The Antonine Wall Management Plan 2013-18 - Glasgow City Council
The Antonine Wall Management Plan 2013-18 - Glasgow City Council
The Antonine Wall Management Plan 2013-18 - Glasgow City Council
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appendix D<br />
Issue: A conservation framework for the ANTONINE WALL WHS<br />
Objective 1.7<br />
<strong>The</strong> development of an<br />
agreed conservation<br />
framework, to assist in the<br />
management of change<br />
in the landscape of the<br />
ANTONINE WALL WHS<br />
Objective 1.8<br />
Encourage farmers and<br />
landowners to enter into<br />
schemes that benefit<br />
the conservation and<br />
sustainability of the<br />
ANTONINE WALL WHS<br />
Objective 1.9<br />
<strong>The</strong> development of<br />
agreed management plans,<br />
especially for sections<br />
of the site in multiple<br />
ownership / management,<br />
that will seek to integrate<br />
cultural and natural<br />
heritage<br />
/<br />
This group of objectives<br />
originally focused on the OUV<br />
of the site. This limited the<br />
scope of the objectives to<br />
incorporate benefits for other<br />
environmental factors. <strong>The</strong><br />
assessment process identified<br />
that potential for positive<br />
effects on biodiversity, flora<br />
and fauna could be increased<br />
by removing the specific focus<br />
on the OUV in developing the<br />
conservation framework. This<br />
will allow a more balanced<br />
approach which will benefit<br />
from the collaborative<br />
approach to conservation<br />
which is promoted by this<br />
group of objectives. <strong>The</strong><br />
degree of positive benefit<br />
will depend on the extent to<br />
which the objectives relating to<br />
biodiversity, flora and fauna are<br />
embedded within the process of<br />
delivering these MP objectives.<br />
/<br />
This group of objectives<br />
originally focused on the<br />
OUV of the site. This limited<br />
the scope of the objectives<br />
to incorporate benefits for<br />
other environmental factors.<br />
<strong>The</strong> assessment process<br />
identified that potential for<br />
positive effects in the context<br />
of supporting forestry strategy<br />
could be increased by removing<br />
the specific focus on the OUV<br />
in developing the conservation<br />
framework. This will allow<br />
a more balanced approach<br />
which will benefit from the<br />
collaborative approach to<br />
conservation which is promoted<br />
by this group of objectives.<br />
<strong>The</strong> degree of positive benefit<br />
will depend on the extent to<br />
which the objectives relating to<br />
forestry strategy are embedded<br />
within the process of delivering<br />
these MP objectives. No specific<br />
benefits to the tourism resource<br />
are anticipated.<br />
/<br />
Widening the scope of the<br />
conservation framework<br />
to incorporate wider<br />
environmental issues may<br />
in some circumstances lead<br />
to compromise in terms of<br />
positive effects on cultural<br />
heritage. However, the<br />
historic environment will<br />
remain the key driver for this<br />
group of objectives, and the<br />
collaborative approach to<br />
conservation which is promoted<br />
by this group of objectives will<br />
have positive effects, some of<br />
which may be significant.<br />
/<br />
<strong>The</strong> wording of the objectives<br />
allows scope for benefits for<br />
aspects of landscape value<br />
beyond the historic, and also for<br />
geodiversity. <strong>The</strong> assessment<br />
process identified that potential<br />
for positive effects on landscape<br />
value and geodiversity could<br />
be increased by removing the<br />
specific focus on the OUV in<br />
developing the conservation<br />
framework. This will allow<br />
a more balanced approach<br />
which will benefit from the<br />
collaborative approach to<br />
conservation which is promoted<br />
by this group of objectives.<br />
<strong>The</strong> degree of positive benefit<br />
will depend on the extent to<br />
which the objectives relating to<br />
landscape and geodiversity are<br />
embedded within the process of<br />
delivering these MP objectives.<br />
As this group of MP objectives<br />
developed, it was identified<br />
that a focus on conservation<br />
the OUV of the site would<br />
limit scope to achieve positive<br />
benefits for environmental<br />
areas beyond historic<br />
environment and landscape,<br />
and could potentially lead to<br />
negative effects. <strong>The</strong> wording<br />
was amended and there is now<br />
scope for consideration of<br />
natural heritage issues.<br />
Overall, the effect of these<br />
objectives is likely to be neutral<br />
– positive; the level of positivity<br />
will depend on how well natural<br />
heritage issues are integrated<br />
as the objectives are taken<br />
forward.<br />
Recommendation: the<br />
sustainability checklist<br />
should be applied to actions<br />
which ensue from these MP<br />
objectives, to ensure that wider<br />
environmental objectives are<br />
embedded at a lower level of<br />
the plan.<br />
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