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Greater Nottingham Greater Nottingham Broxtowe Borough Council Erewash Borough Council Gedling Borough Council Nottingham City Council Sustainability Appraisal Publication Version June 2012 This page is intentionally blank. The maps produced in this document are copyright. © Crown copyright. All rights reserved. Licence No. 100021246 2011. Greater Nottingham – Broxtowe, Erewash, Gedling and Nottingham City Aligned Core Strategies Sustainability Appraisal Report Contents Non-Technical Summary 1 Introduction to Sustainability Appraisal....................................................................................................1 Period of Representations........................................................................................................................2 Habitats Regulations Assessment and Appropriate Assessment............................................................3 Equality Impact Assessment....................................................................................................................3 Development of the Aligned Core Strategies...........................................................................................4 Development of the Sustainability Appraisal............................................................................................5 Baseline and Key Issues for the Plan Areas............................................................................................6 District Spatial Portraits............................................................................................................................8 Sustainability Appraisal Framework.........................................................................................................8 Testing the Aligned Core Strategies Objectives Against the Sustainability Appraisal Framework..........9 Developing and Appraising the Core Strategies Strategic Options .......................................................10 Developing and Appraising the Core Strategies Site Options ...............................................................13 Developing and Appraising the Core Strategies Policies ......................................................................16 Sustainability Impacts of the Policies.....................................................................................................19 Monitoring...............................................................................................................................................21 What Happens Next?.............................................................................................................................22 Key to Sustainability Appraisal Outcomes .............................................................................................23 Section 1: Introduction 24 Period of Representations......................................................................................................................24 Greater Nottingham Aligned Core Strategies – Broxtowe, Erewash, Gedling and Nottingham City.....26 Development of the Aligned Core Strategies.........................................................................................27 Development of the Sustainability Appraisal..........................................................................................29 Section 2: Sustainability Appraisal and Strategic Environmental Assessment 32 Sustainability Appraisal..........................................................................................................................32 Strategic Environmental Assessment ....................................................................................................32 Habitats Regulations Assessment and Appropriate Assessment..........................................................33 Equality Impact Assessment..................................................................................................................34 Sustainability Appraisal Methodology ....................................................................................................35 Sustainability Appraisal Process for the Aligned Core Strategies .........................................................36 Section 3: Baseline Data and Characteristics 39 Greater Nottingham Spatial Portrait / Local Distinctiveness ..................................................................39 Broxtowe Spatial Portrait / Local Distinctiveness...................................................................................44 Erewash Spatial Portrait / Local Distinctiveness....................................................................................46 Gedling Spatial Portrait / Local Distinctiveness .....................................................................................49 Nottingham City Spatial Portrait / Local Distinctiveness ........................................................................50 Section 4: Assessment of ‘No Core Strategies’ Scenario 54 Conclusion .............................................................................................................................................56 1 Greater Nottingham – Broxtowe, Erewash, Gedling and Nottingham City Aligned Core Strategies Sustainability Appraisal Report Section 5: The Scoping Stage 57 Revisions to the Sustainability Appraisal Framework ............................................................................57 Section 6: Testing the Aligned Core Strategies Objectives against the Sustainability Appraisal Framework 59 Aligned Core Strategies Objectives .......................................................................................................59 Appraisal Findings of Spatial Objectives Against the Sustainability Appraisal Framework...................62 Section 7: Developing and Appraising Strategic Options 66 A. Housing Growth Options....................................................................................................................66 B. Growth Scenarios including Growth Options for Rushcliffe...............................................................69 C. Spatial Options ..................................................................................................................................71 D. Employment Growth Options ............................................................................................................72 E. Alternative Approaches to Policies ....................................................................................................74 Section 8: Developing and Appraising the Site Options 77 Sustainability Evidence Base Schedules...............................................................................................77 Site and Settlement Options for each Council .......................................................................................78 Section 9: Development Site and Settlement Options – Broxtowe Borough Council 82 Housing Growth Options........................................................................................................................82 Broxtowe Spatial Strategy Summary .....................................................................................................83 Sites included in Policy ..........................................................................................................................86 Key Settlements Identified for Growth ...................................................................................................87 Excluded sites ........................................................................................................................................89 Section 10: Development Site and Settlement Options – Erewash Borough Council 91 Overall Spatial Strategy for Growth Planned for Erewash – 6,250 dwellings........................................91 Rural Growth ..........................................................................................................................................96 Key settlements identified for growth (Subsequently rejected)..............................................................97 Section 11: Development Site and Settlement Options – Gedling Borough Council 99 Housing Growth Options........................................................................................................................99 Spatial Strategy Summary ...................................................................................................................100 Sustainable Urban Extensions.............................................................................................................103 Sites in or adjoining the Existing Built Up Area of Nottingham ............................................................104 Key Settlements Identified for Growth .................................................................................................106 Section 12: Development Site Options – Nottingham City Council 109 Section 13: Developing and Appraising the Core Strategies Policies 115 Policy 1: Climate Change .........................................................................................................116 Policy 2: The Spatial Strategy ..................................................................................................116 Policy 3: The Green Belt ...........................................................................................................116 Policy 4: Employment Provision and Economic Development ............................................117 Policy
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