Leicester and Leicestershire Strategic Growth Plan Jan 2018
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Leicester and Leicestershire, Strategic Growth Plan SA Scoping Report Blaby District Council, Charnwood Borough Council, Harborough District Council, Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council, Leicester City Council, Leicestershire County Council, The Leicester & Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership, Melton Borough Council, North West Leicestershire District Council & Oadby & Wigston Borough Council January 2018 Leicester and Leicestershire Strategic Growth Plan - SA Scoping Report REVISION SCHEDULE Rev Date Details Prepared by Reviewed by Approved by Ian McCluskey Ian McCluskey Alex White Senior Consultant Senior Consultant Associate Consultant January - Matt Stopforth 1 Draft Report August 2017 Planner Lucy Sykes Graduate Planner January Ishaq Khan Ian McCluskey Alan Houghton 2 Final Report 2018 Graduate Planner Principal Consultant Associate Director AECOM Bridgewater House 4th Floor Whitworth Street Manchester M1 6LT Tel: +44 (0) 161 907 3500 Fax: +44 (0) 161 907 3501 www.AECOM.com SUSTAINABILITY APPRAISAL January 2018 Leicester and Leicestershire Strategic Growth Plan - SA Scoping Report Copyright Limitations © This Report is the copyright of Aecom Infrastructure Aecom Infrastructure & Environment UK Limited & Environment UK Limited. 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SUSTAINABILITY APPRAISAL January 2018 Leicester and Leicestershire Strategic Growth Plan- Scoping Report 1. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................... 1 1.1 This commission ..................................................................... 1 1.2 The SEA/SA process............................................................... 1 1.3 The Plan area ........................................................................... 2 2. SCOPING .................................................................................. 7 2.1 Introduction ............................................................................. 7 2.2 Methods / approach ................................................................ 7 3. BIODIVERSITY AND GEODIVERSITY .................................... 9 3.1 Policy context .......................................................................... 9 3.2 Strategic baseline ................................................................. 11 3.3 Future baseline, key issues and opportunities .................. 12 3.4 Strategic trends ..................................................................... 17 4. HEALTH AND WELLBEING .................................................. 19 4.1 Policy context ........................................................................ 19 4.2 Strategic baseline ................................................................. 22 4.3 Future baseline, key Issues and opportunities .................. 23 4.4 Strategic trends ..................................................................... 23 5. HOUSING ............................................................................... 26 5.1 Policy context ........................................................................ 26 5.2 Strategic baseline ................................................................. 30 5.3 Projected baseline, Issues and opportunities ................... 31 6. EMPLOYMENT AND THE ECONOMY .................................. 35 6.1 Policy context ........................................................................ 35 6.2 Strategic baseline ................................................................. 37 6.3 Projected baseline, key issues and opportunities ............ 39 7. TRANSPORT AND ACCESS ................................................. 42 7.1 Policy context ........................................................................ 42 7.2 Strategic baseline ................................................................. 46 7.3 Projected baseline, key issues and opportunities ............ 46 8. AIR QUALITY AND NOISE .................................................... 50 8.1 Policy context ........................................................................ 50 8.2 Strategic baseline ................................................................. 52 8.3 Projected baseline, issues and opportunities ................... 53 9. CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY ...................................... 56 9.1 Policy context ........................................................................ 56 9.2 Strategic baseline ................................................................. 58 9.3 Future baseline, Issues and opportunities ......................... 58 10. LANDSCAPE AND LAND ...................................................... 60 10.1 Policy context ........................................................................ 60 10.2 Strategic baseline ................................................................. 62 SUSTAINABILITY APPRAISAL January 2018 Leicester and Leicestershire Strategic Growth Plan- Scoping Report 10.3 Future baseline, issues and opportunities ......................... 63 11. CULTURAL HERITAGE ......................................................... 69 11.1 Policy context ........................................................................ 69 11.2 Strategic baseline ................................................................. 70 11.3 Future baseline, issues and opportunities ......................... 71 12. WATER ................................................................................... 74 12.1 Policy context ........................................................................ 74 12.2 Strategic baseline ................................................................. 77 12.3 Future baseline, issues and opportunities ......................... 78 13. WASTE AND MINERALS ...................................................... 82 13.1 Policy context ........................................................................ 82 13.2 Strategic baseline ................................................................. 84 13.3 Future baseline, Issues and opportunities ......................... 85 14. KEY STRATEGIC ISSUES ..................................................... 88 14.1 Introduction ........................................................................... 88 14.2 Sustainability appraisal framework ..................................... 88 14.3 Appraisal of the Growth Strategy ........................................ 88 15. NEXT STEPS .......................................................................... 93 15.1 Consulting on the scope of the SA ..................................... 93 15.2 ‘Finalising’ the scoping report ............................................. 93 SUSTAINABILITY APPRAISAL January 2018 Leicester and Leicestershire Strategic Growth Plan- Scoping Report SUSTAINABILITY APPRAISAL