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Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Broadway Neighbourhood Development Plan Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Broadway Neighbourhood Development Plan Volume 2 of 2: Appendices May 2021 Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Broadway Neighbourhood Plan Volume 2 of 2: Appendices LC-679 Document Control Box Client Broadway Parish Council / Wychavon District Council Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Broadway Neighbourhood Plan: Report Title Appendices Status Filename LC-679_Vol_2of2_Broadway_NDP_SEA_Appendices_2_270521LB.docx Date May 2021 Author KD Checked LB Approved ND Front photo: Broadway High Street by Kara Davies. SEA of the Broadway Neighbourhood Plan May 2021 LC-679_Vol_2of2_Broadway_NDP_SEA_Appendices_2_270521LB.docx Appendices Appendix A – Figures Appendix B – Scoping Consultee Responses Appendix C – SEA Framework Appendix D – Reasonable Alternative Site Assessments (including site photos) Appendix E – Policy Assessments Appendix F – SHELAA Assessments (SWDPR) © Lepus Consulting for Wychavon District Council SEA of the Broadway NDP: Appendix A – Figures May 2021 LC-679_Appendix_A_Figures_4_270521LB.docx Appendix A: Figures List of Figures Figure A.1.1: Biodiversity assets in and around Broadway Parish (source: Natural England and Wychavon District Council) ................................................................................................................................................................ A1 Figure A.1.2: Biodiversity assets within and around reasonable alternative sites (source: Natural England and Wychavon District Council) ................................................................................................................................. A2 Figure A.1.3: Heritage assets in and around Broadway Parish (source: Historic England and Wychavon District Council) ............................................................................................................................................................... A3 Figure A.1.4: Heritage assets within and around surrounding reasonable alternative sites (source: Historic England and Wychavon District Council) ................................................................................................ A4 Figure A.1.5: Landscape designations and PRoW in and around Broadway Parish and the defined settlement boundary (source: Natural England and Wychavon District Council) ...................................... A5 Figure A.1.6: Landscape designations and PRoW within and surrounding reasonable alternative sites and the defined settlement boundary (source: Natural England and Wychavon District Council) ............... A6 Figure A.1.7: Agricultural Land Classification in and around Broadway Parish (source: Natural England) .............................................................................................................................................................................................. A7 Figure A.1.8: Agricultural Land Classification within and surrounding reasonable alternative sites (source: Natural England) ............................................................................................................................................................. A8 Figure A.1.9: Fluvial flood risk and watercourses in and around Broadway Parish (source: Environment Agency) .............................................................................................................................................................................. A9 Figure A.1.10: Fluvial flood risk and watercourses within and around reasonable alternative sites (source: Environment Agency) .................................................................................................................................................. A10 Figure A.1.11: Surface Water Flood Risk Extent in and around Broadway Parish (source: Environment Agency) ............................................................................................................................................................................. A11 Figure A.1.12: Surface Water Flood Risk Extent within and around reasonable alternative sites (source: Environment Agency) .................................................................................................................................................. A12 © Lepus Consulting for Wychavon District Council Ai SEA of the Broadway NDP: Appendix A – Figures May 2021 LC-679_Appendix_A_Figures_4_270521LB.docx Figure A.1.1: Biodiversity assets in and around Broadway Parish (source: Natural England and Wychavon District Council) © Lepus Consulting for Wychavon District Council A1 SEA of the Broadway NDP: Appendix A – Figures May 2021 LC-679_Appendix_A_Figures_4_270521LB.docx Figure A.1.2: Biodiversity assets within and around reasonable alternative sites (source: Natural England and Wychavon District Council) © Lepus Consulting for Wychavon District Council A2 SEA of the Broadway NDP: Appendix A - Figures May 2021 LC-679_Appendix_A_Figures_4_270521LB.docx Figure A.1.3: Heritage assets in and around Broadway Parish (source: Historic England and Wychavon District Council) © Lepus Consulting for Wychavon District Council A3 SEA of the Broadway NDP: Appendix A - Figures May 2021 LC-679_Appendix_A_Figures_4_270521LB.docx Figure A.1.4: Heritage assets within and around surrounding reasonable alternative sites (source: Historic England and Wychavon District Council) © Lepus Consulting for Wychavon District Council A4 SEA of the Broadway NDP: Appendix A - Figures May 2021 LC-679_Appendix_A_Figures_4_270521LB.docx Figure A.1.5: Landscape designations and PRoW in and around Broadway Parish and the defined settlement boundary (source: Natural England and Wychavon District Council) © Lepus Consulting for Wychavon District Council A5 SEA of the Broadway NDP: Appendix A - Figures May 2021 LC-679_Appendix_A_Figures_4_270521LB.docx Figure A.1.6: Landscape designations and PRoW within and surrounding reasonable alternative sites and the defined settlement boundary (source: Natural England and Wychavon District Council) © Lepus Consulting for Wychavon District Council A6 SEA of the Broadway NDP: Appendix A - Figures May 2021 LC-679_Appendix_A_Figures_4_270521LB.docx Figure A.1.7: Agricultural Land Classification in and around Broadway Parish (source: Natural England) © Lepus Consulting for Wychavon District Council A7 SEA of the Broadway NDP: Appendix A - Figures May 2021 LC-679_Appendix_A_Figures_4_270521LB.docx Figure A.1.8: Agricultural Land Classification within and surrounding reasonable alternative sites (source: Natural England) © Lepus Consulting for Wychavon District Council A8 SEA of the Broadway NDP: Appendix A - Figures May 2021 LC-679_Appendix_A_Figures_4_270521LB.docx Figure A.1.9: Fluvial flood risk1 and watercourses in and around Broadway Parish (source: Environment Agency) 1 Please note – Flood Zones pictured do not take into account further detailed flood mapping identified within South Worcestershire SFRA © Lepus Consulting for Wychavon District Council A9 SEA of the Broadway NDP: Appendix A - Figures May 2021 LC-679_Appendix_A_Figures_4_270521LB.docx Figure A.1.10: Fluvial flood risk2 and watercourses within and around reasonable alternative sites (source: Environment Agency) 2 Please note – Flood Zones pictured do not take into account further detailed flood mapping identified within South Worcestershire SFRA © Lepus Consulting for Wychavon District Council A10 SEA of the Broadway NDP: Appendix A - Figures May 2021 LC-679_Appendix_A_Figures_4_270521LB.docx Figure A.1.11: Surface Water Flood Risk Extent in and around Broadway Parish (source: Environment Agency) © Lepus Consulting for Wychavon District Council A11 SEA of the Broadway NDP: Appendix A - Figures May 2021 LC-679_Appendix_A_Figures_4_270521LB.docx Figure A.1.12: Surface Water Flood Risk Extent within and around reasonable alternative sites (source: Environment Agency) © Lepus Consulting for Wychavon District Council A12 SEA of the Broadway NDP: Appendix B – SEA Scoping Consultation Responses May 2021 LC-679_Appendix B_Scoping Consulation Responses_3_270521LB.docx Appendix B: SEA Scoping Report Consultation Responses © Lepus Consulting for Wychavon District Council Bi Date: 04 March 2021 Our ref: 343982 Your ref: Broadway NDP - SEA Lepus Consulting Ltd Hornbeam House 1 Bath Street Crewe Business Park Electra Way Cheltenham Crewe GL50 1YE Cheshire CW1 6GJ BY EMAIL ONLY T 0300 060 3900 Dear Broadway Neighbourhood Development Plan – SEA Scoping Thank you for your consultation on the above dated 11 February 2021. Natural England is a non-departmental public body. Our statutory purpose is to ensure that the natural environment is conserved, enhanced, and managed for the benefit of present and future generations, thereby contributing to sustainable development. Natural England is a statutory consultee in neighbourhood planning and must be consulted on draft neighbourhood development plans by the Parish/Town Councils or Neighbourhood Forums where they consider our interests would be affected by the proposals made. Natural England has no specific comments to make on this neighbourhood plan SEA scoping. However, we refer you to the advice in the attached annex which covers the issues and opportunities that should be considered when preparing a Neighbourhood Plan. For any further consultations on your plan, please contact: [email protected]. Yours sincerely Consultations Team Annex 1 - Neighbourhood planning and the natural environment: information, issues and opportunities Natural
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