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APPENDIX II BASELINE INFORMATION Contents A2 Introduction....................................................................................................................93 A2.1 Air Quality......................................................................................................................94 A2.2 Climatic Factors ..............................................................................................................97 A2.3 Human health ..............................................................................................................104 A2.4 Population....................................................................................................................115 A2.5 Landscape ....................................................................................................................121 A2.6 Culture and Heritage....................................................................................................131 A2.7 Biodiversity, fauna and flora .........................................................................................135 A2.8 Water ..........................................................................................................................144 A2.9 Material assets ..............................................................................................................151 A2.10 Employment and Transport...........................................................................................153 A2.11 Soil and Minerals policy ...............................................................................................165 A2.12 Waste ...........................................................................................................................173 91 Sustainable Appraisal Scoping Report July 2006 APPENDIX II BASELINE INFORMATION SEA TOPICS: Biodiversity, Population, Human Health, Fauna, Flora , Soil, Water, Air, Climatic Factors, Material Assets, Cultural Heritage (including architectural and archaeological heritage), landscape, and the interrelationship between the above factors. A2 Introduction Baseline data has been presented in two formats: in summary text form and a more detailed baseline data table. All data will be updated before the plan appraisal takes place. Sources are shown in the list at the end of the section and refer to the baseline documents used for the LDF SA. 93 Sustainable Appraisal Scoping Report July 2006 A2.1 Air Quality Summary There are no AQMAs within Kennet District; nor are there any automatic air monitoring sites within the District, the nearest sites being at Bath, Bristol, Somerton and Bournemouth. In order to assist local authorities in the review and assessment of their local air quality, Defra has produced data which provides estimates of background annual mean air pollutant concentrations at a 1 km x 1 km grid resolution. These estimates are available for the year 2001 for NOx, NO2, PM10, PM10 secondary, SO2, Benzene, CO and 1,3-butadiene. Projected concentrations are also available for: NOx (2005, 2010), NO2 (2005, 2010), PM10 (2004, 2010), Benzene (2003, 2010), and 1,3-butadiene (2003). The predicted trends for Kennet as well and the other three districts in Wiltshire show reductions for all the pollutants. The pertinent data are: Indicator Current Data Comparators and targets Trend Issues for sustainability / Issues for the LDF Topic: Air Quality There are no AQMAs in Kennet Wiltshire: 7 AQMAs declared (Reason) West Wiltshire DC – Air Quality • Westbury. (NO ) (Sections of Management 2 Haynes Rd & Warminster Rd); Areas (AQMAs) and (Data Source 21) • Bradford on Avon (NO2 & PM10) (Masons Lane, Market St, Silver St, St Margaret’s St.). 94 Sustainable Appraisal Scoping Report July 2006 Indicator Current Data Comparators and targets Trend Issues for sustainability / Issues for the LDF Salisbury DC – • Brown St. (NO2); • Fisherton St. (NO2); • Milford St. (NO2); • Minster St. (NO2); and • Wilton (NO2). Pollutant Kennet North Wiltshire Salisbury West Wiltshire Swindon Estimated 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 background Air 01 05 10 01 05 10 01 05 10 01 05 10 01 05 10 NOX 19. 16. 13. 26. 22. 17. 16. 14. 11. 21. 18. 14. 35. 29. 22. Pollution Data 4 5 1 8 3 4 9 3 5 4 6 7 8 5 9 NO2 14. 12. 10. 18. 16. 13. 13. 11. 9.0 15. 14. 11. 22. 19. 16. Figures derived 6 8 3 5 3 4 1 2 7 0 4 6 8 6 by calculating PM10 17. 16. 15. 17. 17. 16. 17. 16. 15. 18. 17. 16. 18. 17. 16. the average of 4 8 7 9 2 0 4 8 6 1 4 2 6 9 5 the predictions SO2 2.1 - - 2.1 - - 2.0 - - 3.1 - - 2.4 - - for all sites in 8 0 8 7 8 each of the Benzene 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.2 districts (962 8 6 3 3 1 7 6 5 2 4 2 7 5 1 4 Kennet, 763 CO 0.2 - - 0.2 - - 0.1 - - 0.2 - - 0.2 - - 2 9 1 7 N.Wilts, 1,000 1,3-butadine* 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 0.1 - Salisbury, 520 8 7 1 9 7 6 0 9 5 3 W.Wilts, and 235 Swindon) * Figures for 1,3-butadine in the 2005 column relate to 2003. (Data Source 21) Units: NOx (ugm-3 as NO2 annual mean); NO2 (ugm-3 annual mean); PM10 (ugm-3 grav. annual mean); S02 (ugm-3 annual mean); Benzene 95 Sustainable Appraisal Scoping Report July 2006 Indicator Current Data Comparators and targets Trend Issues for sustainability / Issues for the LDF Automatic air monitoring Nearest automatic air monitoring sites in the South-West are in Bath, Bristol, Somerton, sites and Bournemouth. (Data Source 23) Number of days when air Region Site type 2002 2003 Two centres in the South pollution Urban West were taken ( one reported as Bristol Centre centre 12 48 Somerton Rural 29 68 urban and one rural to moderate or compare with the national higher England Urban 19 51 (Data Source 24) England Rural 34 68 rural and urban average ) Benzene National target (Data Source 26) Running annual mean to be below 16.25ug/m3 by 31/12/2003 1,3-Butadiene National target (Data Source 26) Running annual mean to be below 2.25ug/m3 by 31/12/2003 Carbon National target monoxide Running 8 hour mean to be below 10.0ug/m3 by 31/12/2003 (Data Source 26) No data found for Swindon and National target Lead Wiltshire Annual mean to be below 0.5ug/m3 by 2004 and below (Data Source 26) 0.25ug/m3 by 31/12/2008 National target Nitrogen 1 hour mean not to exceed 200ug/m3 more than 18 times per dioxide year by 31/12/2005. Annual mean to be below 40ug/m3 by (Data Source 26) 31/12/2005. PM10 target: Annual mean less than 40 PM10 ug/m3 by 31/12/2004 (Data Source 26) No more than 35 days where daily mean >=50 ug/m3 by 2004. 96 Sustainable Appraisal Scoping Report July 2006 Indicator Current Data Comparators and targets Trend Issues for sustainability / Issues for the LDF National target 15 minute mean not to exceed 266ug/m3 more than 35 times per year by 31/12 2005 Sulphur dioxide 1 hour mean not to exceed 350ug/m3 more than 24 times per (Data Source 26) year by 31/12/2004 24 hour mean not to exceed 125ug/m3 more than 3 times per year by 31/12/2004. 97 Sustainable Appraisal Scoping Report July 2006 A2.2 Climatic Factors Summary The UK Climate Impacts Programme has identified that global temperature has risen by 0.6oC since the beginning of the twentieth century, and that over the last 30 years winters have been getting warmer and summers drier. In the South-West, 8 of the 10 warmest years since 1855 have occurred since 1990. Global climate change, which is predominantly the result of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) caused by human activity, is a long-term but serious concern. The transport system is now the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the UK, and has shown a steady increase since 1990, unlike the industrial and domestic sectors which now have emissions lower than the 1990 base year (Sustainable Development Indicators, 2005). Total CO2 emissions according to source in Wiltshire local authorities 2003 (http://www.swenvo.org.uk) 98 Sustainable Appraisal Scoping Report July 2006 Kennet’s carbon dioxide emissions are relatively low compared to the other Districts within Wiltshire. The pertinent data are: Indicator Current Data Comparators and targets Trend Issues for sustainability / Issues for the LDF Topic: Climatic Factors Greenhouse 2001 Greenhouse gas emissions were Target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions South West = 1,500kg/capita estimated to have fallen by 14 % gas emissions by 12.5% from (overall / per between 1990 and 2003. 1990 levels by 2008-12 and to capita) England = 2,300kg/capita have a 20% reduction in CO2 (Data Source by 2010. 17) % Reduction Cost of the measures The LDF should seek to further improveme in CO2 in 2004/05 progress by encouraging Sector of housing nt emissions integrating energy efficient in energy 2004/05 measures within all new efficiency (tonnes) development. The SA should Energy achieved in include an objective to reduce Efficiency of 2004/05 the impacts on the climate Dwellings Cost to Overall through energy efficient design. Kennet your cost District authority £ millions (Data Source £ millions 53) Total for each sector April 2004 to March 2005: Owner/Occupied 2.16 4625 0.0008 3.077 Local Authority - - - - Private Rented 0.92 420 - 0.200 99 Sustainable Appraisal Scoping Report July 2006 Indicator Current Data Comparators and targets Trend Issues for sustainability / Issues for the LDF Housing Associations 3.73 2109 0.0002 1.302 OVERALL TOTAL FOR HOUSING, APRIL 2004 TO MARCH 2005 2.30 7154 0.001 4.579 (a1) Progress 1 April 1996 and 30 June 1997 (1st progress report) 1.17 % (a2) Progress 1 April 1997 and 31 March 1998 (2nd progress 3.2 % report) (a3) Progress 1