Strategic Environmental Assessment for the Hayle Neighbourhood Plan Environmental Report to accompany the Submission version of the Neighbourhood Plan October 2017 SEA for the Hayle Neighbourhood Plan Submission Environmental Report Quality information Project Role Name Position Actions Summary Signature Date Researcher and Ryan Putt Assistant Undertook SEA and By email 20th October report writer Environmental prepared draft report 2017 Consultant Project Manager Nick Principal Undertook SEA and By email 23rd October Chisholm Consultant prepared draft report 2017 Batten QA Steve Smith Technical QA of draft for comment By email 23rd October Director 2017 Qualifying Body John Bennett Hayle QA of draft for comment By email 23rd October Neighbourhood 2017 Plan Steering Group Project Mary Senior QA of draft for comment By email 23rd October Coordinator Kucharska Consultant 2017 Revision History Revision Revision date Details Authorized Name Position V1 23rd October Submission 23rd October Nick Chisholm- Principal 2017 version 2017 Batten Consultant AECOM SEA for the Hayle Neighbourhood Plan Submission Environmental Report Prepared for: Hayle Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group Prepared by: AECOM Infrastructure & Environment UK Limited Plumer House Third Floor, East Wing Tailyour Road Crownhill Plymouth PL6 5DH United Kingdom T: +44 (1752) 676700 aecom.com Limitations AECOM Infrastructure & Environment UK Limited (“AECOM”) has prepared this Report for the sole use of Hayle Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group (“Client”) in accordance with the Agreement under which our services were performed. 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Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Background ................................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 SEA explained .............................................................................................................................................................. 2 1.3 Structure of this Environmental Report ........................................................................................................... 3 2. Local Plan context and vision for the HNP .................................................................................................... 4 2.1 Local Plan context for the HNP ........................................................................................................................... 4 2.2 Vision for the Hayle Neighbourhood Plan ...................................................................................................... 5 3. The Scope of the SEA .......................................................................................................................................... 6 3.1 SEA Scoping Report ................................................................................................................................................. 6 3.2 Key sustainability issues ......................................................................................................................................... 7 3.3 SEA Framework ........................................................................................................................................................... 9 4. What has plan making / SEA involved to this point? ................................................................................ 14 4.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................ 14 4.2 Overview of plan making / SEA work undertaken since 2013 .......................................................... 14 4.3 Assessment of reasonable alternatives for the Neighbourhood Plan ......................................... 14 4.4 Current approach in the Neighbourhood Plan and the development of Neighbourhood Plan policies ............................................................................................................................ 17 5. What are the appraisal findings at this current stage? ........................................................................... 20 5.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................ 20 5.2 Approach to the appraisal ................................................................................................................................... 20 5.3 Biodiversity and geodiversity ............................................................................................................................ 20 5.4 Climate change......................................................................................................................................................... 21 5.5 Landscape and historic environment............................................................................................................ 22 5.6 Land, soil and water resources ......................................................................................................................... 23 5.7 Population and community ................................................................................................................................ 23 5.8 Health and wellbeing .............................................................................................................................................. 25 5.9 Transportation ........................................................................................................................................................... 25 5.10 Conclusions at this current stage ................................................................................................................... 26 6. What are the next steps? .................................................................................................................................. 27 Appendix A Context review and baseline ................................................................................................................ 28 AECOM SEA for the Hayle Neighbourhood Plan Submission Environmental Report AECOM SEA for the Hayle Neighbourhood Plan Submission Environmental Report Non-Technical Summary What is strategic environmental assessment? A strategic environmental assessment has been undertaken to inform the Hayle Neighbourhood Plan (HNP). This process is required by the SEA Regulations. Neighbourhood Plan groups use SEA to assess Neighbourhood Plans against a set of sustainability objectives developed in