SPPS Strategic Planning Policy Statement Edition 2 (December 2025)·Page 78·6.175
International Designations - General Restriction
Development is restricted where it would likely impact the integrity of European or Ramsar sites, which receive the highest form of statutory protection and should be identified in local development plans.
Development proposals are restricted where they are likely to impact upon the integrity of European or Ramsar sites as these are afforded the highest form of statutory protection. Such designations should be identified in the LDP.
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