Planning consideration

Special areas of conservation

Details

• Name: Special areas of conservation
• Description: An area containing wildlife or marine life habitats and species that need conservation
• Synonyms:
  • Protected sites
• Github discussion: 290
• Legislation: Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017
• Useful links:
  • SAC guidance
• Stage: On the platform
• Prioritised: False
• Tags:
  • local plan

Data related

• Datasets:

  Special area of conservation

  See dataset on planning.data

• Expected number of records: 1,911
• Frequency of updates: Ad hoc

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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.

Read all the background information that we have on this consideration.

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2 notes

• Kieran Wint (05 September 2024)

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

• Kieran Wint (03 September 2024)

  As per the published dataset by Natural England on data.gov.uk, the metadata suggests that this dataset is updated on an ad hoc basis.

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Last updated: 2025-04-28 14:59:36