River Spey SAC Identified Opportunity Qualifying Sensitivities Safeguarding Mitigation Plan Conclusions Interest Mod. Affected Encourage active travel Atlantic Direct loss of/or Moray Local Construction methods should follow No There is a risk of sedimentation and pollution reaching the River Spey SAC connections between salmon disturbance to habitat Development Plan best practice guidance to protect during construction of tracks, watercourse crossings and failures of tracks Moray’s trails, and sea lamprey Direct disturbance to 2015 the water environment. once in operation if in close proximity to water courses that are tributaries to develop walking and freshwater gravel spawning beds, the River Spey. Safeguarding will be provided at planning application stage mussel beds, silt beds. cycling links into the pearl E1 – Natura sites which will ensure impacts can be minimised. mussel Accessible waters E2 – Local National Park via the Dava Changes in flow, water Conservation Sites Way, Glen Avon, No adverse effect on integrity of SAC. quality, sedimentation and Biodiversity Tomintoul and Glenlivet E3 – Protected Species E4 – Trees and Development E8 – Coastal Protection Zone EP5- SUDs EP6 - Waterbodies IMP1 – Development Requirements Other Safeguarding The River Spey Catchment Management Plan
River Spey SAC Identified Opportunity Qualifying Interest Affected Sensitivities Safeguarding Mitigation Plan Mod. Conclusions Encourage active travel connections between Moray’s trails, and develop walking and cycling links into the National Park via the Dava Way, Glen Avon, Tomintoul and Glenlivet Atlantic salmon sea lamprey freshwater pearl mussel Direct loss of/or disturbance to habitat Direct disturbance to gravel spawning beds, mussel beds, silt beds. Accessible waters Changes in flow, water quality, sedimentation Moray Local Development Plan 2015 E1 – Natura sites E2 – Local Conservation Sites and Biodiversity E3 – Protected Species E4 – Trees and Development E8 – Coastal Protection Zone EP5- SUDs EP6 - Waterbodies IMP1 – Development Requirements Other Safeguarding The River Spey Catchment Management Plan Construction methods should follow best practice guidance to protect the water environment. No There is a risk of sedimentation and pollution reaching the River Spey SAC during construction of tracks, watercourse crossings and failures of tracks once in operation if in close proximity to water courses that are tributaries to the River Spey. Safeguarding will be provided at planning application stage which will ensure impacts can be minimised. No adverse effect on integrity of SAC.
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