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Consultation 
(who has been or will be consulted, including the public) Stakeholder workshops were held Sep – Nov 2020 and two in January 2022. Went out to public consultation May 2021 for 9 Weeks.
This was part of a trial project with Natural England supporting the development of the National Green Infrastructure Standards Framework – a commitment from 25 Year Environment Plan. This has been presented to the other 10 trial project across England.

The following have been either involved as part of the project team or consulted as part of the Stakeholder Engagement workshops and 1:1 discussions:
• Building with Nature
• Environment Agency
• Essex County Council
o Spatial Planning
o Growth & Development
o Environment and Climate Action
? Energy and Low Carbon 
? Flood and Water Management
? Green Infrastructure
o New Settlements
o Minerals and Waste
o Highways Active Travel
o Place Services
? Built Environment
? Landscape
? Arboriculture
? Ecology
• Essex Planning Officer Association representatives from:
o Basildon Borough Council
o Braintree District Council
o Brentwood Borough Council
o Castle Point Borough Council
o Chelmsford City Council
o Colchester Borough Council
o Epping Forest District Council
o Harlow Council
o Maldon District Council
o Rochford District Council
o Southend City Council
o Tendring District Council
o Thurrock Council
o Uttlesford District Council
• Essex Wildlife Trust
• Natural England
o National Green Infrastructure Standards Framework Trials
o Brillianto
? Green Infrastructure Consultancy
• Northumbria University
• RSPB
• Tree Council
• University of East Anglia 
o School of Environmental Sciences: Centre for Social and Economic Research on the Global Environment (CSERGE)
• Wilderness Foundation