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This amendment also seeks to prevent forestry authorities indirectly or directly causing any adverse effects to irreplaceable habitats, as well as to designated habitat sites or sites of special scientific interest, as a consequence of renewable developments. As far as habitat sites and sites of special scientific interest are concerned, there are existing designation-specific duties on all public bodies, including the Forestry Commission, as well as procedural requirements, that provide robust protections. For sites of special scientific interest, the National Planning Policy Framework sets out that developments likely to have an adverse effect on these sites should not normally be permitted. Further, the Forestry Commission has a statutory duty in exercising its functions to take reasonable steps to further the conservation and enhancement of the special features of SSSIs.