TAN 5 - Nature Conservation and Planning - 1996

This TAN gives advice on development control issues for Special Protection Areas (SPAs), Special Areas of Conservation (SACs), and Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs).

It also covers the selection and designation of non-statutory nature conservation sites, such as local nature reserves, and the protection of species, commons and greens.

Annexes outline the statutory framework for nature conservation and designated sites, and gives information about the Countryside Council for Wales.

View 'Technical Advice Note 5: Nature Conservation and Planning - 1996' here (PDF 1.38Mb).