Issue - meetings

To submit a report by the Head of Regulation and Economic Development.

It was resolved to accept the report and to endorse the recommendations therein.

The report of the Head of Regulation and Economic Development which sought the Executive’s approval in respect of the Biodiversity Plan – Annual Report was presented consideration.

The Portfolio Member for Planning, Public Protection and Climate Change presented the report and said that the purpose of the report is to state what the Authority has done to comply with the Section 6 duty of the Environmental Act (Wales) to cover the period 2019 to 2022.  The Act places a duty on public authorities to produce a Biodiversity Plan on their aims and objective every three years.  She noted that there are innovative projects which are being undertaken on the Island.  A Biodiversity Plan has taken place in the former landfill site at Clegir Mawr, Gwalchmai and a tree planting scheme at Penhesgyn, landfill site.

The Planning Built and Natural Environment Manager reported that significant work has been undertaken at both Penhesgyn and Clegir Mawr sites which included the planting of 24,000 trees with the view to improving conditions for biodiversity to thrive within these sites.  He noted that some actions set out in the Council’s Biodiversity Plan had not been met, but the report makes recommendations as to how these should be achieved.  An additional Case Study relating to the work at Penhesgyn, led by Natural Resources Wales on Council owned land needs to be included within the report.

It was RESOLVED to accept the report and to endorse the recommendations therein.