The opening statement states: "whilst ensuring the natural environment is protected and enhanced"
By destroying woodland and fields in GA2 does not serve to protect or enhance biodiversity, looking for net gains by substituting one area for another is not a strategic planning policy, it is a fix for a problem that does not exist. The woods to the north of Cleveland Way and to the south of GA2 are highlighted as part of the area for development this is a key biodiversity link between a number of woodland areas. this was planted in the 1980's to link these other woods and have ended up being a critical aspect of the biodiversity in Great Ashby. In addition to this the NHDC Great Ashby Woodland Walk (Appended) document clearly shows the importance of the woodland to the north of Cleveland way in connecting the two areas of wildlife. The proposals for GA2 will destroy this woodland walk.
The GA2 scheme is in contravention of the HNDC Green Space Action Plan 2015-2020 which shows the critical link between these woodland areas. This is reinforced in the HNDC District Green infrastructure plan, highlighting both woods as 'District Woodland and 'upland Oakwoods' and Wet Woodlands'. To enclose such areas in residential development will kill the ability for wildlife to migrate too and from them and they will be destroyed.

Nine acre spring is also denoted in the development area, this woodland has been in existence since the 19th Century and will be destroyed. All of the following woodland have been in existence since at least 1878 - Brooches Woods, Woods to the north of 'Chalk Pit' now called Nice Acre Spring. Again referring back to the Thomas Alleyne school application Vincent & Gorbing carried out a review of the woodland around the site and denoted the woods to the North of Cleveland Way as Woodland' along with Nice Acre Spring and clearly shows it linking the 'Major wildlife sites of Brooches Wood & Claypitshill. (Vincent & Gorbing Drawing 4682 019d appended)