Appraisal Processes

Environmental, Social and Economic Appraisals

Sustainability Appraisal incorporating Strategic Environmental Assessment

Sustainability Appraisal is a requirement for Local Development Plans under the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004. The goal of the Sustainability Appraisal is to ensure the Plan contributes to the achievement of Sustainable Development. The Sustainability Appraisal of the Local Development Plan incorporates a Strategic Environmental Assessment in accordance with European Union Directive 2001/42/EC.

Scoping – This stage is closed for comment

The first stage of the Sustainability Appraisal of the Local Development Plan is the Scoping stage which sets the scope of the subsequent environmental report in terms of the context and baseline information. The Scoping report also sets out the key sustainability issues being considered in the assessment and the criterion for the assessment itself.

Scoping Report

Preferred Strategy – This stage is closed for comment

The initial Sustainability Appraisal report considered the impacts of the proposals set out in the Replacement Local Development Plan Preferred Strategy on the Sustainability Appraisal Objectives, which were identified in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Replacement Local Development Plan Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report.

A non-technical summary was also provided to help facilitate engagement.

The Deposit Plan – This stage is closed for comment

The Deposit Sustainability Appraisal report represents an update to the Initial Sustainability Appraisal Report, incorporating changes arising from the consultation on that report, as well as assessing any new policies and options arising from consultation on the Replacement Preferred Strategy. In addition, the Deposit Sustainability Appraisal includes the assessment of the potential housing allocations in the Deposit Replacement Local Development Plan.

Submission/Focussed Changes – This stage is closed for comment

Sustainability Appraisal Focussed Changes

Sustainability Appraisal – Matters Arising Changes 

 

Sustainability Appraisal Adoption

 Final SA Report

The Final Sustainability Appraisal Report accompanies the Local Development Plan 2. Changes were made as a result of the Examination process. These changes and their impact on the Sustainability Appraisal are detailed in the Matters Arising Changes Addendum. Changes to policy numbering and order in the adopted Local Development Plan 2 are not reflected in the Sustainability Appraisal Report documentation. Please refer to the Conversion Table  when reading the Final SA Report.

No changes to the Sustainability Appraisal came about during the Focussed Changes stage of the plan preparation process – see above for links.

Conversion Table

Matters Arising Changes Addendum

Focussed Changes Report

Deposit Plan

Appendix A Detailed Policy Appraisal Deposit

Appendix B Detailed Options Appraisal Deposit

Appendix C Site Allocations Appraisal

Appendix D PPP

Appendix E Baseline

 

Habitat Regulations Assessment

Habitats Regulations Assessment of the Local Development Plan is required to ensure the Plan has no adverse impact on any Natura 2000 site and to meet the requirements of the European Directives 92/43/EEC (the ‘Habitats Directive’) and 79/409/EEC (the ‘Birds Directive’).

Natura 2000 sites are a network of sites to protect habitats and species of European importance designated as either Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) or Special Protection Areas (SPAs). More information on Natura 2000 sites can be found on the website of the Joint Nature Conservation Committee.

Deposit Plan Assessment – This stage is now closed for comment

Submission/Focussed Changes – This stage is closed for comment

Habitats Regulations Assessment September 2018

Habitats Regulations Assessment – Matters Arising Changes

Equalities Impact Assessment

The Public Equality Duty requires the Authority to have due regard to the need to eliminate discrimination, promote equality of opportunity and foster good relations between different communities. This means that, in the formative stages of our policies, procedure, practice or guidelines, the Authority needs to take into account what impact its decisions will have on people who are protected under the Equality Act 2010 (people who share a protected characteristic of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, and religion or belief).

The Replacement Local Development Plan will be subject to an Equality Impact Assessment in line with the Equality Act 2010. There are two stages to an Equality Impact Assessment:

 

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