Thresholds
2.—(1) For the purposes of regulation 3(3), the threshold for any project of a type specified in an entry in column 1 in the Table below is the area (if any) specified in the corresponding entry in Column 2 or 3 of the Table, whichever is appropriate to the land covered, or proposed to be covered, by that project.
(2) This paragraph applies subject to paragraph 3 of this Schedule.
TABLE
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
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Type of Project | Threshold where any part of the land is in a sensitive area | Threshold where no part of the land is in a sensitive area |
Afforestation | 2 hectares, where the sensitive area is one referred to in paragraph 1(e) above. No threshold in the case of other sensitive areas. | 5 hectares. |
Deforestation | 0.5 hectare, where the sensitive area is one referred to in paragraph 1(e) above No threshold in the case of other sensitive areas. | 1 hectare. |
Forest road works | No threshold. | 1 hectare. |
Forest quarry works | No threshold. | 1 hectare. |