Agenda item

The Chief Executive’s report gave updates to Members on the following:-

·         Meetings that he had attended with partners

·         Nature Prescription Launch

·         National Park Partnership Bulletin

·         The Authority’s preparation of a response to a letter from DLUHC notifying the Authority that it may be liable for designation for the speed of its decision making on applications for non major development under section 62A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

In addition to the written report, the Chief Executive gave the following verbal update:

The letter to DLUHC regarding potential Planning Performance Designation had been responded to in full.

The Government Environmental Improvement Plan had been launched.  This was an update to the 2018 Environmental Strategy.  Several matters were of relevance to the National Park including:

·         A commitment that everyone should be within 15 minutes’ walk of a green space.

·         A one-year extension to the FiPL scheme and a 15% uplift in funding

·         Strengthening of the National Landscapes Partnership

·         Reiteration of the goals of the Landscape Review, including the strengthening of Management Plans.

·         Confirmation of Access for All funding.

·         Green prescribing

·         The development of a Natural History GCSE