Paragraph 4 Thresholds for extending projects in sensitive areas

This paragraph applies to extending projects where part of the land covered or proposed to be covered by the extending project is in a sensitive area.

Subject to the exceptions in sub-paragraphs (3) and (4), there is no threshold where any part of the land covered or proposed to be covered by the forestry project is in a sensitive area.

Subject to sub-paragraph (5), where the land covered by an extending project of afforestation includes all or part of a National Scenic Area (and no other sensitive area), the threshold is the balance in hectares of 2 hectares minus the AMPP area.

Subject to sub-paragraph (5), where the land covered by an extending project of deforestation includes all or part of a National Scenic Area (and no other sensitive area), the threshold is the balance in hectares of 0.5 hectares minus the AMPP area.

Where the balance referred to in sub-paragraph (3) or (4) is zero or less, there is no threshold for the extending project concerned.