Decision details

Maintenance of Pagham Harbour Local Nature Reserve OKD48 21-22

Decision Maker: Director of Highways, Transport and Planning

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

Pagham Harbour Local Nature Reserve (PHLNR) receives over 200,000 visits per annum and is an internationally important site for wildlife as well as an important amenity for local communities. The County Council has a statutory duty to ensure PHLNR is maintained as a protected environment.

 

On 1 February 2012, the County Council entered into a 99-year lease with the RSPB and a Service Level Agreement for maintenance services.

 

A new Service Level Agreement with the RSPB is required.

 

Decision:

The Director of Highways, Transport and Planning has approved a new Service Contract with the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds to manage Pagham Harbour Local Nature Reserve for the Service Contract period of five years with an option to extend for a further five years. The total value of the contract in the first five years is £0.734 million.

 

Interests and Nature of Interests Declared:

None

Publication date: 16/02/2022

Date of decision: 16/02/2022

Effective from: 28/02/2022

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