Appropriate Assessment definition

Appropriate Assessment means an assessment in accordance with the European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 477 of 2011)

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Appropriate Assessment means appropriate assessment as referred to in Article 6(3) of the Habitats Directive;

Appropriate Assessment means the assessment of a proposal which may have a significant effect upon a Natura 2000 site as required under the Conservation (Natural Habitats, etc.) Regulations 1994 which shall be undertaken to ascertain if the integrity of the Site shall be adversely affected;

Examples of Appropriate Assessment in a sentence

• If there is a land use plan with the potential to substantially affect the site, a detailed Appropriate Assessment is needed to assess the impacts and to consider the suitability of options and mitigation measures.

• Why To provide the opportunity to support or voice concerns over: ▪ The Deposit Local Development Plan; ▪ The SA Report/ SEA Environmental Report and Appropriate Assessment; and ▪ The Initial Consultation Report.

• Development which would have a likely significant effect on a Natura site is only permissible where an Appropriate Assessment has demonstrated that it would not adversely affect the integrity of the site or there are no alternative solutions and there are overriding public interest reasons.

• If the potential for adverse effects on site integrity are identified, the Appropriate Assessment should also consider mitigation measures to control the identified impacts, to avoid adverse effects on site integrity; and  Stage 3 and 4 – Consideration of Alternatives and Imperative Reasons of Overriding Public Interest: Only where significant effects remain at the end of Stage 2 in the HRA process is there a need to consider alternatives and Imperative Reasons of Overriding Public Interest.

• If the potential for adverse effects on site integrity are identified, the Appropriate Assessment should also consider mitigation measures to control the identified impacts, to avoid adverse effects on site integrity; and • Stage 3 and 4 – Consideration of Alternatives and Imperative Reasons of Overriding Public Interest: Only where significant effects remain at the end of Stage 2 in the HRA process is there a need to consider alternatives and Imperative Reasons of Overriding Public Interest.

• If so, a full Appropriate Assessment (AA) will have to be undertaken to assess in detail the likely effects.

• If potential adverse effects are identified the Appropriate Assessment will need to consider mitigation measures to control identified impacts to avoid adverse effects on site integrity • Stage 3 Assessment of Alternatives and Stage 4 (Imperative reasons of Overriding Public Interest) – Where significant effects remain at the end of stage 2 in the HRA process, there is a need to consider alternatives.

• In accordance with the Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC where a land use plan would have the potential to significantly affect a site, a detailed Appropriate Assessment is required to assess the impacts and to consider the suitability of options and mitigation measures.

• The Reporter considers that the Appropriate Assessment in accordance with the Conservation (Nature Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994 (as amended in Scotland) should be undertaken by Scottish Ministers.

• However, the potential impact of vessel disturbance on red- throated diver has been considered within Application Document 13: Caledonia North Report to Inform Appropriate Assessment, Application Document 14: Caledonia South Report to Inform Appropriate Assessment and Volumes 2, 3 and 4, Chapter 6: Offshore Ornithology.

More Definitions of Appropriate Assessment

Appropriate Assessment means an appropriate assessment carried out for the purposes of compliance with article 6.3 of the Habitats Directive;