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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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