Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Areas (SPA) Avoidance Strategy

Read detailed guidance for projects that could have an impact on the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area.

The Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area (SPA) avoidance strategy ensures that we take appropriate and necessary steps to:

  • avoid harm to the SPA
  • inform developers of their duty to mitigate the effects of their development on the SPAs 

The strategy:

  • will help meet the protected bird targets and increase biodiversity across Woking
  • contains a large detailed map of Woking - which shows individual dwellings

In order to avoid harm to the SPA, planning applications for residential development are expected to financially contribute towards works to improve existing greenspaces Woking.

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