Bassingham Neighbourhood Plan Evidence Report & Sustainability Appraisal 1 Page BASSINGHAM NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN Sustainability Appraisal Contents Bassingham Neighbourhood Plan ........................................................................................................... 6 Report Purpose ....................................................................................................................................... 8 Legislative Background ........................................................................................................................... 9 Screening for SEA Directive Requirements ........................................................................................... 10 Criteria for SEA screening ................................................................................................................. 10 Screening process for SEA ..................................................................................................................... 12 Bassingham Overview ........................................................................................................................... 17 Population Profile .............................................................................................................................. 17 Housing and Growth ............................................................................................................................. 18 Local Plan Policies ............................................................................................................................. 18 Housing and Growth Baseline Data .................................................................................................. 21 Key sustainability issues .................................................................................................................... 23 Summary of Community Consultation .............................................................................................. 24 Neighbourhood Plan Policies and Sustainability Assessment .......................................................... 24 Transport ............................................................................................................................................... 27 Local Plan Policies ............................................................................................................................. 27 Baseline data ..................................................................................................................................... 27 Connectivity and proximity ........................................................................................................... 27 Bus travel ...................................................................................................................................... 27 Rail travel ...................................................................................................................................... 29 Cycling and walking routes ........................................................................................................... 29 Travel to work ............................................................................................................................... 30 Road safety.................................................................................................................................... 30 Community consultation results ....................................................................................................... 31 Sustainability issues .......................................................................................................................... 31 Neighbourhood Plan Policies and Sustainability Assessment .......................................................... 31 Employment and business .................................................................................................................... 33 Local Plan Policies ............................................................................................................................. 33 Baseline data ..................................................................................................................................... 33 Community consultation results ....................................................................................................... 35 Sustainability issues .......................................................................................................................... 35 Neighbourhood Plan Policies and Sustainability Assessment .......................................................... 36 Community Life ..................................................................................................................................... 36 Local Plan Policies ............................................................................................................................. 36 Baseline data ..................................................................................................................................... 37 Health and Care ............................................................................................................................ 37 Community services and facilities ................................................................................................. 38 Community consultation results ....................................................................................................... 40 2 Sustainability issues .......................................................................................................................... 40 Page Page BASSINGHAM NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN Sustainability Appraisal Neighbourhood Plan Policies and Sustainability Assessment .......................................................... 40 Environment, design quality and sustainability .................................................................................... 41 Local Plan Policies ............................................................................................................................. 41 Water Resources and Flood Risk ................................................................................................... 41 Contaminated Land ....................................................................................................................... 41 Landscape, Townscape and Views ................................................................................................ 42 Climate Change, Low Carbon Living and Renewable Energy ....................................................... 42 Green Infrastructure Network; New, Local, and Important Green Space .................................... 42 Biodiversity and Geodiversity ....................................................................................................... 43 Historic Environment .................................................................................................................... 43 Design, Amenity and Sustainability............................................................................................... 44 Baseline data ..................................................................................................................................... 45 Water Resources and Flood Risk ................................................................................................... 45 Contaminated Land ....................................................................................................................... 46 Landscape, Townscape and Views ................................................................................................ 46 Climate Change, Low Carbon Living and Renewable Energy ........................................................ 46 Green Infrastructure Network; Local and Important Green Space .............................................. 47 Biodiversity and Geodiversity ....................................................................................................... 48 Historic Environment .................................................................................................................... 51 Community consultation results ....................................................................................................... 51 Sustainability issues .......................................................................................................................... 53 Water Resources and Flood Risk ................................................................................................... 53 Contaminated land ....................................................................................................................... 53 Landscape, Townscape and Views ................................................................................................ 53 Climate change, low carbon living and renewable energy ........................................................... 54 Green Infrastructure Network; Local and Important Green Space .............................................. 54 Biodiversity and Geodiversity ....................................................................................................... 54 Historic environment .................................................................................................................... 54 Neighbourhood Plan Policies and Sustainability Assessment .........................................................