Please help protect an SSSI in Wales

Hi
Can you not set up an on-line petition that we could all sign, or perhaps give me some advice on wording of the objection. Being from the other end of the country it would help. I am happy to support such a worthwhile objection

Sure - I can suggest some text later when I'm back at home - will update this evening. Thanks!

Ok, I would suggest that you email Julian Edwards, Powys County Council Planning Department at julian.edwards@powys.gov.uk something along the following lines.

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subject: P/2010/0254 Planning Application for temporary site at Ysgiog.

Dear Mr Edwards,

I would like to object to the above planning application on the grounds that it will lead to damage to the neighbouring Site of Special Scientific Interest (the river Wye). This damage will inevitably result from the use of the Ysgiog field as a temporary caravan site as the SSSI cannot be effectively protected from incursion which will result in habitat damage, pollution and disruption of wildlife.

I would ask that the Council withdraws this apolication and attempts to find a more suitable site for this purpose.

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I hope this helps! If anyone can write, this will make a real difference. You might want to vary the words a little but the above text should get the message across. Thanks everyone!

Hugo

It might also be worth reminding the Planning Authority of their statutory obligation towards conserving biodiversity (reproduced in full below). The relevant provision is Section 40 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (so not exactly vintage legislation). Here's a link to the entire Act.

http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2006/ukpga_20060016_en_1

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 Duty to conserve biodiversity

(1) Every public authority must, in exercising its functions, have regard, so far as is consistent with the proper exercise of those functions, to the purpose of conserving biodiversity.

(2) In complying with subsection (1), a Minister of the Crown, government department or the National Assembly for Wales must in particular have regard to the United Nations Environmental Programme Convention on Biological Diversity of 1992.

(3) Conserving biodiversity includes, in relation to a living organism or type of habitat, restoring or enhancing a population or habitat.

(4) “Public authority” means any of the following—

(a) a Minister of the Crown;

(b) the National Assembly for Wales;

(c) a public body (including a government department, a local authority and a local planning authority);

(d) a person holding an office—

(i) under the Crown,

(ii) created or continued in existence by a public general Act, or

(iii) the remuneration in respect of which is paid out of money provided by Parliament;

(e) a statutory undertaker.

(5) In this section—

• “local authority” means—

  (a)

  in relation to England, a county council, a district council, a parish council, a London borough council, the Common Council of the City of London or the Council of the Isles of Scilly;

  (b)

  in relation to Wales, a county council, a county borough council or a community council;

• “local planning authority” has the same meaning as in the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8);

• “Minister of the Crown” has the same meaning as in the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975 (c. 26);

• “statutory undertaker” means a person who is or is deemed to be a statutory undertaker for the purposes of any provision of Part 11 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

Thanks John B - really useful info. I'll make this point to PCC.

Cheers

Hugo

I have sent my email, including the points raised by John B also
Good Luck Please let us know how it goes.

Hi - very commendable that you're putting in the effort to try and stop this from going ahead - you may be able to find some more help and ideas using the RSPB Take Action for Wildlife pack, which has been designed to help in these circumstances - http://www.rspb.org.uk/advice/takeaction/index.asp 

Good luck!