Sustainability Appraisal for Tandridge District Council Regulation 18 - Sites Consultation October 2016 Sustainability Appraisal for Tandridge District Council Regulation 18 – Sites Consultation LC-254 Document Control Box Client Tandridge District Council Sustainability Appraisal for Tandridge District Council; Regulation 18 – Report Title Sites Consultation Status FINAL Filename LC-254_Tandridge_SA Sites_13_071016RB.docx Date October, 2016 Author RB Checked ND Approved ND Front credit: View from North Downs Way near Tandridge Hill, North Downs Way Sustainability Appraisal for Tandridge District Council; Regulation 18 – Sites Consultation October 2016 LC-254_Tandridge_SA Sites_13_071016RB.docx About this report & Notes for reader Lepus Consulting Ltd (Lepus) has prepared this draft report for the range of uses taking place. The assessment was prepared the use of Tandridge District Council. There are a number of between August and September 2016 and is subject to and limitations, which should be borne in mind when considering the limited by the information available during this time. results and conclusions of this report. No party should alter or change this report whatsoever without written permission from Since preparing the appraisal Tandridge District Council have Lepus. prepared additional site-by-site ecology and landscape evidence, © Lepus Consulting Ltd which was not available for use in this appraisal. SEA and SA are tools for predicting potential significant effects. This report has been produced to assess the sustainability effects The actual effects may be different from those identified. of the Emerging Local Plan. It is not intended to be a substitute Prediction of effects is made using an evidence-based approach for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) or Appropriate and incorporates a judgement. Assessment (AA). For further information on the differences between the products please see: The assessments above are based on the best available https://www.rspb.org.uk/Images/environmentalassessment_tc information, including that provided to Lepus by the Council and m9-257008.pdf information that is publicly available. No attempt to verify these Client comments can be sent to Lepus using the following secondary data sources has been made and they have assumed address. to be accurate as published. 1 Bath Street, Cheltenham Every attempt has been made to predict effects as accurately as Gloucestershire possible using the available information. Many effects will GL50 1YE depend on the size and location of development, building design Telephone: 01242 525222 and construction, proximity to sensitive receptors such as wildlife E-mail: [email protected] sites, conservation areas, flood risk areas and watercourses, and www.lepusconsulting.com © Lepus Consulting for Tandridge District Council i Sustainability Appraisal for Tandridge District Council; Regulation 18 – Sites Consultation October 2016 LC-254_Tandridge_SA Sites_13_071016RB.docx This page is deliberately blank. © Lepus Consulting for Tandridge District Council ii Sustainability Appraisal for Tandridge District Council; Regulation 18 – Sites Consultation October 2016 LC-254_Tandridge_SA Sites_13_071016RB.docx Contents 1 Int ction rodu .............................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Background ..................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Overview of the Tandridge Local Plan ............................................................................................ 1 1.3 The Sustainability Appraisal Process ............................................................................................... 2 1.4 Appraisal Methodology ......................................................................................................................... 3 1.5 Using this document .............................................................................................................................. 4 2 Methodology .............................................................................................................................. 5 2.1 Approach to assessment ...................................................................................................................... 5 2.2 Appraisal process .................................................................................................................................... 7 2.3 Geographic scale ................................................................................................................................... 10 2.4 Impact magnitude ................................................................................................................................. 10 2.5 Assumptions and limitations to assessment ................................................................................ 11 3 Assessmen tof sites .............................................................................................................. 16 3.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 16 3.2 Bletchingley .............................................................................................................................................. 17 3.3 Blindley Heath ......................................................................................................................................... 21 3.4 Caterham and Whyteleafe ................................................................................................................ 25 3.5 Domewood ............................................................................................................................................. 30 3.6 Dormansland .......................................................................................................................................... 33 3.7 Felbridge .................................................................................................................................................. 36 3.8 Godstone ................................................................................................................................................. 39 3.9 Lingfield ................................................................................................................................................... 43 3.10 Oxted ........................................................................................................................................................ 46 3.11 Smallfield ................................................................................................................................................. 52 3.12 South Nutfield ........................................................................................................................................ 57 3.13 South Godstone .................................................................................................................................... 60 3.14 Tatsfield .................................................................................................................................................... 63 3.15 Warlingham ............................................................................................................................................ 65 4 Con cept Areas ........................................................................................................................ 70 4.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 70 4.2 Blindley Heath .......................................................................................................................................... 71 4.3 Burstow (Horne) ................................................................................................................................... 73 4.4 Copthorne ............................................................................................................................................... 75 4.5 Hobbs Industrial Estate ....................................................................................................................... 77 4.6 Lambs Business Park .......................................................................................................................... 79 4.7 Lingfield ................................................................................................................................................... 82 4.8 South Godstone .................................................................................................................................... 84 5 Mitigation Considerations and Recommendations ................................................... 86 5.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 86 5.2 SA Objective 1: Housing ..................................................................................................................... 86 5.3 SA Objective 2: Health ....................................................................................................................... 87 5.4 SA Objective 3: Cultural Heritage .................................................................................................