That the final South Hams Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Greater Horseshoe Bats Habitats Regulations Assessment Guidance attached to this Record of Decision be approved and implemented.

To enable the South Hams Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Greater Horseshoe Bats: Habitats Regulations Assessment Guidance be implemented.

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This decision will come into force immediately.

At the Cabinet meeting held on 23 July 2019, Members approved the South Hams Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Greater Horseshoe Bats Habitats Regulations Assessment Guidance and agreed:

“That the Assistant Director Planning and Transport, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Infrastructure, Environment and Culture, be given delegated authority to approve any necessary minor amendments to the document:

(a)  add the following text at the end of first sentence in paragraph (5.1) on page 17: (by the Steering Group); and

(b)  add the following note to Existing Features as foot note on page 11 and update the text in paragraph 5.2 on page 17: (The DCC Environment Viewer will be updated at regular intervals to show new Pinch Points or Mitigation Features but is not exhaustive. Only strategic features are likely to be shown. Therefore, applicants and LPAs will have to have due regard to any likely conditions or s106 obligations that require the retention or provision of existing mitigation features on or near, which may affect their individual sites).”

The document has now been approved by all five authorities affected but there are some minor amendments to the previous version which are included in the final document attached to this Record of Decision.

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