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This guidance on the Initial Review has been written to help advisers assess new access routes, in particular coastal access routes. It is one of a series of three information notes that demonstrate good practice for integrating access, biodiversity and landscape objectives. Together these notes provide detailed guidance on how to adopt a consistent approach to implementing new access projects that meets legal requirements to assess the implications of proposed access projects for nature conservation.
This note provides guidance on undertaking an Initial Review which is the first stage of the Access Assessment Process. This is a screening stage, equivalent to the Likely Significant Effect (LSE) test under Regulation 61 of The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010.
The purpose of this note is to provide a structure when exercising judgement under various statutory obligations. It is intended to assist and provide an aide-memoir when exercising judgement, and should not be interpreted as formulaic or prescriptive.