Draft Elmbridge Biodiversity Duty Report
March 4, 2026 Individual Cabinet Member Decision Making - Planning and Climate Change, Environmental Services & Sustainability (Cabinet member) Key decision Awaiting outcome View on council websiteThis summary is generated by AI from the council’s published record and supporting documents. Check the full council record and source link before relying on it.
Summary
...the draft Biodiversity Duty Report 2026 was approved as Elmbridge Borough Council's statutory report demonstrating compliance with the Biodiversity Duty between January 2023 and December 2025, with authority delegated to the Head of Planning and Environmental Health to agree non-substantive changes prior to publication, and the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to be notified of the Council's intention to publish.
Full council record
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Resolved that
(a)
the draft Biodiversity Duty Report 2026 be approved as Elmbridge
Borough Council’s statutory report demonstrating compliance
with the Biodiversity Duty between January 2023 and December
2025;
(b)
authority be delegated to the Head of Planning and Environmental
Health, in consultation with the Portfolio Holders for Planning and
Climate Change, Environmental Services & Sustainability, to
agree any non-substantive changes to the Biodiversity Duty Report
2026 prior to publication; and
(c) the Secretary
of State of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs be notified of the
Council’s intention to publish the Biodiversity Duty Report
2026.
Related Meeting
Individual Cabinet Member Decision Making - Planning and Climate Change, Environmental Services & Sustainability - Wednesday, 4 March 2026 - 3.00 pm on March 4, 2026
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Details
| Outcome | For Determination |
| Decision date | 4 Mar 2026 |
| Effective from | 18 Mar 2026 |
| Subject to call-in | Yes |