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Habitats Regulations Assessment Cairngorms National Park Local Development Plan 2020 – Proposed Plan Habitats Regulations Appraisal Report [LDP PROPOSED PLAN HABITATS REGULATION APPRAISAL REPORT] January 2019 Table of Contents Table of Contents ............................................................................................ 1 Abernethy Forest SPA ......................................................................... 67 List of Abbreviations ........................................................................................ 4 Anagach Woods SPA ........................................................................... 71 Introduction ....................................................................................................... 5 Ballochbuie SPA .................................................................................... 74 The HRA Process ............................................................................................. 6 Cairngorms SPA .................................................................................... 75 1. Deciding whether the Cairngorms National Park Local Craigmore Wood SPA ........................................................................ 80 Development Plan is subject to HRA .......................................................... 7 Glen Tanar SPA ..................................................................................... 82 2. Identifying Natura sites and gathering information about them ........ 8 Kinveachy Forest SPA .......................................................................... 84 3. Discretionary consultation on the method and scope of the Conclusions ................................................................................................ 88 appraisal ........................................................................................................... 12 6. Prepare and consult on a draft record of the HRA .......................... 88 4. Screening the Plan ..................................................................................... 13 7 & 8. Amending the LDP and modifying the HRA record .................. 88 Proposed Policies ...................................................................................... 13 Appendix 1: Information on European sites considered by the Proposed Sites ........................................................................................... 14 Habitats Regulations Appraisal ................................................................... 89 5. Appropriate assessment .......................................................................... 24 Special Areas of Conservation ............................................................... 89 Safeguarding policies ................................................................................. 24 Beinn a’ Ghlo SAC ................................................................................ 91 Appropriate assessment tables .............................................................. 24 Ballochbuie SAC .................................................................................... 94 River Spey SAC ..................................................................................... 25 Caenlochan SAC ................................................................................... 97 River Dee SAC ..................................................................................... 28 Cairngroms SAC ................................................................................. 100 River Tay SAC ....................................................................................... 31 Coyles of Muick SAC ......................................................................... 104 Insh Marshes SAC ................................................................................ 34 Creag Meagaidh SAC ......................................................................... 106 River Spey – Insh Marshes SPA ......................................................... 36 Creag nan Gamhainn SAC ................................................................ 109 Cairngorms National Park Authority | Table of Contents 1 [LDP PROPOSED PLAN HABITATS REGULATION APPRAISAL REPORT] January 2019 Dinnet Oakwood SAC ...................................................................... 111 Cairngorms SPA .................................................................................. 159 Drumochter Hills SAC ...................................................................... 113 Cairngorms Massif SPA ..................................................................... 161 Glen Tanar SAC ................................................................................. 116 Craigmore Wood SPA ...................................................................... 163 Green Hill of Strathdon SAC .......................................................... 119 Creag Maegaidh SPA .......................................................................... 165 Insh Marshes SAC .............................................................................. 121 Drumochter Hills SPA ....................................................................... 167 Kinveachy Forest SAC ...................................................................... 124 Forest of Clunie SPA ......................................................................... 169 Ladder Hills SAC ................................................................................ 126 Glen Tanar SPA ................................................................................... 171 Monadhliath SAC ................................................................................ 128 Kinveachy Forest SPA ........................................................................ 173 Morrone Birkwood SAC .................................................................. 130 Loch Vaa SPA ....................................................................................... 175 Morven & Mullachdubh SAC ........................................................... 133 Lochnagar SPA ..................................................................................... 177 Muir of Dinnet SAC ........................................................................... 135 Muir of Dinnet SPA ............................................................................ 179 River Dee SAC ................................................................................... 138 River Spey – Insh Marshes SPA ....................................................... 181 River South Esk SAC ......................................................................... 140 Capercaillie Woodlands ......................................................................... 183 River Spey SAC ................................................................................... 142 Appendix 2: Process flow chart for assessment of potential for River Tay SAC ..................................................................................... 144 capercaillie disturbance .............................................................................. 184 The Maim SAC .................................................................................... 147 Flow chart for assessing whether LDP development sites will require mitigation to avoid impacts of recreational disturbance on Special Protection Areas ....................................................................... 149 capercaillie in local woods, either alone or in combination with: Abernethy Forest SPA ...................................................................... 151 other development sites that are proposed in the LDP 2020, Anagach Woods SPA ......................................................................... 153 allocations that are in the current LDP and will be carried forward to the LDP 2020, or sites that have existing planning permission Ballochbuie SPA .................................................................................. 155 but are not yet built ................................................................................ 184 Caenlochan SPA.................................................................................. 157 Cairngorms National Park Authority | Table of Contents 2 [LDP PROPOSED PLAN HABITATS REGULATION APPRAISAL REPORT] January 2019 Rationale for each question and initial criteria for assessing the answers ..................................................................................................... 186 Appendix 3: Proposed LDP & Potential Population Change ............. 188 Introduction ............................................................................................. 188 Methodology and Assumptions ........................................................... 190 Population ............................................................................................ 190 Geography............................................................................................ 190 Housing Occupation .......................................................................... 191 Housing Delivery ................................................................................ 191 Results ....................................................................................................... 191 Cairngorms National Park Authority | Table of Contents 3 [LDP PROPOSED PLAN HABITATS REGULATION APPRAISAL REPORT] January 2019 List of Abbreviations 2000 Act National Parks (Scotland) Act 2000 AA Appropriate Assessment
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