Integrated Assessment of the Civic Quarter Area Action Plan Draft Scoping Report
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Integrated Assessment of the Civic Quarter Area Action Plan Draft Scoping Report January 2020 Quality Management Title Trafford Council Integrated Assessment of the Civic Quarter Area Action Plan Draft Scoping Report Date January 2020 Project Code Client Trafford Borough Council Prepared by Claire Dobinson Booth Checked by Martin Craddock Authorised by Jackie Palmer 2 Contents 1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 6 1.1 Integrated Assessment and Sustainability Appraisal .................................................... 6 1.2 The IA Scoping Process and Purpose of this Report ................................................... 7 1.3 What is Covered in the IA ............................................................................................ 9 1.4 Statutory Requirements ............................................................................................. 11 1.4.1 Sustainability Appraisal and Strategic Environmental Assessment ...................... 11 1.4.2 Equalities Impact Assessment ............................................................................. 12 1.4.3 Health Impact Assessment .................................................................................. 12 1.5 IA and Area Action Plan Development ................................................................... 12 2. About the Area Action Plan ............................................................................................. 14 2.1 Spatial Context .......................................................................................................... 14 2.2 Purpose of the Area Action Plan ................................................................................ 16 2.2.1 Greater Manchester Spatial Framework .............................................................. 17 2.2.2 The Trafford Local Plan ....................................................................................... 17 3. Approach and Methodology ............................................................................................ 19 3.1 A1: Review of relevant plans programmes and strategies ......................................... 19 3.2 A2: Establishing the current and future baseline ........................................................ 19 3.3 A3: Identifying key sustainability (including health and equalities) issues................... 20 3.4 A4: Refine and finalise the IA Framework .................................................................. 20 3.5 A5: Prepare the draft Scoping Report and consult ..................................................... 21 3.6 Integrating HIA........................................................................................................... 21 3.7 Integrating EqIA ......................................................................................................... 22 4. Relevant Policies, Plans and Programmes ...................................................................... 24 4.1 Requirement and scope ............................................................................................. 24 4.2 Summary of the Review ............................................................................................. 24 5. Baseline Situation ........................................................................................................... 27 5.1 Population, Equality, and Housing ............................................................................. 27 5.1.1 Population ........................................................................................................... 27 5.1.2 Equality ............................................................................................................... 28 5.1.3 Housing ............................................................................................................... 32 5.1.4 Affordable Homes ............................................................................................... 35 5.2 Economy and Education ............................................................................................ 36 5.2.1 Economic Data .................................................................................................... 36 5.2.2 Education Data ................................................................................................... 38 3 5.2.3 Employment Data ................................................................................................ 39 5.3 Health ........................................................................................................................ 40 5.4 Access and Community Infrastructure ....................................................................... 42 5.4.1 Designations, Open Space and Accessible Greenspace ..................................... 42 5.4.2 Walking and Cycling Routes ............................................................................... 43 5.4.3 Community Assets .............................................................................................. 44 5.5 Transport ................................................................................................................... 44 5.5.1 Private Transport ................................................................................................. 46 5.5.2 Public and Active Transport ................................................................................ 49 5.6 Utilities ....................................................................................................................... 56 5.7 Air Quality .................................................................................................................. 57 5.8 Biodiversity and Geodiversity ..................................................................................... 59 5.9 Climate Change and Associated Risks ...................................................................... 60 5.9.1 Energy Use and Emissions ................................................................................. 60 5.9.2 Projected Climate Change Impacts ..................................................................... 63 5.10 Land, Geology, and Soils ......................................................................................... 64 5.10.1 Land .................................................................................................................. 64 5.10.2 Soil .................................................................................................................... 65 5.10.3 Geology ............................................................................................................ 65 5.11 Landscape and Townscape ..................................................................................... 66 5.12 Cultural Heritage ...................................................................................................... 68 5.13 Materials and Waste ................................................................................................ 68 5.14 Water Resources ..................................................................................................... 71 6. Key Sustainability, Health and Equality Issues ................................................................ 73 7. The Integrated Assessment Framework .......................................................................... 78 8. Next Steps ...................................................................................................................... 90 8.1 Stage B: Developing and Refining Alternatives and Assessing Effects ...................... 90 8.1.1 Integrated Approach ............................................................................................ 90 8.2 Stage C: Reporting .................................................................................................... 94 8.3 Stage D: Consultation ................................................................................................ 94 8.4 Stage E: Monitoring ................................................................................................... 95 Appendix A: Review of Policies, Plans and Programmes .................................................... 96 B1 International plans, programmes and strategies ......................................................... 97 B2 National and regional plans, programmes and strategies ......................................... 104 B3 Greater Manchester plans, programmes and strategies ........................................... 121 4 B4 Trafford Borough plans, programmes and strategies ................................................ 132 Appendix C Health Profile ................................................................................................. 148 C.1 Physical health and lifestyle factors ......................................................................... 148 C.2 Mental health ....................................................................................................... 152 C.3 Equalities groups and health disparities ............................................................... 152 C.4 Environmental Factors ......................................................................................... 154 Air Quality .................................................................................................................. 154 Contaminated Land ...................................................................................................