East Riding of Yorkshire Council Core Strategy Sustainability Appraisal Report Main Report May 2010 East Riding of Yorkshire Council: Core Strategy Sustainability Appraisal Report May 2010 Notice This document and its contents have been prepared and are intended solely for East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s information and use in relation to Sustainability Appraisal Report of the Core Strategy. This report may not be used by any person other than East Riding of Yorkshire Council without East Riding of Yorkshire's express permission. In any event, Atkins accepts no liability for any costs, liabilities or losses arising as a result of the use of or reliance upon the contents of this report by any person other than East Riding of Yorkshire. Document History JOB NUMBER: 5044788 DOCUMENT REF: 5044788 ERYC CS SAR V2.2.doc 2 Final Report LP/AG/CAS/SM LP MH MH 30/03/10 1 Draft for comment LP/AG/CAS/SM AG/MH MH MH 05/03/10 Revision Purpose Description Originated Checked Reviewed Authorised Date Final SAR 300310 V2.2 - Atkins version EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE COUNCIL – SUSTAINABILITY APPRAISAL OF THE CORE STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT PLAN DOCUMENT Sustainability Appraisal Report Contents Section Page Non-Technical Summary v Habitats Regulations Assessment v ERYC Core Strategy v Sustainability Baseline and Key Issues viii Sustainability Appraisal Framework xi Compatibility between Core Strategy and SA Objectives xii Plan Issues and Options xii Assessment of Plan Policies xiii Mitigation Measures xiii Monitoring xiv Conclusions xiv 1. Introduction 1 Background 1 ERYC Core Strategy 1 Requirement for Sustainability Appraisal 1 Requirement for Strategic Environmental Assessment 2 The SA Process 3 Habitats Regulations Assessment 5 2. Appraisal Methodology 6 Appraisal Process and Methodology 6 Stage A: Setting the Context and Objectives, Establishing the Baseline and Deciding on Scope 6 Stage B: Developing and Refining Options 8 Stage C: Preparing the Sustainability Appraisal Report 13 Meeting the requirements of the SEA Directive 13 3. Other Relevant Plans and Programmes 15 Introduction 15 Methodology 15 4. Baseline Information 26 Introduction 26 Methodology 26 Baseline Key Features 26 Specific Baseline Information for Major Haltemprice Settlements and Principal Towns within East Riding 52 5. Key Sustainability Issues 56 Introduction 56 Methodology 56 6. SA Framework 61 Introduction 61 ERYC Core Strategy SA Framework 61 SA Baseline Data and Trends 69 Final SAR 300310 V2.2 - Atkins version i EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE COUNCIL – SUSTAINABILITY APPRAISAL OF THE CORE STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT PLAN DOCUMENT Sustainability Appraisal Report 7. Compatibility between the Local Development Framework and SA Objectives 72 8. Assessment of Strategic Options 80 Introduction 80 Issues and Options, 2008 80 Additional Options 2010 104 9. Assessment of Preferred Policies 120 Assessment of Spatial Strategy Policies 120 Assessment of Development Policies 153 Cumulative, Synergistic and Indirect Effects 197 10. Mitigation 202 11. Monitoring 203 12. Conclusions 212 13. References 214 List of Tables Table 1.1 - Incorporating SA in the DPD Preparation Process 4 Table 2.1 - Key to Compatibility of Objectives 9 Table 2.2 - Scoring of Policy Options Assessment 9 Table 2.3 - Sustainability Effects Scoring 10 Table.2.4 - Sustainability Assessment Scoring 11 Table 2.5 - Schedule of SEA Requirements 13 Table 3.1 - Derivation of Key Sustainability Themes 16 Table 4.1 - Business Survivals Rate, % 28 Table 4.2 - Sites of Special Scientific Interest 47 Table 5.1 - Key Sustainability Issues 56 Table 6.1 - SA Framework 62 Table 6.2 - SA Current and Predicted Future Baseline Data Trends 70 Table 7.1 - Assessment Rationale 72 Table 7.2 - Compatibility Matrix between Draft Core Strategy Objectives and SA Objectives 78 Table 8.1 - Strategic Policy Options 81 Table 8.2 - Summary of Assessment of Strategic Options 2008 89 Table 8.3 - Additional Strategic Policy Options 2010 105 Table 8.4 - Summary of Assessment of Strategic Options 2010 111 Table 9.1 - Policy Scope Contents 120 Table 9.2 - Summary of Significance of Direct Effects of Policy Themes SS1 to SS11 121 Table 9.3 - Changes in Numbering of Spatial Strategy Policies between the Policy Scope and Preferred Approach Core Strategy 130 Table 9.4 - Summary of Significance of Direct Effects of Spatial Strategy Policies 152 Table 9.6 - Core Strategy Development Policies: Components for Assessment 154 Table 9.7 - Summary of Significance of Development Management Preferred Policies 183 Table 9.8 - Summary of Cumulative, Synergistic and Indirect Effects 197 Table 11.1 - Proposed Monitoring Programme 206 List of Figures Figure 2.1 - Relationship between SA Stages and Tasks 7 Final SAR 300310 V2.2 - Atkins version ii EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE COUNCIL – SUSTAINABILITY APPRAISAL OF THE CORE STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT PLAN DOCUMENT Sustainability Appraisal Report Figure 4.1 - The East Riding of Yorkshire Area 27 Figure 4.2 - Income to House Price 30 Figure 4.3 - Humberside Tranquillity Map 36 Figure 4.4 - Countryside Character Areas 42 Figure 4.5 - Landscape Character Assessment 43 Figure 4.6 - Regionally Important Geological Sites 44 Figure 4.7 - Statutory Protected Areas 49 Figure 4.8 - Landscape and Heritage Assets and Designations in East Riding 51 Appendices (separate document) Appendix A - Relevant Plans and Programmes Appendix B - Baseline Data Tables Appendix C - Consultation Comments on ERYC Local Development Framework Scoping Report Appendix D - Issues and Options Consultation – Representations on SA Appendix E - Core Strategy 2008 Policy Options Detailed Assessments Appendix F - Core Strategy 2010 Policy Options Detailed Assessments Appendix G - Policy Scope: Spatial Strategy Policy Themes – Detailed Assessments Appendix H - Spatial Strategy Policies Detailed Assessments Appendix I - Development Policies Detailed Assessments Final SAR 300310 V2.2 - Atkins version iii EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE COUNCIL – SUSTAINABILITY APPRAISAL OF THE CORE STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT PLAN DOCUMENT Sustainability Appraisal Report Glossary Abbreviation Definition AMR Annual Monitoring Report AQMA Air Quality Management Area BAP Biodiversity Action Plan BVPIs Best Value Performance Indicators CQC Countryside Quality Counts DPD Development Plan Document EIA Environmental Impact Assessment ERY East Riding of Yorkshire ERYC East Riding of Yorkshire Council GHG Greenhouse Gas GI Green Infrastructure GVA Gross Value Added IRS Integrated Regional Strategy JSP Joint Structure Plan for Kingston-Upon-Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire LBAP Local Biodiversity Action Plan LDD Local Development Document LDF Local Development Framework LDS Local Development Scheme LNR Local Natural Reserve LPA Local Planning Authority NNR National Nature Reserve NO2; NOx Nitrogen dioxide; oxides of nitrogen ODPM Office of the Deputy Prime Minister PCPA Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 PM10 Fine particles PPC Pollution Prevention and Control PPG Planning Policy Guidance PPP Plans, policies and programmes PPS Planning Policy Statement RIGS Regionally Important Geological Sites RJ Reasoned Justification RPG Regional Planning Guidance RSDF Regional Sustainable Development Framework RSS Regional Spatial Strategy SA Sustainability Appraisal SM Scheduled Monument SAP Standard Assessment Procedure SAR Sustainability Appraisal Report SEA Strategic Environment Assessment SPA Special Protection Areas SPD Supplementary Planning Document SPZ Source Protection Zones SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest SUDS Sustainable Urban Drainage System UA Unitary Authority WWTW Waste Water Treatment Works Final SAR 300310 V2.2 - Atkins version iv EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE COUNCIL – SUSTAINABILITY APPRAISAL OF THE CORE STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT PLAN DOCUMENT Sustainability Appraisal Report Non-Technical Summary This is the non-technical summary of the Sustainability Appraisal (SA) Report, setting out the SA process for the East Riding of Yorkshire Council (ERYC) Preferred Approach Core Strategy Development Plan Document (DPD). This document builds upon SA work previously undertaken and set out in the Local Development Framework SA Scoping Report (prepared in 2005) and SA Report prepared for the Core Strategy Issues and Options document (2008). This SA Report has been prepared to fulfil the requirements for SA arising from the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 and the requirements for Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) arising from the SEA Directive. The purpose of SA is to promote sustainable development through better integration of sustainability (economic, social and environmental) considerations in the preparation and adoption of plans. The SEA Directive requires that certain plans and programmes undergo an environmental assessment, due to the likelihood that they will have significant environmental effects once implemented. The process followed The SA process involved four main stages to date: Stage A – Setting the context and objectives, establishing the baseline and deciding on the scope of the sustainability appraisal; Stage B – Developing and refining plan options and assessing effects. Preparing the Initial SA Report; Stage C – Preparing the SA Report; and Stage D – Consultation on the plan and the SA Report. Habitats Regulations Assessment Within the East Riding of Yorkshire there are 12 protected conservation sites of international importance: Flamborough Head and Bempton Cliffs SPA, Flamborough Head SAC, Hornsea Mere SPA, Humber Estuary SAC, SPA and Ramsar site, Thorne and Hatfield Moors