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Protected sites and areas: how to review planning applications
Publication Year
2023
Document Status
Current
Abstract
Provides advice for planning authorities explaining how to review planning applications that may affect protected sites and areas. Covers: types of protected sites and areas; checking whether a protected site or area is affected; assessing planning proposals; making a decision; and consultation with Natural England.
Document History
Last updated: 6 December 2023 - Updated information on Impact Risk Zones for sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs). Sourced from: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/protected-sites-and-areas-how-to-review-planning-applications and converted to pdf. Whilst we endeavour to capture all updates it is subject to receiving alerts from the publisher and there may be formatting or punctuation changes applied to the html version that do not affect the text. Document type: guidance. First published: 5 August 2016. Published in conjunction with Natural England.
Publisher Information
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is a UK Government department. They are committed to tackling climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and work to secure a healthy, resilient, productive and diverse natural environment. This work has formerly been carried out by the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Department of the Environment.
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