Borough Council of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk Natura 2000 Sites Monitoring and Mitigation Strategy September 2015 1 Table of Contents Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................ 4 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 7 1.1. Document overview .............................................................................................................. 7 1.2. Aim of the Strategy ............................................................................................................... 8 1.3. Purpose of the Strategy ........................................................................................................ 8 2. Need for a Monitoring and Mitigation Strategy ........................................................................... 9 2.1. Chapter overview .................................................................................................................. 9 2.2. Background ........................................................................................................................... 9 2.3. Location of proposed housing sites in relation to Natura 2000 sites ........................... 10 2.4. Relationship between allocations and affected features of Natura 2000 sites ............. 11 2.5. Requirements outlined in the HRA .................................................................................... 11 2.6. Avoidance measures for impacts on Roydon Common and Dersingham Bog SAC/(Ramsar - with potential to achieve SPA status). ................................................................ 13 2.7. Avoidance measures for the North Norfolk Coast SPA/The Wash SPA/SAC ............... 16 3. Existing monitoring and mitigation measures ......................................................................... 18 3.1. Chapter overview ................................................................................................................ 18 3.2. Existing Management Framework ..................................................................................... 18 3.3. Visitor Surveys .................................................................................................................... 19 3.4. Wash Incident Reports ....................................................................................................... 19 3.5.2. Dog control orders ...................................................................................................... 20 3.5.3. Dog Ban Areas ............................................................................................................. 20 3.5.5. Leash Orders ............................................................................................................... 21 3.6. Site Improvement Plans ..................................................................................................... 21 4. Proposed Monitoring and Mitigation Measures ....................................................................... 24 4.1. Chapter overview ................................................................................................................ 24 4.2. A HRA Monitoring & Mitigation & Green Infrastructure Coordinating Panel ................ 24 4.3. Habitat Mitigation Fund ...................................................................................................... 24 4.4. CIL ......................................................................................................................................... 25 4.5. Revised policy DM 19 – GI provision and HRA mitigation/levy ...................................... 25 4.6. Planning policy requirements for allocated sites ............................................................ 25 4.7. New and enhanced Green Infrastructure .......................................................................... 26 4.8. Visitor Monitoring ............................................................................................................... 28 5. Funding and implementation ...................................................................................................... 30 5.1. Chapter overview ................................................................................................................ 30 5.2. Proposed Interim Habitat Mitigation Payments ............................................................... 30 5.2.1. Collective Approach ................................................................................................... 30 5.3. Collective Approach Mitigation Framework mechanisms .............................................. 31 5.4. Requirement for mitigation ................................................................................................ 31 2 5.5. Viability ................................................................................................................................. 32 5.6. Type of mitigation ............................................................................................................... 33 5.7. Habitat Mitigation Payment ................................................................................................ 34 5.7.1. Smaller Developments ................................................................................................ 34 5.7.2. Larger Developments ................................................................................................. 34 6. Proposed Governance Arrangements for Managing European Site Mitigation .................... 36 6.1. Overview .............................................................................................................................. 36 6.2. Purpose of the HRA Monitoring & Mitigation & GI Coordination Panel (HMMGCP) .... 37 6.3. Functions of the Panel ........................................................................................................ 38 6.4. Composition and decisions of the Panel .......................................................................... 38 6.5. Meetings ............................................................................................................................... 39 7. Ongoing Review and Monitoring of this Strategy .................................................................... 40 7.1. Chapter overview ................................................................................................................ 40 7.2. Monitoring of European Sites ............................................................................................ 40 7.3. Monitoring and review of the effectiveness of the Strategy ........................................... 41 7.4. Timetable .............................................................................................................................. 42 7.5. Certainty of delivery ............................................................................................................ 42 8. Conclusion ................................................................................................................................... 44 8.1. Summary of approach and measures included in this strategy .................................... 44 8.2. Conclusion ........................................................................................................................... 45 Appendices ........................................................................................................................................... 46 Appendix 1 – Map illustrating proximity of allocated sites to Natura 2000 sites ............................... 46 Appendix 2- Relationship between allocations and affected features of Natura 2000 sites ............. 47 A. Identification of potentially affected Natura 2000 Sites re particular areas of proposed housing development. ................................................................................................................................. 47 B: Measures specified by the HRA Report to avoid the potential adverse effects ........................ 48 Appendix 3 - Potential Monitoring and Mitigation Measures for The Wash and North Norfolk Coast 49 Appendix 4 - Potential Monitoring and Mitigation Measures for Roydon Common and Dersingham Bog ................................................................................................................................ 54 Appendix 5 - Potential Mitigation Measures for Breckland SPA/SAC .......................................... 56 Appendix 6- Borough Council Green Infrastructure Strategy - Outline of projects (this table has been updated/amended from the original version published in the GI Strategy 2010) ..................... 58 Appendix 7- Mitigation Measures – summary related to items required in HRA ............................... 93 Appendix 8- Revised Policy DM 19 – GI provision and Habitats Monitoring and Mitigation ............. 96 C.19 DM19 - Green Infrastructure/Habitats Monitoring and Mitigation ............................................. 96 Appendix 9- Allocation / Development specific measures ................................................................ 99 Appendix 10 - Initial Timetable for GI/Mitigation/Monitoring Process (2015/2016) ...................... 139 3 Executive Summary The Borough Council, in producing the Site Allocations and Development Management Policies – Proposed Submission