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Sustainability Appraisal

The Sustainability Appraisal (SA) helps evaluate the effects the Local Plan review will have on the Borough

About the SA

Throughout the Local Plan review, the Plan has undergone Sustainability Appraisal. This incorporates the requirements of the EU Directive 2001/42/EC on Strategic Environmental Assessments, incorporated into UK law by the Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes Regulations 2004. Sustainability Appraisal is an evaluation of the effects the Local Plan is likely to have on:

  • social
  • economic, and
  • environmental conditions of the plan area

It assesses policy and site options, comparing for each the chosen (preferred) approach against reasonable alternatives.

Sustainability Appraisal documents

The Sustainability Appraisal consists of the following suite of documents:

The Gypsy and Traveller Sustainability Appraisal report was produced as an addition/ addendum to the broader appraisal for the Local Plan as a whole. It was subject to consultation during January - March 2024, alongside the Gypsy and Traveller Potential Sites and Policy Consultation Document and other supporting documents. Further information is available through the Local Plan examination web page.

Original (redacted) representations in response to the recent July 2022 SA Addendum (B7) and Non-Technical Summary (B8) may be viewed through this link.