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CAIRNGORMS NATION­AL PARK AUTHOR­ITY Plan­ning Com­mit­tee Agenda Item 5 Appendix 3b 22/05/2020

AGENDA ITEM 5

APPENDIX 36

2020/0076/DET

REP­RES­ENT­A­TION – GENERAL

From:Claire BSmith Sent:23 Apr 2020 00:07:54 +0100 To:Planning; Stephanie Wade Subject:2020/0076/DET

Dear Stephanie

2020/0076/DET | Engin­eer­ing works for strength­en­ing funicu­lar via­duct | Cairngorm Moun­tain Glen­more Aviemore High­land PH22 1RB

Thank you for con­sult­ing RSPB Scot­land on the above proposal.

We note that a spe­cies pro­tec­tion plan for breed­ing birds has been pro­duced and that this high­lights the likely spe­cies that may be encountered with­in the con­struc­tion foot­print and 3km buf­fer as well as includ­ing the recom­men­ded con­struc­tion buf­fers for Sched­ule 1 spe­cies. The ECoW should carry out sur­veys for breed­ing birds pri­or to work tak­ing place in an area. Due to the length of the site, such checks may need to be repeated if there are gaps between con­struc­tion activ­ity in some areas. If breed­ing birds are found, the spe­cies pro­tec­tion plan and appro­pri­ate buf­fers should then be implemented.

We note that five hours of heli­copter flight time have been sched­uled with up to eight trips per hour. A heli­copter flight plan should be agreed tak­ing into account up to date inform­a­tion on breed­ing Sched­ule 1 spe­cies along the flight path from Inverness and with­in the site bound­ary. SNH provide fur­ther guid­ance on this:

https://www.nature.scot/sites/default/files/2017 – 09/​Guidance Note - %20Helicopters%20Aircraft%20and%20Schedule%201%20%26%201A%20species.pdf

Kind regards, Claire

Claire Smith Seni­or Con­ser­va­tion Officer – South Highland

My usu­al work days are Mon — Thurs

RSPB North Scot­land Office, Beech­wood Park, Etive House, Inverness, IV2 3BW

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