Antrim and Newtownabbey·LDP 2030 Plan Strategy (adopted 2025)·Page 247·11.14
Test of Likely Significance assessment
Development proposals must be assessed under Habitats Regulations Assessment to determine if they are likely to have significant effects on international sites, with developers required to provide sufficient information for this determination on a precautionary basis.
Under the terms of Habitats Regulations Assessment, development proposals will be assessed to determine whether they are likely to have a significant effect on an international site in view of its conservation objectives. This is referred to as a Test of Likely Significance and developers must provide sufficient information to allow the Council to carry out this determination, which will be made on precautionary basis.
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