Dozens of proposed development sites are located immediately next to woods, raising concerns among campaigners about the potential impact of housing targets on ancient woodland.
The sites include individual locations where new housing is planned directly beside wooded areas. Campaigners have warned that the drive to meet housing targets could threaten ancient woods, although the supplied information does not identify the developments, locations or number of homes involved.
The findings highlight a concern about the proximity of planned construction to woodland. No further details are available on the individual schemes, the organisations involved or any decisions that may have been made about them.
Campaigners’ warning focuses on the possible pressure that housing targets could place on ancient woods. The latest known position is that dozens of sites have been identified next to woods, with the potential implications for those areas remaining a subject of concern.