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Commctable of CONTENTS Sustainability Appraisal (SA) of the Vale of Aylesbury Local Plan SA Report September 2017 SA of the Vale of Aylesbury Local Plan REVISION SCHEDULE Rev Date Details Prepared by Reviewed by Approved by 1 Sept SA Report published alongside Mark Fessey Steve Smith Steve Smith 2017 the proposed submission version Principal Technical Director Technical Director of the Vale of Aylesbury Local Consultant Plan (VALP) Limitations AECOM Infrastructure & Environment UK Limited (AECOM) has prepared this Report for the sole use of Aylesbury Vale District Council (“the Client”) in accordance w ith the terms and conditions of appointment. No other w arranty, expressed or implied, is made as to the professional advice included in this Report or any other services provided. This Report may not be relied upon by any other party w ithout the prior and express w ritten agreement of AECOM. Where any conclusions and recommendations contained in this Report are based upon information provided by others, it has been assumed that all relevant information has been provided by those parties and that such information is accurate. Any such information obtained by AECOM has not been independently verified by AECOM, unless otherw ise stated in the Report. AECOM Infrastructure & Environment UK Limited 2 Leman Street, London E1 8FA Telephone: 020 7061 7000 SA REPORT I SA of the Vale of Aylesbury Local Plan TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................ 1 1 BACKGROUND .................................................................................................................... 2 2 SA EXPLAINED .................................................................................................................... 2 3 WHAT IS THE PLAN SEEKING TO ACHIEVE?......................................................................... 3 4 WHAT IS THE SCOPE OF THE SA?........................................................................................ 5 PART 1: WHAT HAS PLAN-MAKING / SA INVOLVED UP TO THIS POINT? ........................................ 7 5 INTRODUCTION (TO PART 1) ................................................................................................ 8 6 ESTABLISHING THE REASONABLE ALTERNATIVES ........................................................... 10 7 APPRAISING REASONABLE ALTERNATIVES ...................................................................... 57 8 DEVELOPING THE PREFERRED APPROACH....................................................................... 61 PART 2: WHAT ARE SA FINDINGS AT THIS CURRENT STAGE? .................................................... 63 9 INTRODUCTION (TO PART 2) .............................................................................................. 64 10 APPRAISAL OF THE PROPOSED SUBMISSION PLAN .......................................................... 71 PART 3: WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? ...............................................................................................110 11 INTRODUCTION (TO PART 3) .............................................................................................111 12 PLAN FINALISATION .........................................................................................................111 13 MONITORING ....................................................................................................................111 APPENDIX I - REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................112 APPENDIX II - CONTEXT AND BASELINE REVIEW .......................................................................116 APPENDIX III - REASONABLE SPATIAL STRATEGY ALTERNATIVES ............................................136 SA REPORT II SA of the Vale of Aylesbury Local Plan INTRODUCTION SA REPORT 1 INTRODUCTION SA of the Vale of Aylesbury Local Plan 1 BACKGROUND 1.1.1 AECOM is commissioned to lead on Sustainability Appraisal (SA) in support of the emerging Vale of Aylesbury Local Plan (VALP). Once adopted, VALP will allocate land for development, present policies (district-wide and site-specific) to guide future planning applications and ultimately provide a planning framework for the district up to 2033. 1.1.2 SA is a mechanism for considering and communicating the likely effects of an emerging plan, and alternatives, with a view to avoiding and mitigating negative effects and maximising the positives. SA of Local Plans is a legal requirement.1 2 SA EXPLAINED 2.1.1 It is a requirement that SA is undertaken in-line with the procedures prescribed by the Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes Regulations 2004, which transposed into national law EU Directive 2001/42/EC on Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA). 2 2.1.2 In-line with the Regulations, a report (known as the SA Report) must be published for consultation alongside the draft plan that essentially ‘identifies, describes and evaluates’ the likely significant effects of implementing ‘the plan, and reasonable alternatives’. 3 The report must then be taken into account, alongside consultation responses, when finalising the plan. 2.1.3 More specifically, the SA Report must answer the following three questions: 1. What has plan-making / SA involved up to this point? – Including in relation to 'reasonable alternatives’. 2. What are the SA findings at this stage? – i.e. in relation to the draft plan. 3. What happens next? 2.1 This SA Report4 2.1.1 This report is the VALP SA Report. It is published alongside the final draft – ‘proposed submission’ – version of VALP, under Regulation 19 of the Local Planning Regulations. 2.1.2 Questions 1 - 3 are answered in turn, in order to provide the required information. Before answering Question 1, two initial questions are answered in order to further set the scene: i) What is the plan trying to achieve? ii) What is the scope of the SA? 1 Since provision was made through the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 it has been understood that local planning authorities must carry out a process of Sustainability Appraisal alongside plan -making. The centrality of SA to Local Plan-making is emphasised in the National Planning Policy Framework (2012). The T own and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 require that an SA Report is published for consultation alongside the ‘Proposed Sub mission’ plan document. 2 Procedurally SA and SEA are one and the same, on the basis that there is no legislation or guidance to suggest that SA process should differ from the prescribed SEA process. SA and SEA differ only in terms of substantive focus. Specifically, SA has an equal focus on all three ‘pillars’ of sustainable development (environment, social and economic), whilst SEA involves a degree of f ocus on the environmental pillar. SA can therefore be said to ‘incorporate’ SEA. 3 Regulation 12(2) of the Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes Regulations 2004. 4 See Appendix I for further explanation of the regulatory basis for answering certain questions within the SA Report, and a ‘checklist’ explaining more precisely the regulatory basi s for presenting certain information. SA REPORT 2 INTRODUCTION SA of the Vale of Aylesbury Local Plan 3 WHAT IS THE PLAN SEEKING TO ACHIEVE? 3.1.1 As discussed above, once adopted, VALP will allocate land for development, present policies (district-wide and site-specific) to guide future planning applications and ultimately provide a planning framework for the district up to 2033. 3.2 VALP objectives 3.2.1 The plan objectives (abridged) are as follows - Meet the needs of new and existing residents through a flexible and pro-active approach to sustainable development which includes a combination of new allocations, more intensive use or conversion of existing built sites and protection of sensitive areas. Provide for housing needs, including unmet needs from elsewhere if appropriate, which will include: affordable housing to meet identified needs; a mix of house sizes and types to meet identified needs; and specific accommodation to meet the needs of an ageing population and those with special housing needs, including the traveller population. Work with partners to secure timely and well-located provision of the infrastructure, services and facilities needed to sustain and enhance existing and new communities including: education, training and community facilities; transport infrastructure including enhanced public transport, (both rail and bus), traffic management, cycling and walking to promote a shift to more sustainable choices; telecommunications including broadband in remote remote areas; police, fire and ambulance services; green infrastructure and sport, recreational and cultural facilities; utilities, and social care and health infrastructure. Development will be distributed across Aylesbury Vale taking a capacity-led approach. It is also an Aylesbury Garden Town first approach. Therefore the main focus of development will be… at Aylesbury Garden Town... The remainder of housing will be then be located at… Buckingham, Haddenham, Winslow and Wendover together with an appropriate level of development at the most sustainable settlements in the rural areas. Protect and enhance the district’s towns, local centres and villages – see Figure 3.1 - including through protection and enhancement of local services and local distinctiveness. Manage development in a way that ensures the protection and enhancement of the district’s built, natural and historic
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