OLD OAK and PARK ROYAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION REGULATION 19 DRAFT LOCAL PLAN Integrated Impact Assessment Report
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Appendix B OLD OAK AND PARK ROYAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION REGULATION 19 DRAFT LOCAL PLAN Integrated Impact Assessment Report APRIL 2017 OLD OAK AND PARK ROYAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION REGULATION 19 DRAFT LOCAL PLAN CONTACTS HANNE LARSSON Senior Environmental Consultant dd 01483 803127 Arcadis. Surrey Research Park m 07545 701 111 10 Medawar Road e [email protected] Guildford GU2 7AR UK Arcadis Consulting (UK) Limited is a private limited company registered in England & Wales (registered number 02212959). Registered Office at Manning House, 22 Carlisle Place, London, SW1P 1JA, UK. Part of the Arcadis Group of Companies along with other entities in the UK. Copyright © 2015 Arcadis. All rights reserved. arcadis.com OLD OAK AND PARK ROYAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION REGULATION 19 DRAFT LOCAL PLAN VERSION CONTROL Description of Description of Issue Revision No. Date Issued Revision: Revision: Reviewed by: Page No. Comment Draft IIA Report 1 1 18/12/2015 Various David Hourd for client review David Draft IIA Report 2 1 15/03/2017 Various Hourd/Kate for client review Burrows David Final Draft 3 2 18/04/2017 Various Hourd/Kate Report Burrows Final Draft Report 4 1 20/04/2017 Various Minor formatting Hanne Larsson edits at client request OLD OAK AND PARK ROYAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION REGULATION 19 DRAFT LOCAL PLAN CONTENTS NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY ..................................................................... I Introduction ...................................................................................................................... i Strategic Environmental Assessment and Sustainability Appraisal ............................. i Health Impact Assessment .............................................................................................. i Equalities Impact Assessment ........................................................................................ i Habitats Regulations Assessment ..................................................................................ii Scope of the Appraisal ....................................................................................................ii Key Sustainability Issues and Opportunities .................................................................ii IIA Framework for Assessment ......................................................................................iii Developing and Refining Options and Assessing Effects ............................................iv Spatial Vision and narratives .........................................................................................iv Appraisal of Local Plan Policies ....................................................................................iv Changes between Regulation 18 and Regulation 19 Policies ........................................v Next Steps ........................................................................................................................v ABBREVIATIONS ........................................................................................ 1 1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................ 2 Purpose of the IIA Report.....................................................................................2 The Local Plan ......................................................................................................2 The London Plan and Opportunity Area Planning Framework ..........................3 Sustainable Development ....................................................................................3 Integrated Impact Assessment ............................................................................4 Sustainability Appraisal and Strategic Environmental Assessment..................4 Health Impact Assessment ..................................................................................5 Equalities Impact Assessment ............................................................................5 Habitats Regulations Assessment ......................................................................5 Consultation .........................................................................................................6 1.10.1 SA Workshop .....................................................................................................6 1.10.2 Formal Consultation............................................................................................6 1.10.3 Additional Consultation .......................................................................................6 Structure of this Draft IIA Report .........................................................................6 2 THE IIA PROCESS ............................................................................. 7 Stages in the IIA Process .....................................................................................7 OLD OAK AND PARK ROYAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION REGULATION 19 DRAFT LOCAL PLAN 3 STAGE A: SETTING THE CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES, ESTABLISHING THE BASELINE AND DECIDING ON THE SCOPE .......................................... 11 Introduction ........................................................................................................ 11 Spatial Scope ...................................................................................................... 11 Aspects of the Local Plan to be assessed and how ......................................... 11 Assessment of Alternatives ............................................................................... 11 Temporal Scope ................................................................................................. 12 Technical Scope ................................................................................................. 12 3.6.1 SEA .................................................................................................................. 12 3.6.2 HIA ................................................................................................................... 13 3.6.3 EqIA ................................................................................................................. 14 3.6.4 HRA ................................................................................................................. 14 Review of Relevant Plans, Programmes and Environmental Objectives ......... 14 3.7.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 14 3.7.2 Key Results from the Review ............................................................................ 20 The Sustainability Baseline and Key Sustainability Issues .............................. 22 3.8.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 22 3.8.2 Methodology ..................................................................................................... 22 3.8.3 Key Sustainability Issues and Opportunities ...................................................... 23 3.8.4 Cross-boundary considerations......................................................................... 36 The IIA Framework ............................................................................................. 36 3.9.1 Background to the IIA Framework ..................................................................... 36 3.9.2 Development of the IIA Objectives .................................................................... 36 Assessment Methodology ................................................................................. 49 4 STAGE B: DEVELOPING AND REFINING OPTIONS AND ASSESSING EFFECTS 51 Alternatives......................................................................................................... 51 Assessment of the Spatial Vision and Narrative ............................................... 51 Assessment of the Strategic Options ................................................................ 51 Appraisal of Preferred Policies and Policy Options ......................................... 51 Mitigation ............................................................................................................ 52 Appraisal of Cumulative and Synergistic Effects ............................................. 52 Appraisal of Crossboundary Issues .................................................................. 52 Technical Limitations and Uncertainties ........................................................... 52 OLD OAK AND PARK ROYAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION REGULATION 19 DRAFT LOCAL PLAN 5 APPRAISAL OF STRATEGIC OPTIONS......................................... 53 6 APPRAISAL OF THE SPATIAL VISION AND NARRATIVES ......... 56 Appraisal of the Going Local and Going Big Narratives .................................. 56 Appraisal Findings ............................................................................................. 57 6.3.1 Recommendations ............................................................................................ 63 7 APPRAISAL OF REGULATION 19 LOCAL PLAN POLICIES ........ 64 Strategic Policies ............................................................................................... 64 7.3.1 Summary of Assessment .................................................................................. 64 Places ................................................................................................................. 65 7.4.1 Summary of Assessment .................................................................................