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Table 5 Suggested definitions of the different sensitivity levels for receptors Sensitivity
Definition High Medium Low Negligible
Individual receptor (species or habitat) has very limited or no capacity to accommodate, adapt or recover from the anticipated impact.
Individual receptor (species or habitat) has limited capacity to accommodate, adapt or recover from the anticipated impact.
Individual receptor (species or habitat) has some tolerance to accommodate, adapt or recover from the anticipated impact.
Individual receptor (species or habitat) is generally tolerant to and can accommodate or recover from the anticipated impact.
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In addition, for some assessments the ‘value’ of a receptor may also be an element to add to the assessment where relevant – for instance if a receptor is a designated feature (i.e. ecological, geological or historic) or has an economic value.
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It should be noted that high value and high sensitivity are not necessarily linked within a particular impact. A receptor could be of high value (e.g. Annex II species) but have a low or negligible physical/ecological sensitivity to an effect. Potential impact significance will not be inflated simply because a feature is ‘valued’. Similarly, potentially highly significant impacts will not be deflated simply because a feature is not ‘valued’. The narrative behind the assessment is important here; the value of a receptor can be used where relevant as a modifier for the sensitivity (to the effect) already assigned to the receptor.
Table 6 Suggested value definitions Value
Definition High
Medium Low
Negligible 43.
Internationally or nationally important Regionally important and/or rare Locally important and/or rare
Not considered to be particularly important and/or rare
The potential magnitude of effect will be described for permanent and temporary effects, as detailed in Table 7. The thresholds for each category defining the potential magnitude of effect that can occur from a source have been determined using expert judgement and current scientific understanding ecology.
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