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POLICY ENV3 - NATURE CONSERVATION

Nationally Important Sites

  1. Proposals for development in or likely to affect Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) will be subject to special scrutiny. Where development may have an adverse effect, directly or indirectly on a SSSI it will not be permitted unless the reason for development clearly outweighs the nature conservation value of the site itself and the national policy to safeguard the national network of such sites.

Regionally and Locally Important Sites

  1. Development and other land use change likely to have a harmful effect on the nature conservation value of:
  • A Local Nature Reserve,
  • A Site of Importance for Nature Conservation or
  • A Regionally Important Geological / Geomorphological Site,

will not be permitted unless it can be clearly demonstrated that there are reasons for the proposal that clearly outweigh the need to safeguard the nature conservation value of the site or feature.

  1. Where development is permitted, the Authority will consider the use of conditions and / or obligations to secure all compensatory measures necessary to protect and enhance the site’s nature conservation interest as well as the overall coherence of designated sites. It will also seek to increase the amount and quality of habitats, species and geological sites. 

Species Protection

  1. Development and other land use changes that are likely to have a harmful effect on rare, endangered, or other species of conservation importance will not be permitted.
  1. Where development is permitted which may have an effect on these species, the Authority will use conditions and / or obligations to secure compensatory measures necessary to protect the species, reduce disturbance to a minimum and provide alternative habitats to sustain or enhance the population. 

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