pages it is a good summary of the whole project
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