Local Development Plan SUSTAINABILITY APPRAISAL - SCOPING REPORT (INCORPORATING STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT) FOR THE PREFERRED OPTIONS PAPER MARCH 2017 www.lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk This scoping report has been prepared by Shared Environmental Service in conjunction with Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council and is adopted by this council. 2 Contents Contents .......................................................................................................................................... 3 Glossary ........................................................................................................................................... 6 1. Non-technical Summary .......................................................................................................... 7 Background to Lisburn &Castlereagh City Council Local Development Plan ........................... 7 What is Sustainability Appraisal? ................................................................................................ 7 What is the purpose of this document? .................................................................................... 7 Sustainability Objectives for Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council Local Development Plan .... 8 How to comment ........................................................................................................................ 8 2. Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 9 2.1 Purpose of this Scoping Report ....................................................................................... 9 2.2 Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council Local Development Plan ........................................ 9 2.3 Sustainable Development ............................................................................................... 9 2.4 Strategic Environmental Assessment ............................................................................. 9 2.5 Integrated Sustainability Appraisal ............................................................................... 10 2.6 Stages in Sustainability Appraisal .................................................................................. 10 2.7 Other Assessments ........................................................................................................ 11 2.8 Scoping Report Structure .............................................................................................. 12 3. Sustainability Appraisal: The Approach ................................................................................ 13 3.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................... 13 3.2 Principles ........................................................................................................................ 13 3.3 Involving Others ............................................................................................................. 14 3.4 The Evidence base ......................................................................................................... 14 3.5 The Sustainability Appraisal Framework ...................................................................... 14 3.6 Significant Effects ........................................................................................................... 15 3.7 Assessment Method ...................................................................................................... 15 3.8 Appraisal of options and reasonable alternatives at Preferred Options Paper .......... 15 3.9 Plan Strategy .................................................................................................................. 16 3.10 Local Policies Plan .......................................................................................................... 16 3.11 Cumulative Effects ......................................................................................................... 16 4. Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council Local Development Plan ............................................. 17 4.1 Context - Requirement to Prepare a Local Development Plan ................................... 17 4.2 Scope of the plan ........................................................................................................... 17 3 4.3 Preparation .................................................................................................................... 18 4.4 Overview of Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council Area ................................................. 18 5. Overview of the Baseline Evidence ...................................................................................... 20 5.1 Presentation of Baseline Evidence ................................................................................ 20 5.2 Review of Policies, Plans, Programmes ........................................................................ 21 5.3 Strategic Context ........................................................................................................... 21 5.4 Baseline Evidence .......................................................................................................... 23 5.5 Likely Evolution of the Baseline without the Local Development Plan ....................... 23 5.6 The Key Sustainability Issues ......................................................................................... 23 5.7 Sustainability Objectives ................................................................................................ 23 6. The Evidence Base ................................................................................................................. 24 6.1 Health and Well-being ................................................................................................... 24 6.2 Housing ........................................................................................................................... 37 6.3 Education and Skills ....................................................................................................... 43 6.4 Community ..................................................................................................................... 49 6.5 Economy and Employment ........................................................................................... 60 6.6 Transport and Accessibility ........................................................................................... 69 6.7 Material Assets............................................................................................................... 74 6.8 Physical Resources ......................................................................................................... 77 6.9 Natural Resources .......................................................................................................... 81 6.10 Water .............................................................................................................................. 87 6.11 Air Quality ....................................................................................................................... 94 6.12 Historic and Cultural Resources .................................................................................... 99 6.13 Landscape ........................................................................................................................ 104 6.14 Climatic Factors ............................................................................................................ 107 7 The Sustainability Appraisal Framework ............................................................................ 114 7.1 Sustainability Objectives .............................................................................................. 114 7.2 Compatibility of the Sustainability Objectives ............................................................ 116 7.3 Next Steps .................................................................................................................... 117 7.4 How to comment ......................................................................................................... 117 Appendix 1: Compliance Checklist for Strategic Environmental Assessment .......................... 118 Appendix 2: Sustainability Objectives and relationship to SEA topics ..................................... 120 Appendix 3: Compatibility of the Sustainability Objectives ...................................................... 121 4 Appendix 4: Review of Policies, Plans and Programmes and Strategies .................................. 122 5 Glossary BEIS Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy BHSCT Belfast Health and Social Care Trust CCC Committee on Climate Change COE Council of Europe DAERA The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs DCs District Councils DE The Department of Education DEA District Electoral Area DfC The Department for Communities DfE The Department for the Economy DfI The Department for Infrastructure DoH The Department of Health DoJ The Department of Justice EC European Commission EO The Executive Office Four Devolved Administrations and English Government (NI Lead Department Nations indicated in brackets) HED Historic Environment Division HSCB Health and Social Care Board LDP Local Development Plan LNP Lough Neagh Partnership NA Not Applicable NASCO North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization NHSCT Northern Health and Social Care Trust NIEA Northern Ireland