The Blue Dot
Protected Plants Flora Survey Trigger Map There has been a spike in “blue dot” enquiries on vegetation mapping. Numerous requests have been raised about the “high risk area” trigger map under Nature Conservation Act 1992 (“NCA”) and Nature Conservation (Wildlife Management) Regulation 2006 and interactions with the Property Maps of Assessable Vegetation (PMAV) under the Vegetation Management Act 1999 (“VMA”). Interaction between different legislation Where property is shown as ‘category X’ non-remnant vegetation in the Regulated Vegetation Management Map, registration of a PMAV should ensure this category of vegetation is “locked in”, subject to future legislative changes, should any occur. Regulated Vegetation Management Map However, where your land appears under a NCA trigger map as a high risk area for…