St Ives NDP Sustainabililty Appraisal Scoping Report

St Ives Area Neighbourhood Development Plan

Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report June 2014

St Ives Area NDP Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report 2014

Contents

1. Introduction 2. Process Summary 3. St Ives Area Neighbourhood Development Plan: Scope 4. Environmental, social and economic baseline Information for St Ives Area 5. Draft Sustainability Objectives

List of Maps

Map 1 St Ives Parish Map 2 Sites of Special Scientific Interest Map 3 Cornwall Biodiversity Action Plan Priority Project Areas Map 4 Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and Areas of Great Landscape Value Map 5 Landscape Character Map 5 Historic Landscape Character Map 7 Flood Risk Zones St Ives Map 8 Flood Risk Zones Carbis Bay Map 9 Flood Risk Zones Lelant Map 10 Shoreline Management Map 11 Tidal Extremes Map 12 Combined Indices of Multiple Deprivation Map 13 Recycling Centre at St Erth Map 14 Soil Landscapes Map 15 Agricultural Land Classification Map 16 Listed Buildings St Ives and Carbis Bay Map 17 Listed Buildings Lelant Map 18 Conservation Areas Map 19 St Ives Car Parks Map 20 Traffic Sensitivity Areas Map 21 Public Rights of Way St Ives and Carbis Bay Map 22 Public Rights of Way Carbis Bay and Lelant

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1. Introduction

This is the Scoping Report for the St Ives Area NDP Sustainability Appraisal (SA). The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 introduced a requirement to carry out Sustainability Appraisal (SA) as an integral part of preparing local development documents. Regulation 19(5) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 requires authorities which are responsible for preparing the plans covered by the Act to “(a) carry out an appraisal of the sustainability of the proposals in each document; [and] (b) prepare a report of the findings of the appraisal”. Regulation 18(5) defines this process as Sustainability Appraisal (SA).

The purpose of Sustainability Appraisal is “to promote sustainable development through better integration of sustainability considerations into the preparation and adoption of plans. [It is] an iterative process that identifies and reports on the likely significant effects of the plan and the extent to which the implementation of the plan will achieve the social, environment and economic objectives by which sustainable development can be defined” (ODPM, 2004)

The Department of Communities and Local Government have advised that a separate SA of Neighbourhood Plans is not always required. However, Cornwall Council recommend that a ‘Sustainability Checklist’ is completed by towns and parishes producing Neighbourhood Plans as a minimum. St Ives Area Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP) Group are therefore producing a SA to comply with this Sustainability Checklist and the Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes Regulations 20041.

St Ives Parish consists of four main settlements – St Ives, Carbis Bay, Lelant and Halsetown (see Map 1 overleaf). This Scoping Report covers environmental, social and economic issues affecting the whole parish. The SA Scoping Report of the St Ives Area NDP has used a similar methodology and approach to the emerging Cornwall Local Plan, to ensure consistency of the appraisal.

As the St Ives Area NDP has community-led development at its heart, the Scoping Report has been prepared by the NDP Steering Group, with advice from a Planning Aid SA consultant.

1 Which transpose the requirements of the European Directive 2001/42/EC on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment.

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2. Process Summary

This report sets out the process and outcomes of the scoping stage of the sustainability appraisal process for the St Ives Area NDP.

Sustainable development aims to balance the present need for development and growth against the need to protect the natural and built environment without compromising the needs of future generations.

The purpose of Sustainability Appraisal is to promote sustainable development in the preparation of development plan documents. The Government advocates a five-stage approach, as detailed below. This incorporates the requirements of the Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive.

Stage 1: Setting the context and objectives, establishing the baseline and deciding on the scope

 Identify other relevant plans, programmes and sustainability objectives  Collect baseline information  Identify sustainability issues  Developing the SA Framework  Testing the scoping report objectives against each other  Consulting on the scope of the SA

Stage 2: Testing the plan objectives against the Sustainability Appraisal framework, developing and refining options, predicting and assessing effects

Stage 3: Documenting the appraisal process

Stage 4: Consulting on the plan and the Sustainability Appraisal report

Stage 5: Monitoring the implementation of the plan

This Scoping Report documents the findings from Stage 1 of the SA process.

A framework has been adapted from the SA for the Cornwall Local Plan, presented in Section 4 of this report.

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Consultation on this Scoping Report will be carried out in accordance with the regulations. The three statutory bodies will be consulted:

 English Heritage  Natural England  Environment Agency

In addition, Cornwall Council will also be consulted.

Full public consultation is not necessary at this stage of the SA process, but this Scoping Report is being publicised alongside consultation on our preferred policy options and is available on the St Ives Area NDP website. The full SA Report will be consulted on along with the draft NDP in late 2014.

The SA is following guidance set out in Sustainability Appraisal: Neighbourhood ‘Development Plans and Neighbourhood Development Orders’ by Cornwall Council 2013; and the ‘DIY SA for Neighbourhood Plans’ by Levett-Therivel consultants.

3. St Ives Area Neighbourhood Development Plan: scope

At the time of writing the SA Scoping Report, St Ives Area NDP is at draft proposed policy option stage. Sixty one proposed policy options are being put forward for community consultation, to be refined into draft policies for the final NDP report. Proposed policy options and allocations have been drawn up with full reference to the emerging Cornwall Local Plan, so as to complement and enhance the policies contained therein.

Proposed policy options cover housing, built environment (particularly public spaces), open and green spaces, local economic development, amenities and facilities, transport and culture and heritage. Allocations are being proposed for housing, amenities and facilities, protected open spaces and economic development sites.

 Housing policy options focus largely on encouraging development that provides primary residence, affordable housing to local people and that is accompanied by infrastructural improvements. Site allocations are also proposed, within the Cornwall Council Framework areas.

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 Built environment policy is aimed more at public buildings and spaces within the settlements in the parish, ensuring that development respects the distinctive and historic character of the towns.  Eight open spaces are proposed for protection from any future development, and protection for countryside, especially trees, hedgerows and Cornish hedges is provided for.  Potential sites for economic development, including light industrial expansion and live-work units are proposed around the parish. Renewable energy schemes are supported.  Transport policy options identify types of proposals that will be supported by St Ives Area NDP, namely those that provide viable transport options and help to ease traffic flows within town centres and around the parish.  Three sites are proposed for new community amenities and facilities.  Cultural and heritage buildings are listed for protection, with St Ives Community Land Trust given first refusal on the purchase of community buildings.

The specific policies in the Cornwall Local Plan that are supported by the St Ives Area NDP are:

Policy 2: Key Targets and Spatial Strategy – particularly in the areas of job provision; employment floorspace provision; increased renewable energy capacity; new home provision.

Policy 3: Role and Function of Place – particularly in the areas of site allocations for housing; infill for the purposes of residential development; preference for brownfield development sites.

Policy 6: Housing Mix – particularly in the area of affordable housing provision.

Policy 8: Affordable Housing – 50% provision.

Policy 9: Affordable Housing Led Schemes – particularly in relation to Exceptions sites.

Policy 13: Design – particularly relating to character, layout, scale, density, height and mass. Providing for development ‘with a clear understanding and response to its landscape, seascape and townscape setting’.

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Policy 14: Development Standards – provision in development for open spaces, off-street parking, cycle parking; avoidance of adverse environmental impacts such as dust, noise and odour during construction.

Policy 15: Renewable and Low Carbon Energy – to support renewable and low carbon energy generation proposals.

Policy 17: Health and Well-being – maximise the opportunity for physical activity through the use of indoor and outdoor sports and leisure facilities.

Policy 23: Natural Environment – sustaining local distinctiveness and character and protecting the natural environment, particularly the coastline, Areas of Great Landscape Value; and protecting biodiversity.

Policy 24: Historic Environment – sustaining local distinctiveness and character; respecting designated and undesignated heritage assets, historic landscapes and settlements, Conservation Areas, parks and gardens and historic buildings.

Policy 25: Green Infrastructure – protecting and enhancing a functional network of open spaces.

Policy 27: Transport and Accessibility – reliable transport system, cycle routes; new developments to be accompanied by effective travel plans; support for public transport solutions including Park and Ride facilities.

Policy 28: Infrastructure – new development must be supported by appropriate infrastructure.

Policy PPS: Hayle and St Ives CNA – protection of the vitality and viability of St Ives town centre; provision of office accommodation; support for new employment schemes; provision of 1000 dwellings in St Ives in the period up to 2030; support for year round employment opportunities in St Ives.

In addition, Objective 1 for PPS Hayle and St Ives CAN refers to “supporting flexible workspace, arts and tourism” particularly in St Ives. St Ives Area NDP provide for live-work units and cultural development.

St Ives Area NDP expands on these policies, providing greater detail as to how they are to be implemented and housing, employment opportunities, workspace, leisure space, open space and renewable and low carbon energy generation schemes are to be provided, and how historic, character and landscape

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4. Environmental, social and economic baseline Information for St Ives Area

Baseline information helps to provide a basis for predicting and monitoring effects and helps to identify sustainability problems and alternative ways of dealing with them. When collecting baseline data, the aim is to assemble sufficient data on the current and likely future state of the area to enable the potential impacts of St Ives Area NDP to be accurately predicted.

The following maps and information detail the key characteristics of and issues of relevance to the St Ives area covered by the NDP.

Habitats & biodiversity designations

The coastline from Man's Head westward is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), as is the coast and estuary from Hawke's Point, Carbis Bay, to Lelant (Map 2). There is a Local Nature Reserve (Steeple Woodland Reserve) on Worvas Hill, within which is Knill's monument. Cornish hedges of varying ages are found throughout the entire area.

Map 2: SSSIs

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It is only the coastal strip of St Ives NDP area that is a Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) priority project area, as shown on Map 3.

Map 3

AONB, World Heritage Sites & other landscape designations

The St Ives area is bounded to the west by an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and an Area of Great Historic Value and an Area of Great Scientific Value. The boundary to these areas also forms the parish boundary. Between this and the built up areas of St Ives and Carbis Bay the land is designated as an Area of Great Landscape Value (Map 4), as is the area of coastal dunes in Lelant. Within the parish, the landscape character & historic landscape character vary - see Maps 5 and 6.

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Map 4: AONB and AGLV

Check AONB Cross-hatch AGLV

Map 5 Landscape Character

St Ives Bay West Penwith Coast Penwith Central Hills Mounts Bay

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Coastal Rough Ground & Map 6 Historic Landscape Character Upland Rough Ground Prehistoric Farmland Medieval Farmland

Post-medieval Farmland Intertidal and Inshore Water

Recreational Plantations and Scrub

Ornamental Disused Industrial Settlement Old Core (pre

1907)

Water quality & flood zones

The quality of Cornwall’s waters is important for a number of reasons. The ecology of our rivers (including fish populations) is influenced by the chemical and biological quality of the water.

Coast and maritime: The quality of our waters is also important for recreational purposes. Activities such as water sports, fishing and swimming all bring humans into contact with water and poor bacteriological or chemical quality could pose a human health risk. During periods of heavy rainfall raw sewage can be washed into watercourses through combined sewer overflows. In Cornwall we have a high number (79) of designated bathing waters which need to meet strict quality criteria.

Certain areas (mainly reservoirs and some rivers) provide water for public water supply so the quality of this water needs to be protected. Also a significant proportion of Cornwall’s rural housing relies on private water supplies usually drawn from boreholes or wells. Water flow is important for water supply, wildlife, visual amenity and recreation. In Cornwall, flows are generally good, but, water

St Ives Area NDP Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report 2014 abstraction and the climate can affect the flow which can have a knock on effect to water quality as there is less water available to dilute any pollutants.

The majority of properties in Cornwall are connected to the mains sewerage network. However due to the rural location of many of Cornwall’s properties there is a significant proportion served by private foul drainage systems (e.g. septic tank, sewage treatment plant or cesspit). These discharge either to groundwaters via a soakaway or direct to surface waters depending on the level of treatment or may be pumped for off-site treatment and disposal. Since 1990, the quality of bathing waters has improved significantly in the South West, as they have done nationally. Improvements are largely due to investment by water companies and the Environment Agency has been working with them to improve the quality of their sewage discharges.

One of the most significant water quality issues for surface and groundwaters in Cornwall is historic mining. The discharges from these abandoned mines impact heavily on the quality of rivers such as the Red River, River Carnon & River Cober and also on the quality of the groundwater. Cornwall also has a significant farming community and diffuse pollution (mainly Phosphorous and Nitrate) from agricultural run-off has a major impact on our water quality. Catchment Sensitive Farming is an initiative that looks to improve this through cooperation with farmers working in problem catchments.

It can be seen from Maps 7,8 and 9 that there are various areas within St Ives, Carbis Bay and Lelant which are at risk from flooding but it is primarily the Stennack River in St Ives which has caused significant damage to properties in the past. A comprehensive drainage scheme has been installed in an attempt to overcome this.

Map 7 Flood Risk St Ives Map 8 Flood Risk Carbis Bay

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Map 9 Flood Risk Lelant 1 in 100 year event

1 in 30 year event

Low lying properties situated along the coast are at risk from rising sea levels and susceptible to wave damage during storms. See Maps 10 and 11 showing shoreline management and tidal extremes.

Map 10 Shoreline Management No active intervention

Hold Line Managed Realignment

Map 11 Tidal Extremes

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Registered parks & gardens & country parks

There are none within the St Ives area.

Indices of multiple deprivation

Analysis of the 2011 census information shows the following percentages of households with 4 dimensions of deprivation (divided into electoral wards):

St Ives North - 1.0% (18) (now St Ives West)

St Ives South - 0.4% (7) (now St Ives East)

Lelant & Carbis Bay - 0.5% (8)

Map 12 shows the combined Indices of Multiple Deprivation for St Ives parish.

Map 12 Overall Index of Multiple Deprivation

1 – 6896 of most deprived 20% 6497 - 12993

Waste

There are weekly household bin collections in the area, plus recycling collections every 2 weeks (alternating with green waste by arrangement). There are recycling bins for waste paper, cardboard, plastics and glass at various locations throughout the area and a manned depot for household recycling and non- commercial waste disposal at St Erth - see map 13.

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Map 13 Recycling Centre at St Erth

Minerals & geology

The underlying geology for the area is shown in Map 14. In and around the centre of St Ives it is metabasaltic rock; the area in land from this towards the West Penwith moors is granite and granitic gneiss; extending from Carbis Bay to Lelant (towards the Hayle Estuary) it is Devonian slate & siltstone.

Map 14 Soil Landscapes

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Soil quality & classification

The area inland from St Ives is Grade 3 agricultural land but there is Grade2 land surrounding the settlements (this is shown in Map 15 although not clearly). Some of this land is used for grazing. There is extensive cultivation of various arable crops (and bulb growing) in the area from Carbis Bay to Lelant & beyond.

Map 15

Historic environment

There are many Grade 2 listed scattered buildings throughout the old part of the town of St Ives but there are very few listed buildings in Carbis Bay. The village of Lelant has many listed buildings, along the A3074 from the centre of the village down to Lower Lelant and also in Church Road. The listed buildings are shown on the maps (Maps 16 and 17), coloured gold.

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Map 16 Listed Buildings St Ives and Carbis Bay

Map 17 Listed Buildings Lelant

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The parish churches of Lelant (St Uny) & St Ives (St Ia) are both Grade 1 listed. There is a listed monument, Knill's monument (the Steeple) on Worvas Hill above St Ives. Throughout the area there are many other listed structures of various types, such as medieval stone crosses.

Map 18 shows three designated Conservation Areas (cross hatched blue) - one covering the older 'Downalong' area of St Ives, another covers the whole of the village of Halsetown and the third area encompasses the core of Lelant.

Map 18 Conservation Areas

Transport

The area suffers from considerable traffic congestion during the main tourist season in summer - the majority of visitors travelling by car. This is a particular problem on the main road (A3074) through Lelant village and within the narrow streets of St Ives. There are various car parks in and around St Ives (shown on map 19) which are at capacity throughout the summer peak season.

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There is a park & ride from Lelant, taking passengers into Carbis Bay or St Ives. A much larger park & ride service is planned at St Erth. The St Ives branch line links with the main rail line at St Erth.

Map 19 St Ives Car Parks

During the day there is a half hourly bus service (2 routes) along the main road to St Ives (A3074) from the A30. The area inland from St Ives is less well served and services are under threat due to lack of funding.

Map 19 shows the main areas of traffic as identified in the St Ives & Hayle Town Framework Transport Strategy 2030.

There is only a short length of designated cycle track beside the A3074 between Lelant & Carbis Bay.

This and the extensive network of public rights of way throughout the St Ives area, including one bridleway, are shown on maps 21 and 22.

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Map 20 Traffic Sensitivity

Map 21 Public Rights of Way St Ives and Carbis Bay

Public Footpath Bridleway

Byway

Restricted byway

Cycleway

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Map 22 Public Rights of Way Carbis Bay and Lelant

Public Footpath Bridleway Byway Restricted byway Cycleway

Energy

To date there is only one request for EIA screening opinion for a single wind turbine within the St Ives NP Area; there are none for photovoltaic installations in the area.

Key Sustainability Issues

Taking all this into account, the key sustainability issues for St Ives Neighbourhood Plan area are:

i. Traffic congestion and car parks at capacity during the summer months ii. Infrequent bus services iii. Sensitive coastline and landscape to the west of St Ives iv. Downlong and Halsetown Conservation Areas v. Deprivation and social capital – access to education, health and leisure facilities and community vitality.

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4. Draft Sustainability Objectives

The scoping stage of the Sustainability Appraisal (SA) has produced a list of sustainability objectives for St Ives parish (the SA Framework). The SA Framework is based on the key environmental, social and economic issues facing St Ives parish as identified in the baseline review process. The review process used plans, policies, strategies and initiatives for St Ives parish and across Cornwall to identify the key issues. The key documents used in drawing up the SA Framework were the emerging Cornwall Local Plan and the current Penwith Local Plan.

The emerging NDP policies will be tested against the SA Framework, to assess if/how they will contribute to meeting the twenty-one sustainability objectives, taking the decision making criteria into account. If NDP polices are found to contravene sustainability objectives, they will be redesigned.

Table 1: Draft SA Framework (Sustainability Objectives)

Sustainability Objective Decision Making Criteria for NDP Policies Climatic Factors 1a. Does it limit greenhouse gas emissions? 1. To reduce our contribution to climate change through a 1b. Does it secure the highest viable reduction in greenhouse gas resource and energy efficiency? Does emissions. it encourage the use of renewable energy technologies? 2. To increase resilience to climate change, and reduce 1c. Does it include landscaping to vulnerability in St Ives parish. increasing tree cover especially broad- leaved woodland?

1d. Does it retain existing trees?

2a. Does it minimise vulnerability and encourage resilience to the effects of climate change?

Minerals and Geodiversity 3a. Will it ensure development does not irreversibly sterilise important 3. To minimise the consumption of mineral resources? mineral resources and ensure the sustainable management of 4a. Will it prevent harm to and, where

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these resources in the county. appropriate, enhance geological conservation interests in the parish? 4. To conserve, enhance and restore the condition of geodiversity in the parish. Soil 5a. Will it protect, enhance and improve soil quality in St Ives parish? 5. To minimise the use of undeveloped land and protect 5b. Will it avoid development that and enhance soil quality in St leads to the loss of productive soils? Ives parish. 5c. Does it aim to reduce 6. To encourage and safeguard contamination and dereliction? local food production in St Ives parish. 6a. Does it safeguard good quality agricultural land?

Air 7a. Will it reduce pollution including greenhouse gas emissions? 7. To reduce air pollution and ensure air quality continues to 7b. Will it maintain or improve air improve in west Cornwall. quality in St Ives parish?

Water 8a. Does it reduce, or avoid increasing the risk of flooding overall? 8. To reduce the risk of flooding and vulnerability to flooding, 9a. Does it maintain or enhance water sea level rise and coastal quality overall? erosion in St Ives parish. 9b. Will it provide for greater 9. To protect coastal areas and integrated water catchment ensure sustainable (clean, management and strengthen links productive and diverse) between habitats to increase the maritime environments in St likelihood of adaptation to climate Ives parish. change?

9c. Will it increase the risk of water pollution events?

9d. Will the proposal protect, enhance or restore maritime heritage, habitat and biodiversity, both designated and undesignated?

Biodiversity 10a. Does it protect, enhance or restore biodiversity interests of BAP 10.To conserve, enhance and habitats, Cornwall Wildlife Sites, restore the condition and extent SSSIs and internationally, nationally of biodiversity in the parish and and regionally designated areas? allow its adaptation to climate change. 10b. Does it allow adaptation to

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climate change through the connection of habitats (wildlife corridors)?

10c. Does it protect not only designated areas but also of wildlife interest everywhere?

10d. Will it encourage the provision of new or improved wildlife habitats?

Landscape 11a. Will it sustain and enhance and/or restore the distinctive qualities 11.To protect and enhance the and features of the natural, historic quality of the natural, historic and cultural landscape and seascape and cultural landscape and character? seascape in St Ives parish. 11b. Will it conserve and enhance the natural beauty of AONBs etc?

11c. Will it retain countryside and open land between urban settlements?

11d. Will it maintain and enhance a high quality living environment?

11e. Will it encourage the location and design of development to respect and improve landscape character and the landscape setting of settlements?

Historic Environment 12a. Does it reinforce the distinctive landscape quality and character of St 12.To protect and enhance the Ives parish? quality and local distinctiveness of the St Ives parish historic 12b. Does it have an environment. acceptable/unacceptable level of impact on the historic environment?

12c. Does it preserve and enhance the cultural and social significance of historic assets?

12d. Will it result in development which is sympathetic towards the need to promote St Ives area’s unique heritage value, historic environment and culture?

12e. Has a balance been struck between the level of risk (e.g.

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adaptation to climate change or flood risk) and the aspiration to preserve the distinctive qualities of the historic environment?

12f. Will it avoid light pollution?

12g. Will it safeguard Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and buildings identified by the community as of value?

12h. Will it safeguard areas of archaeological and geological value within the parish?

Design 13a. Will it encourage developers to build to higher environmental 13.To promote and achieve high standards? quality, locally distinctive design, sustainable land use 13b. Will it help to promote local and sustainable built distinctiveness? environment in St Ives parish. 13c. Does it meet targets for renewable energy capture and sustainable construction using BREEAM or Code for Sustainable Homes?

13d. Will it promote high quality, sustainable and sympathetic design that takes account of sustainable construction and transport modes and green infrastructure?

13e. Will it preserve/enhance the maintenance and continuous renewal of buildings?

13f. Will it reduce heat loss from buildings?

13g. Will it reducing energy requirements in manufacturing/construction?

Social Inclusion 14a. Will it improve access to and provision of services, health and 14.To reduce poverty and social community facilities (including exclusion in St Ives parish and community youth facilities) especially provide opportunities for all to in rural areas and for the socially participate fully in society. excluded?

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14b. Will it reduce poverty, deprivation, discrimination, social exclusion and inequalities?

Housing 15a. Will it provide an appropriate mix of housing to ensure delivery of long- 15.To meet the needs of the local term regeneration schemes for the community as a whole in terms area? of general market, affordable, adaptable and decent housing. 15b. Will it reduce the number of people homeless of in temporary accommodation?

15c. Will it contribute towards the provision of affordable, social and key worker housing?

15d. Will it reduce the number of unfit homes and those falling below the decent homes standards?

15e. Will it deliver adaptable housing to meet the lifelong needs of the population?

15f. Will it provide a well-integrated mix of decent homes of different types and tenures to support a range of household sizes, ages an incomes?

15g. Will it provide energy efficient development which reduces the annual cost of heating/lighting and helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions?

15h. Will it make the best use of land?

Health, Sport and Recreation 16a. Will it improve health and well being and reduce inequalities in 16.To improve health though the health? promotion of healthier lifestyles and improving access to open 16b. Will it improve access to health space and health, recreation services? and sports facilities in St Ives parish. 16c. Will improve access to the countryside, coast, recreation and open spaces?

16d. Will it increase participation and engagement in physical activity and

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sport?

16e. Will it lead to unacceptable noise levels?

Economic Development 17a. Will it promote a diverse range of employment opportunities? 17.To support a balanced and low carbon, resilient economy that 17b. Will it provide affordable, small meets the needs of residents of scale, managed workspace to support St Ives parish and promotes a local need? diverse range of quality employment opportunities. 17c. Will it support the development of access to ICT facilities including Broadband, particularly in rural areas?

17d. Will it raise the quality of employment and reduce seasonality?

Education and Skills 18a. Will it help improve the qualifications and skills of young 18.To maximise accessibility for all people? in St Ives parish to the necessary education, skills and 18b. Will it improve facilities and knowledge to play a full role in opportunities for lifelong learning society. (particularly for those with greatest need?)

18c. Will it help increase the skilled and professional workforce in the parish?

18d. Will it support a viable future for rural communities?

18e. Will it encourage a greater diversity of choice in skills training as part of regeneration efforts?

18f. Will it increase accessibility to training facilities?

Transport and accessibility 19a. Will it promote sustainable forms of transport (public transport including 19.To improve access to key bus and rail, cycle and pedestrian services and facilities in St Ives routes) and ensure the necessary parish by reducing the need to associated infrastructure is made travel and by providing safe available? sustainable travel choices.

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19b. Will it reduce traffic congestion by promoting alternative modes of transport?

19c. Will it reduce the need to travel by seeking to balance homes, jobs, services and facilities?

19d. Will it lead to a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions?

19e. Will it safeguard/increase public transport share?

19f. Will it increase attraction of walking and/or cycling?

Energy 20a. Will it promote energy conservation and efficiency? 20.To encourage the use of renewable energy, increase 20b. Will it promote and support the energy efficiency and security use of renewable and low carbon and reduce fuel poverty in St energy technologies? Ives parish. 20c. Will it help reduce fuel poverty?

20d. Will it encourage local renewable energy production?

20e. Will it promote and increase wind, water, wave, solar and biomass potential?

Civic Pride 21a. Will it regenerate and revitalise local communities? 21.To promote and foster a sense of ‘ownership’ and pride in the 21b. Will it increase the vitality and parish among its communities, viability of town and village centres in as a basis for future resilience the parish? and vitality. 21c. Will it contribute to a ‘re- balancing’ of community needs alongside tourism needs?