Issue details

South Hams Special Area of Conservation (SAC)

To adopt a new joint ‘South Hams Special Area of Conservation (SAC)’.  The South Hams SAC is a European designation established under the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010 (Habitats Regulation) and is unusual in that it is comprised of several separate but linked component Sites of Special Scientific Interest with significant Greater Horseshoe Bat maternity roost importance located over five local planning authority areas.

 

The joint SAC will apply to all five local planning authority areas which cover the South Hams SAC and the habitat surrounding it and is designed to assist people who are submitting and determining planning applications with the objective to facilitate the appropriate siting/planning/design of development so as to avoid/mitigate significant impact on the favourable conservation status of the SAC.

Decision type: Key

Reason Key: High level of public interest;

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Notice of proposed decision first published: 04/08/2017

Decision due: 29 Mar 2018 by Elected Mayor

Decision due: 2 Jul 2018 by Elected Mayor

Decision due: 23 Jul 2019 by Cabinet

Lead member: Cabinet Member for Infrastructure, Environment and Culture

Lead director: Assistant Director Planning & Transport

Contact: Adam Davison Email: adam.davison@torbay.gov.uk.

Consultation process

Joint consultation led by Teignbridge Council minimum 6 weeks

Consultees

Statutory, non-statutory and planning database.

If you want to make representations contact:: Adam Luscombe, Senior Strategy and Project Delivery Officer, Torbay Council, Town Hall, Castle Circus, Torquay, TQ1 3DR, telephone (01803) 207693, email adam.luscombe@torbay.gov.uk

Decisions

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