Response from Mrs Sylvia Woodhead, Cumbria GeoConservation
1. Mrs Sylvia Woodhead, Cumbria GeoConservation : 13 Jan 2016 13:15:00
Please make your comments below on the section you have selected. Where appropriate, make reference to the paragraph number you are referring to, your preferred option, the question number asked in the Discussion Paper and the reference number of the site you are commenting on.
Dear Mr McNeill,
Arnside & Silverdale AONB Development Plan Document (DPD): Issues and Options Consultation
Cumbria GeoConservation is pleased to note that the discussion paper covers the ‘unique limestone geology’ (1.3), and the management plan includes geodiversity (1.6). It concurs that the area is loved for ‘its unique geology’ (4.2). It is useful that bio- and geodiversity are considered of ‘key environmental significance’, and that a key question is ‘how should the AONB DPD protect and enhance geodiversity?’
One way to achieve this would be to make more mention of the Local Geological Sites (LGS) in the AONB and to ensure that these are included in tourist information and on the AONB web site.
As noted in our previous reply of 29 April 2015, Cumbria GeoConservation agrees that sites with ‘geological designations’, to include LGS and Limestone Pavement Orders (LPO), should be included in ‘exclusion criteria’ for development.
Yours sincerely
