Local List Glossary

When is this required?

• all residential development proposals, including temporary dwellings, located within a "Zone of Influence" (with the rural areas of Braunton, Barnstaple and Ilfracombe).

What information is required?

North Devon Council has produced a strategic Appropriate Assessment which includes visitor surveys, an impact assessment and a Visitor Impact Mitigation Plan in relation to the Braunton Burrows Special Area of Conservation. North Devon Council requires evidence of payment of a fixed financial contribution towards the strategic mitigation measures set out in the Mitigation Plan at the time of registration of any full, outline or reserved matters application.  

Any applicant may choose to undertake their own Appropriate Assessment including assessment of habitat site integrity including detailed proposals for mitigation; however, this is likely to be significantly more expensive contributing towards the LPAs strategic Mitigation Plan.

Relevant policy and reason for the document

North Devon and Torridge Local Plan 2011-2031: http://consult.torridge.gov.uk/portal/planning/localplan/adoption/

North Devon and Torridge Local Plan Policy DM08: Biodiversity and Geodiversity

The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/1012/contents/made