Item5Appendix2HRA

This document contains a Habitat Regulations Appraisal for a planning application (2021/0305/DET) by the Cairngorms National Park Authority, regarding the demolition of a derelict hotel and the building of ten affordable flats with parking at the former Struan House Hotel in Carrbridge. The appraisal, completed on 5 April 2022, looks at whether the project could negatively affect several protected areas known as Special Protection Areas (SPAs), particularly concerning capercaillie, a type of bird. The appraisal concludes that the development is unlikely to significantly disturb the capercaillie or harm the integrity of the SPAs, due to existing high levels of recreation and accessibility of the location.