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This document contains a Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) for a planning application to build 32 apartments on Grampian Road in Aviemore. The assessment looks at how the development might affect nearby protected nature sites, called Natura sites, including Cairngorms Special Protection Area (SPA) and Kinveachy Forest SPA, taking into account advice from Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB). It concludes that while there could be some likely significant effects on capercaillie (a type of bird) in some areas due to increased recreation, there will be no significant disturbance to capercaillie overall and no adverse effect on the integrity of any of the Natura sites.