Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Stratford-upon-Avon Neighbourhood Plan Scoping Report January 2014 LEPUS CONSULTING LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY, PLANNING AND URBAN SUSTAINABILITY With compliments Lepus Consulting Ltd 206 Eagle Tower Montpellier Drive Cheltenham GL50 1TA Tel: 01242 525222 www.lepusconsulting.com [email protected] Lepus_compslip_blue 3.indd 1 13/02/2012 09:54 Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Stratford-upon-Avon Neighbourhood Plan Scoping Report Client Stratford-upon-Avon Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group and Stratford-on-Avon District Council Report Title Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Stratford- upon-Avon Neighbourhood Plan: Scoping Report Revision No. 2 Status Final Filename LC-0046_Stratford_NP_Scoping_4_130114DKF.docx Date 14th January 2014 Author DKF Checked NJD Front cover: The River Avon in Stratford-upon-Avon Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v1.0 SEA of the Stratford-upon-Avon NDP: Scoping Report January 2014 LC-0046_Stratford_NP_Scoping_4_130114DKF.docx Contents 1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 This report ................................................................................................................................................ 1 1.2 Stratford-upon-Avon ............................................................................................................................ 1 1.3 Strategic Environmental Assessment ........................................................................................... 2 1.4 The Stratford-upon-Avon Neighbourhood Development Plan .......................................... 4 2 Presenting the Sustainability Information ........................................................................................... 5 2.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 5 2.2 Policy and plan review ........................................................................................................................ 7 2.3 Baseline data collection ..................................................................................................................... 7 2.4 Key sustainability issues ..................................................................................................................... 8 3 Accessibility and Transport ...................................................................................................................... 9 3.1 Summary of policy and plan review .............................................................................................. 9 3.2 Baseline data .......................................................................................................................................... 9 4 Air Quality ....................................................................................................................................................... 15 4.1 Summary of policy and plan review ............................................................................................. 15 4.2 Baseline data ......................................................................................................................................... 15 5 Biodiversity and Geodiversity ................................................................................................................. 17 5.1 Summary of policy and plan review ............................................................................................. 17 5.2 Baseline data ......................................................................................................................................... 17 6 Climate Change .......................................................................................................................................... 24 6.1 Summary of policy and plan review ............................................................................................ 25 6.2 Baseline data ........................................................................................................................................ 25 7 Economic Factors ....................................................................................................................................... 33 7.1 Summary of policy and plan review ............................................................................................ 33 7.2 Baseline data ........................................................................................................................................ 33 8 Health ............................................................................................................................................................. 36 8.1 Summary of policy and plan review ............................................................................................ 37 8.2 Baseline data ........................................................................................................................................ 37 9 Historic Environment and Townscape ............................................................................................... 42 9.1 Summary of policy and plan review ........................................................................................... 43 9.2 Summary of baseline data .............................................................................................................. 43 10 Housing .......................................................................................................................................................... 50 10.1 Summary of policy and plan review .......................................................................................... 51 10.2 Baseline data ....................................................................................................................................... 51 11 Material Assets ............................................................................................................................................ 54 11.1 Summary of policy and plan review ......................................................................................... 55 © Lepus Consulting for Stratford-on-Avon Town Council and the Steering Group SEA of the Stratford-upon-Avon NDP: Scoping Report January 2014 LC-0046_Stratford_NP_Scoping_4_130114DKF.docx 11.2 Baseline data ...................................................................................................................................... 55 12 Population and Quality of life ............................................................................................................... 60 12.1 Summary of policy and plan review .......................................................................................... 61 12.2 Baseline data ....................................................................................................................................... 61 13 Water and Soil ............................................................................................................................................ 69 13.1 Summary of policy and plan review ........................................................................................ 69 13.2 Baseline data ..................................................................................................................................... 69 14 SA Framework ............................................................................................................................................. 77 14.1 The purpose of the SA Framework ........................................................................................... 77 14.2 Sustainability Appraisal objectives ........................................................................................... 77 15 Subsequent stages to be carried out .................................................................................................. 79 15.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 79 15.2 Refining options and assessing effects ................................................................................... 79 15.3 Sustainability Appraisal and Publication/Submission ....................................................... 79 15.4 Draft Environmental Report .......................................................................................................... 81 15.5 Consultation Version of the Environmental Report ............................................................. 81 15.6 Strategic Environmental Assessment and Examination .................................................... 81 16 Consultation on the Scoping Report ................................................................................................... 82 16.1 Purpose of Consultation ................................................................................................................ 83 16.2 Consultation Details ........................................................................................................................ 83 Appendix A: Full SEA Framework Appendix B: PPP Review © Lepus Consulting for Stratford-on-Avon Town Council and the Steering Group SEA of the Stratford-upon-Avon