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Preliminary Ecological Appraisal Slyne-With-Hest, Lancaster LANCASTER SITE ALLOCATION – SLYNE-WITH-HEST PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL SLYNE-WITH-HEST, LANCASTER Provided for: Lancaster City Council Date: February 2016 Provided by: The Greater Manchester Ecology Unit Clarence Arcade Stamford Street Ashton-under-Lyne Tameside OL6 7PT Tel: 0161 342 4409 LSA – 4 FEBRUARY 2016 LANCASTER SITE ALLOCATION - SLYNE-WITH-HEST QUALITY ASSURANCE Author Suzanne Waymont CIEEM Checked By Stephen Atkins Approved By Derek Richardson Version 1.0 Draft for Comment Reference LSA - 4 The survey was carried out in accordance with the Phase 1 habitat assessment methods (JNCC 2010) and Guidelines for Preliminary Ecological Appraisal (CIEEM 2013). All works associated with this report have been undertaken in accordance with the Code of Professional Conduct for the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management. (www.cieem.org.uk) LSA – 4 FEBRUARY 2016 LANCASTER SITE ALLOCATION - SLYNE-WITH-HEST CONTENTS SUMMARY 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 SURVEY BRIEF 1.2 SITE LOCATION & PROPOSAL 1.3 PERSONNEL 2 LEGISLATION AND POLICY 3 METHODOLOGY 3.1 DESK STUDY 3.2 FIELD SURVEY 3.3 SURVEY LIMITATIONS 4 BASELINE ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS 4.1 DESKTOP SEARCH 4.2 SURVEY RESULTS 5 ECOLOGICAL CONSTRAINTS – IMPLICATIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS 6 CONCLUSIONS REFERENCES APPENDIX 1 – DATA SEARCH RESULTS APPENDIX 2 – DESIGNATED SITES APPENDIX 3 – BIOLOGICAL HERITAGE SITES LSA – 4 FEBRUARY 2016 LANCASTER SITE ALLOCATION - SLYNE-WITH-HEST SUMMARY • A Preliminary Ecological Appraisal was commissioned by Lancaster City Council to identify possible ecological constraints that could affect the development of 8 sites and areas currently being considered as new site allocations under its Local Plan. This report looks at one of these sites: Slyne-with-Hest. • An ecological data search was undertaken of records held by the Local Record Centre for Lancashire, LERN, together with additional sources such as the Magic website. • An Extended Phase 1 Habitat Survey of the site was undertaken on 14th January 2016 by two members of the Greater Manchester Ecology Unit. An assessment was also made of the potential of the site to support protected and priority species. • The proposed site allocation lies within 2km of Morecambe Bay SPA/SAC/Ramsar Site/SSSI. The site also lies within the SSSI Impact Risk Zone for Thwaite House Moss. There are 8 Biological Heritage Sites within 2km. • A HRA will be required for this proposed allocation. • The proposed site allocation largely supports agriculturally improved grassland and arable fields of limited ecological value. However the boundary features and adjacent habitats have ecological value. Further habitat surveys are required to fully assess this interest. • The proposed site allocation also has the potential to support protected species including bats, water vole, great crested newt and breeding birds. Additional surveys will also be required for these species before any detailed planning proposals can be brought forward. LSA – 4 FEBRUARY 2016 LANCASTER SITE ALLOCATION - SLYNE-WITH-HEST 1 INTRODUCTION The Greater Manchester Ecology Unit (GMEU) was commissioned by Lancaster City Council in November 2015 to identify possible ecological constraints that could affect the development of 8 sites and areas currently being considered as new site allocations under its Local Plan. This report looks at one of these sites: Slyne-with-Hest. 1.1 SURVEY BRIEF The work commission involved: • Desktop surveys for any existing ecological information relating to the sites and areas, particularly concerning the presence of specially protected sites or species. • A ‘walkover’ site survey and appraisal. • The preparation of Reports for each site appraising the ecological value of the sites and advising of any possible ecological constraints that may apply to future developments. The Reports will include: plans showing any areas of potential nature conservation importance; a description of the survey techniques employed and their limitations (if any); the findings of the desktop and site surveys; an appraisal of the nature conservation value of the study areas; recommendations for further ecological surveys that would be required in support of any future planning applications for the sites and areas 1.2 SITE LOCATION & PROPOSAL The township of Slyne-with-Hest is located three miles north of Lancaster and three miles east of Morecambe. As part of its Local Plan, Lancaster City Council is proposing a number of strategic sites to meet the need for jobs and housing. The current proposal delivers residential development including the provision for 500 new homes. It is important to note that the site is illustrative of potential growth in the Slyne / Hest Bank area and the scale of development will be informed by the outcomes of the Green Belt Review. Figure1 shows the area of land under consideration. The land identified at Slyne-with-Hest is primarily farmland (Figure 2) and is surrounded on three sides by residential development with open countryside to the east. 1.3 PERSONNEL All survey work was conducted by Suzanne Waymont MCIEEM Senior Ecologist and Mandy Elford MCIEEM, Ecologist (NE Bat License holder) with the Greater Manchester Ecology Unit. This report was written by Suzanne Waymont. LSA – 4 FEBRUARY 2016 LANCASTER SITE ALLOCATION - SLYNE-WITH-HEST Figure 1 – SLYNE-WITH-HEST STRATEGIC SITE ©Crown Copyright. All Rights Reserved. Tameside MBC Licence No LA100022697, 2016 LSA – 4 FEBRUARY 2016 LANCASTER SITE ALLOCATION - SLYNE-WITH-HEST Figure 2 – Aerial View of Slyne-with-Hest LSA – 4 FEBRUARY 2016 LANCASTER SITE ALLOCATION - SLYNE-WITH-HEST 2 LEGISLATION AND POLICY The following UK legislation may be relevant to the proposed site allocations: • The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010 (as amended) • The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended) • The Natural Environment and Rural Communities (NERC) Act (2006) • Countryside and Rights of Way (CROW) Act 2000 • Protection of Badgers Act 1992 The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) 2012 acts as guidance for local planning authorities and decision-takers, both in drawing up plans and making decisions about planning applications. 3 METHODOLOGY 3.1 Desk Study The Multi-Agency Geographic Information for the Countryside (MAGIC) collaborative database website (http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx) was searched for information on key environmental schemes and statutory designations in January 2016. An Ecological Data search was undertaken from the Local Record Centre covering Lancaster LERN. Information on all protected and priority species within 2km of the site allocations together with the citations for any BHS sites was requested. The information returned from LERN only includes data that they are at liberty to distribute. Therefore the North Lancashire Bat Group and the Lancashire Badger Group were also contacted for data. The results of these studies is found in Section 4 3.2 Field Survey The main survey of the site was undertaken using an extended Phase 1 Habitat Survey methodology. This survey method records habitat distributions, assesses the potential of the site to support protected and priority species and records flora and fauna present at the time of survey. However no detailed surveys for species were undertaken. Invasive non-native plant species stands, as listed under Schedule 9 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, as amended, were also noted. The Bat Surveys for Professional Ecologists: Good Practice Guidelines (3rd edn) (Bat Conservation Trust 2016) were used to assessed the quality of the habitats present on site for bats. The survey was undertaken on the 14th January 2015 by Suzanne Waymont MCIEEM Senior Ecologist and Mandy Elford MCIEEM, Ecologist (NE Bat License holder) with the Greater Manchester Ecology Unit. The weather conditions at the time of survey were cold and sunny. 3.3 Survey limitations The timing of the survey in January is outside of the ideal time to undertake full ecological surveys. Many invasive, non-native plant species die back over winter, although their remains are often visible. Many of the hedgerows had been recently cut. As a result the number of species in some and their species richness may have been underestimated. LSA – 4 FEBRUARY 2016 LANCASTER SITE ALLOCATION - SLYNE-WITH-HEST However the nature of the survey was to provide an initial appraisal of the ecological value of the site, advise on any possible ecological constraints and to provide recommendations for any further ecological surveys that would be required. The limitations listed above did not therefore limit the primary purpose of the survey; areas that supported habitats of potential interest, and features that could be used by protected species requiring further survey could be identified. The data search from LERN includes only data that they are at liberty to distribute. The absence of biological records for an area in no way implies that taxa are not present. 4 BASE LINE ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS 4.1 DESKTOP SEARCH The desktop search results are shown in Appendix 1. Designated Sites and Areas The proposed site allocation lies within 2km of Morecambe Bay Special Protection Area for birds (SPA), Special Area for Conservation (SAC) and Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). Morecambe Bay is also designated as a Ramsar Site (see Map 1). The citations for these designations can be found in Appendix 2 The SPA supports numerous coastal and marine habitats that support internationally important assemblages of breeding sea birds and wintering
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