INTEGRATED IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF THE MAYOR’S LONDON ENVIRONMENT STRATEGY Integrated Impact Assessment (IIA) Scoping Report COPYRIGHT Greater London Authority January 2017 Published by Greater London Authority City Hall The Queen’s Walk More London London SE1 2AA www.london.gov.uk enquiries 020 7983 4100 minicom 020 7983 4458 Photographs © Copies of this report are available from www.london.gov.uk Integrated Impact Assessment of the Mayor’s London Environment Strategy CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 5 1.1 Overview ................................................................................................................................ 5 1.2 Purpose of this IIA Scoping Report ........................................................................................ 6 1.3 Engagement and Consultation ............................................................................................... 7 CHAPTER 2 THE LONDON ENVIRONMENT STRATEGY (LES) ................................................................ 10 2.1 About the strategy ................................................................................................................ 10 2.2 The context for creating a London Environment Strategy ..................................................... 10 2.3 Proposed approach to drafting the London Environment Strategy ....................................... 11 CHAPTER 3 INTEGRATED IMPACT ASSESSMENT (IIA): PURPOSE, APPROACH AND PROCESS ..... 12 3.1 Purpose of the IIA ................................................................................................................ 12 3.2 What is an IIA? .................................................................................................................... 13 3.3 Our Approach to IIA ............................................................................................................. 13 3.4 IIA Process .......................................................................................................................... 13 3.5 Spatial and Temporal Scope of the IIA ................................................................................. 16 3.6 Uncertainties and Assumptions ............................................................................................ 16 CHAPTER 4 IDENTIFYING OTHER PLANS, PROGRAMMES AND SUSTAINABILITY OBJECTIVES (TASK A1) 17 4.1 Overview .............................................................................................................................. 17 4.2 Implications of the relevant plans, programmes and policies ................................................ 18 CHAPTER 5 BASELINE INFORMATION AND KEY SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES IN LONDON ................... 24 5.1 Overview .............................................................................................................................. 24 5.2 Environment ........................................................................................................................ 25 5.2.1 Air Quality ...................................................................................................................... 25 5.2.2 Climate Change Adaptation ........................................................................................... 30 5.2.3 Climate Change Mitigation ............................................................................................. 34 5.2.4 Energy Use and Supply ................................................................................................. 36 5.2.5 Flood Risk ..................................................................................................................... 39 5.2.6 Geology and Soils.......................................................................................................... 41 5.2.7 Materials and Waste ...................................................................................................... 43 5.2.8 Noise and Vibration ....................................................................................................... 48 5.2.9 Water Resources and Quality ........................................................................................ 50 5.2.10 Natural Capital and natural environment ...................................................................... 52 5.2.11 Current status of London’s natural environment ........................................................... 53 5.2.12 Historic Environment .................................................................................................... 60 5.3 Social ................................................................................................................................... 63 5.3.1 Equality and inclusion .................................................................................................... 63 5.3.2 Social integration ........................................................................................................... 66 Integrated Impact Assessment of the Mayor’s London Environment Strategy 5.3.3 Health and Health Inequalities ....................................................................................... 70 5.3.4 Accessibility ................................................................................................................... 74 5.3.5 Housing supply, quality and choice and affordable housing ........................................... 75 5.3.6 Crime, Safety and Security ............................................................................................ 77 5.3.7 Design ........................................................................................................................... 78 5.4 Economic ............................................................................................................................. 80 5.4.1 Economic competitiveness, employment, education and skills ...................................... 80 5.4.2 Connectivity ................................................................................................................... 81 5.4.3 Infrastructure ................................................................................................................. 84 5.4.4 Culture ........................................................................................................................... 87 5.4.5 Sustainable Land Use .................................................................................................... 88 CHAPTER 6 KEY ISSUES............................................................................................................................. 94 CHAPTER 7 INTEGRATED IMPACT ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK (TASK A4) ..................................... 101 7.1 Objectives and questions ....................................................................................................101 7.2 Compatibility testing ............................................................................................................113 CHAPTER 8 NEXT STEPS.......................................................................................................................... 115 8.1 Remaining Stages of the IIA ...............................................................................................115 8.1.1 Identifying options, choosing preferred options and proposing measures to mitigate (Stage B) ...............................................................................................................................115 8.1.2 Proposed Structure of the IIA Report ............................................................................116 8.1.3 Preparing the IIA Report (Stage C) ...............................................................................116 8.1.4 Consulting on the Draft IIA report (Stage D)..................................................................116 8.1.5 Monitoring effects of implementation of LES document (Stage E) .................................117 8.2 Stakeholder engagement ....................................................................................................117 Appendix A: Details of the assessments and areas of consideration covered under IIA ............................... 118 1.1 Strategic Environmental Assessment ..................................................................................118 1.2 Equality Impact Assessment ...............................................................................................119 1.3 Consideration of Health Impacts .........................................................................................120 1.4 Consideration of Economic Impacts ....................................................................................121 1.5 Consideration of Community Safety ....................................................................................121 Appendix B: IIA Objectives Workshop, 14 June 2016, GLA........................................................................... 122 Appendix C: Summary of plans and programmes .......................................................................................... 123 Appendix D: Abbreviations ............................................................................................................................. 149 Appendix E: Additional Data sources 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