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7.17 Residual effects of large adverse and very large adverse are considered to
be significant for the purposes of the Town and Country Planning (EIA)
Regulations (1999). Moderate adverse effects are also considered to be
significant, but could be acceptable with design amendments, possible
further survey and specific mitigation.
BASELINE INFORMATION
Ecological Data Search
7.18 Data was received from a number of the organisations consulted. The
Environment Agency highlighted the following:
Three designated Sites of Scientific Interest (SSI) within 2km, although
the EA does not hold information on what they are designated for. No
otter, water vole, GCN, white-clawed crayfish, or bat records within
2km of the grid reference provided. There is a bat record within 3km.
7.19 Rotherham Biological Records provided information, including:
Faunal records and ecological interest sites within 2km of the site.
White letter hairstreak, grass snake and GCN records in the filter bed
area at Ulley Country Park. Water vole records within Ulley Country
Park. Locations and details of Natural History Heritage sites.
7.20 Sheffield Wildlife Trust provided site reports for fields to the south of the
study area. One report states that „mitigation works have been carried out
for newts near the motorway‟ presumably as part of the motorway works in
2007.
7.21 South Yorkshire Badger Group provided Records of setts within 2km of
the study area.
7.22 Yorkshire Butterfly Conservation has no specific butterfly records for
this area. One UK BAP moth species was recorded at Ulley Country Park,
Watsonalla binaria.
7.23 The MAGIC website data confirmed that there are no statutory
designated sites within 2km of the study area. Ancient and semi-natural
woodland is located adjacent to the study area.
7.24 Data from the National Biodiversity Network reveals badger and
Japanese knotweed are within a 10km area which includes the study area;
however the exact location is unknown. Pipistrelle bat is recorded within
2km of the study area.
7.25 There are a number of locally designated sites within 2km of the study
area. Ulley Country Park lies within 2km of the central grid reference for
the study area. As informed by RMBC, this site qualifies as a Candidate
Local Wildlife Site under grassland, heathland, woodland, hedgerow, open
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