Whether urban fringe areas can be included in Natural Heritage Areas or whether this would require legislative amendment to the Natural Her…

Answered Asked by Lord James Douglas-Hamilton Con Lodged 18 Oct 2001

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether urban fringe areas can be included in Natural Heritage Areas or whether this would require legislative amendment to the Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act 1991.

The answer

Answered by Rhona Brankin on 23 Nov 2001 · 36 days after it was lodged, 8 days after it was due

Natural Heritage Area designation was intended to apply to large areas of land of outstanding natural heritage value. Such areas would be likely to have a wide range of nature conservation and landscape interests. Where an urban fringe area meets the relevant criteria it could be included in a Natural Heritage Area without amendment to the Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act 1991.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-19175 by reference.