Purpose

Addition of two new Local Wildlife Sites to
the existing Local Wildlife Sites series.

Decision

RECORD OF OFFICER EXECUTIVE
DECISION
  

Date of
Decision:
 

4th March 2024

Title:-

Rotherham Local Wildlife Sites 2024
boundaries
 

Decision
Maker:
(Including Job
Title)
 

Simon Moss, Assistant Director,
Planning, Regeneration & Transport

Specific
Delegation:
(If
any)
 

Assistant Director –
Planning Regeneration and Transport, Head of Planning and Building
Control,
Planning Policy
Manager
 

Designate, de-designate and amend the boundaries of
Local Wildlife Sites and Local Sites for geodiversity interest
(including Regionally Important Geological Sites) following
recommendations from the relevant Local Sites panels.

Brief Description
of Decision:
 
 

Addition of two new Local Wildlife Sites to the existing Local
Wildlife Sites Series

Reasons for the
Decision:
 
 

Approval and integration into
planning policy of the sites would contribute towards the
robustness of the Local Plan.

Details of
alternative options considered and rejected:
 

Not
reflecting the new Local Wildlife Sites boundaries would mean the
Local Site System is not kept up to date. The Local Wildlife Sites
have been identified and agreed by the expert Local Wildlife Sites
Panel as meriting inclusion.

Conflicts of
interest declared by any Executive Member consulted by the decision
maker which relates to the decision:

None.

Dispensations
Granted:
(If
any)
 

None.

Reports or parts
of reports considered

Rotherham Local Wildlife Sites 2024
boundaries
 
 

 
I certify that this is a true record of the
executive decision in relation to the Rotherham Local Wildlife Sites 2024
boundaries.
 
Signed by the
Decision
Maker                                  
Dated: 4th March,
2024
Name: Simon Moss
Job Title: Assistant Director, Planning Regeneration
& Transport