Appendix - Peak District National Park Authority

Development pro posals may therefore re quirespecialised surveys, such as bat surveys, as partof a plan ning appli cation. Buildings and tre es,particularly mature tree s, may incl ude featuressuitable for roosting b ats, and d evelopmentsleading to the loss of mature tre es may alsorequire a bat survey. Water vole s should b econsidered whe n com pleting any works in thevicinity of wa tercourses within the Con servationArea.12.13 Development proposals for area s whereprotected species exist should also include, andimplement, a scheme for safeguarding the futuresurvival of the prote cted spe cies and theirhabitat. Thi s will b e a req uisite condition of anyrelevant pl anning permissi on. Fo r furthe rinformation see the Authority’s Planning PracticeNote: Protected Species and Development in thePeak Di strict National Park, o r se e theAuthority’s website (www.peakdistrict.gov.uk).12.14 In the Con servation Are a, trees with atrunk over 75mm in diame ter are p rotected, andthe felling, lo pping or topping of the se trees maynot be permitted without prior agreement. Somehedgerows are p rotected from dest ruction ordamage under the Hedgerows Regulation 1997.Anyone con sidering work of this nature shouldcontact the National Park Authority for advice.12.15 All wild birds, with the exception of tho sedefined a s game or pe st spe cies, are al soprotected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act1981 (as a mended). Natural En gland therefo rerecommends that: ‘No tree o r shru b clearanceworks shall b e un dertaken duri ng th e main bi rdbreeding sea son (mi d M arch to July i nclusive)’.This condition will no rmally be at tached toplanning permissions that require tree, shrub andhedgerow removal. Dev elopment pro posals fo rareas whe re protected bi rd spe cies exist mustinclude, an d impleme nt, a sch eme forsafeguarding the futu re survival of the protectedbird species and thei r h abitat, as a requi sitecondition of any planni ng permission.Development proposals affecting ha bitats ofimportance are covered by East Midland sRegional Plan policies 26, 29 an d 30 and LocalPlan policies LC17 and LC20.12.16 Hathersage is located on the A6187 roadroute which is part of the strategic road network.The A6187 can also be accessed at the southernedge of th e village al ong th e B6 521, thesecondary ro ute. L ocal Plan p olicies LT1 an dLT2 and th e Structure Plan state that theAuthority will disco urage the u se of t he lo westcategory of roads in fav our of strategic andsecondary routes. Lo cal Plan policy LT14,relating to car pa rking provi sion, and Ea stMidlands Re gional Plan Policies 43 a nd 44 willalso apply.12.17 Although not classified a s Policy, theAuthority has published a number of documentsthat recommend, directly or indirectly, actions tosafeguard the characte r of the HathersageConservation Area. These includ e the CulturalHeritage Strategy (200 5) and the Land scapeStrategy an d Action Pl an (2009 ). The Pea kDistrict National Park’ s Climate Chan ge ActionPlan 20 09-2011, which ad dresses e nergyconservation and climate change within the Park,is also of relevance.(www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/climatechange)51