Screen
These are the questions we answer during the Screen stage.
Answering them wil help us learn more about the Special protection areas consideration, determine if a data standard is required and whether we know enough to move on to the next stage.
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What is the 'Special protection areas' consideration?
A special protection area (SPA) is a designation under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds, aiming to safeguard the habitats of migratory birds and certain particularly threatened birds.
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Is there legislation that defines 'Special protection areas'?
Yes
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What is the legislation that defines 'Special protection areas'?
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What is the specific part of the legislation that describes how a 'Special protection areas' gets designated?
The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017, Regulation 16 - Notification of a proposal to classify a special protection area
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What is the specific part of the legislation that requires the publication of 'Special protection areas'?
The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017, Regulation 16, Paragraph 2 - Where the appropriate nature conservation body is given notice of a proposal under paragraph (1), the body must give notice of that proposal and provide a copy of the appropriate authority’s statement of reasons for that proposal to— (a)any of the following who in its opinion ought to be notified— (i)competent authorities which exercise functions in relation to the site; (ii)competent authorities which exercise functions in relation to an area adjacent to the site; and (iii)every owner and occupier of the site; (b)such other persons as in its opinion ought to be notified; and (c)such other persons as the appropriate authority directs.
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Who, in law, is responsible for the planning consideration or makes decisions about 'Special protection areas'?
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Which organisations do we think should publish the data?
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Is the Special protection areas a trigger?
Yes
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What needs to be done because Special protection areas has acted as the trigger?
In locations where SPAs are present, it is likely that planning officers will require applicants to have consideration to this, and may require the submission of supporting documentation to highlight the mitigation proposed to ensure that there are limited impacts on the SPA.
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Is the Special protection areas something to consult during plan making?
Yes
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Provide information about when Special protection areas is used during plan making
In locations where SPA are present, it is likely that the LPA will have policies included within their Local Plan, setting out the policy requirements relating to SPAs. These ight include the grounds for which development might be refused or approved, as well as any mitigation which might be required to limit impacts on the area.
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Is there any Special protection areas data already available?
Yes
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What Special protection areas data is currently available?
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Item 1
- name
- Special Protection Areas (England)
- fields
- SPA_NAME;SPA_CODE;SPA_AREA;GRID_REF;EASTING;NORTHING;LATITUDE;LONGITUDE;STATUS;ID;AREA;EASTING0;NORTHING0;GIS_DATE;VERSION;Shape_Area;Shape_Length
- licence
- Open Government Licence
- coverage
- National
- publisher
- Natural England
- attribution
- © Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right [year].
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Do we think the data should come from a single source?
Yes, this data is available nationally via a single endpoint provided by Natural England.
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Will a data standard be required?
No