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Your chance to plan St Kilda’s Future   CONSULTATION ON THE ST KILDA WHS MANAGEMENT PLAN 2011 – 2016 & ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT 12TH NOVEMBER – 31ST DECEMBER 2010 The National Trust for Scotland is currently consulting on the new draft management plan for the St Kilda World Heritage Site (WHS). This document is available in pdf format. The Plan identifies what makes St Kilda of outstanding significance and the actions required to ensure its long term conservation and protection. This is a draft plan and the Trust would welcome your comments on any aspect of the plan, in particular on the Vision and Guiding Principles and the short term Objectives and Prescriptions. Does the plan cover all that it should? Have any elements been excluded? Strategic Environmental Assessment In addition and in accordance with the requirements of the Environmental Assessment (Scotland) Act 2005 the National Trust for Scotland is undertaking a strategic environmental assessment (SEA) of the St Kilda Management Plan 2011-2016. Screening determination Under section 8(1) of the above Act, the National Trust for Scotland has formally determined, in consultation with the Scottish Environment Protection Agency and Scottish Natural Heritage that the Management Plan is likely to have significant environmental effects and should be subject to environmental assessment prior to its adoption. Copies of this determination are available from the National Trust for Scotland, at the address below. Copies of the Environmental Report that describes the likely significant effects of the Management Plan, including proposals to mitigate them are available in pdf format. Comments Comments on the Management Plan and Environmental Report should be sent to Vicky Cairns at the address below or emailed to: stkildaconsultation@nts.org.uk Vicky Cairns St Kilda WHS Management Planner The National Trust for Scotland Hermiston Quay 5 Cultins Road Edinburgh EH11 4DF This consultation runs until Friday, 31st December 2010. All consultation responses received by the above date will be collated and analysed and the findings used to inform the final St Kilda WHS Management Plan. Please be aware due to resource constraints, the Trust will not be able to respond individually to submissions. Thank you for taking part and helping us ensure the long term conservation and protection of the St Kilda World Heritage Site.

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