Dorset and East Devon Coast World Heritage Site
JURASSICCOAST Bath, March 8th 2017
Sam Rose
JurassicCoastWHS
• Criterion8,geologyandgeomorphology• Naturalprocesses• Nobufferzone–(seAng)protectedbyAONBsandplanningpolicies
Script• NaFonalInfrastructureProject–PlanningInspectoratedecide,LocalAuthoriFes
createLocalimpactassessments,• ShouldhavemademoreinputatSEAofproposedround3CrownEstateoffshore
proposals• WHSnotstatutoryconsultee,butcanregistertobeaninterestedparty• OngoingdiscussionwithNBDL–theiraQendanceatSteeringgroups• VisualisaFons(AONBandChallengeNavitus,independentstudy)• Statementofcommonground• ‘WriQenrepresentaFons’• ResponsestoquesFonsfromPI• MiFgaFonopFon• Hearing• Decision• CapitulaFon
Actors• HE-difficulttocommentinrespectofanaturalWHSduetolackofexperFse• NE-hadnomandatetocommentonWorldHeritageIssues,althoughdid,
indirectly,throughlandscapeandAONBs• JNCCchosenottocommentatall• SteeringGroup(Planandminutesveryimportant)–inputwasrecognised• JurassicCoastTrust–supporFngcomments• DorsetAONB–veryimportant• ChallengeNavitus–armslengthbutinfluenFal• IUCN–crucialintervenFon• UNESCO–‘whathesaid’• SecretaryofState–‘inthenickofFme’
Impacts• NoneontheSite• SomeontheseAng-visual
• TheSteeringGroupconsidersthattherewillbeasignificantadverseimpactinthemannerinwhichtheWorldHeritageSiteispresented;referringtotheWorldHeritageConvenFonArFcle4aboutthe“protec'on,conserva'on,presenta'onandtransmissiontofuturegenera'ons…”oftheSite,andourdefiniFonofpresentaFon(availableinpage10).
impacts• Whenconsideringtheimpacton“transmissiontofuturegenera'ons”,
alsoArFcle4oftheConvenFon,weagreewithIUCNthat“theProjectwouldresultinthepropertybeingpresentedandtransmi<edtofuturegenera'onsinaformthatissignificantlydifferentfromwhatwasthereatthe'meofinscrip'onandun'ltoday.”,.
impacts• TheSteeringGroupconsideredthattherewouldbeasignificantadverse
impactonthespecialqualiFesandlandscape/seascapecharacteroftheDorsetAONB,astheprotecFonfortheseAngoftheWorldHeritageSite;referringtoarrangementssetoutintheManagementPlanandagreedwithUNESCO,buthaveagreedwiththeApplicant1thatthespecificcommentsinrespectofthiscamefromtheDorsetAONBTeam.
• ImpactonthirdpillarofOUV
impacts• IntermsoftheimpactontheseAnginthecontextoftheculturaland
sensoryexperience,theSteeringGroupconsidersthattheproposeddevelopmentwouldsubstanFallymodifyviewsalongandfromtheWorldHeritageSite,andbecausethismodificaFonisthroughtheintroducFonofman-madestructures,somepeoplemayfindthechangedetrimentalandthereforeunacceptable.
impacts• TheSteeringGroupagreeswithIUCN’sviewthat“Anypoten)alimpacts
fromtheProjectonthisnaturalpropertyareincontradic)ontotheoverarchingprincipleoftheWorldHeritageConven)onass)pulatedinitsAr)cle4,asthecomple'onoftheProjectwouldresultinthepropertybeingpresentedandtransmi=edtofuturegenera)onsinaformthatissignificantlydifferentfromwhatwasthereatthe)meofinscrip)onandun)ltoday.
• Specifically,thepropertywillchangefrombeinglocatedinanaturalseAngthatislargelyfreefromman-madestructurestoonewhereitsseAngisdominatedbyman-madestructures”
impacts• TheSteeringGroupisdisappointedthattheApplicantdidnotfollowthe
guidanceassetoutinOESEA2,whichrecommendsthat“thebulkofnewOWFgenera'oncapacityshouldbesitedawayfromthecoast,generallyoutside12nau'calmiles.”
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• Precedentorone-off?• NEvsEHrolereNaturalWHS• Costsofdoingthework• RoleoftheSteeringGroupandfutureforecasFnginManagementPlan(upstreamthinking).
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