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This Detailed Assessment guidance 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 the legal requirements to assess the implications of a proposed access project for nature conservation.
The purpose of this paper 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. It may be tailored to fit the circumstances prevailing.