Priority habitats
The UK Biodiversity Action Plan (UK BAP) refers to a number of priority habitats, including terrestrial, freshwater and marine habitats. Each priority habitat has a corresponding Habitat Action Plan (HAP)
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Background information
Each planning consideration we work on passes through the stages of our design process, where we research and answer specific questions to help us collect more information.
Backlog
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Who asked for 'Priority habitats' data?
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What is the driver for the request?
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Which 2024 focus area does the request support?
Screen
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What is the 'Priority habitats' consideration?
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Is there legislation that defines 'Priority habitats'?
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Who, in law, is responsible for the planning consideration or makes decisions about 'Priority habitats'?
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Which organisations do we think should publish the data?
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Is the Priority habitats a trigger?
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Is the Priority habitats something to consult during plan making?
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Is there any Priority habitats data already available?
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Do we think the data should come from a single source?
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Will a data standard be required?
Research
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Do we understand the lifecycle of a Priority habitats?
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Do we understand how the data is created/produced?
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Where will or should the data be used?
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What other planning considerations does it interact with?
- Local plans - Priority habitats are occasionally referenced in local plans, so we think that this consideration feeds into the process of creating a local plan.
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Who are the statutory consultees for Priority habitats?
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Other than the statutory consultees who are the primary users of Priority habitats? How do we expect them to use Priority habitats?
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What are the planning needs for this data?
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Who are the types of users who might benefit from having access to Priority habitats data?
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What are some potential uses of Priority habitats data?
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What's the value of adding Priority habitats data to the platform?
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From what we have learnt so far are there any risks to making Priority habitats data available?
1 update
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Claire Miller (26 September 2024)
As per some research we did, summarised in this blog on an analysis of local plans and local area requirements, we're confident that this consideration acts as an INPUT to the process of creating a local plan.
Last updated: 2024-09-26 16:14:00