110 Protected site strategies

110  Protected site strategies

(1)     Natural England may prepare and publish a strategy for—

(a)     improving the conservation and management of a protected site, and

(b)     managing the impact of plans, projects or other activities (wherever undertaken) on the conservation and management of the protected site.

(2)     A strategy under subsection (1) is called a “protected site strategy”.

(3)     A “protected site” means—

(a)     a European site,

(b)     a site of special scientific interest, or

(c)     a marine conservation zone,

to the extent the site or zone is within England.

(4)     A protected site strategy for a protected site may in particular—

(a)     include an assessment of the impact that any plan, project or other activity may have on the conservation or management of the protected site (whether assessed individually or cumulatively with other activities),

(b)     include Natural England's opinion on measures that it would be appropriate to take to avoid, mitigate or compensate for any adverse impact on the conservation or management of the protected site that may arise from a plan, project or other activity,

(c)     identify any plan, project or other activity that Natural England considers is necessary for the purposes of the conservation

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