Woodmansey Neighbourhood Plan

Strategic Environmental Assessment and Habitats Regulation Assessment

Screening Report

Issued by East Riding of Yorkshire Council

28 August 2015

Introduction

Establishing whether a Neighbourhood Development Plan (or 'Neighbourhood Plan') takes into account Strategic Environmental Assessment or Habitats Regulation Assessment is an important legal requirement. The Independent Examiner appointed to consider the Woodmansey Neighbourhood Plan will check that it meets the 'Basic Conditions' set out in national Planning Practice Guidance (PPG)1.

One of the Basic Conditions tested by the Independent Examiner is whether the Woodmansey Neighbourhood Plan is compatible with European Union obligations. This includes the Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive and the Habitats and Birds Directives. These directives are transposed into UK law by the Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes Regulations (2004)2 and the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations (2010)3. A Neighbourhood Plan must be compatible with European Union obligations, as incorporated into UK law, in order to be legally compliant.

In meeting these obligations, the PPG sets out that an initial screening stage is required to establish whether a Plan is likely to have significant environmental effects. This report sets out East Riding of Yorkshire Council's conclusions in respect of the Woodmansey Neighbourhood Plan.

This report has been issued to Woodmansey Parish Council, Historic England, Natural England and the Environment Agency. A copy of the report is available for inspection at County Hall, Cross Street, Beverley, HU17 9BA and on East Riding of Yorkshire Council's website, available here: http://www2.eastriding.gov.uk/environment/planning-and-building-control/east-riding-local- plan/neighbourhood-planning/woodmansey-neighbourhood-plan/

Woodmansey Neighbourhood Plan

The Woodmansey Neighbourhood Area (see Appendix A) was formally approved by East Riding of Yorkshire Council on 22 October, 2013. The draft Neighbourhood Plan vision is set out below:

"By 2026, Woodmansey Village will be a strong and sustainable community, which has seen new housing and business growth support a vibrant community. Surrounded by high quality countryside, yet within easy reach of both neighbouring Beverley and Hull, Woodmansey is a desirable place to live and work, with an excellent local primary school, popular community centres, and outstanding sport and leisure facilities."

The aspirations set out in the vision will be achieved through the following draft objectives;

1 See http://planningguidance.planningportal.gov.uk/blog/guidance/neighbourhood-planning/the-basic-conditions- that-a-draft-neighbourhood-plan-or-order-must-meet-if-it-is-to-proceed-to-referendum/ 2 See http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/1633/contents/made 3See http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/490/contents/made

"Objective 1: To encourage proportionate housing development which is appropriate to the needs and wishes of residents in terms of volume, size and architectural design. The priorities identified in our village surveys are for provision within the village for older residents and for affordable homes for younger residents wishing to establish independent households.

Objective 2: To improve the quality and character of the built environment.

Objective 3: To identify and conserve those assets considered to be of significant community value, including green spaces.

Objective 4: To encourage appropriate business and commercial activity. This includes not only sectors of traditional importance (notably horticulture), but also support for additional commercial and retail activity where it can add to both the economy and the social fabric of the village.

Objective 5: To encourage healthy and active lifestyles, and strengthening the social fabric of the community, by developing and improving sport and leisure provision.

Objective 6: To maintain and enhance community facilities, including community centres, our primary school and local shops, to help Woodmansey become a more sustainable community."

The Screening Opinion Request Form completed by the Parish Council (Appendix B) sets out thirteen general development management policies. These cover the following topic areas:

DBE1: Maintaining historic rural character DBE2: Improving street design DBE3: Improvements to car parking DBE4: Integrating green infrastructure E1: Primary school growth and development ELH1: Local Green Spaces ELH2: Drainage and flood prevention ELH3: Strategic green infrastructure HW1: New recreational facilities HW2: New local facilities HWL3: Community Centres H2: Scale of development WB1: New Business Growth

Land allocations

The Screening Opinion Request Form sets out two draft policies (HWL1 and WB1) relating to the allocation of two sites:

• WOOD24 - recreation and business • WOOD27 - employment

Discussions with the Parish Council indicate the draft Neighbourhood Plan will also allocate the following sites:

• WOOD20 - employment • WOOD21 - residential • WOOD26 - residential

The policies map (and key) for the Draft East Riding Local Plan shows the location of these five sites proposed for allocation through the emerging Woodmansey Neighbourhood Plan (Appendix C).

Together these allocations will deliver the East Riding Local Plan housing requirement of 50 dwellings in the village to 2028/29 and support the continued growth and expansion of the Tokenspire Industrial Estate.

The Neighbourhood Plan does not propose a level of residential development beyond that proposed in the East Riding Local Plan.

WOOD20, WOOD21, WOOD26, WOOD27 were included as preferred sites in the Draft East Riding Local Plan (January 2013). These sites have therefore already been subject to Sustainability Appraisal/Strategic Environmental Assessment, available from the following webpage (under the heading 'Sustainability Appraisal'): http://www2.eastriding.gov.uk/environment/planning-and-building-control/east-riding-local- plan/allocations-document/draft-allocations-document-consultation/

Following confirmation from Woodmansey Parish Council that the Woodmansey Neighbourhood Plan would allocate sites for development, no allocations were included in the Proposed Submission Allocations Documents or Proposed Submission Sustainability Appraisal/Strategic Environmental Assessment.

WOOD24 was included in the Sustainability Appraisal/Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Draft Local Plan as a rejected site. This identified that the site 'is poorly related to the built form of the settlement, would extend the built form of the settlement to the west of Hull Road and is within an area of high flood risk (Flood Zone 3a).'

Strategic Environmental Assessment Screening

Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) is a way of ensuring the environmental implications of Neighbourhood Plans are taken into account. It comprises a series of stages and tasks, which require an Environmental Report to be prepared for any Neighbourhood Plan that is likely to have significant environmental effects.

Figure 1 (overleaf) outlines how the SEA process fits alongside the preparation of a Neighbourhood Plan. This identifies that the initial (screening) stage needs to be undertaken

4 to ascertain whether the Woodmansey Neighbourhood Plan is likely to have significant environmental effects and whether SEA would be required.

Figure 1 - The Environmental Assessment and Neighbourhood Plan Preparation Process

Source: PPG (Paragraph: 033 Reference ID: 11-033-20150209)

The PPG sets out that a SEA may be required, for example, where:

• a Neighbourhood Plan allocates sites for development

• the Neighbourhood Area contains sensitive natural or heritage assets that may be affected by the proposals in the Plan

• the Neighbourhood Plan may have significant environmental effects that have not already been considered and dealt with through a sustainability appraisal of the Local Plan

East Riding of Yorkshire Council has put in place a process to determine whether SEA is required for a Neighbourhood Plan. This is based on an assessment of the Neighbourhood Plan against:

• Government guidance on the SEA Directive4, which sets out a process that can be followed in determining whether SEA is required (Figure 2). This assessment for the Woodmansey Neighbourhood Plan is set out in Table 1.

• The criteria set out in Schedule 1 to the SEA Regulations5 (or Annex II of the SEA Directive). This assessment for the Woodmansey Neighbourhood Plan is set out in Table 2.

Woodmansey Parish Council requested a Screening Opinion from East Riding of Yorkshire Council on 1 July 2015. The completed Screening Opinion Request Form and information provided by the Parish Council has formed the basis in determining whether SEA is required.

East Riding of Yorkshire Council is also required to consult Historic England, Natural England and the Environment Agency in preparing the Screening Opinion. Their responses are included in Appendix D and have been used to inform the assessments contained within this report.

4 See https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/strategic-environmental-assessment-directive-guidance 5 See https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/1633/pdfs/uksi_20041633_en.pdf

Figure 2 - Application of the SEA Directive to plans and programmes

Source: A Practical Guide to the Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive (2005)

Table 1 - Application of SEA Directive

Stage Y/N Explanation

1. Is the Neighbourhood Plan Yes (go The preparation and adoption of the Woodmansey subject to preparation and/or to no. Neighbourhood Plan is allowed under the Town and adoption by a national, regional or 2) Country Planning Act (1990) as amended by the local authority OR prepared by an Localism Act (2011). The Neighbourhood Plan will be authority for adoption through a prepared by Woodmansey Parish Council (as the legislative procedure by Parliament “relevant body”) and will be “made” by East Riding of or Government? (Art. 2(a)) Yorkshire Council as the local authority. It is subject to the following regulations: • The Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations (2012) (as amended); and • The Neighbourhood Planning (referendums) Regulations (2012). 2. Is the Neighbourhood Plan Yes (go The Woodmansey Neighbourhood Plan is not a required by legislative, regulatory or to no. requirement and is optional under the provisions of administrative provisions? 3) The Town and Country Planning Act (1990) as (Art. 2(a)) amended by the Localism Act (2011). However, it will, if “made”, form part of the Development Plan for the administrative area. It is important that the screening process considers whether it is likely to have significant environmental effects and SEA is required under the Directive. 3. Is the Neighbourhood Plan Yes The Neighbourhood Plan is prepared in relation to prepared for agriculture, forestry, (go to town and country planning and land use and sets out a fisheries, energy, industry, transport, no. 5) framework for future development projects in waste Woodmansey. management, water management, telecommunications, tourism, town Neighbourhood Plans can include policies to provide and country planning or land use, for development of a scale that would fall under AND does it set a framework for Annex II of the EIA Directive. future development consent of projects in Annexes I and II (see Appendix 2) to the EIA Directive? (Art 3.2(a)) 4. Will the Neighbourhood Plan, in - A Neighbourhood Plan could potentially impact on view of its likely effect on sites, sites covered by the Habitats and Birds Directive. To require an assessment for future determine whether Habitats Regulation Assessment is development under Article 6 or 7 of required for the Woodmansey Neighbourhood Plan, a the Habitats Directive? (Art. 3.2 (b)) separate assessment of the Plan has been prepared (see Table 3). 5. Does the Neighbourhood Yes The Woodmansey Neighbourhood Plan seeks to Plan determine the use of (go to allocate five sites for development. These are: small areas at local level, no. 8) OR is it a minor modification • WOOD20 - Employment

Stage Y/N Explanation of a PP subject to Art. 3.2? • WOOD21 - Residential (Art. 3.3) • WOOD24 - Recreation and business • WOOD26 - Residential • WOOD27- Employment

The Neighbourhood Plan defines five spaces as 'Local Green Spaces'. These are:

i. Village hall grounds ii. Shopeth Way play area iii. Woodmansey Primary School playing fields iv. War memorial v. Church yard

Policy ELH3 defines a continuous green infrastructure corridor between the southern edge of the carriageway of the new Beverley southern relief road and the commencement of the built up area of Woodmansey.

There are also thirteen draft general development management policies that would supplement the Local Plan Strategy and Allocation Documents. 6. Does the PP set the framework - The Woodmansey Neighbourhood Plan would form for future development consent of part of the Development Plan and include planning projects (not just projects in policies that would be used to determine planning annexes to the EIA Directive)? (Art applications within the Neighbourhood Area. 3.4) 7. Is the Neighbourhood Plan’s sole No The Woodmansey Neighbourhood Plan does not deal purpose to serve the national with these issues. defence or civil emergency, OR is it a financial or budget PP, OR is it co- SEA would be required if the Plan is likely to have a financed by structural funds or significant effect on the environment (see question 8). EAGGF programmes 2000 to 006/7? (Art 3.8, 3.9) 8. Is it likely to have a significant Yes (go Whether an effect is significant depends on the effect on the environment? (Art. 3.5) to no. proposals contained within a Neighbourhood Plan. See 7) Table 2 for the detailed assessment of the Woodmansey Neighbourhood Plan.

The assessment of the Woodmansey Neighbourhood Plan's likely effects on the environment is set out in Table 2 below. This has assessed the scope of the Woodmansey Neighbourhood Plan against the criteria set out in Schedule 1 to the Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes Regulations (2004). It has also taken into account the views of the three environmental assessment consultation bodies (Historic England, Natural England and the Environment Agency).

Table 2 - SEA Screening Opinion

Schedule 1 Criteria Likely to have Comments significant environmental effects? 1. The characteristics of plans and programmes having regard in particular to - 1a) the degree to which the Yes The Woodmansey Neighbourhood Plan would, plan or programme sets a as part of the statutory Development Plan, be framework for projects and part of the framework against which future other activities, either with development projects are considered. regard to the location, nature, size and operating The Woodmansey Neighbourhood Plan seeks conditions or by allocating to allocate five sites for development. These resources; land use allocations have the potential to result in significant environmental effects (both positive and negative).

There are thirteen draft general development management policies that would supplement the Local Plan Strategy and Allocation Documents. 1b) the degree to which the No The Woodmansey Neighbourhood Plan will sit plan or programme in a hierarchy of Development Plan Documents influences other plans and (DPDs), and must be in conformity with programmes strategic policies in the East Riding Local Plan including those in a (i.e. all of the policies within the Strategy hierarchy; Document) and the National Planning Policy Framework. The policies of the Woodmansey Neighbourhood Plan on the whole do not have the potential to add significantly to the strategic policies in existing DPDs. 1c) the relevance of the plan No The Woodmansey Neighbourhood Plan seeks or programme for the to promote a greener more sustainable natural integration of environmental environment through the protection of green considerations in particular space and infrastructure. with a view to promoting sustainable development; There are policies concerned with historic character (DBE1), the integration of green infrastructure (DBE4), the protection of Local Green Spaces (ELH1), the provision of a green

Schedule 1 Criteria Likely to have Comments significant environmental effects? infrastructure corridor (ELH3) and the allocation of land for recreation purposes (HWL1). These policies have the potential to result in direct positive environmental effects, although these effects are not considered to be significant. 1d) environmental problems Yes The majority of the Woodmansey relevant to the plan or Neighbourhood Area, except for some specific programme; areas to the north and west, falls within an area of high flood risk (Flood Zone 3a).

The Woodmansey Neighbourhood Plan seeks to allocate two residential sites (WOOD21 and WOOD26) currently located in Flood Zone 1 (low risk) to avoid developing more vulnerable uses in areas at high risk of flooding. The impact of these allocations in respect of flood risk is therefore not considered to be significant.

The Woodmansey Neighbourhood Plan seeks to allocate two sites for industrial (WOOD20, WOOD27) and one for business/recreational purposes (WOOD24). These sites are located in Flood Zone 3a and therefore, in respect of flood risk, have the potential to result in significant negative environmental effects. The majority of industrial and commercial development is considered as 'less vulnerable' development and may be appropriate in Flood Zone 3a. However, not all industrial developments, such as installations requiring hazardous substances consent and waste management facilities for hazardous waste, are appropriate within Flood Zone 3a.

WOOD21, WOOD24 and WOOD27 are located on land that is likely to be contaminated. As remediation may be possible these allocations have the potential to result in significant positive environmental effects. 1e) the relevance of the plan No The Woodmansey Neighbourhood Plan seeks or programme for the to allocate land in areas at high risk of flooding. implementation of The Plan must therefore take account the Flood

Schedule 1 Criteria Likely to have Comments significant environmental effects? Community legislation on and Water Management Act (2010). the environment (for example, plans and Other matters are determined by the East programmes linked to waste Riding Local Plan which takes account the management or water relevant legislative framework for protection); environmental protection. 2. Characteristics of the effects and of the area likely to be affected, having regard, in particular, to - 2a) the probability, duration, No It is unlikely there will be any irreversible frequency and reversibility damaging environmental impacts as a result of of the effects; the policies in the Woodmansey Neighbourhood Plan. 2b) the cumulative nature of No The policies in the Woodmansey the effects; Neighbourhood Plan will not cumulatively result in negative effects. 2c) the transboundary Yes The majority of effects would be localised to nature of the effects; the Woodmansey Neighbourhood Area.

Policy ELH3 defines a green infrastructure corridor between the southern edge of the carriageway of the new Beverley southern relief road and the built up area of Woodmansey. The corridor has the potential to result in positive environmental effects for residents in South Beverley and Woodmansey Village. These effects are not considered to be significant.

Allocations WOOD20 (business/recreation), WOOD24 and WOOD27 (employment) have the potential to result in significant negative environmental effects. This is because people working at these sites (particularly Tokenspire Industrial Estate) will not necessary reside within the Neighbourhood Area or wider parish boundary. 2d) the risks to human No The Woodmansey Neighbourhood Plan is health or the environment unlikely to pose significant risk to human health. (e.g. due to accidents); 2e) the magnitude and Yes Allocations WOOD20 (business/recreation), spatial extent of the effects WOOD24 and WOOD27 (employment) (geographical area and size have the potential to result in significant of the population likely to be negative environmental effects. This is because affected); it is difficult to predict with any certainty what type of business will locate on these sites.

Schedule 1 Criteria Likely to have Comments significant environmental effects? 2f) the value and Yes There is one designated heritage asset within vulnerability of the area the Neighbourhood Area (Grade II* Listed likely to be affected due to – Building - Lantern Turret in Garden of number i) special natural 4). There are five Grade II Listed Buildings and characteristics or cultural one Scheduled Monument outside the heritage; Neighbourhood Area but within the wider ii) exceeded environmental Parish. Historic England consider there will be quality standards or limit likely significant effects (both positive and values; or negative) upon the historic environment. iii) intensive land-use; There is a policy concerned with historic character (DBE1). This deals with the general aim of conserving existing landscape features rather than the conservation of specific heritage assets. There are also policies dealing with the integration of green infrastructure (DBE4), the protection of Local Green Spaces (ELH1), the provision of a green infrastructure corridor (ELH3) and the allocation of land for recreational purposes (HWL1). These policies have the potential to result in direct positive environmental effects, although these are not considered to be significant. 2g) the effects on areas or No The Woodmansey Neighbourhood Plan will not landscapes which have a adversely affect areas or landscapes which have recognised national, a recognised national, community or Community or international international protection status. protection status.

Habitats Regulation Assessment Initial Screening

The regulations require Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) screening to be undertaken to identify if a Neighbourhood Plan would have a significant impact on nature conservation sites that are of European importance, also referred to as Natura 2000 sites. This network of protected sites, which includes Special Areas of Conservation (SACs), Special Protection Areas (SPAs) and RAMSAR Sites, is designated under either the Habitats Directive or the Birds Directive.

WOOD20, WOOD21, WOOD26, WOOD27 were included as preferred sites in the Draft East Riding Local Plan (January 2013). These sites have therefore already been subject to Habitats Regulations Assessment, available from the following webpage (under the heading 'Habitats Regulation Assessment'):

14 http://www2.eastriding.gov.uk/environment/planning-and-building-control/east-riding-local- plan/allocations-document/draft-allocations-document-consultation/

The Draft Local Plan HRA concluded these sites are not likely to have significant effects on internationally designed sites.

East Riding of Yorkshire Council has prepared an initial HRA screening opinion, which is set out in Table 3, to determine whether HRA is likely to be required for the Woodmansey Neighbourhood Plan. The screening assessment considers issues arising from individual development management and site allocation policies as well as their likely affects in- combination with other plans and programmes affecting Woodmansey, in particular the East Riding Local Plan.

Table 3 - HRA Initial Screening Opinion

Woodmansey Detail of policy / issue to Comment Significant Neighbourhood be screened effect Plan Draft likely? Policy DBE1: Maintaining Ensuring proposals respect This policy will not No historic rural views and conserve the lead to development - significant character landscape. it is expected to effect conserve and enhance the historic rural character of the village. DBE2: Improving Design guidance. This policy will not No street design lead to development - significant it deals with ways to effect improve street design. DBE3: Minimum parking standards This policy will not No Improvements to for residential development lead to development - significant car parking and design of parking bays. it is intended to effect provide sufficient car parking provision. DBE4: Integrating Conservation of the existing This policy will not No green landscape and provision of lead to development - significant infrastructure multi-functional green it is expected to effect infrastructure. conserve and enhance the natural environment. E1: Primary Supports development of the This policy could lead No school growth school. to development significant and development although the policy effect does not outline any specific development proposals. The exact details of development including when (or if) development will take

General Policies Policies General place are unknown.

Woodmansey Detail of policy / issue to Comment Significant Neighbourhood be screened effect Plan Draft likely? Policy ELH1: Local Designated and protects This policy will not No Green Spaces Local Green Spaces. lead to development - significant it is expected to effect conserve and enhance the natural environment. ELH2: Drainage Aims to reduce the overall This policy will not No and flood level of flood risk in the lead to development - significant prevention village. it is intended to effect reduce the risk of flooding. ELH3: Strategic Provides for a multi-functional This policy will not No green green corridor between the lead to development - significant infrastructure southern edge of the it is expected to effect carriageway of the new conserve and enhance Beverley southern relief road the natural and the built up area of environment. Woodmansey. HW1: New Bullet 1 of the policy requires Bullet 1 of this policy No recreational new and accessible outdoor will not lead to significant facilities (bullet 1) recreational space to be development - it effect provided through promotes the (Allocation Wood development proposals. provision of increased 24 considered open space in the below) village. HW2: New local Supports development This policy will not No facilities incorporating new services, lead to development - significant including retail. it promotes the effect provision (in a general sense) of new services and facilities within the village. HWL3: Supports development which This policy could lead No Community incorporate opportunities for to development significant Centres community activity and which although the policy effect develop facilities associated does not outline any with the existing village hall specific development and church. Supports proposals. The exact community facilities in general details of development where they do not detract including when (or if) from current facilities. development associated with the hall and church will take place are unknown. H2: Scale of Support development which This policy supports No development reflects the density, footprint, development where it significant separation, scale and bulk of is in keeping with its effect existing buildings. surroundings. It also supports the provision

Woodmansey Detail of policy / issue to Comment Significant Neighbourhood be screened effect Plan Draft likely? Policy of new housing on smaller sites and the reuse of redundant buildings for residential development.

This policy will not lead to development - no land is allocated for development under the policy. WB1: New Part 2 of the policy supports Part 2 of the policy No Business Growth new business development will not lead to significant (part 2) on brownfield locations. development - no land effect is allocated for (Allocation Wood development under 24 considered this part of the policy. below) WOOD20 Land allocation for Site does not propose No employment development. a level of development significant beyond that proposed effect in the East Riding Local Plan which has been subject to HRA. WOOD21 Land allocation for residential Site does not propose No development a level of development significant beyond that proposed effect in the East Riding Local Plan which has been subject to HRA. WOOD24 Land allocation for recreation Site was not a No open space and business. preferred site in the significant (Allocated under East Riding Local Plan effect Policy WB1) but would have no impact on nature conservation sites of European importance. WOOD26 Land allocation for residential Site does not propose No development. a level of development significant beyond that proposed effect in the East Riding Local Plan which has been subject to HRA. WOOD27 Land allocation for Site does not propose No employment development. a level of development significant beyond that proposed effect in the East Riding Local Plan which has

Allocations Allocations been subject to HRA.

Conclusion

The SEA Screening Opinion (Table 2) prepared by East Riding of Yorkshire Council concludes the proposals in the emerging Woodmansey Neighbourhood Plan are likely to have significant environmental effects. This conclusion is principally in relation to:

1) The impacts resulting from the identification of land use allocations

The Neighbourhood Plan allocates two sites for employment (WOOD20, WOOD27) and one site for business (and recreation) purposes (WOOD24). These sites are located in Flood Zone 3a and, in respect of flood risk, have the potential to result in significant negative environmental effects. The majority of industrial and commercial development is identified as 'less vulnerable' development and may be appropriate in Flood Zone 3a. However, not all industrial developments, such as installations requiring hazardous substances consent and waste management facilities for hazardous waste, are appropriate within Flood Zone 3a.

In relation to the proposed allocations, WOOD21, WOOD24 and WOOD27 are located on land that is likely to be contaminated. As remediation may be possible these sites have the potential to result in significant positive environmental effects.

WOOD20, WOOD24 and WOOD27 have the potential to result in significant negative environmental effects beyond the Neighbourhood Area. People working at these sites will not necessary reside within the Neighbourhood Area or wider parish boundary. It is also difficult to predict with any certainty what type of business will locate on these sites.

2) The impacts of the Neighbourhood Plan on the historic environment

Historic England advise that there will be likely significant effects (both positive and negative) upon the historic environment. Their response to the Draft Screening Opinion highlights there are also likely to be other features of local historic, architectural or archaeological value and consideration should be given to the wider landscape.

As a result of identifying likely significant effects in Table 2 of this report, Woodmansey Parish Council should prepare and publish an Environmental Report alongside their Neighbourhood Plan. This is necessary to ensure that, through the preparation of the Plan, the requirements of the SEA Directive are met. It would enable all emerging options, as well as the reasonable alternatives, to be assessed and used to ensure the final (Pre-Submission) Neighbourhood Plan mitigates any adverse effects and maximises any beneficial effects.

East Riding of Yorkshire Council has a duty to provide support and advice to Woodmansey Parish Council on the preparation of the Environmental Report.

Further information on SEA and the Environmental Report can be found in the PPG (link below) or on request from East Riding of Yorkshire Council:

18 http://planningguidance.planningportal.gov.uk/blog/guidance/strategic-environmental- assessment-and-sustainability-appraisal/sustainability-appraisal-requirements-for- neighbourhood-plans/

The HRA Initial Screening Opinion (Table 3) prepared by East Riding of Yorkshire Council concludes the proposals in the emerging Woodmansey Neighbourhood Plan are unlikely to have significant environmental effects on any Natura 2000 sites. This includes consideration of any in-combination effects, which have also been assessed through the HRA of the Local Plan. Therefore, an Appropriate Assessment for the Woodmansey Neighbourhood Plan is not required.

Appendices

• Appendix A: Woodmansey Neighbourhood Plan Area

• Appendix B: SEA Screening Opinion Request Form completed by Woodmansey Parish Council

• Appendix C: Woodmansey Draft East Riding Local Plan Policies Map and key

• Appendix D: Statutory consultee responses to Draft Screening Opinion

19 Appendix A E Woodmansey Village Neighbourhood Area

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Landscape & Open Space Rejected Sites Key Open Area (ENV2) Rejected Sites Common Land (C3) Open Space (C3) Heritage Coast (ENV2) Important Landscape Areas (ENV2)

Biodiversity & Geology Candidate and Designated Local Wildlife Site (ENV4) Local Geological Sites (ENV4)

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Ms. Jessica Hobson, Our ref: Y/HP/NP/EY/EYRC/WDY/CTB Planning Officer, Your ref: Corporate Strategy and Commissioning, Telephone 01904 601 879 Forward Planning, Mobile 0755 719 0988 East Riding of Yorkshire Council County Hall, BEVERLEY, HU17 9BA

14 August 2015

Dear Ms. Hobson, Woodmansey Neighbourhood Plan Strategic Environmental Assessment

We write in response to your e-mail of Monday 24 July 2015, and the enclosed Draft Screening Opinion for the Woodmansey Neighbourhood Plan. For the purposes of this consultation, Historic England will confine its advice to the question, “Is it likely to have a significant effect on the environment?” in respect to our area of concern, cultural heritage. Our comments are based on the information supplied with the Screening Opinion.

The Draft Screening Report and Neighbourhood Plan indicate that within the plan area there is a range of designated historic environment assets, as indicated on the attached Schedule and Map. There is also likely to be other features of local historic, architectural or archaeological value, and consideration should also be given to the wider historic landscape.

Given the likely significant effects (both positive and negative) upon the historic environment, Historic England therefore concurs with the Council’s view that a Strategic Environmental Assessment will be required.

We would be pleased if you can send a copy of the determination as required by REG 11 of the Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes Regulations 2004.

Historic England, 37 Tanner Row, York YO1 6WP Telephone 01904 60 1948 HistoricEngland.org.uk Please note that Historic England operates an access to information policy. Correspondence or information which you send us may therefore become publicly available. Historic England strongly advises that the conservation and archaeological staff of the East Riding of Yorkshire Council are closely involved throughout the preparation of the plan and its assessment. They are best placed to advise on; local historic environment issues and priorities, including access to data held in the HER (formerly SMR); how the policy or proposal can be tailored to minimise potential adverse impacts on the historic environment; the nature and design of any required mitigation measures; and opportunities for securing wider benefits for the future conservation and management of historic assets.

We would appreciate it if you forwarded a copy of this letter to Woodmansey Parish Council and/or their consultants.

Thank you in anticipation.

Yours sincerely

Craig Broadwith Historic Places Adviser E-mail: [email protected]

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Jessica Hobson Planning Officer Customer Services Forward Planning Hornbeam House Crewe Business Park Corporate Strategy and Commissioning Electra Way East Riding of Yorkshire Council Crewe Cheshire [email protected] CW1 6GJ

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Dear Jessica

Planning consultation: SEA/HRA Neighbourhood Plan Screening Location: Woodmansey

Thank you for your consultation on the above dated 24 July 2015 which was received by Natural England on the same day.

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.

It is our advice, on the basis of the material supplied with the consultation, that, in so far as statutory designated sites, landscapes and protected species are concerned, that the Neighbourhood Plan is unlikely to have significant effects.

We have checked our records and based on the information provided, we can confirm that the Neighbourhood Plan area does not contain, is not adjacent to or in close proximity to any Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) or Special Area of Conservation (SAC), Special Protection Area (SPA) or Ramsar Site and is not likely to significantly affect the interest features for which they are notified. The location of the proposal is not within, nor is it sufficiently close to a National Park, Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty or Heritage Coast to impact upon the purposes for which these sites are designated.

Natural England does not hold information on the location of significant populations of protected species, so is unable to advise whether this plan is likely to affect such populations to an extent sufficient to require an Environmental Report. It remains the case, however, that the plan making body assess whether protected species are likely to be affected and, if they are, whether sufficient mitigation, avoidance or compensation measures will be put in place.

Notwithstanding this advice, Natural England does not routinely maintain locally specific data on all potential environmental assets. As a result this plan may raise environmental issues that we have not identified on local or national biodiversity action plan species and/or habitats, local wildlife sites or local landscape character that may be sufficient to warrant an Environmental Report.

We therefore recommend that advice is sought from your own ecological and/or landscape advisers, local record centre, recording society or wildlife body on the local landscape, geodiversity and biodiversity receptors that may be affected by this plan before determining whether an Environmental Report is necessary. Page 1 of 2

Please note that Natural England reserves the right to provide further comments on this Neighbourhood Plan beyond this SEA/HRA screening report, should your authority seek our views on the plan.

We would be happy to comment further should the need arise but if in the meantime you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact us.

For any queries relating to the specific advice in this letter only please contact John King on 03000604129. For any new consultations, or to provide further information on this consultation please send your correspondences to [email protected].

We really value your feedback to help us improve the service we offer. We have attached a feedback form to this letter and welcome any comments you might have about our service.

We also welcome your feedback on Natural England’s revised standing advice in terms of its usability (ease of access, presentation), quality of content and, its clarity and effectiveness as a tool in guiding decision-making. Please provide this, with any suggested improvements, by filling in the attached customer feedback form or by emailing your feedback direct to [email protected].

Yours sincerely

John King MRTPI Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire

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Date: 17 August 2015

Jessica Hobson Planning Officer Forward Planning Corporate Strategy & Commissioning East Riding of Yorkshire Council

Dear Ms Hobson,

Woodmansey Neighbourhood Plan - Draft SEA/HRA Screening Opinion Consultation

Thank you for consulting us on the above screening opinion.

We are pleased to see that a sequential, risk-based approach has been taken and that the residential allocations are now only proposed within flood zone 1 (low risk). In order for you to assess whether the plan is likely to have any significant environmental effects, thereby triggering the need for an SEA, I have included the following information on flood risk:

WOOD21 and WOOD26 – residential

Whilst WOOD21 and WOOD26 currently lie within flood zone 1 (low risk), it is possible that their flood risk increases over their lifetime as a result of climate change. It may therefore be advisable to consider additional flood proofing at an early stage considering the potential impact of flooding over the development lifetime. Whilst we no longer provide detailed comments on surface water flood risk one sites which are over 1 hectare, the developer will still need to submit a flood risk assessment focussing on drainage matters. This will be assessed by East Riding of Yorkshire council, in their role as lead local flood authority. WOOD20 and WOOD27 – employment (industrial) These sites lie within flood zone 3, parts of which do not benefit from the presence of flood defences in the event of a river flood with a 1 per cent (1 in 100) chance of happening each year, or a flood from the sea with a 0.5 per cent (1 in 200) chance of happening each year. Beverley and Barmston Drain, a low level watercourse which is classified as a ‘main river’, lies northeast of these sites. Whilst the majority of industrial and commercial development is likely to be classified as ‘less vulnerable’, and is therefore considered appropriate development within flood zone 3, it is worth pointing out that not all industrial uses are suitable within flood zone 3. Industrial developments such installations requiring hazardous substances consent and waste management facilities for hazardous waste are not appropriate within flood zone 3 (see table 2 and table 3 of the planning practice guidance for further information on flood risk vulnerability classifications).

Environment Agency Lateral House, 8 City Walk, Leeds, LS11 9AT Development within these sites should follow a sequential, risk-based approach whereby any new development is located in the areas at lowest flood risk. A full flood risk assessment will be required and the development recommendations outlined within your strategic flood risk assessment (level 1) should be followed in relation to resilience and mitigation measures. The developer would need to review the risks associated with a failure of the flood defences on the River Hull which lies to the east. Whilst we can provide model node information to help with this assessment, we do not have any detailed modelling outputs showing defence failure in this location. We would therefore advise undertaking an assessment in line with the methodology in the document titled ‘FD2320: Flood Risk Assessment Guidance for New Development’ which can be found online. WOOD24 – recreation and business

This site lies within an area of flood zone 3 that benefits from flood defences in the event of a river flood with a 1 per cent (1 in 100) chance of happening each year, or a flood from the sea with a 0.5 per cent (1 in 200) chance of happening each year. Tables 1-3 of the Planning Practice Guidance contains guidance on vulnerability of various development and the requirements in support of planning applications for the development of these sites. Recreational and business types fall across a range of vulnerabilities. Development should follow a sequential, risk-based approach whereby any new development is located in the areas at lowest flood risk. A full flood risk assessment will be required and the development recommendations outlined within your strategic flood risk assessment (level 1) should be followed in relation to resilience and mitigation measures. The flood risk assessment should demonstrate how the layout has taken account of flood risk from all sources to ensure it is safe. There are a number of ordinary watercourses around the site, including Western Drain. We have information suggesting that parts of the site and surrounding areas were affected by flooding in 2007 and would recommend talking to your drainage team who may hold further details of flooding in this area. The Beverley and Barmston Drain and River Hull are classified as ‘main rivers’ and should also be assessed. The developer would need to review the risks associated with a failure of the flood defences on the River Hull which lies to the east. Whilst we can provide model node information to help with this assessment, we do not have any detailed modelling outputs showing defence failure in this location. We would therefore advise undertaking an assessment in line with the methodology in the document titled ‘FD2320: Flood Risk Assessment Guidance for New Development’ which can be found online.

Further information for preparation of site-specific flood risk assessments – advice to applicants Flood risk assessments will need to account for historic flooding from any source. Large areas of East Riding of Yorkshire were affected by surface water flooding in 2007, including the land allocated within WOOD24. The Beverley and North Holderness Internal Drainage Board (IDB) and East Riding of Yorkshire Council in their role as lead local flood authority may hold further details of pluvial (i.e. surface water) flood events in this area. The River Hull catchment is particularly complex in the way flood risk is managed. A series of perched and low watercourses interact to drain the catchment through a combination of gravity and pumped systems. Whilst there are watercourses in close proximity to the sites that may pose a greater likelihood of flooding, the greatest risk in terms of hazard to people and property comes from the River Hull. The River Hull is a perched watercourse with flood defences. The surrounding area is generally low lying and at high risk should a breach occur. Lower level pumped systems such as the Beverley and Barmston Drain also pose a flood risk to low lying areas. During prolonged rainfall, these low-lying watercourses can reach capacity. They are also at risk should pumps fail. A flood risk assessment must take these risks and the way the watercourses interact and are managed into account. Further information on how flood risk in the River Hull catchment is managed can be found in the emerging River Hull Integrated Catchment Strategy (RHICS) which can be found at: http://www2.eastriding.gov.uk/council/plans-and-policies/other-plans-and-policies- information/flood-risk/flood-risk-strategy/ In support of this strategy, East Riding of Yorkshire Council have prepared an Integrated Catchment Model which may be available. We would advise talking to the council about the availability of this model and any outputs from it. The FRA must also take account of the impacts of climate change over the lifetime of the development, showing how these risks can be managed. The defence lifetime of residential developments is normally considered to be 100 years, whilst commercial or industrial development are generally 60-75 years. As part of a planning application, it should be clear how the lifetime of a development has been established and a review of all flood risk undertaken. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Yours sincerely,

Nick Pedder

Planning Adviser - Sustainable Places

Phone: 0113 819 6435 Email: [email protected]