boyle local area plan 2012 - 2018 - Roscommon County Council
boyle local area plan 2012 - 2018 - Roscommon County Council
boyle local area plan 2012 - 2018 - Roscommon County Council
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PART II: DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR <strong>2012</strong> – <strong>2018</strong> & BEYOND Chapter 6: Built & Natural Heritage<br />
adjoining landscape character, landscape features and<br />
designations, including those in adjoining Counties. The<br />
main policies and objectives for Natural Heritage are<br />
outlined below.<br />
Policy for Natural Heritage<br />
Policy 56<br />
Promote the retention and enhancement of existing<br />
habitats and biodiversity in Boyle.<br />
Objectives for Natural Heritage<br />
Objective 84<br />
No projects which will be reasonably likely to give rise<br />
to significant adverse direct, indirect or secondary<br />
impacts on the integrity of any Natura 2000 sites having<br />
regard to their conservation objectives, shall be permitted<br />
on the basis of this Plan (either individually or in<br />
combination with other <strong>plan</strong>s or projects) unless<br />
imperative reasons of over-riding public interest can be<br />
established.<br />
Objective 85<br />
Encourage the preservation of wildlife through the:<br />
‣ retention and improvement of features such as<br />
hedgerows, roadside and townland boundaries, trees,<br />
ponds and watercourses,<br />
‣ the active discouragement of draining and filling-in<br />
of field ponds, and<br />
‣ the appropriate management of existing woodland<br />
and hedgerows.<br />
Objective 86<br />
Require significant development proposals to include a<br />
visual impact assessment demonstrating that landscape<br />
impacts have been anticipated and avoided to a level<br />
consistent with the sensitivity of the landscape.<br />
Objective 87<br />
Protect features of the natural environment including<br />
existing ecological corridors (trees, hedgerows, scrub,<br />
wooded <strong>area</strong>s, rivers, and streams). All significant<br />
proposals for development shall be required to identify<br />
all ecological corridors, assess the impact of the proposal<br />
on these, and set out detailed mitigation measures to<br />
offset any negative impact.<br />
Objective 88<br />
Have regard to impacts of floodlighting and public<br />
lighting in open spaces and to minimize light intrusion in<br />
<strong>area</strong>s of habitat value.<br />
Objective 89<br />
An Ecological Assessment may be required where a<br />
development impacts on a sensitive habitat. This<br />
assessment must assess the likely impact of the proposed<br />
development and propose suitable mitigation measures.<br />
Objective 90<br />
Support initiatives, which reduce the risks of invasions,<br />
help control and manage new and established invasive<br />
species, monitor impacts, raise public awareness,<br />
improve legislation and address international obligations.<br />
Objective 91<br />
Implement conditions as appropriate, as part of a grant of<br />
a <strong>plan</strong>ning permission, to prevent the spread of invasive<br />
species.<br />
Objective 92<br />
Encourage the use of native species in amenity <strong>plan</strong>ting,<br />
stocking and related community actions to reduce the<br />
introduction and spread of non-native species.<br />
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