Local Plan for the Broads FINAL Sustainability Appraisal May 2019

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Local Plan for the Broads FINAL Sustainability Appraisal May 2019 Local Plan for the Broads – FINAL - Sustainability Appraisal – May 2019 APPENDIX 2 Local Plan for the Broads FINAL Sustainability Appraisal May 2019 Contents 1. Summary ..................................................................................................................................... 4 2. Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 7 3. Background ................................................................................................................................. 9 4. Challenges and Opportunities ................................................................................................... 11 5. The Sustainability Appraisal Objectives and Decision Making Criteria ..................................... 15 6. Compatibility of the SA Objectives and Local Plan Objectives.................................................. 16 7. Assessing the Draft Policies against the Sustainability Appraisal Objectives ........................... 18 The Vision of the Broads Local Plan ......................................................................................................................................... 18 Policy SP1: DCLG/PINS Model Policy ........................................................................................................................................ 19 Removed from Publication Local Plan: Policy POSP2: Sustainable Development in the Broads ............................................ 20 Removed from Publication Local Plan: Policy POSP3: Air, water and waste ........................................................................... 21 Policy DM1: Major Development in the Broads ...................................................................................................................... 22 Policy DM2: Water Quality and Foul Drainage ........................................................................................................................ 23 Policy DM3: Boat wash down facilities .................................................................................................................................... 24 Policy DM4: Water Efficiency................................................................................................................................................... 25 Policy SP2: Flood Risk............................................................................................................................................................... 26 Policy DM5: Development and Flood Risk ............................................................................................................................... 27 Policy DM6: Surface water run-off .......................................................................................................................................... 28 Policy DM7: Open Space on land, play, sports fields and allotments policy ............................................................................ 29 Policy DM7: Open Space on land, play, sports fields and allotments - individual sites .......................................................... 30 Policy M8: Green Infrastructure (GI) ....................................................................................................................................... 32 Policy SP3: Climate Change ...................................................................................................................................................... 33 Policy DM9: Climate Smart Checklist ....................................................................................................................................... 34 Policy SP4: Soils........................................................................................................................................................................ 35 Policy DM10: Peat Soils ........................................................................................................................................................... 36 Policy SP5: Historic Environment and Policy DM11: Heritage Assets .................................................................................... 37 Policy DM12: Re-use of Historic Buildings ............................................................................................................................... 38 Policy SP6: Biodiversity ........................................................................................................................................................... 39 Policy DM13: Natural Environment ......................................................................................................................................... 40 Policy PUBDM14: Energy demand and performance .............................................................................................................. 41 Policy DM15: Renewable Energy ............................................................................................................................................. 42 Policy SP7: Landscape Character ............................................................................................................................................. 43 Policy DM16: Development and Landscape ............................................................................................................................ 44 Policy DM17: Land Raising ....................................................................................................................................................... 45 Policy DM18: Excavated material ............................................................................................................................................ 46 Policy DM19: Utilities Infrastructure Development ................................................................................................................. 47 Policy DM20: Protection and enhancement of settlement fringe landscape character .......................................................... 48 Policy DM21: Amenity ............................................................................................................................................................ 49 Policy DM22: Light pollution and dark skies ............................................................................................................................ 50 Policy SP8: Getting to the Broads ............................................................................................................................................ 51 239 Policy SP9: Recreational access around the Broads ................................................................................................................. 52 of of 1 Policy DM23: Transport, highways and access ........................................................................................................................ 53 Policy DM24: Recreation Facilities Parking Areas .................................................................................................................... 54 Page Page Policy SP10: A prosperous local economy ............................................................................................................................... 55 Local Plan for the Broads – FINAL - Sustainability Appraisal – May 2019 Policy SP11: Waterside Sites .................................................................................................................................................... 56 Policy DM25: New Employment Development........................................................................................................................ 57 Policy DM26: Protecting General Employment ....................................................................................................................... 58 Policy DM27: Business and Farm Diversification ..................................................................................................................... 59 Policy DM28: Development on Waterside Sites ...................................................................................................................... 60 Policy SP12: Sustainable Tourism ............................................................................................................................................ 61 Policy M29: Sustainable Tourism and Recreation Development ............................................................................................. 62 Policy DM30: Holiday Accommodation – New Provision and Retention ................................................................................. 63 Policy SP13: Navigable Water Space ........................................................................................................................................ 64 Policy DM31: Access to the Water ........................................................................................................................................... 65 Policy DM32: Riverbank stabilisation....................................................................................................................................... 66 Policy SP14 Mooring Provision ................................................................................................................................................ 67 Policy DM33 Moorings, mooring basins and marinas. ............................................................................................................
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