POLICY 44A: Sites of Special Scientific Interest and Other Critical Natural Assets
1. Sites of Special Scientific Interest:
The Local Planning Authority will not grant planning permission for any development
which will
diminish, or in any other way adversely affect, the interest and importance of a Site of Special
Scientific Interest (SSSI).
2. Other Critical Natural Assets:
The Local Planning Authority will only grant planning permission for development within
(or adjacent
to) other sites defined on the Proposals Map as Critical Natural Assets, if it is satisfied that the
proposed development will not harm the ecological, scientific, geological, geomorphological or
landscape qualities and interest of the site and the designated area.
Explanation
The features leading to areas being designated as Critical Natural Assets are outlined
in Schedule I
of Appendix C. Development will not normally be permitted in these areas unless it complies with
an approved Management Plan (see paragraph 6.20).
Justification for Policy 44A
See Paragraphs 6.12 to 6.21
Policy 44A will be implemented by:
Development Control procedures; Making Tree Preservation Orders; The use of legal
obligations,
where necessary.
