Regulation 18 Draft Local Plan 2025 Online Version and Consultation

Support

Representation ID: 692

Received: 02/02/2026

Respondent: Swifts Local Network: Swifts & Planning Group

I strongly support the policies NCS1 & NC2 for swift bricks, especially the logical decision to provide more swift bricks (which support one pair of birds per brick) than bat boxes/ bee bricks (which support many pairs/ individuals per brick).

Please add "artificial nest cups for house martins" to the list of measures in 9.77 as where designed by an ecologist these are a valuable measure for this red-listed bird which is present but declining in Torbay. Here is a supporting link for information:
https://housemartinconservation.com/how-to-help

Please add that post-construction confirmation required.

Support

Representation ID: 693

Received: 02/02/2026

Respondent: Swifts Local Network: Swifts & Planning Group

I strongly support the policies NCS1 & NC2 for swift bricks, especially the logical decision to provide more swift bricks (which support one pair of birds per brick) than bat boxes/ bee bricks (which support many pairs/ individuals per brick).

Please add "artificial nest cups for house martins" to the list of measures in 9.77 as where designed by an ecologist these are a valuable measure for this red-listed bird which is present but declining in Torbay. Here is a supporting link for information:
https://housemartinconservation.com/how-to-help

Please add that post-construction confirmation required.