Sustainability Appraisal for Revised Local Plan DPD 2011 – 2029 Incorporating Strategic Environmental Assessment
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Sustainability Appraisal for Revised Local Plan DPD 2011 – 2029 Incorporating Strategic Environmental Assessment Main Report November 2013 Council Borough Valley Test SA November 2013 Commenting on this Document This Sustainability Appraisal report has been published alongside the Revised Local Plan DPD, with both subject to public consultation from 24th January to 4.30pm on 7th March 2014. Only representations made within this period will be taken into account. This document is available for inspection at the Council’s Andover and Romsey offices during normal office hours. It is also available on the Council’s website at http://www.testvalley.gov.uk/resident/planningandbuildingcontrol/planningpolicy/local- development-framework/sustainability-appraisal/. If you would like to comment on this document please send your views to the address below or the email address. You can also comment via the Council’s website. 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Planning Policy Council Test Valley Borough Council Beech Hurst Weyhill Road Andover SP10 3AJ T: 01264 368000 W: www.testvalley.gov.uk/ldf/ Borough E: [email protected] Valley Test 1 SA November 2013 Contents Page 1 Introduction and Background ........................................................................... 4 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 4 Sustainable Development ................................................................................ 4 Sustainability Appraisal and Strategic Environmental Assessment ................. 5 Relationship with Habitat Regulations Assessment ......................................... 6 Overview of the Revised Local Plan DPD ........................................................ 7 Relationship of the Revised Local Plan with Other Key Plans ........................10 Structure of this Report ...................................................................................11 2 Appraisal Methodology ................................................................................... 13 Introduction .....................................................................................................13 Stages of the Appraisal Process .....................................................................13 Method for Appraisal of Options .....................................................................16 Commentary on the Production of this Report ................................................17 Consultation on the Sustainability Appraisal Report .......................................26 3 Summary of Previous Sustainability Appraisal Work ................................... 27 4 Setting the Context for the Appraisal ............................................................. 33 Introduction .....................................................................................................33 Task A1: Identifying other relevant plans, programmes and objectives ..........33 Task A2: Collecting baseline information ........................................................37Council Task A3: Identify sustainability issues / problems ...........................................37 Task A4: Developing the SA/SEA objectives (and the Sustainability Appraisal Framework) .....................................................................................................38 Task A5: Consulting on the scope of the Sustainability Appraisal ..................40 5 Profile of Test Valley ........................................................................................ 41 Introduction .....................................................................................................41 Environment ....................................................................................................43Borough Local Community ............................................................................................50 Local Economy ...............................................................................................52 Education and Lifelong Learning ....................................................................53 Community Safety...........................................................................................54 Health and Wellbeing ......................................................................................54 Leisure and CultureValley .........................................................................................55 Transport and Accessibility .............................................................................55 Likely Evolution without the Revised Local Plan DPD.....................................57 6 Testing the Plan Objectives against the Sustainability Objectives ............. 66 7 AppraisingTest Plan Options ................................................................................. 73 8 Scale of Residential Development .................................................................. 75 Background and National Guidance ...............................................................75 Local Evidence ...............................................................................................76 Identifying Reasonable Alternatives ................................................................84 Establishing the Housing Figure for Test Valley .............................................90 Residual Housing Requirement ......................................................................92 9 Identifying Preferred Sites for Residential Development ............................. 94 Approach to Distributing Development ............................................................94 Approach to Identifying Residential Allocations ..............................................96 Northern Test Valley – Appraisal of Broad Areas of Search ...........................98 Northern Test Valley – Appraisal of Strategic Sites ......................................105 Southern Test Valley – Appraisal of Broad Areas of Search .........................111 2 SA November 2013 Southern Test Valley – Appraisal of Strategic Sites ......................................116 Mitigation Measures for Strategic Residential Sites ......................................125 10 Approach to Settlement Boundaries ............................................................ 127 Approach to Defining Settlement Boundaries ...............................................127 11 Scale of Economic Development and Preferred Strategic Sites ................ 131 Andover ........................................................................................................132 Rural Areas ...................................................................................................134 Southern Test Valley .....................................................................................134 12 Scale of Retail Development and Preferred Strategic Sites ....................... 143 Andover ........................................................................................................143 Romsey .........................................................................................................145 13 Identifying the Need and Sites for Other Uses ............................................ 149 Strategic Sites for Allocation for Leisure and Recreation Purposes ..............149 Strategic Site for Park and Ride ....................................................................152 14 Appraisal of Proposed Development Management Policies ...................... 155 15 Predicting and Evaluating Cumulative Effects of the Plan ......................... 173 Effects on the Environment ...........................................................................179 Effects on the Local Community ...................................................................189 Effects on the Local Economy ......................................................................191 Effects on Education and Lifelong Learning ..................................................193 Effects on Community Safety ........................................................................193Council Effects on Health and Wellbeing ...................................................................193 Effects on Leisure and Culture ......................................................................194 Effects on Transport ......................................................................................194 Summary of the Main Significant Effects of the Revised Local Plan .............195 Mitigation Measures ......................................................................................195 16 Monitoring the Significant Effects of the Plan ............................................. 204 17 Conclusions ...................................................................................................Borough 211 18 List of Abbreviations ..................................................................................... 212 Valley Test 3 SA November 2013 1 Introduction and Background Introduction 1.1 This Sustainability Appraisal / Strategic Environmental Assessment Report has been prepared by Test Valley Borough Council to assist in the preparation of the Revised Local Plan Development Plan Document (DPD), which will form part of the Test Valley Local Development Framework.