RESOLVED – that Cabinet:
a) approved the declaration of new areas of Local Nature Reserve (LNR) and amendments to existing and previously approved LNRs as outlined in the plans and the separation of two proposed LNRs into four LNRs in their own right. This would take the total number of LNRs to 27, covering around 748ha and would result in approximately 4.03ha of LNR per 1000 of the population, over four times the minimum recommended standard;
b) delegated authority be granted process to the Director of Prosperity and Investment and Director of Policy and Governance in consultation with the Cabinet member for Neighbourhoods, Planning and Sustainability to complete the declaration.