Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games Strategy and Framework November 2010 ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT PART B: ENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVES, BASELINE AND CONTENT AND SEA APPROACH Table of Contents 1. Environmental Report Part B structure........................................................................... 1 2. SEA approach..................................................................................................................... 2 2.1 Overview of approach........................................................................................................................ 2 2.2 Scoping the SEA................................................................................................................................ 3 2.2.1 Approach to scoping .................................................................................................................. 3 2.2.2 Key scoping tasks undertaken .................................................................................................. 3 2.2.3 Taking account of responses to the scoping consultation ....................................................... 4 2.3 Stakeholder consultation and engagement ...................................................................................... 5 2.4 Collation of environmental baseline information............................................................................... 7 2.4.1 Description of the environmental baseline................................................................................ 7 2.4.2 Establishing the environmental baseline................................................................................... 8 2.4.3 Mapping of strategic sensitivities and opportunities ................................................................. 9 2.5 Introduction to the assessment of effects .......................................................................................10 2.6 Commonwealth Games Strategic Framework – assessment approach ...................................... 14 2.6.1 Environmental commentary on the CG Strategic Framework............................................... 14 2.6.2 Compatibility analysis of CG Strategic Framework objectives and SEA objectives............. 14 2.7 Pre-games provisions – assessment approach ............................................................................. 15 2.7.1 Causal chain and spatial analysis of individual projects ........................................................ 16 2.7.2 Detailed assessment of pre-games development programmes............................................ 17 2.7.3 Cumulative Effects Assessment (CEA) of pre-games development programmes .............. 19 2.7.4 Development of pre-games mitigation and enhancement strategy....................................... 20 2.8 Games-time provisions – assessment approach........................................................................... 21 2.8.1 Assessment of traffic management measures ....................................................................... 22 2.8.2 Assessment of the Games Route Network ............................................................................ 23 2.8.3 Assessment of the Transport Strategic Plan’s spectator and Games workforce provisions24 2.9 Development of measures to monitor significant environmental effects....................................... 24 3. Relationship with other plans, programmes, strategies and environmental protection objectives................................................................................................................... 26 3.1.1 Purpose of review..................................................................................................................... 26 3.1.2 Key implications for the CG Strategy and Framework and SEA........................................... 26 4. West cluster, environmental objectives, baseline and context.................................. 32 4.1 Introduction....................................................................................................................................... 32 4.2 People, health and access .............................................................................................................. 33 4.2.1 Demographics .......................................................................................................................... 33 4.2.2 Health and the environmental determinants of health ........................................................... 34 4.2.3 Access ...................................................................................................................................... 39 4.3 Wildlife conservation & ecosystem services................................................................................... 40 4.3.1 Statutory and non-statutory conservation designations......................................................... 40 4.3.2 LBAP Habitats and species..................................................................................................... 43 4.3.3 Green network.......................................................................................................................... 44 4.4 Water bodies & flooding................................................................................................................... 47 4.4.1 Local plans, policies and strategies......................................................................................... 47 4.4.2 Water quality............................................................................................................................. 47 4.4.3 Water pollution.......................................................................................................................... 49 4.4.4 Flood risk .................................................................................................................................. 49 4.4.5 Hydromorphology..................................................................................................................... 49 4.5 Air quality, noise & dust.................................................................................................................... 50 Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games Strategy and Framework i Environmental Report Part B: Environmental objectives, baseline and context and SEA approach 4.5.1 Air quality .................................................................................................................................. 50 4.5.2 Air pollution ............................................................................................................................... 51 4.5.3 Noise......................................................................................................................................... 52 4.6 Soils & soil quality............................................................................................................................. 53 4.7 Climate change issues..................................................................................................................... 53 4.7.1 Flood risk provisions................................................................................................................. 53 4.7.2 Renewable energy provisions – potential areas for development......................................... 54 4.7.3 Green Spaces .......................................................................................................................... 54 4.8 Landscape & the historic environment............................................................................................54 4.8.1 Local plans, policies and strategies......................................................................................... 55 4.8.2 Scotstoun.................................................................................................................................. 55 4.8.3 Kelvingrove and Kelvin Hall.....................................................................................................55 4.8.4 SECC Venue complex............................................................................................................. 56 5. East cluster, environmental objectives, baseline and context................................... 58 5.1 Introduction....................................................................................................................................... 58 5.2 People, health & access .................................................................................................................. 59 5.2.1 Demographics .......................................................................................................................... 59 5.2.2 Health and the environmental determinants of health ........................................................... 60 5.2.3 Access ...................................................................................................................................... 69 5.3 Wildlife conservation & ecosystem services................................................................................... 76 5.3.1 Statutory and non-statutory conservation designations......................................................... 77 5.3.2 LBAP habitats and species...................................................................................................... 78 5.3.3 Green network.........................................................................................................................