Item6Appendix2HRA20230267DETDistilleryLaggan

This document contains a habitats regulations appraisal, dated 10 November 2023, for agenda item 6, appendix 2. The appraisal, reference number 2023/0267/DET, concerns the erection of a distillery, three warehouses, access, parking, offices, and boreholes. The appraisal, completed on 12 September by Karen Aldridge, Planning Ecological Advice Officer, and checked by NatureScot on 19 October 2023, assesses the potential impact of the proposed development on the River Spey Special Area of Conservation (SAC). The appraisal finds that the development is likely to have a significant effect on the freshwater pearl mussel, sea lamprey, and Atlantic salmon in the River Spey SAC due to potential pollution during construction. However, with the implementation of a pollution prevention plan, the appraisal concludes that the development will not have an adverse effect on the site's integrity.