Review of plans, policies and

PROTECTED HABITATS

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  Habitats and Ecosystems on land (including freshwater environments) – by 2020 we will have put in place measures so that biodiversity is maintained and enhanced, further degradation has been halted and where possible, restoration is underway, helping deliver more resilient and coherent ecological networks, healthy and well-functioning ecosystems, which deliver multiple benefits for wildlife and people:
  
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    90% of priority habitats to be in favourable or recovering condition and at least 50% of SSSIs in favourable condition;
    
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    More, bigger and less fragmented areas for wildlife, with no net loss of priority habitat and an increase in the overall extent of priority habitats by at least 20,000ha;
    
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    By 2020 at least 17% of land and inland water, conserved through effective, integrated and joined up approaches to safeguard biodiversity and ecosystem services; and
    
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    Restoring at least 15% of degraded ecosystems as a contribution to climate change mitigation and adaptation (England Biodiversity Strategy p.12)
    
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  Development that would adversely affect the special interest of a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), a Site of Biological Importance, a Local Nature Reserve, or a priority habitat for Salford as identified in the Greater Manchester Biodiversity Action Plan, will only be permitted where certain criteria can be met (Policy EN7 and EN8 City of Salford’s UDP)
  

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  The UK government has identified 42 habitats that are national priorities, for all of which there are national habitat plans. UK priority Habitats found in Salford are: Lowland raised bogland (readily restorable); Lowland acid grassland; Lowland heathland; Wet woodland; and Eutrophic standing water (Nature Conservation and Biodiversity SPD, pg 9)
  
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  Local authorities have the power to acquire, declare and manage areas as Local Nature Reserves (LNR’s). LNR’s should be managed to the purpose of preserving flora, fauna or geological or physiographical features of special interest in the area, and/or of providing opportunities for the study of those features and the habitats of the flora and fauna (Nature Conservation and Biodiversity SPD, pg 11)
  
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  Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI’s) are of national importance and represent the country’s very best wildlife and geological sites. They are considered to be of interest because of their flora, fauna, or geographical or physiographical characteristics, and may support many characteristic, rare or endangered species (Nature Conservation and Biodiversity, pg 9)
  
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  Maximise the benefits that trees and woodland bring to our regions biodiversity and landscape (NW Forestry Framework, Action Area 3 p.28)(PPS9; Nature Conservation and Biodiversity, pg 11)
  

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  The Audit Commission’s Library of Local Indicators for England and Wales suggests that there should be 1 hectare of LNR per 1000 head of population in a local authority’s area (Guidance for Local Authorities on Implementing the Biodiversity Duty, p.28).
  

NATURA 2000

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  Each Member State shall contribute to the creation of Natura 2000 - A coherent European ecological network composed of Special Protection Areas (Designated under this Directive) and Special Areas of Conservation (designated under the Habitats Directive) (EU Habitats Directive Article 3)
  
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  Avert the threats to the survival of many species and their habitats in Europe: complete the Natura 2000 network and develop new sectoral biodiversity action plans (EU Sixth Environmental Action Plan p.6)
  

Protected Species

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  By 2020 we will see an overall improvement in the status of ou wildlife and will have prevented further human-induced extinctions of known threatened species (England Biodiversity Strategy p.14).
  

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  Development that would affect any land that functions as a wildlife corridor, or that provides and important link or stepping stone between habitats, will not be permitted where it would unacceptably impair the movement of flora or fauna(Policy EN9 City of Salford’s UDP).
  

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  Where practicable and appropriate to the location, habitat creation/re-creation should focus on the provision of national priority habitats found in Salford (Policy NCB3, Nature Conservation and Biodiversity SPD)
  
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  Identify and classify Special Protection Areas for rare or vulnerable species (See Annex 1) as well as regularly occurring migratory species, paying particular attention to the protection of wetlands of international importance (EC Directive on Conservation of Wild Birds – Article 4)
  

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  The Habitats Directive provides protection to a range of animals (known as European Protected Species). It is an offence to deliberately kill or disturb such animals, or to destroy their eggs, without derogation from the provisions of the regulations (Nature Conservation and Biodiversity, SPD pg12)
  
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  Maintain the favourable conservation status of all wild bird species (EC Directive on Conservation of Wild Birds – Articles 2, 3 and 5)
  
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  Secure a step change increase in the region’s biodiversity resources by contributing to the delivery of national, regional and local biodiversity resources and targets for maintaining extent, achieving condition, restoring and expanding habitats and species populations (RSS Policy EM1B)
  

Restoration of Lowland Bogs

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  Development that would affect the conservation value or the integrity of an existing or restored lowland raised bog habitat or a site with the potential to be restored, will only be permitted subject to certain criteria. In every case, the overall nature conservation interest of the mosslands will be maintained (City of Salford UDP Policy EN11)
  

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  The Mossland Heartland will be the priority for the restoration of lowland raised bog habitat within Salford (Policy NCB4, Nature Conservation and Biodiversity SPD)
  

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