Information for developers on how to avoid harming protected areas and species during development work has been updated on the Government’s website. The following areas are considered protected;
- national parks,
- areas of outstanding natural beauty,
- sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs),
- special areas of conservation (SACs),
- special protection areas (SPAs),
- Ramsar wetlands,
- local sites,
- sites in the process of becoming SACs or SPAs (‘candidate SACs’, ‘possible SACs’, ‘potential SPAs’ and sites of community importance (SCIs) or a Ramsar wetland (‘proposed Ramsar site’),
- Marine Conservation Zones.