Landscape and Conservation

area also contains Regionally 16) Yorkshire East Gullet Important Geological Sites / (north) Geomorphological Sites (RIGS). 17) Brumby Common, LC3 - Local Nature Reserves

It is proposed that the following areas 18) Castle are designated as Local Nature Reserves. LC4 - Development Affecting Sites of Local 1) Brumby Wood, Scunthorpe Nature Conservation Importance 2) Atkinsons Warren/Skippingdale Any development or land use change Plantation, Scunthorpe which is likely to have an adverse impact on a Local Nature Reserve, a 3) Sawcliffe, Scunthorpe Site of Importance for Nature Conservation or a Regionally 4) Dragonby Ponds, Important Geological Site will not be Scunthorpe approved unless it can be clearly demonstrated that there are reasons for the proposal which outweigh the 5) Silkstone Pond, need to safeguard the intrinsic nature Scunthorpe conservation value of the site or feature. 6) Ashby Ville Ballast Pits, Scunthorpe In all cases where development is permitted which may damage the 7) Axholme Lane, Haxey nature conservation value of the site, such damage shall be kept to a 8) Butterwick Hale and minimum. Where development is Common, East Butterwick permitted the use of conditions or planning obligations to ensure the 9) River Eau and protection and enhancement of the Messingham Ings site’s nature conservation value and other appropriate compensatory measures will be considered. 10) Elsham Marsh

12.13 Sites of nature conservation and 11) Waters Edge, Barton geological interest are important not upon Humber only for the protection of natural assets and the promotion of bird nesting but 12) Chase Hill Wood also as a valuable local education resource. Sites of this nature should, 13) Burton Woodland therefore, be protected from the encroachment of development which 14) Sheffields Hill may either destroy or adversely affect them. 15) Thealby Gullet

180 North Local Plan - Adopted Plan May 2003