Sustainability Appraisal of the Aylesbury Vale Local Plan September 2015 Sustainability Appraisal of the Aylesbury Vale Local Plan Scoping Report LC-213 Document Control Box Client Aylesbury Vale District Council Report Title Sustainability Appraisal of the Aylesbury Vale Local Plan Number 1 Status Draft Filename LC-213_Scoping_4_280915RC.docx Date 29th September 2015 Author RMC & AGP Reviewed SBS Approved NJD Front cover: Stowe Park, Buckinghamshire by Martin Pettitt Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v1.0 SA of the Aylesbury Vale Local Plan September, 2015 LC-213_Scoping_5_290915SS.docx Contents 1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 This report ................................................................................................................................................ 1 1.2 Aylesbury Vale District ........................................................................................................................ 1 1.3 Sustainability Appraisal ...................................................................................................................... 2 1.4 The SA Process ...................................................................................................................................... 3 1.5 An integrated approach to Sustainability Appraisal and Strategic Environmental Assessment ........................................................................................................................................................ 3 1.6 Best Practice Guidance ...................................................................................................................... 3 1.7 The Aylesbury Vale Local 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 ....................................................................................................................................................... 13 4.1 Summary of policy and plan review ............................................................................................. 13 4.2 Baseline data ......................................................................................................................................... 13 5 Biodiversity and Geodiversity ................................................................................................................. 16 5.1 Summary of policy and plan review ............................................................................................. 16 5.2 Baseline data ......................................................................................................................................... 17 6 Climate Change ........................................................................................................................................... 26 6.1 Summary of policy and plan review ............................................................................................ 26 6.2 Baseline data ........................................................................................................................................ 26 7 Economic Factors ....................................................................................................................................... 34 7.1 Summary of policy and plan review ............................................................................................ 34 7.2 Baseline data ........................................................................................................................................ 34 8 Health .............................................................................................................................................................. 39 8.1 Summary of policy and plan review ............................................................................................ 39 8.2 Baseline data ........................................................................................................................................ 39 9 Historic Environment and Townscape ............................................................................................... 43 9.1 Summary of policy and plan review ............................................................................................ 43 9.2 Summary of baseline data ............................................................................................................... 43 10 Housing .......................................................................................................................................................... 46 10.1 Summary of policy and plan review ........................................................................................ 46 10.2 Baseline data ..................................................................................................................................... 46 11 Landscape and townscape .................................................................................................................... 48 11.1 Summary of policy and plan review ........................................................................................ 48 11.2 Baseline data ..................................................................................................................................... 48 12 Material Assets ............................................................................................................................................. 54 12.1 Summary of policy and plan review ......................................................................................... 54 12.2 Baseline data ...................................................................................................................................... 54 13 Population and Quality of life ................................................................................................................ 58 13.1 Summary of policy and plan review ......................................................................................... 58 13.2 Baseline data ...................................................................................................................................... 58 14 Water and Soil .............................................................................................................................................. 61 14.1 Summary of policy and plan review .......................................................................................... 61 14.2 Baseline data ...................................................................................................................................... 62 © Lepus Consulting for Aylesbury Vale District Council i SA of the Aylesbury Vale Local Plan September, 2015 LC-213_Scoping_5_290915SS.docx 15 SA Framework ............................................................................................................................................. 67 15.1 The purpose of the SA Framework ........................................................................................... 67 15.2 Sustainability Appraisal objectives ........................................................................................... 67 16 Subsequent stages to be carried out ................................................................................................. 69 16.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 69 16.2 Refining options and assessing effects ................................................................................... 69 16.3 Sustainability Appraisal and Publication/Submission ....................................................... 69 16.4 Draft Environmental Report ....................................................................................................... 70 16.5 Consultation Version of the Environmental Report .......................................................... 70 17 Consultation on the Scoping Report .................................................................................................. 73 17.1 Purpose