Planning consideration

Irreplaceable habitats

Habitats that could not be recreated if damaged, such as ancient woodland, ancient and veteran trees, blanket bog, limestone pavement, sand dunes, salt marsh and lowland fens

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• Design stage: Backlog
• Tags:
  • local plan
  • constraint
  • environmental
  • bng
  • footnote 7
  • policies map

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• Github: Join the discussion
• Synonyms: No synonyms added
• Legislation:
  Biodiversity Gain Requirements (Irreplaceable Habitat) Regulations 2024
• Expected number of records: Unknown
• Frequency of updates: Unknown
• Useful links: No useful links added
• Technical specification: No specification added

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Background information

Each planning consideration we work on passes through the stages of our design process, where we research and answer specific questions to help us collect more information.

Backlog

• Who asked for 'Irreplaceable habitats' data?

• What is the driver for the request?

• Which 2024 focus area does the request support?

Screen

• What is the 'Irreplaceable habitats' consideration?

• Is there legislation that defines 'Irreplaceable habitats'?

• Who, in law, is responsible for the planning consideration or makes decisions about 'Irreplaceable habitats'?

• Which organisations do we think should publish the data?

• Is the Irreplaceable habitats a trigger?

• Is the Irreplaceable habitats something to consult during plan making?

• Is there any Irreplaceable habitats data already available?

• Do we think the data should come from a single source?

• Will a data standard be required?

Research

• Do we understand the lifecycle of a Irreplaceable habitats?

• Do we understand how the data is created/produced?

• Where will or should the data be used?

• What other planning considerations does it interact with?

• Who are the statutory consultees for Irreplaceable habitats?

• Other than the statutory consultees who are the primary users of Irreplaceable habitats? How do we expect them to use Irreplaceable habitats?

• What are the planning needs for this data?

• Who are the types of users who might benefit from having access to Irreplaceable habitats data?

• What are some potential uses of Irreplaceable habitats data?

• What's the value of adding Irreplaceable habitats data to the platform?

• From what we have learnt so far are there any risks to making Irreplaceable habitats data available?

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1 update

• Claire Miller (26 September 2024)

  As per some research we did, summarised in this blog on an analysis of local plans and local area requirements, we're confident that this consideration acts as an INPUT to the process of creating a local plan.

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Last updated: 2025-01-28 16:30:55