GMCA 753 - Provision of a resource and associated programme of dissemination events to improve urban planning's contribution to River Basin Management Plan delivery

National policies supporting the Government's 25 Year Environment Plan, including Biodiversity Net Gain, Local Nature Recovery Strategies and Green Infrastructure Standards, will provide new ways to deliver WFD objectives through urban planning and development. Therefore, there is now an opportunity to maximise the translation of these new policies into WFD outcomes. Now that the challenges and barriers to achieving optimal WFD outcomes are better understood Greater Manchester Combined Authority and the Environment...