To adopt the Herefordshire Local Nature Recovery Strategy.

That the cabinet member:

a)    Authorises the submission of the LNRS to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs;

b)    Delegates authority to the Head of Environment to approve any modifications as may be required by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs;

c)    Approves the LNRS adoption and publication; and

d)    Delegate all operational authority to the Head of Environment to defray the ‘delivery body transition grant’ of £135,500, and future grant funding, in line with the grant conditions, to deliver outcomes of the LNRS.

Not to approve this strategy. This is not recommended as the LNRS is a statutory requirement for Herefordshire Council as a designated responsible authority.