Paragraph 1 Interpretation of Part 3

In this Part—

• F1“ancient woodland” means any area that has been wooded continuously since at least 1600 AD, including ancient semi-natural woodland and plantations on ancient woodland sites;

• “groundwater tracer test” means a study of—

  1. (a)

     the behaviour or movement of water, or

  2. (b)

     a contaminant below ground,

  which involves the addition to groundwater of a distinguishable material which has nearly identical properties to the contaminant or water being studied;

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• “protected site” means—

  1. (a)

     a wetland designated as a European site (which has the meaning given in regulation 8 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017),

  2. (b)

     a Ramsar site (which has the same meaning as in section 37A of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981),

  3. (c)

     a nature reserve established by a local authority under section 21 of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949, or

  4. (d)

     a site of special scientific interest (which has the meaning given in section 52(1) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981);

• “specified groundwater remediation scheme” means a remediation scheme which involves the addition of a substance or preparation to groundwater which enhances the rate of remediation of groundwater contaminants;

• “water features” includes boreholes, wells, adits, springs, seepage and wetland areas, ponds, lakes and watercourses;

• “water features survey” means a survey of all water features within 1 kilometre of the proposed activity that may be affected by it.