Local Nature Partnership

The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) Annex 2: Glossary, published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) in 2012, defines a Local Nature Partnership as: 'A body, designated by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, established for the purpose of protecting and improving the natural environment in an area and the benefits derived from it.’

Green infrastructure and open environments: The all London green grid. Supplementary planning guidance, published by the Mayor of London in March 2012, states: ‘Set out in the Natural Environment White Paper. Once established, their overall purpose will be to bring a diverse range of individuals, businesses and organisations together at a local level to create a vision and plan of action of how the natural environment can be taken into account in decision-making.’

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• Habitat corridor.
• Habitat Suitability Index.
• Habitat.
• Habitats sites.
• How nature can be used to improve wellbeing.
• Marine Conservation Zone.
• Marine protected area.
• NPPF.
• Sites of Community Importance.
• Special Areas of Conservation.
• Special Areas of Conservation.
• Special Protection Areas.