PPS 16 Tourism·Page 42·Appendix 2, footnote 4
Sensitive Areas Definition
Sensitive areas where EIA is required include ASSIs, AONBs, National Parks, World Heritage Sites, scheduled Monuments, and European Sites such as SPAs or SACs.
The Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 defines a sensitive area as: an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI); an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB); a National Park; a World Heritage Site; a scheduled Monument; or European Sites as defined in regulation 9 of the Conservation (Natural Habitats, etc) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 such as a Special Protected Area (SPA) or a Special Area of Conservation (SAC).
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