{"id":2697,"date":"2018-04-13T11:12:03","date_gmt":"2018-04-13T10:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/planning-new\/?page_id=2697"},"modified":"2025-09-10T16:00:24","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T15:00:24","slug":"south-hams-sac-guidance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/planning\/planning-policies\/other-county-policy-and-guidance\/south-hams-sac-guidance\/","title":{"rendered":"South Hams SAC Guidance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Further to public consultation, the guidance has been amended and formally agreed by all the relevant Local Authorities forming the South Hams SAC Steering Group (Devon County Council, Teignbridge District Council, South Hams District Council, Torbay Council, Dartmoor National Park) and Natural England (also on the Steering Group). The final version (October 2019) is available on the link below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/environment\/wildlife\/wildlife-and-geology-planning-guidance\"><strong>South Hams SAC \u2013 HRA Guidance with respect to Greater Horseshoe Bats (2019)&nbsp;<\/strong> <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Consultation Zones (Sustenance Zones and Landscape Connectivity Zone) are shown on the <a href=\"http:\/\/map.devon.gov.uk\/DCCViewer\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Devon County Council Environment Viewer<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Planning\/EU8hVMAfsXpFmxG_GtPqUxEBS2QU3i2dD1dYOYHJ_P3DqA?e=LleruU\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>A summary of the consultation responses and the outcomes can be found here<\/strong><\/a>. The previous version of the guidance document and the full consultation responses can be found below.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"accordion-tabs-block\"><ul class=\"accordion\" id=\"block_acf-block-68c19284f11d4\" data-responsive-accordion-tabs=\"accordion medium-accordion large-accordion\" data-allow-all-closed=\"true\" data-multi-expand=\"true\"><li id=\"item-68c19284f11d4-0\" class=\"accordion-item\" data-accordion-item=\"\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-title\"><span>Consultation Documents<\/span><\/a><div class=\"accordion-content\" data-tab-content><ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Planning\/Eer4IuB2dThOrN958T8z8LwBn9PQgndAufebq-GMP800NA?e=Jr1xpe\" rel=\"noopener\">South Hams SAC SPD Consultation Draft<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:w:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Planning\/ERER3QCD4AJPlNrjJAsEklUBZOrUJHBpiJNbdL-VgpS31A?e=3hjhJD\" rel=\"noopener\">Response Form<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/map.devon.gov.uk\/DCCViewer\/\" rel=\"noopener\">DCC Environment Viewer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Planning\/EaLzkNvR1-NIs3bvREHptR8BOyBzI_GAIrHTUksJ4pzhFQ?e=lE3Q62\" rel=\"noopener\">Environment Viewer Instructions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Planning\/ESaXPhVC0v9Lp0kM_HPbYYABq2KkiEH8D8hazt_ax27KJA?e=q9HCy2\" rel=\"noopener\">Data Collection Methodology (Annex 3)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Planning\/EfcwjevgyGhFk4PkGVoEbG4BmPBcwNwoBXO7Y0wmZOMNwA?e=bTqbSs\" rel=\"noopener\">Sustenance Zone and Landscape Connectivity Zone Justification<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Planning\/EVVYzLc7T4lIikCGaKwCpa8B_YK_Qf1pdxqPZacr693qhw?e=vBUWe3\" rel=\"noopener\">Privacy Notice<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please note that the majority of the Advice Notes that are being produced to sit alongside the SPD will be factual and include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Advice on Habitats Regulations Assessment and template<\/li>\n<li>Greater Horseshoe Bat Ecology<\/li>\n<li>Mitigation (current best practice) including separate Advice Note on lighting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Partners will be given the opportunity to input into these Advice Notes.<\/p>\n<p>The Advice Notes will not be available during the SPD consultation. These will be informally consulted upon at a later date.<\/p>\n<p>An Advice Note on Survey is also being developed and, whilst this is not part of the SPD, an informal consultation will take place to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to comment on the survey specification being recommended.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li id=\"item-68c19284f11d4-1\" class=\"accordion-item\" data-accordion-item=\"\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-title\"><span>Responses Received<\/span><\/a><div class=\"accordion-content\" data-tab-content><h4>A-F<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Planning\/EYKcluIAWEdAj0MMpfmu9ykBILOtUv5XPdDouxCDLQgTUg?e=A9hhG1\" rel=\"noopener\">Abbotskerswell Parish Council<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Planning\/EQRVEX_1PcNPomDT9VHMyVkBoiFIzuSAoVLgA31ojLw8vg?e=wlZTT5\" rel=\"noopener\">Bailey, D<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Planning\/EfRzz6UOVy9Lm4WAjSaX9pABPSLl4QgfAlQJ_n2GQNF9iQ?e=ESdbXE\" rel=\"noopener\">BGS Ecology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Planning\/ES_U3KASegBLvch69Tg9p3ABerNgKhG8PCfGZKVfxy0Zqw?e=hnpeeA\" rel=\"noopener\">Buckfastleigh Town Council<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Planning\/EUogj5we_fhMlFFYHVqNMskBnzz32r25PKCuBEjBZbW6Qw?e=uIryfM\" rel=\"noopener\">Corylus Ecology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Planning\/EW3urkLL1_lIgJxQZ4uUeesBAszpTnqmir6xx-EZe5WGsQ?e=OvqBge\" rel=\"noopener\">CPRE Teignbridge<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Planning\/EZfzsOqFtUtHueyRJPSTLGABt29hyK0NbFtFNytYID811A?e=ma0sLy\" rel=\"noopener\">Dartington Hall Trust<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Planning\/EReB96YuphlHgQ1UUVh_290BUs87GktMPO_PBvpQJSVAYg?e=QUxQVo\" rel=\"noopener\">Day P<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Planning\/EfY-cE7hyXtAib8iNpw_DmgBG4yZFVWHymqtBweaIgBOJQ?e=iqEenm\" rel=\"noopener\">Devon Bat Group<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Planning\/EcCO4lVzWo9Dq4JRJtoOLHUBH2oB99Y2gBHJAUG_6yMtWQ?e=tIDb52\" rel=\"noopener\">Devon Wildlife Trust<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Planning\/Eav7wBxgj-FGjsBfswM_nOAByoV2oeeoi7YqED2Kw_OOTg?e=yQN6iU\" rel=\"noopener\">Eagle One Homes Ltd<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>G-L<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Planning\/EcRNPvraJZFLuWqQ6qRiWRoBy7yNJcTt-ZlyGCGrg2DnJQ?e=o5DZE2\" rel=\"noopener\">Cllr Green<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Planning\/ESuh9-po0RNJqgBKIgVtVCIBvruJ9JUrS0LounBNv9KW_w?e=q56Y7i\" rel=\"noopener\">Green Ecology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Planning\/ERuoLttIrc5HiVG4sSLUAXwBnuOgDGA5QXLZq0uf2ZM7KQ?e=VHRNiL\" rel=\"noopener\">Harberton Parish Council<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Planning\/EanVMJJd1rxKuv9fGx9P8V4B4mvV-5XH2Q1Z17d4TEd5Cg?e=AG1Clx\" rel=\"noopener\">Cllr Hodgson<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Planning\/EQw4ft82WspNuEYHrywjUfkBAc_-r4nzJ82qTumcR3jOkA?e=BHrifs\" rel=\"noopener\">Lovejoy L<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>M-R<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Planning\/EafyG5kE-oNJjf5By67WH8IBj2BJ01rK5sCfE70lJP7Nhw?e=xR2BaC\" rel=\"noopener\">Mason, D<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Planning\/EYoJ_LgeNSdGvTcnshvEbeYBgDi3twfapK3p1R2gbKyONA?e=hwRI6r\" rel=\"noopener\">McDonnell NC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Planning\/EfU_95gBSNZLvCmVAkCaTHcB_f1UOPFoNido3VGlPpBtww?e=kYwOjT\" rel=\"noopener\">Mineral and Resource Planning Association<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Planning\/EQzglvTcS7BCuMAvWiyFzMcB5OPyOVplLWbhM6BDxrvuzw?e=Aznmf8\" rel=\"noopener\">Misslebrook S<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Planning\/EQfWCXlBMEBEuHJA59a6zxwBKyADcxKC3ph7noFrOAs5Eg?e=6Ts42L\" rel=\"noopener\">Morley A<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Planning\/ERads_ycENBMg6UB1vYSn0cBEZSFFQ7-kkwinfeTZ3fGrQ?e=IV9ZhP\" rel=\"noopener\">Natural England<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Planning\/Ec7WI_GOzi5Gm_4mz1WNLRoBX2doMlE65Bl6wpoFGU-p6w?e=ja2VhV\" rel=\"noopener\">Paignton Neighbourhood Plan Forum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Planning\/EWa6QOuAnBVJvPtXkNsfBZwBno1S5_f7Oc7aw1YtfTQuOw?e=nVrmAe\" rel=\"noopener\">PCL Planning<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Planning\/ESVIpsS7ckxFjW_LrzOxtnYB-bRzXUBEqMAL3umOoPYfmA?e=Dcea9J\" rel=\"noopener\">Rattery Parish Council<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>S-Z<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Planning\/EbcQTPnL8yJIrxFFXcr1EEgBGglJ0UIwo2dTspgdkAgYUQ?e=Bbpn0N\" rel=\"noopener\">Selene-Sayell, L<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Planning\/EW3Yb68ZrUBBp0bs4I6lWeMBfiE84acTb8TnnOiHYMxxaQ?e=F0c1Ra\" rel=\"noopener\">Sibelco<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Planning\/EQpJzHwBICdOnRHj5eiemnYB04QSq4htdqoU5NCvhxmmQA?e=M3TVKi\" rel=\"noopener\">Slade A<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Planning\/EQhWmfGPkw9JmkD7pPINDuwBx4fWXlTFRHmZ6nBuLf0onQ?e=ZyHHF3\" rel=\"noopener\">South West Water<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Planning\/EZ-7nsISf9dMlQAxvRIbR_ABPmUkJciu4jImII2COVp8-Q?e=pavncF\" rel=\"noopener\">Torquay Neighbourhood Plan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Planning\/ESHJ8yU89FNNqwjqoB3BHT8B0BjWp7vDdFSEJMJoBMUV5Q?e=Fajb9b\" rel=\"noopener\">Turrell T<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Planning\/EZo7k2o5jsVHotV5guoRuucB60geoyT9hmz35AWhoJj-nw?e=OT0pP7\" rel=\"noopener\">White A<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Planning\/EaoxD9SapYpCgnCTEqzUx6IBem78C2MDsqnzHH4wJHAgNw?e=mOqNk4\" rel=\"noopener\">Wills H<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Planning\/EXH7Ow9Vh2tMg9lZuLa1m1gBj_N190cwZR_PjrnNrodgqQ?e=3hNQ3p\" rel=\"noopener\">Wolborough Resident&#8217;s Association<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/li><li id=\"item-68c19284f11d4-2\" class=\"accordion-item\" data-accordion-item=\"\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-title\"><span>Frequently Asked Questions<\/span><\/a><div class=\"accordion-content\" data-tab-content><p><a href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/PublicDocs\/Planning\/ER-7JLU3WlBNijkQxYRFjq4BSgIN6-RHsOjCSbb55XlDuA?e=0pVTcV\" rel=\"noopener\">South Hams SAC SPD &#8211; Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li id=\"item-68c19284f11d4-3\" class=\"accordion-item\" data-accordion-item=\"\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-title\"><span>Any Queries?<\/span><\/a><div class=\"accordion-content\" data-tab-content><p>If you have any queries that are not answered in the Frequently Asked Questions, please use the contact details below:<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Name<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Contact details<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0Dartmoor National Park<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"mailto:forwardplanning@dartmoor.gov.uk\">forwardplanning@dartmoor.gov.uk<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>01626 831066<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0Devon County Council<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"mailto:planning@devon.gov.uk\">planning@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>01392 381222<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>South Hams District Council<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"mailto:strategic.planning@swdevon.gov.uk\">strategic.planning@swdevon.gov.uk<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>01803 861234<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Teignbridge District Council<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"mailto:forwardplanning@teignbridge.gov.uk\">forwardplanning@teignbridge.gov.uk<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>01626 215735<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Torbay Council<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"mailto:future.planning@torbay.gov.uk\">future.planning@torbay.gov.uk<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>01803 208804<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Further to public consultation, the guidance has been amended and formally agreed by all the relevant Local Authorities forming the South Hams SAC Steering Group (Devon County Council, Teignbridge District Council, South Hams District Council, Torbay Council, Dartmoor National Park) and Natural England (also on the Steering Group). The final version (October 2019) is available [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":816,"featured_media":0,"parent":2451,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-2697","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-09-19 10:28:06","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2697","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/816"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2697"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2697\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6367,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2697\/revisions\/6367"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2451"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/planning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}