Revised Environmental Report

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The Falkirk Local Development Plan 2 has to be subject to SEA. At the initial stage of the plan process in February 2017, a Main Issues Report was produced and an Environmental Report was published alongside it setting out the likely significant environmental effects of implementing a series of preferred options for future development. The Environmental Report also sets out the likely significant environmental effects of alternative strategies for development as well as actions to prevent, reduce and as fully as possible, offset any significant negative effects., A Revised Environmental Report has been compiled to update the original Environmental Report to reflect the choices which the Council has made with regard to the final content of the plan. The Revised Environmental Report has been published alongside the Proposed Plan, which is the subsequent stage to the Main Issues Report. This Non Technical Summary provides a shortened and simplified version of the Revised Environmental Report. Falkirk Local Development Plan 2 – Proposed Plan The Council is preparing its second Local Development Plan (LDP2) for the Falkirk Council area. This will be replace the first LDP which was adopted in July 2015. LDP2 will set out both the broad vision and strategy for the area for a 20 year period, and detailed, site-specific policies and proposals which will guide development for the first 10 years. In February 2017, a Main Issues Report (MIR) was published as the first formal stage of the LDP2 process. It identified the main planning issues to be addressed by the plan and the preferred options for dealing with those issues, including preferred proposals for future development in the area. Following on from the MIR, the Council has published the Proposed Plan in which it sets out its firm view as to the vision, spatial strategy and policies to be followed in the area. The Proposed Plan comprises the following elements: Vision (Chapter 2). A statement of the future we aspire to in 2040. This comprises nine objective grouped under the three vision themes of Thriving Communities 2 Falkirk Local Development Plan 2 – Proposed Plan Revised Environmental Report – June 2020 Growing Economy Sustainable Place The vision, themes and objectives are substantially the same as for LDP1. Spatial Strategy (Chapter 3). This states how and where the area will grow and develop generally in the plan period to achieve the Vision. There are seven components to this: Place Green and Blue Network Housing Business Infrastructure Town Centre Energy and Minerals Policies (Chapter 4). This provides the detailed policy guidance against which development proposals will be assessed, organised under the following themes: Place and Environment Homes and Communities Jobs and Economy Infrastructure and Resources Settlement Statements (Chapter 5). This sets out the implications of the Spatial Strategy for individual settlement areas, with detailed development guidance on major areas of change. Proposals and Opportunities Schedule (Appendix 1). This lists all development sites, infrastructure proposals and green network opportunities, included comments and guidance for each where appropriate. Consultation Process In accordance with Section 15 (3) of the Environmental Assessment (Scotland) Act, the Council will be consulting on the Revised Environmental Report for an 8 week period alongside the Proposed Plan. It is intended that this Revised Environmental Report is read alongside the Proposed Plan to help give an understanding about how environmental considerations have been incorporated into the Proposed Plan. It also gives an objective analysis of what the likely significant environmental effects of implementing the plan are and how its environmental performance can be further improved. Although representations on the Revised Environmental Report are welcomed it is primarily a tool to help inform representations on the Proposed Plan itself. 3 Falkirk Local Development Plan 2 – Proposed Plan Revised Environmental Report – June 2020 Falkirk Council Area The Falkirk Council area extends to some 300 sq. km. and is located in the middle of Scotland’s Central Belt. Despite its relatively small geographical extent, the area exhibits a considerable variety of landforms and habitats. The northern part is characterised by the relatively flat and fertile carseland adjoining the Forth Estuary, supporting arable farming and some improved pasture. The adjacent estuarine mudflats and salt marsh form part of the Firth of Forth SPA, which is of international importance for wintering birds. To the east a rolling landscape of good quality agricultural land is bisected by the scenic Avon Valley. The centre of the area, which is dominated by the river valleys of the Carron and the Bonny Water, is the most urbanised, and is traversed by the Forth and Clyde and Union Canals. To the south and west, the land rises up to the more remote and less populous Slamannan Plateau which contains the Slamannan Plateau SPA in important habitat for Taiga

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