# The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994, Regulation 37: Nature conservation policy in planning contexts

Extent: E+W+S

(1) For the purposes of section 15(1)(a) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997, the reference to policies as to the development and use of land shall be taken to include policies encouraging the management of features of the landscape which are of major importance for wild flora and fauna.
Such features are those which, by virtue of their linear and continuous structure (such as rivers with their banks or the traditional systems of marking field boundaries) or their function as stepping stones (such as ponds or small woods), are essential for the migration, dispersal and genetic exchange of wild species.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/2716/regulation/37 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/conservation-natural-habitats-c-regulations-1994/regulation-37
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