Natura Impact Statement

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Contents of the document includes: 

1. Introduction
   • Legal and Planning Context
   • European Sites
2. Description of the Draft Plan
   • Spatial Extents
   • Purpose of the Draft Plan
   • Management Structure
   • Access, Traffic Management, and Parking
3. Methodology
   • Overview
   • Sources of Guidance
   • Field and Desktop Study Methods
   • Consultation
   • The Precautionary Principle
   • Criteria to Identify Relevant European Sites to the Draft NIS
4. Baseline Description
   • European Sites within and adjacent the Draft Plan Area
   • Overview of Plan Area
   • Terrestrial Habitats
   • Coastal Habitats
   • Freshwater Habitats and Watercourses
   • Estuarine Habitats and Watercourses
   • Groundwater
   • Mobile species
   • Summary of Relevant European Sites and QIs
5. Assessment
   • Step 1: Information Required
   • Step 2: Conservation Objectives
   • Step 3: Prediction of Effects
6. Step 4: Mitigation Measures
7. Concluding Remarks
8. References
   Appendix A Figures
   Appendix B European sites Discussed in this Report