PSD2 Sunderland City Council and South Tyneside Council International Advanced Manufacturing Park Area Action Plan Sustainability Appraisal Report (Updated) Publication Draft | August 2016 11 Sunderland City Council and South Tyneside Council International Advanced Manufacturing Park Area Action Plan Sustainability Appraisal Report (Updated) IAMP_SA_002 Publication Draft | August 2016 This Sustainability Appraisal Report was updated in February 2017 to correct minor errors relating to the IAMP Objectives in Section 3.4.3 and Appendix F. A correction was also made in section 3.3.4 referring to the GBSSO. The changes made did not affect the scope or findings of the Sustainability Appraisal and the conclusions remain unchanged. This report takes into account the particular instructions and requirements of our client. It is not intended for and should not be relied upon by any third party and no responsibility is undertaken to any third party. Job number 242745-00 Ove Arup & Partners Ltd Central Square Forth Street Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 3PL United Kingdom www.arup.com Sunderland City Council and South Tyneside Council International Advanced Manufacturing Park Area Action Plan Sustainability Appraisal Contents Page Glossary i 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Background to the IAMP Area Action Plan 1 1.2 What is a Sustainability Appraisal? 3 2 Sustainability Appraisal Approach 4 2.1 How the Sustainability Appraisal was Carried Out 4 2.2 Integrated Impact Assessment 6 3 The IAMP AAP and Preparatory Documents 10 3.1 Overview 10 3.2 IAMP for the North East Region 11 3.3 Green Belt and Site Selection Options (GBSSO) 15 3.4 IAMP Area Action Plan Publication Draft 21 4 Sustainability Appraisal Framework 35 4.1 Sustainability Appraisal Framework 35 4.2 Assessing the AAP and Preparatory Documents 35 4.3 Consideration of Alternatives 35 4.4 Evolution of the Baseline without the AAP 36 5 Sustainability Appraisal of “IAMP for the North East Region” 40 5.1 Appraisal of “IAMP for the North East Region” 40 5.2 Conclusions of the Assessment 40 6 Sustainability Appraisal of the Green Belt and Site Selection Options Paper 41 6.1 Application of the Sustainability Appraisal Methodology to the Vision and Objectives 41 6.2 Assessment of Potential Alternative Locations 42 6.3 Assessment of Site Layout Options 42 7 Sustainability Appraisal of the IAMP Area Action Plan 44 7.1 Assessment of Vision and Objectives 44 7.2 Assessment of Policies 44 7.3 Assessment of Cumulative Effects 46 7.4 Assessment of Masterplan Objectives 48 8 Identification of Significant Impacts 50 8.1 Significant Effects identified during the Assessment 50 IAMP_SA_002 | Publication Draft | August 2016 Page i Sunderland City Council and South Tyneside Council International Advanced Manufacturing Park Area Action Plan Sustainability Appraisal 8.2 Equality Impact Assessment 51 8.3 Health Impact Assessment 52 9 Consideration of Strategic Alternatives 53 10 Mitigation of Significant Effects 55 11 Monitoring 57 12 Conclusions 61 Tables Table 1 AAP Policies Table 2 AAP Masterplan Objectives Table 3 Elements of Preparatory Documents and AAP assessed Table 4 Likely Evolution of the Area without Implementation of the AAP Table 5 Summary Review of Masterplan Objectives Table 6 EqIA Objectives Table 7 HIA Objective Table 8 Mitigation of Significant Effects Table 9 Monitoring Indicators Figures Figure 1 AAP Site boundary Figure 2 Key stages in the SA process. The dark blue shaded area reflects the stages carried out in preparation for this Sustainability Appraisal Report Figure 3 Illustration of options and key characteristics, taken from IAMP Consultation Questionnaire, Feb/Mar 2015 Figure 4 GBSSO Option 1 Figure 5 GBSSO Option 2 Figure 6 GBSSO Option 3 Figure 7 AAP Policies Map Appendices Appendix A Finalised Sustainability Appraisal framework Appendix B Review of relevant Plans, Policies and Programmes Appendix C Baseline extent Appendix D IAMP_SA_002 | Publication Draft | August 2016 Page ii Sunderland City Council and South Tyneside Council International Advanced Manufacturing Park Area Action Plan Sustainability Appraisal SEA QA Checklist Appendix E Sustainability Appraisal of “IAMP for the North East Region” Appendix F Sustainability Appraisal of Vision and Objectives Appendix G Sustainability Appraisal of GBSSO Options 1, 2 and 3 Appendix H Sustainability Appraisal of IAMP AAP Policies Appendix I Cumulative impacts of AAP Policies IAMP_SA_002 | Publication Draft | August 2016 Page iii Sunderland City Council and South Tyneside Council International Advanced Manufacturing Park Area Action Plan Sustainability Appraisal Glossary AAP Area Action Plan NPS National Policy Statement BIS Department of Business, NSIP Nationally Significant Innovation and Skills Infrastructure Project CIRIA Construction Industry NWL Northumbrian Water Ltd Research and Information Association DBAP Durham Biodiversity PwC Price Waterhouse Coopers Action Plan DCO Development Consent SA Sustainability Appraisal Order DEFRA Department of SEA Strategic Environmental Environment, Food and Assessment Rural Affairs DPD Development Plan SEP Strategic Economic Plan Document EZ Enterprise Zone SCC Sunderland City Council EU European Union SCI Statement of Community Involvement FRA Flood Risk Assessment STC South Tyneside Council IAMP International Advanced SuDS Sustainable Drainage Manufacturing Park System GBSSO Green Belt and Site UDP Unitary Development Plan Selection Options Paper LDF Local Development Framework LHA Local Highways Authority LPA Local Planning Authority LVIA Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment LWS Local Wildlife Site MoU Memorandum of Understanding NELEP North East Local Enterprise Partnership NPPF National Planning Policy Framework PPG Planning Practice Guidance IAMP_SA_002 | Publication Draft | August 2016 Page i Sunderland City Council and South Tyneside Council International Advanced Manufacturing Park Area Action Plan Sustainability Appraisal 1 Introduction 1.1 Background to the IAMP Area Action Plan 1.1.1 The International Advanced Manufacturing Park (IAMP) is a strategic proposal for a new site which will provide a world class environment for the automotive supply chain and related manufacturers in the North East of England. 1.1.2 The proposed location for this site is on land to the north of Nissan’s existing car manufacturing plant, located within the administrative areas of Sunderland and South Tyneside. 1.1.3 The IAMP was designated by the Secretary of State as a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) in September 2015. This means that the IAMP proposal itself must be authorised by a Development Consent Order (DCO) under the Planning Act 2008. 1.1.4 The IAMP Area Action Plan (AAP) Publication document (PSD1) has been prepared by Sunderland City Council (SCC) and South Tyneside Council (STC) in support of the Sunderland City Deal (in partnership with South Tyneside). The AAP is a plan for 15 years which sets out planning policies to direct and enable the phased delivery of IAMP. 1.1.5 The AAP provides the policy context for the delivering the development comprising approximately 260,000 sq m of floorspace for automotive and other advanced manufacturing, engineering and related distribution businesses. The AAP is a joint plan for both Sunderland City Council and South Tyneside Council and will, once adopted, form part of the statutory development plan for both Councils. It also guides the preparation of the Development Consent Order (DCO) application, the vehicle for achieving planning permission, and provides the policy context for releasing safeguarded land for expansion in the future, should this be required. 1.1.6 The site boundary for the AAP is shown in Figure 1 1.1.7 The AAP will form part of the Local Plans for SCC and STC – the Local Plans are either in development (for SCC) or undergoing review (STC). The purpose of the IAMP AAP is to guide the delivery of the future comprehensive development at the IAMP, and has been prepared in partnership with both councils. The AAP is intended to: Enable the two Councils to jointly prepare a statutory planning document; Review and revise the Green Belt boundary; and Recognise the strategic importance of IAMP and set site specific policy against which development proposals can be determined. 1.1.8 This document is the Sustainability Appraisal Report for the AAP. IAMP_SA_002 | Publication Draft | August 2016 Page 1 Sunderland City Council and South Tyneside Council International Advanced Manufacturing Park Area Action Plan Sustainability Appraisal Figure 1 AAP Site boundary IAMP_SA_002 | Publication Draft | August 2016 Page 2 Sunderland City Council and South Tyneside Council International Advanced Manufacturing Park Area Action Plan Sustainability Appraisal 1.2 What is a Sustainability Appraisal? 1.2.1 Sustainability Appraisal (SA) is an iterative process that identifies and reports on the likely significant social, environmental and economic effects of a plan. It achieves this by testing the performance of the plan against a series of environmental, social and economic objectives which define sustainable development. This process will identify the adverse sustainability issues that need to be mitigated, the opportunities for enhancement of the plan, and will provide a basis for improving the performance of plans. It is a systematic and transparent process for informing plan making. 1.2.2 SAs help local planning authorities to fulfil the objective to promote sustainability development in the preparation of plans, and the Planning and Compulsory