Part 2 Local Plan Main Modifications Sustainability Appraisal Addendum
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Part 2 Local Plan Main Modifications Sustainability Appraisal Addendum 1 Main Modifications SA Addendum May 2019 Table of Contents 1. Introduction ................................................................................................... 3 2. Scope of the Addendum Sustainability Appraisal ..................................... 4 3. Updated Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) 2018 .......................... 8 4. Screening of Proposed Modifications ........................................................ 9 5. Consideration of Alternatives .................................................................... 10 6. Appraisal of the Modifications .................................................................. 11 7. Mitigation Measures ................................................................................... 18 8. Future Stages .............................................................................................. 20 Appendix 1: Screening of Proposed Main Modifications 21-109 2 1.0 Introduction Background 1.1 The Council is preparing the Part 2 Local Plan for Broxtowe Borough (2018 – 2028), which once adopted, will replace the remaining ‘saved’ policies within the Broxtowe 2004 Local Plan. This will form the second part of the new Local Plan for Broxtowe Borough. Part 1 is the Aligned Core Strategies (for Broxtowe & Gedling Boroughs and Nottingham City) which was adopted in 2014. 1.2 The Part 2 Local Plan will set out the locally-specific policies and site allocations that will elaborate on, and provide further detail of how the adopted Aligned Core Strategy will be implemented within Broxtowe. The Part 2 Local Plan was formally published in September 2017 ahead of being submitted to Government for examination at the start of August 2018; examination hearings followed in December 2018. 1.3 As a result of the hearing statements and representations received during the examination, and following the advice of the Inspector, a number of main modifications are being proposed to the Part 2 Local Plan. 1.4 A Sustainability Appraisal was undertaken to inform the Part 2 Local Plan. The Sustainability Appraisal is a legally required process, which aims to ensure that the significant effects of an emerging Local Plan (and reasonable alternatives) are systematically considered and communicated. It is a requirement that the Sustainability Appraisal is undertaken in accordance with the procedures prescribed by the Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes Regulations (the ‘SEA Regulations’) 2004. 1.5 All policies and allocations within the Submission Version of the Part 2 Local Plan, along with any changes to policies and / or allocations from the Publication Version of the Plan were again subjected to the process of Sustainability Appraisal. The Submission Version of the Sustainability Appraisal and SA Appendix A set out the results of these revised appraisals. Two earlier addenda to the main Sustainability Appraisal have so far been produced. Sustainability Appraisals of the proposed changes to Town and District Centre boundaries were produced in November 2018 (BBC/06). In addition, Sustainability Appraisals were produced for three ‘alternative’ employment sites in January 2019, as a part of Council’s response to Matter 2, Action 5, following the examination hearings (M2A5). Purpose and Structure of this Addendum to the Main Sustainability Appraisal 1.6 The aim of this Addendum is to appraise the sustainability of the proposed modifications, and alternatives where appropriate, with a view to informing the current consultation and subsequent finalisation of the Part 2 Local Plan. 3 1.7 This report is referred to as a Sustainability Appraisal (SA) Report ‘Addendum’. This is on the basis that it is an Addendum to the main Sustainability Appraisal Reports, the original version of which was published in September 2017 and the revised (most recent version) of which was submitted to the Government in August 2018. This Sustainability Appraisal Report Addendum includes the following sections: • 2. Scope of the Addendum Sustainability Appraisal • 3. Updated Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) 2018 • 4. Screening of Proposed Modifications • 5. Consideration of Alternatives • 6. Appraisal of the Modifications • 7. Mitigation Measures • 8. Future Stages • Appendix 1 – Screening of Proposed Main Modifications 2.0 Scope of this Sustainability Appraisal (Addendum) 2.1 The scope of the Sustainability Appraisal of the Broxtowe Part 2 Local Plan is set out within the main Sustainability Appraisal Report, which was submitted in August 2018. Essentially, the scope is reflected in a list of sustainability objectives, which collectively provide a methodological ‘framework’ for appraisal. The SA objectives are shown in the table below. It has not been necessary to update or revise the SA framework for the purposes of this appraisal. SA Objectives Decision Making Criteria Indicators 1. Housing • Will it increase the range and • Affordable housing affordability of housing for all • House prices; housing affordability To ensure that the housing social groups? • Homelessness stock meets the housing • Will it reduce homelessness? • Housing completions (type and size) needs of Broxtowe • Will it reduce the number of • Housing tenure unfit homes? • Sheltered accommodation • Vacant dwellings by tenure 2. Health • Will it reduce health • Adults taking part in sport inequalities? • Health inequalities To improve health and • Will it improve access to • Life expectancy at birth reduce health inequalities health services? • New/enhanced health facilities • Will it increase the • People killed/seriously injured in road opportunities for recreational accidents physical activity? 4 SA Objectives Decision Making Criteria Indicators 3. Heritage • Will it protect historic sites? • New and enhanced open space • Will it help people to increase • Satisfaction with open space To provide better their participation in cultural • Museums opportunities for people to heritage activities? value and enjoy Broxtowe’s • Will it protect/improve access heritage including the to historic sites? preservation, enhancement • Will it protect and enhance and promotion of the the historical, geological and cultural and built archaeological environment? environment (including archaeological assets). 4. Crime • Will it reduce crime and the • Crimes – by category and total fear of crime? • Fear of crime To improve community • Will it increase the • Noise complaints safety, reduce crime and the prevalence of diversionary fear of crime in Broxtowe activities? • Will it contribute to a safe secure built environment through designing out crime? 5. Social • Will it protect and enhance • Community centres existing cultural assets? • Gains/losses of community facilities To promote and support the • Will it improve access to, • Leisure centres development and growth of encourage engagement with • Libraries/mobile library stops social capital across and residents satisfaction in • Participation involuntary and Broxtowe community activities? community activities • Will it improve ethnic and • A place where people from different intergenerational relations? backgrounds get on well together • Satisfaction with leisure facilities 6. Environment, Biodiversity • Will it help protect and • Local/National nature reserves and Green Infrastructure improve biodiversity and • Local wildlife sites avoid harm to protected • SSSIs To increase biodiversity species? levels and protect and • Will it help protect and enhance Green improve habitats? Infrastructure and the • Will it increase, maintain and natural environment across enhance sites designated for Broxtowe their nature conservation interest? • Will it maintain and enhance woodland cover and management? • Will it provide new open space? • Will it improve the quality of existing open space? • Will it encourage and protect Green Infrastructure opportunities? 5 SA Objectives Decision Making Criteria Indicators 7. Landscape • Does it respect identified • Ancient woodland landscape character? • Conservation Areas To protect and enhance the • Historic Parks and Gardens rich diversity of the natural, • Listed Buildings/Buildings at cultural and built risk/locally listed buildings environmental and • Scheduled ancient monuments archaeological/geological • Woodland areas/new woodland assets, and landscape character of Broxtowe, including its heritage and setting 8. Natural Resources and • Will it improve water quality? • Greenfield land lost Flooding • Will it improve air quality? • Carbon dioxide emissions • Will it lead to reduced • Contaminated land To prudently manage the consumption of raw • Flood risk natural resources of the area materials? • Households in Air Quality including water, air quality, • Will it promote the use of Management Areas soils and minerals whilst sustainable design, materials • Number of days moderate/high air also minimising the risk of and construction techniques? pollution flooding • Will it minimise Flood Risk? • Employment and housing developed • Will it prevent the loss of high on PDL quality soils to development? • Density of dwellings • Developments incorporating • SUDS • Planning applications granted contrary to advice of EA • Biological/chemistry levels in rivers, canals and freshwater bodies • Production of primary and secondary/recycled aggregates 9. Waste • Will it reduce household and • Controlled waste produced commercial waste per head? • Capacity of new waste To minimise waste and • Will it increase