Course convenor(s):
Jon Davies (BSc, MSc, CEnv, MIEEM )

Date: 23/09/2009

Course length: 1 day

Venue: Cresswell Associates,
The Mill, Brimscombe
Port, Stroud, GL5 2QG

Course fee: £125
5% or 10% discount available if 2+ / 4+ courses are booked respectively

Outline:

This course provides an introduction to Habitat Regulations Assessment (HRA) and Appropriate Assessment, including the legal background, who is responsible for carrying out the assessment, the various stages of the process itself and recent developments. Case studies (including a road and a wind farm scheme) are explored in detail.

Further information:
Cresswell Associates
The Mill, Brimscombe Port
Stroud, GL5 2QG

T: +44 (0) 1453 731 231
F: +44 (0) 1453 888 797

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Target audience:
This course is aimed at ecological consultants who are providing advice to developers and competent authorities on the requirements for carrying out Habitat Regulations Assessment/Appropriate Assessment for Natura 2000 sites (also known as European Sites)

Aims:

To provide:

• an introduction to the HRA/Appropriate Assessment process and its legal context
• clarify what is required at the different stages of the process

To demonstrate:

• the process of HRA/Appropriate Assessment in practice through case studies

Objectives:

At the end of the course you should be able to: 

• define what is meant by HRA/Appropriate Assessment and understand the process
• undertake a Screening for HRA/Appropriate Assessment

• produce a Statement to inform an Appropriate Assessment
• provide informal advise to clients with regard to the implications of development close to Natura 2000 sites

Course content:

Lectures

• Introduction to HRA/Appropriate Assessment and its legal context
• The Screening stage/likely significant effects reports
• Appropriate Assessment proper
• Presentation of a Statement to Inform an Appropriate Assessment
• Imperative reasons of over-riding public interest (IROPI) and compensatory measures

Case studies:

• Road scheme in Pembrokeshire
• Wind farm on the Severn Estuary