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AECOM Strategic Environmental Assessment Strategic Environmental Assessment for the Benenden Neighbourhood Plan Environmental Report to accompany the Regulation 14 consultation of the Neighbourhood Plan Benenden Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group August 2019 Strategic Environmental Assessment for the Environmental Report to accompany Benenden Neighbourhood Plan Regulation 14 consultation Quality information Prepared by Checked by Approved by Tamsin Stevens Nick Chisholm-Batten Steve Smith Graduate Environmental Associate Director Technical Director Consultant Revision History Revision Revision date Details Authorized Name Position V2.0 9th August 2019 Consultation 9th August 2019 Nick Chisholm- Associate Director version Batten Prepared for: Benenden Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group Prepared by: AECOM Limited 3rd Floor, Portwall Place Portwall Lane Bristol BS1 6NA United Kingdom T: +44 117 901 7000 aecom.com © 2019 AECOM Limited. All Rights Reserved. This document has been prepared by AECOM Limited (“AECOM”) for sole use of our client (the “Client”) in accordance with generally accepted consultancy principles, the budget for fees and the terms of reference agreed between AECOM and the Client. Any information provided by third parties and referred to herein has not been checked or verified by AECOM, unless otherwise expressly stated in the document. No third party may rely upon this document without the prior and express written agreement of AECOM. Prepared for: Benenden Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group AECOM Strategic Environmental Assessment for the Environmental Report to accompany Benenden Neighbourhood Plan Regulation 14 consultation Table of Contents Non-Technical Summary .............................................................................................................................. 1. Introduction ..................................................................................................... 1 SEA explained ......................................................................................................................................................... 2 Structure of this SEA Environmental Report ........................................................................................................... 2 2. Local Plan context and vision for the Benenden Neighbourhood Plan ............ 4 Local Plan context for the Neighbourhood Plan ...................................................................................................... 4 Vision, aims and objectives for the Benenden Neighbourhood Plan ....................................................................... 5 3. What is the scope of the SEA? ........................................................................ 6 SEA Scoping Report ............................................................................................................................................... 6 Key Sustainability Issues ........................................................................................................................................ 7 SEA Framework ...................................................................................................................................................... 9 4. What has plan making / SEA involved up to this point? .................................. 11 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................... 11 Overview of plan making / SEA work undertaken since 2017 ............................................................................... 11 Assessment of reasonable alternatives for the Neighbourhood Plan .................................................................... 11 Housing numbers to deliver through the Neighbourhood Plan .............................................................................. 12 Assessment of a brownfield vs a greenfield first approach ................................................................................... 12 Assessment of reasonable alternatives for site allocations ................................................................................... 15 Current approach for the Neighbourhood Plan ..................................................................................................... 12 Neighbourhood Plan policies ................................................................................................................................ 12 5. What are the appraisal findings at this current stage? ................................... 14 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................... 14 Approach to this appraisal ..................................................................................................................................... 14 Biodiversity and Geodiversity ................................................................................................................................ 14 Climate change ..................................................................................................................................................... 15 Landscape ............................................................................................................................................................ 16 Historic Environment ............................................................................................................................................. 17 Land, Soil and Water Resources ........................................................................................................................... 18 Population and Community ................................................................................................................................... 18 Health and Wellbeing ............................................................................................................................................ 20 Transportation ....................................................................................................................................................... 20 Conclusions at this current stage .......................................................................................................................... 21 6. What are the next steps? ............................................................................... 22 Appendix A : Context Review and Baseline .............................................................. 23 Prepared for: Benenden Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group AECOM Strategic Environmental Assessment for the Environmental Report to accompany Benenden Neighbourhood Plan Regulation 14 consultation This page is intentionally blank. Prepared for: Benenden Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group AECOM Strategic Environmental Assessment for the Environmental Report to accompany Benenden Neighbourhood Plan Regulation 14 consultation Non-Technical Summary What is Strategic Environmental Assessment? A strategic environmental assessment (SEA) has been undertaken to inform the Benenden Neighbourhood Plan. This process is required by the SEA Regulations. Neighbourhood Plan groups use SEA to assess Neighbourhood Plans against a set of sustainability objectives developed in consultation with interested parties. The purpose of the assessment is to avoid adverse environmental and socio-economic effects through the Neighbourhood Plan, and identify opportunities to improve the environmental quality of the area covered by the Neighbourhood Plan and the quality of life of residents. What is the Benenden Neighbourhood Plan? The Benenden Neighbourhood Plan is currently being prepared as a Neighbourhood Development Plan under the Localism Act 2011 and the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012. The Neighbourhood Plan is being prepared in the context of the existing and emerging Tunbridge Wells Local Plan. It is anticipated that the Neighbourhood Plan will be submitted to Tunbridge Wells Borough Council in late 2019. Purpose of this Environmental Report This Environmental Report, which accompanies the Pre-Submission ‘Regulation 14’ consultation version of the Neighbourhood Plan, is the latest document to be produced as part of the SEA process. The first document was the SEA Scoping Report (April 2019), which includes information about the Neighbourhood Plan area’s environment and community. The purpose of this Environmental Report is to: ─ Identify, describe and evaluate the likely significant effects of the Benenden Neighbourhood Plan and alternatives; and ─ Provide an opportunity for consultees to offer views on any aspect of the SEA process which has been carried out to date. The Environmental Report contains: ─ An outline of the contents and main objectives of the Benenden Neighbourhood Plan and its relationship with other relevant policies, plans and programmes; ─ Relevant aspects of the current and future state of the environment and key sustainability issues; ─ The SEA Framework of objectives against which the Benenden Neighbourhood Plan has been assessed; ─ The appraisal of alternative approaches for the Benenden Neighbourhood Plan; ─ The likely significant environmental effects of the Benenden Neighbourhood Plan; ─ The measures envisaged to prevent, reduce and as fully as possible offset any significant adverse effects as a result of the Benenden Neighbourhood Plan; and ─ The next steps for the Benenden Neighbourhood Plan and accompanying
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