Policy information sourced from the Hertfordshire Waste Development Framework, Waste Core Strategy & Development Management Policies DPD

18: Protection of Regional and Local Designated Sites and Areas

Waste management proposals will be permitted where it can be demonstrated that they would not have an irreversible adverse impact on the character, appearance, ecological, geological and amenity value of the following Regional and Local Sites and Features of importance:

  1. Lee Valley Regional Park;
  2. Historic Parks and Gardens of Regional and Local importance and their setting;
  3. Wildlife Sites, ecological features of Wildlife Site quality and Prime Biodiversity Areas;
  4. Local Nature Reserves;
  5. Regionally Important Geological/Geomorphological Sites (RIGS);
  6. Species of fauna and flora protected by law or identified in the UK Biodiversity Action Plan as in need of particular conservation action;
  7. Woodland (including ancient woodland), trees and hedgerows of landscape, amenity ecological or historical importance;
  8. Buildings of architectural or historic merit;
  9. Conservation Areas and their setting;
  10. Unregistered historic parks and gardens, and their setting;
  11. Sites with historic associations;
  12. Areas of recreational value;
  13. Areas of Common Land;
  14. Best and Most Versatile agricultural land; and
  15. Areas of archaeological importance

These assets should be conserved and where possible opportunities sought to enhance them. Where there are unavoidable negative impacts, adequate mitigation measures should be proposed to address such impacts and/or compensation provided for their replacement.

For more information please see Hertfordshire Waste Development Framework