Aspects which will not lead Policy 32: Transport as an Economic Driver These policies mainly provide criteria for the assessment of to development or other Policy 24: Outdoor Sports Facilities development, and do not promote change (Step 3b) Policy 23: Development involving Open Space development themselves. The implementation of these policies will therefore have no impact on any European sites. Aspects which make Policy 5: New Homes These policies promote development but, due to the provision for change but Policy 6: Regeneration Opportunities location and nature of the which could have no Policy 7: Network of Town Centres development they promote, with conceivable effect on a Policy 8: Leisure, Retail and other many having a positive impact and European site, because Development on Arran there being no link or there is no link or pathway Policy 10: Supporting Sustainable Tourism pathway to the European sites, between them and the Policy 11: Employment Locations (outwith centre would not conceivably qualifying interests, or any network) undermine the conservation effect would be a positive Policy 12: Business Development on Arran and objectives of those sites. effect, or would not Cumbrae otherwise undermine the Policy 36: Safeguarding of workable mineral conservation objectives for resources the site (Step 3c) Policy 9: Shopfronts, Signs and Advertisements Further assessment of effects Policy 30: Digital Infrastructure and New may be required when there is Communications Equipment more detail on the Policy 33: Energy Infrastructure Development developments at planning Policy 31: Sustainable Transport and Active Travel application stage. Policy 34: Waste Management Facilities
Aspects which will not lead to development or other change (Step 3b) Policy 32: Transport as an Economic Driver Policy 24: Outdoor Sports Facilities Policy 23: Development involving Open Space These policies mainly provide criteria for the assessment of development, and do not promote development themselves. The implementation of these policies will therefore have no impact on any European sites. Aspects which make provision for change but which could have no conceivable effect on a European site, because there is no link or pathway between them and the qualifying interests, or any effect would be a positive effect, or would not otherwise undermine the conservation objectives for the site (Step 3c) Policy 5: New Homes Policy 6: Regeneration Opportunities Policy 7: Network of Town Centres Policy 8: Leisure, Retail and other Development on Arran Policy 10: Supporting Sustainable Tourism Policy 11: Employment Locations (outwith centre network) Policy 12: Business Development on Arran and Cumbrae Policy 36: Safeguarding of workable mineral resources These policies promote development but, due to the location and nature of the development they promote, with many having a positive impact and there being no link or pathway to the European sites, would not conceivably undermine the conservation objectives of those sites. Policy 9: Shopfronts, Signs and Advertisements Policy 30: Digital Infrastructure and New Communications Equipment Policy 33: Energy Infrastructure Development Policy 31: Sustainable Transport and Active Travel Policy 34: Waste Management Facilities Further assessment of effects may be required when there is more detail on the developments at planning application stage.
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