SUSTAINABILITY APPRAISAL (INCLUDING STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT) Submission Version
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SEAFORD NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN 2017-2030 Seaford Town Council SUSTAINABILITY APPRAISAL (INCLUDING STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT) Submission Version May 2019 Seaford Neighbourhood Plan Sustainability Appraisal February 2019 Contents NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY ...................................................................................................... 1 1.INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 11 WHAT IS A SUSTAINABILITY APPRAISAL (INCLUDING STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT)? ................................................................................................................................................ 13 WHAT IS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT? .................................................................................... 14 HOW TO COMMENT ON THE SUSTAINABILITY APPRAISAL ............................................................. 15 STRUCTURE OF THE SA ............................................................................................................. 15 COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF PLANS AND PROGRAMMES REGULATIONS . 16 HABITATS REGULATIONS ASSESSMENT...................................................................................... 16 2. SEAFORD NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN .................................................................................... 18 NEIGHBOURHOOD PLANNING AREA ........................................................................................... 18 NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN VISION ................................................................................................. 19 NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN OBJECTIVES ......................................................................................... 19 NP POLICIES ............................................................................................................................ 20 SITES CONSIDERED ................................................................................................................... 21 SUSTAINABILITY FRAMEWORK .................................................... ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER PLANS ............................................. ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. STATUS OF THE SEAFORD NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN ...................... ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. 3. PARISH PORTRAIT ................................................................................................................ 22 LOCATION AND GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS ............................................................................. 22 DEMOGRAPHICS ........................................................................................................................ 23 NATURE CONSERVATION ........................................................................................................... 24 LANDSCAPE .............................................................................................................................. 29 RISK OF FLOODING ................................................................................................................... 31 HERITAGE ................................................................................................................................. 36 SOIL QUALITY ........................................................................................................................... 39 AIR………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 40 ROADS AND TRANSPORT……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 40 VEHICLE OWNERSHIP ................................................................................................................ 42 HOME OWNERSHIP AND PROVISION ........................................................................................... 42 HEALTH AND WELLBEING .......................................................................................................... 46 COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE .................................................................................................. 47 ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS ................................................................................................... 48 RECREATION SPACES WITHIN THE TOWN AREA ............................................................................ 52 GYPSY, TRAVELLER COMMUNITIES AND TRAVELLING SHOWPEOPLE ACCOMMODATION .................. 52 4. METHODOLOGY ..................................................................................................................... 54 STAGES OF SA PROCESS .......................................................................................................... 54 SIGNIFICANCE CRITERIA ............................................................................................................ 56 POLICY APPROACHES AND OPTIONS FOR SITE ALLOCATIONS ..................................................... 60 LIMITATIONS AND BIAS .............................................................................................................. 60 5. WHAT HAS THE SNP AND SA INVOLVED UP TO THIS POINT? ......................................... 61 NATIONAL PLANNING POLICY FRAMEWORK ................................................................................ 61 THE NATIONAL PARK PURPOSES ............................................................................................... 61 LOCAL PLANNING CONTEXT ...................................................................................................... 62 SOUTH DOWNS LOCAL PLAN ..................................................................................................... 63 SCREENING .............................................................................................................................. 64 i | P a g e Seaford Neighbourhood Plan Sustainability Appraisal February 2019 SCOPING .................................................................................................................................. 64 IDENTIFYING SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES FACING THE PARISH .......................................................... 65 SUSTAINABILITY FRAMEWORK OBJECTIVES................................................................................ 72 ALTERNATIVES TO THE SUSTAINABILITY FRAMEWORK OBJECTIVES ............................................. 76 FRAMEWORK OPTIONS FOR SITE ALLOCATIONS (ASSESS SITES AGAINST SUS. OBJECTIVES) ........ 76 6..ASSESSMENT OF THE SEAFORD NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN ............................................ 80 ASSESS SNP VISION ................................................................................................................. 80 ASSESS SNP OBJECTIVES ......................................................................................................... 80 ASSESS SNP POLICIES ............................................................................................................. 81 MONITORING ............................................................................................................................. 88 SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................. 89 7..WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS? ............................................................................................ 90 MAPS Map 1 Parish and Neighbourhood Plan boundary. ........................................................................ 18 Map 2 Statutory ecological designations in and around the SNP area .......................................... 24 Map 3 Map of SNCI, Ancient Woodland, National Park and Environmentally Sensitive Areas ...... 26 Map 4 Sussex Heritage Coast ...................................................................................................... 27 Map 5 Flood risk from rivers and sea ............................................................................................ 33 Map 6 Flood risk from surface water ............................................................................................. 34 Map 7 Flood risk from reservoirs .................................................................................................. 35 Map 8 Heritage Assets Future Evolution of the Heritage Baseline within the SNP…………………38 Map 9 Agricultural Land Classification .......................................................................................... 40 TABLES Table 1 Comparing regulation requirements and location of information within the SA ................. 16 Table 2 Latest list of selected sites in the SNP area ..................................................................... 21 Table 3 Sustainability Framework Objectives .................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. Table 4 Vehicle ownership within households in the SNP area and District. ................................. 42 Table 5 House tenure within the SNP area and District ................................................................ 42 Table 6 Type of Dwelling houses in he SNP area and District ...................................................... 43 Table 7 Health characteristics of the population in the SNP area and District ............................... 46 Table 8 Economic activity of the population in the SNP area and District ..................................... 48 Table 9 Occupation types within SNP area and District ................................................................ 49 Table 10 Industry types within SNP area and District ..................................................................