Item8Appendix2HRA20230056DETHousingAviemorePrimary

This document contains a habitats regulations appraisal, dated 11 August 2023, for a proposed development in Aviemore involving the erection of 12 houses at the site of the former Aviemore Primary School (planning reference 2023/0056/DET). The appraisal, conducted by a Planning Ecological Officer and checked by NatureScot, assesses the potential impact of the development on the River Spey Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and the Kinveachy Forest Special Protection Area (SPA), focusing on species like Atlantic salmon, freshwater pearl mussel, sea lamprey, otter, capercaillie, and Scottish crossbill. The appraisal concludes that with the implementation of a Pollution Prevention Plan (PPP), the development is not likely to have an adverse effect on the integrity of these protected sites, which includes the capercaillie woods (Kinveachy Forest).