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Contents Cover Page ................................................................................................................................ 3 1 Interim Environmental Report Non-Technical Summary ............................................. 4 1.1 Purpose of this Environmental Report and key stages .............................................. 4 1.2 Previous Steps .................................................................................................................. 4 1.3 The Context of the Strategy .......................................................................................... 5 1.4 Baseline/Evolution, Characteristics of Areas & Environmental Problems ............... 6 1.5 Assessment of Effects ...................................................................................................... 7 Table 1.1: Assessment of Effects .................................................................................... 7 1.6 Broad Mitigation Measures ............................................................................................ 8 Table 1.2: Mitigation Measures ...................................................................................... 8 1.7 Monitoring ........................................................................................................................ 9 1.8 How to Comment on the Report .................................................................................. 9 2. Outcomes from SDP1 and related PPS ........................................................................ 10 2.1 Outcomes from SDP1 .................................................................................................... 10 Table 2.1: Review of Mitigation Measures in Post Adoption Statement ............... 11 2.2 Local Development Plan Comparison and Analysis ............................................... 15 2.2.1 Aberdeen City LDP 2017 .................................................................................... 15 2.2.2 Aberdeenshire LDP 2017 ...................................................................................... 15 Table 2.2: Aberdeenshire LDP 2017 ............................................................................ 16 3 The Main Report - Purpose of this Environmental Report and key Facts ................ 17 Table 3.1: Key Facts Relating to PPS ........................................................................... 18 Figure 1: Aberdeen City and Shire Strategic Development Plan Area ................ 19 3.1 SEA activities to date .................................................................................................... 20 Table 3.2 SEA activities to date ................................................................................... 20 3.2 Outline and Objectives of the Main Issues Report ................................................... 21 3.2.1 Content of the Main Issues Report .................................................................... 21 3.3 Vision ............................................................................................................................... 21 Table 3.3 Vision .............................................................................................................. 21 3.4 Spatial Strategy and Options ...................................................................................... 21 Table 3.4 MIR Options and Alternatives ..................................................................... 23 Table 3.5 MIR Options and Alternative ...................................................................... 25 3.5 Relationship with other PPS and environmental protection objectives ............... 28 Table 3.6 List of other PPS and environmental protection objectives ................... 28 3.6 Relevant aspects of the current state of the environment .................................... 33 3.7 Likely evolution of the environment without SDP ..................................................... 33 Table 3.7: Likely Evolution of the Baseline without SDP ............................................ 33 4 Environmental problems ............................................................................................... 35 Table 4.1: Environmental Problems ............................................................................. 35 5 Assessment of Vision/Objectives/Spatial Strategy/Preferred Options .................... 41 5.1 Assessment of Vision ..................................................................................................... 41 Table 5.1 Assessment of Vision .................................................................................... 42 5.2 Assessment of Spatial Strategy .................................................................................... 48 Table 5.2 Assessment of Spatial Strategy ................................................................... 48 1 5.3 Assessment of Economic and related policies ......................................................... 55 Table 5.3 Assessment of Economic and related policies ........................................ 56 5.4 Assessment of Land Allocation. Housing and Employment Land ......................... 63 Table 5.4: Assessment of Land Allocation. Housing and Employment Land ...... 63 5.5 Assessment of Flood Risk Management .................................................................... 72 Table 5.5: Assessment of Flood Risk Management ................................................. 72 5.6 Characteristics of Areas likely to be significantly affected .................................... 81 6 Assessment Mitigation and Monitoring ....................................................................... 82 6.1 Alternatives to which SEA was applied ..................................................................... 82 6.2 Framework for assessing environmental effects ....................................................... 82 6.3 Cumulative Effect Assessment .................................................................................... 82 6.4 Habitats Regulations Appraisal ................................................................................... 83 6.5 Proposed Mitigation Measures .................................................................................... 83 Table 6.1 Proposed Mitigation Measures ................................................................... 84 6.6 Monitoring ...................................................................................................................... 94 Table 6.2 Monitoring Plan ............................................................................................. 94 6.7 Proposed Consultation Timescale ............................................................................ 100 6.8 Anticipated Milestones ............................................................................................... 100 Table 6.3 Proposed consultation timescale and methods ................................... 100 7 Appendices ................................................................................................................. 101 Appendix 7.1 Analysis of Consultations .............................................................................. 101 Table 7.1 Analysis of Consultations ........................................................................... 101 Appendix 7.2 Cumulative Effects of the Preferred Options............................................. 107 Table 7.2 Cumulative Effects of the Preferred Options ......................................... 107 Appendix 7.3 Other Relevant Plans & Env. Protection Objectives ................................. 112 Table 7.3 Other Relevant Plans & Environmental Protection Objectives ........... 112 Appendix 7.4 Baseline ........................................................................................................... 125 Appendix 7.4.1: SEA Topic - Climatic Factors .............................................................. 125 Appendix 7.4.2: SEA Topic - Air ...................................................................................... 131 Appendix 7.4.3: SEA Topic - Water ................................................................................ 133 Appendix 7.4.4: SEA Topic - Soil..................................................................................... 146 Appendix 7.4.5: SEA Topic - Biodiversity, Flora and Fauna ......................................... 151 Appendix 7.4.6: SEA Topic - Human Health ................................................................. 157 Appendix 7.4.7: SEA Topic - Population ....................................................................... 161 Appendix 7.4.8: SEA Topic - Cultural Heritage ............................................................. 164 Appendix 7.4.9: SEA Topic - Landscape ...................................................................... 167 Appendix 7.4.10: SEA Topic - Material Assets ............................................................... 172 Appendix 7.4.11: Maps .................................................................................................. 176 Map 1: Existing Woodland ............................................................................... 177 Map 2: Protected sites (note a number of designations overlay each other at various sites)................................................................ 178 Map 3: Existing SDP allocations in City and Shire LDPs.................................. 179 Map 4: Prime Agricultural Land