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Combined Scoping Report Milton Keynes Council: Waste Development Plan Document, Municipal Waste Strategy and Local Transport Plan Sustainability Appraisal / Strategic Environmental Assessment September 2005
Milton Keynes Council: Waste Development Plan Document, Municipal Waste Strategy and Local
Transport Plan
Sustainability Appraisal / Strategic Environmental Assessment
Combined Scoping Report JOB NUMBER: 5038463 DOC REF: 5038463 MK LTP-SEA WDPD-MWS-SA
Scoping Report (Final issue 090905).doc
Revision Date: 09 September 2005
3 Final report EY/JS/GH MH/GB MH 09/09/05
2 Second draft for comment EY/JS/GH CW/MH/GB MH 23/08/05
1 Draft for comment EY/JS/MH MH MH 04/08/05
Originated Reviewed Authorised Date
Revision Purpose Description
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CONTENTS Section Page
Glossary iv
1. Introduction 1-1 Background 1-1
Requirement for Strategic Environmental Assessment 1-2
Requirement for Sustainability Appraisal 1-2
The SA Process 1-3
The SEA Process 1-4
Purpose of the Scoping Report 1-5
PART A: INTEGRATED APPRAISAL A
2. Background 2-1 The Waste DPD and MWS 2-1
The LTP2 (2006-07 to 2010-11) 2-1
Geographical Area 2-1
Time Period 2-4
3. Other Relevant Plans And Programmes 3-1 Introduction 3-1
Methodology 3-1
4. Baseline Information 4-1 Introduction 4-1
Methodology 4-1
Baseline Key Features 4-2
5. Key Sustainability Issues 5-1 Introduction 5-1
Methodology 5-1
Preliminary Conclusions 5-1
6. Sustainability Appraisal Framework 6-1 Introduction 6-1
Methodology 6-1
SA Baseline Summary 6-7
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PART B: SECTOR SPECIFIC APPRAISAL B
7. Waste Management Plans 7-1 Introduction 7-1
Background 7-1
Methodology 7-2
Remaining Stages of the SA 7-17
8. Local Transport Plan 8-1 Background 8-1
Key Sustainability Issues 8-4
Refined Sea Framework 8-10
Compatibility Assessment Between the LTP2 and SEA Objectives 8-16
Analysis of Alternatives 8-19
Remaining Stages of the SEA 8-29
APPENDIX A – BASELINE DATA TABLES A-1
List of Tables Table 3.1 – Relevant Plans and Programmes 3-2 Table 3.2 – Derivation of Key Sustainability Themes 3-7 Table 5.1 – Key Sustainability Issues 5-3 Table 6.1 – Draft SA/SEA Framework 6-2 Table 6.2 – SA/SEA Baseline Summary 6-8 Table 7.1 – Key Sustainability Issues for Waste 7-3 Table 7.2 – Draft SA Framework for Waste Management Plans 7-8 Table 7.3 – SA Compatibility Assessment for Waste Management Plans 7-15 Table 7.4 – Remaining Stages of the SA 7-18 Table 7.5 – Prediction and Assessment Techniques for SA 7-19 Table 7.6 - SA Report Structure 7-21 Table 8.1 – Key Sustainability Issues for Transport 8-5 Table 8.2 – Draft SEA Framework – Transport 8-12 Table 8.3 – Initial Compatibility Matrix between LTP2 and SEA Objectives 8-18 Table 8.4 – Assessment of Alternatives 8-21 Table 8.5 – Remaining Stages of the SEA 8-30 Table 8.6 – Prediction and Assessment Techniques for SEA 8-32 Table 8.7 – LTP2 SEA Environmental Report Structure 8-33
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List of Figures Figure 2.1 – Milton Keynes - Strategic Location 2-2 Figure 2.2 – Milton Keynes - Transport Networks and Waste Site Locations 2-3 Figure 8.1 – Milton Keynes Redway network of pedestrian / cycle routes 8-9
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GLOSSARY
Abbreviation Definition
AQMA Air quality management area
BAP Biodiversity Action Plan
DRWMS Draft Regional Waste Management Strategy
EIA Environmental Impact Assessment
LDD Local Development Document
LDF Local Development Framework
LPA Local Planning Authority
LTP Local Transport Plan
MKC Milton Keynes Council
MWS Municipal Waste Strategy
NO2; NOx Nitrogen dioxide; oxides of nitrogen
ODPM Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
PPC Pollution prevention and control
PM10 Fine particulates
RSDF Regional Sustainable Development Framework
RSS Regional Spatial Strategy
RTS Regional Transport Strategy
SA Sustainability Appraisal
SEA Strategic Environment Assessment
SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest
UDP Unitary Development Plan
WDPD Waste Development Plan Document
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1. INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND
1.1 Milton Keynes Council (MKC) are undertaking a statutory review of their current Waste Local Plan (Waste Local Plan for Buckinghamshire 1994-2006), their Waste Strategy (July 1999) and their Local Transport Plan (2001/02 to 2005/06). The reviews will result in the preparation of the following three plans: Waste Development Plan Document (WDPD), Municipal Waste Strategy (MWS) and second Local Transport Plan (LTP2).
1.2 Integral to the preparation of the LTP2 is a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA). Authorities producing MWS are also obliged to carry out a SEA in line with the Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes Regulations 2004 which transpose into UK law the European Directive 2001/42/EC on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment, known as the SEA Directive.
1.3 According to recently revised DEFRA guidance on preparation of MWS, an SEA is required for MWS. However, since social and economical factors also need evaluation, DEFRA also recommends authorities consider undertaking a wider Sustainability Appraisal (SA) which should additionally fulfil the requirements of the SEA regulations. The WDPD is a Local Development Document (LDD) contained in a portfolio of spatial LDDs required to undergo a statutory SA according to the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.
1.4 Although SA and SEA are distinct requirements, government guidance for SA of Regional Spatial Strategies and Local Development Frameworks proposes a merged procedure for covering the requirements of both in a single appraisal process. This merged procedure is relevant for the SA on the MWS and WDPD but is not applicable to the SEA of the LTP2.
1.5 MKC have decided to combine the early stages of SA/SEA for the three plans with the aim of identifying common or cross-cutting environmental / sustainability themes and sources of data, as well as those specific to each sector, and developing an integrated appraisal framework which may be applied, with some minor refinements, to each plan.
1.6 The purpose of this document is to set out the scope of the SA of both the MWS and WDPD and the SEA of the LTP2 as required under UK and European legislation.
1.7 The Scoping Report is divided into two main parts:
♦ Part A sets out the development of the draft integrated SA/SEA framework intended to be applicable to all three plans.
♦ Part B comprises two concise sections focussing on refinements to the various components of Part A specific to waste and transport. These sections also detail for each of the three plans the assessment approaches to be considered, and provide an outline of the ensuing stages of the SA of the MWS and WDPD and the SEA of the LTP2. A description of the content and level of detail of the Sustainability Appraisal / Environmental Report required for each plan will also be included.
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REQUIREMENT FOR STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
1.8 The EU Directive 2001/42/EC on assessment of effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment (the ‘SEA Directive’) came into force in the UK on 20 July 2004 through the Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes Regulations 2004. The Directive applies to a variety of types of plans and programmes including those for waste and transport and thus applies to MKC’s WDPD, MWS and LTP, as each:
♦ sets the framework for future development consent; and ♦ is likely to have a significant effect on the environment.
1.9 The overarching objective of the SEA Directive is:
‘To provide for a high level of protection of the environment and to contribute to the integration of environmental considerations into the preparation and adoption of plans… with a view to promoting sustainable development, by ensuring that, in accordance with this Directive, an environmental assessment is carried out of certain plans… which are likely to have significant effects on the environment.’ (Article 1)
1.10 SEA is an iterative assessment process which certain plans and programmes are now required to undergo, as they are being developed to ensure that potential significant environmental effects arising from the plan/programme are identified, assessed, mitigated and communicated to plan makers. SEA also requires the monitoring of significant effects once the plan/programme is implemented.
REQUIREMENT FOR SUSTAINABILITY APPRAISAL
1.11 Under the new regulations1 implementing the provisions of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, SA is required for all LDDs forming part of the new Local Development Frameworks (LDF). The purpose of SA is to promote sustainable development through better integration of sustainability considerations in the preparation and adoption of plans. The regulations stipulate that SA of LDDs should meet the requirements of the SEA Directive.
1.12 Draft Planning Policy Statement 1 (PPS1) describes SA in Paragraph 9 of Annex B:
‘A Sustainability Appraisal is intended to assess the impact of plan policies from an environmental, economic and social perspective. It is intended to test the performance of a plan against the objectives of sustainable development and thereby provide the basis for its improvement. Guidance on carrying out the Sustainability Appraisal will show how they can comply with the requirements of the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Directive’.
1.13 SA thus helps planning authorities to fulfil the objective of contributing to the achievement of sustainable development in preparing their plans. As an LDD the Council’s new WDPD is subject to the new statutory SA requirements.
1 Town and Country Planning (Local Development) (England) Regulations 2004. The Regulations came into force on 28 September 2004.
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1.14 There are many definitions of sustainable development. However, the most commonly used and widely accepted is that coined by the World Commission of Environment and Development in 1987 as:
‘Development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.’
1.15 The UK Strategy for Sustainable Development ‘A Better Quality of Life’ was recently revised in March 2005. The new strategy outlines a set of shared UK principles which will be used to achieve the goal of sustainable development. The guiding principles have been agreed by the UK government, Scottish Executive, Welsh Assembly Government and the Northern Ireland Administration. They bring together and build on the various previously existing UK principles to set out an overarching approach. The five guiding principles will form the basis for policy in the UK. For a policy to be sustainable, it must respect all five of these principles in order to integrate and deliver simultaneously sustainable development:
1) Living within environmental limits – respecting the limits of the planet’s environment, resources and biodiversity to improve our environment and ensure that the natural resources needed for life are unimpaired and remain so for future generations;
2) Ensuring a Strong, Healthy and Just Society – meeting the diverse needs of all people in existing and future communities, promoting personal wellbeing, social cohesion and inclusion, and creating equal opportunity for all;
3) Achieving a Sustainable Economy – Building a strong, stable and sustainable economy which provides prosperity and opportunities for all, and in which environmental and social costs fall on those who impose them (polluter pays); and efficient resource use incentivised;
4) Promoting Good Governance – Actively promoting effective, participative systems of governance in all levels of society – engaging people’s creativity, energy and diversity;
5) Using Sound Science Responsibly – Ensuring policy is developed and implemented on the basis of strong scientific evidence, whilst taking into account scientific uncertainty (through the precautionary principle) as well as public attitudes and values.
THE SA PROCESS
1.16 The requirements to carry out SA and SEA are thus distinct, but the ODPM’s draft guidance of September 20042 states that it is possible to satisfy both through a single appraisal process in the preparation of Regional Spatial Strategies and Local Development Frameworks and provides a methodology for doing so.
1.17 According to the same guidance, the main stages in the SA process are as follows:
♦ Stage A – Setting the context and objectives, establishing the baseline and deciding on scope;
♦ Stage B – Developing and refining options;
2 Sustainability Appraisal of Regional Spatial Strategies and Local Development Frameworks, Consultation Paper, ODPM, September 2004
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♦ Stage C – Appraising the effects of the plan; ♦ Stage D – Consultation on the plan and the Sustainability Appraisal Report; ♦ Stage E – Monitoring implementation of the plan.
1.18 The ODPM’s guidance emphasises that SA is an iterative process which identifies and reports on the likely significant effects of the plan and the extent to which the implementation of the plan will achieve the social, environmental and economic objectives by which sustainable development can be defined. The intention is that SA is fully integrated into the plan making process from the earliest stages, both informing and being informed by it.
1.19 ODPM’s current draft guidance also sets out a requirement for the preparation of the following reports:
♦ Scoping Report (summarising Stage A work) which should be used for consultation on the scope of the SA;
♦ Initial Sustainability Appraisal Report (summarising Stage B work) which should be used in the public consultation on Issues and Options;
♦ Sustainability Appraisal Report (documenting Stages A to C work) which should be used in the public consultation on the Preferred Options.
1.20 However, new interim advice recently published by ODPM3 has indicated that the requirement for producing an Initial Sustainability Appraisal Report will be removed in the final guidance, and that Stages B and C will be combined to correspond more closely with the plan making process under the new system.
THE SEA PROCESS
1.21 Methodological stages similar to those described for SA (see previous section) have been defined for the SEA process. These stages are explained in the ODPM’s Draft Practical Guide to the Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive (July 2004)4 and in the Department for Transport Guidance TAG Unit 2.115 and are as follows:
♦ Stage A – Setting the context, identifying objectives, problems and opportunities, and establishing the baseline;
♦ Stage B – Developing alternatives and deciding the scope of SEA; ♦ Stage C – Assessing and mitigating the effects of the plan; ♦ Stage D – Consultation on the draft plan and Environmental Report; ♦ Stage E – Monitoring the implementation of the plan.
3 Sustainability Appraisal of Regional Spatial Strategies and Local Development Frameworks, Interim Advice Note on Frequently Asked Questions, ODPM, April 2005 4 A Draft Practical Guide to the Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive, ODPM, July 2004 5 Strategic Environmental Assessment Guidance for Transport Plans and Programmes TAG Unit 2.11, April 2004, Department for Transport
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1.22 Both the DfT’s and ODPM’s SEA guidance indicate a requirement for the preparation of two reports:
♦ Scoping Report (summarising Stages A and B) for consultation with the SEA consultation bodies; and
♦ Environmental Report for consultation with the draft plan.
1.23 The preparation of the Environmental Report is a formal requirement of the SEA Directive. Although not a formal requirement, and not mentioned in either the DfT’s or ODPM’s guidance, a Scoping Report is generally regarded as the most useful way of summarising the SEA Stage A and B work for use in the formal scoping consultation required by the Directive.
PURPOSE OF THE SCOPING REPORT
1.24 For both SEA and SA the Scoping Report will provide the basis for consultation. Its purpose is to describe the methodology and scope of the SA/SEA. It summarises the initial stages of the appraisal work and its outputs, including the collation of information on relevant plans and programmes, relevant baseline information and key environmental / sustainability issues. It also sets out a draft appraisal framework, together with the proposed methodology for the remaining stages of the appraisal. For the SEA of the LTP2, the Scoping Report must also document both Stage A and Stage B work, as under the stage process set out in DfT and ODPM’s guidance scoping consultation falls at the end of Stage B.
1.25 Due to the high degree of interconnectedness and interdependency between the issues and overarching sustainability objectives of the WDPD and MWS, as well as many of those of the LTP2, the Council decided that the first stages of both the SA and SEA processes for the three plans should be conducted in tandem, with the various work components closely coordinated, or even combined where possible, and a specific SA/SEA framework developed to address each document for the full range of interrelated sustainability issues. A separate Sustainability Appraisal / Environmental Report will be required for both the MWS and WDPD and an Environmental Report will be required for the LTP2. This approach is broadly in keeping with the ODPM’s latest advice with regard to the preparation of LDDs, which states that:
‘LPAs can prepare a single Scoping Report when consulting on the scope of a number of LDDs at the same time. However, in doing so the LPA needs to demonstrate that the report provides adequate information on the scope and level of detail of the information to be included in the SA Reports for each LDD to which the Scoping Report applies.’
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PART A: INTEGRATED APPRAISAL
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2. BACKGROUND
THE WASTE DPD AND MWS
2.1 The new planning system introduced with the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 requires the replacement of Local Plans with LDFs. Milton Keynes’ existing Waste Local Plan (Waste Local Plan for Buckinghamshire 1994-2006 adopted March 1997) which expires in 2006, is being replaced with the new Waste DPD.
2.2 The Waste DPD will identify sites for waste management facilities to meet requirements and will include detailed policies for the treatment and disposal of waste.
2.3 MKC produced its first waste strategy in 1999, which was updated in October 2002 due to new legislation. The waste strategy is currently also under review with the aim of producing a new revised MWS, fully in accordance with recent new guidance from Defra. The new MWS will include detailed policies for the collection of and transfer of waste.
2.4 The issues and objectives of both waste documents are closely interrelated. The key themes which connect the objectives of the two plans are:
♦ reduce waste at source; reduce waste generation and disposal; ♦ achieve sustainable management of waste by developing further Milton Keynes’
leading role in waste recycling; ♦ treat and dispose of municipal waste within the Council’s area, and ♦ achieve local self sufficiency in waste treatment and disposal.
THE LTP2 (2006-07 TO 2010-11)
2.5 The LTP2 will address the four shared priorities for transport as agreed in 2002 by the Government and the Local Government Association, which are:
♦ Congestion; ♦ Accessibility; ♦ Road safety; and ♦ Air quality.
2.6 The LTP also includes a quality of life objective covering issues such as crime, fear of crime and noise, as outlined in the Department for Transport (DfT) Full Guidance on Local Transport Plans.
2.7 These shared priorities are further described in Section 8.
GEOGRAPHICAL AREA
2.8 This SA/SEA is primarily concerned with effects arising from implementation of the three plans within the area of MKC. The SA/SEA will mostly look at effects within the borough, although it does also consider the effects of the proposals on surrounding boroughs, the sub-region and region, and on national and global issues.
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Figure 2.1 – Milton Keynes - Strategic Location
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Figure 2.2 – Milton Keynes - Transport Networks and Waste Site Locations
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TIME PERIOD
2.9 The SEA/SA formally covers the same time period as that of each plan. The LTP2 will cover five years from 2006-07 to 2010-11, the MWS covers the period from 2005 to 2020 and the WDPD is expected to be adopted in 2008 and to cover a period of 10 years. However, the Directive requires assessment of “long term”, “cumulative” and “synergistic” effects. This requires consideration of time scales which in some cases may extend well beyond the period of any of the plans. “Long term” in the context of assessment of environmental/sustainability effects is generally understood to mean at least 20-25 years.
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3. OTHER RELEVANT PLANS AND PROGRAMMES
INTRODUCTION
3.1 The SEA Directive states that the Environmental Report should provide information on:
‘The plan’s relationship with other relevant plans and programmes’ and “the environmental protection objectives, established at international, [European] Community or national level, which are relevant to the plan... and the way those objectives and any environmental considerations have been taken into account during its preparation” (Annex 1 (a), (e))
METHODOLOGY
3.2 Relevant international, national, regional and local plans and programmes that might influence, or be influenced by, one or more of the plans have been identified and are outlined in Table 3.1 below. This includes existing development plans and other plans and policies prepared by MKC. Additionally, other plans and policies were identified following the ODPM guidance, which lists plans and programmes which are likely to be relevant.
3.3 At the regional level the key documents are the Regional Planning Guidance for the South East (RPG9, March 2001). The area of Milton Keynes and the South Midlands (MKSM) was identified as a potential growth area in the South East in the RPG9. MKSM lies within the boundary of three Government Offices: South East, East Midlands and West Midlands. Further key documents identified are the Regional Spatial Strategy for the East Midlands (RSS8) and Regional Spatial Strategy for the West Midlands (RPG11), the associated Regional Transport Strategy and Draft Regional Waste Management Strategy (DRWMS), as well as the Regional Sustainability Development Framework (RSDF).
3.4 The relevant identified plans and programmes were analysed to derive a set of key environmental / sustainability themes relevant to the national, regional and local context. This analysis, presented in Table 3.2, was closely informed by these key documents and forms the first step in the development of the draft SA/SEA framework which is presented in Section 6 below.
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on K
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aste
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rt M
ilton
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nes,
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al D
evel
opm
ent S
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e 20
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ent_
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aste
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rt
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Cor
pora
te P
lan
2005
-08
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ents
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2005
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aste
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nspo
rt M
K D
raft
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sing
Stra
tegy
200
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08
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ansp
ort
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al T
rans
port
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n 20
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200
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df
Tran
spor
t M
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rovi
sion
al L
TP 2
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07 to
201
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ft, J
uly
2005
) H
ard
copy
Tr
ansp
ort
MK
LA
21 S
trate
gy (M
arch
200
2)
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/la21
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umen
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Was
te/T
rans
port
Sus
tain
able
Com
mun
ities
: An
Urb
an D
evel
opm
ent A
rea
for M
ilton
K
eyne
s, A
Con
sulta
tion
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er
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port
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usta
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tegr
ated
Tra
nspo
rt S
trate
gy fo
r Milt
on K
eyne
s, 1
999
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ww
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spor
t/doc
umen
ts/S
usta
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ansp
ort_
St
rate
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df
Tran
spor
t
Buck
ingh
amsh
ire a
nd M
ilton
Key
nes
Biod
iver
sity
Act
ion
Plan
200
0-20
10
http
://w
ww
.buc
kscc
.gov
.uk/
coun
trysi
de/b
iodi
vers
ity/b
iodi
vers
ity_a
ctio
n_pl
an/c
onte
nts.
stm
Milt
on K
eyne
s La
ndsc
ape
Cha
ract
er S
tudy
(Oct
ober
199
9)
Land
scap
e D
esig
n A
ssoc
iate
s W
aste
/Tra
nspo
rt Th
e W
ildlif
e C
orrid
ors
of M
ilton
Key
nes
1996
M
ilton
Key
nes
Cou
ncil,
MK
Wild
life
Cor
ridor
s P
roje
ct
Was
te/T
rans
port
MIL
TON
KE
YNE
S C
OU
NC
IL: W
DPD
, MW
S SU
STA
INA
BIL
ITY
APP
RA
ISA
L A
ND
LT
P ST
RA
TEG
IC E
NV
IRO
NM
EN
TAL
ASS
ES
SM
EN
T
Com
bine
d Sc
opin
g R
epor
t
3-7
Tabl
e 3.
2 –
Der
ivat
ion
of K
ey S
usta
inab
ility
The
mes
So
urce
R
elev
ance
to A
ppra
isal
En
viro
nmen
tal /
Sus
tain
abili
ty
Them
e N
atio
nal/I
nter
natio
nal
Reg
iona
l Lo
cal
SEA
Top
ics
Rel
evan
ce to
W
aste
/Tra
nspo
rt
Impr
ove
the
heal
th a
nd w
ell-b
eing
of t
he
popu
latio
n an
d re
duce
ineq
ualit
ies
in
heal
th.
Dire
ctiv
e 96
/62/
EC
, EU
6th
E
nviro
nmen
tal A
ctio
n P
lan,
G
over
nmen
t’s T
rans
port
Sus
tain
able
Dev
elop
men
t O
bjec
tives
, PP
G17
, Env
ironm
ent
Age
ncy,
New
Dea
l for
Tra
nspo
rt
Reg
iona
l Sus
tain
able
D
evel
opm
ent F
ram
ewor
k, S
outh
E
ast P
lan,
MK
LA
21 S
trate
gy,
Pop
ulat
ion,
Hum
an
Hea
lth
Was
te/ T
rans
port
Red
uce
air p
ollu
tion
and
ensu
re a
ir qu
ality
co
ntin
ues
to im
prov
e.
Dire
ctiv
e 96
/62/
EC
, A N
ew D
eal
for T
rans
port
(199
8),
Gov
ernm
ent’s
Tra
nspo
rt S
usta
inab
le D
evel
opm
ent
Obj
ectiv
es, E
nviro
nmen
t Age
ncy
Reg
iona
l Sus
tain
able
D
evel
opm
ent F
ram
ewor
k, S
outh
E
ast P
lan,
MK
LA
21 S
trate
gy, M
ilton
K
eyne
s Lo
cal P
lan,
A
ir, P
opul
atio
n,
Hum
an H
ealth
W
aste
/ Tra
nspo
rt
Red
uce
nois
e po
llutio
n.
Dire
ctiv
e 20
02/4
9/E
C N
oise
, P
PG
24, P
PG
23, N
ew D
eal f
or
Tran
spor
t; G
over
nmen
t’s
Tran
spor
t Sus
tain
able
D
evel
opm
ent O
bjec
tives
Reg
iona
l Sus
tain
able
D
evel
opm
ent F
ram
ewor
k, S
outh
E
ast P
lan
MK
LA
21 S
trate
gy, M
ilton
K
eyne
s Lo
cal P
lan,
A
ir, P
opul
atio
n,
Hum
an H
ealth
W
aste
/ Tra
nspo
rt
Red
uce
road
traf
fic a
nd c
onge
stio
n th
roug
h m
odal
shi
ft to
mor
e su
stai
nabl
e tr
ansp
ort m
odes
.
PP
S11
, PP
G13
, PP
G15
, A N
ew
Dea
l for
Tra
nspo
rt (1
998)
, G
over
nmen
t’s T
rans
port
Sus
tain
able
Dev
elop
men
t O
bjec
tives
,
Reg
iona
l Sus
tain
able
D
evel
opm
ent F
ram
ewor
k, S
outh
E
ast P
lan,
MK
LA
21 S
trate
gy, M
ilton
K
eyne
s Lo
cal P
lan,
Cor
pora
te
Pla
n, A
Sus
tain
able
Inte
grat
ed
Tran
spor
t Stra
tegy
for M
ilton
K
eyne
s, L
TP 2
001-
05
Air,
Pop
ulat
ion,
H
uman
Hea
lth
Was
te/ T
rans
port
Red
uce
crim
e an
d th
e fe
ar o
f crim
e.
R
egio
nal S
usta
inab
le
Dev
elop
men
t Fra
mew
ork,
Sou
th
Eas
t Pla
n,
MK
LA
21 S
trate
gy, L
TP 2
001-
05
Pop
ulat
ion,
Hum
an
Hea
lth
Was
te/ T
rans
port
Impr
ove
effic
ienc
y in
land
use
thro
ugh
the
re-u
se o
f pre
viou
sly
deve
lope
d la
nd a
nd
exis
ting
build
ings
.
UK
Sus
tain
able
Dev
elop
men
t S
trate
gy, P
PG
9, P
PG
15, A
New
D
eal f
or T
rans
port
RP
G14
, Reg
iona
l Sus
tain
able
D
evel
opm
ent F
ram
ewor
k, S
outh
E
ast P
lan,
MK
SM
SR
S,
Milt
on K
eyne
s Lo
cal P
lan,
P
opul
atio
n, h
uman
he
alth
, Lan
dsca
pe
Was
te/ T
rans
port
MIL
TON
KE
YNE
S C
OU
NC
IL: W
DPD
, MW
S SU
STA
INA
BIL
ITY
APP
RA
ISA
L A
ND
LT
P ST
RA
TEG
IC E
NV
IRO
NM
EN
TAL
ASS
ES
SM
EN
T
Com
bine
d Sc
opin
g R
epor
t
3-8
So
urce
R
elev
ance
to A
ppra
isal
En
viro
nmen
tal /
Sus
tain
abili
ty
Them
e N
atio
nal/I
nter
natio
nal
Reg
iona
l Lo
cal
SEA
Top
ics
Rel
evan
ce to
W
aste
/Tra
nspo
rt
Red
uce
soci
al e
xclu
sion
and
impr
ove
equa
lity
of o
ppor
tuni
ty a
mon
gst s
ocia
l gr
oups
.
PP
G13
, PP
G17
, A N
ew
Com
mitm
ent t
o N
eigh
bour
hood
R
enew
al: A
Nat
iona
l Stra
tegy
A
ctio
n P
lan
(200
2),
Reg
iona
l Sus
tain
able
D
evel
opm
ent F
ram
ewor
k, S
outh
E
ast P
lan,
Milt
on K
eyne
s Lo
cal P
lan,
LTP
20
01-0
5 P
opul
atio
n, h
uman
he
alth
, Lan
dsca
pe
Was
te/ T
rans
port
Impr
ove
acce
ssib
ility
and
tran
spor
t lin
ks
from
resi
dent
ial a
reas
to k
ey s
ervi
ces
and
empl
oym
ent a
reas
.
PP
G13
, PP
G17
, A N
ew
Com
mitm
ent t
o N
eigh
bour
hood
R
enew
al: A
Nat
iona
l Stra
tegy
A
ctio
n P
lan
(200
2),
Reg
iona
l Sus
tain
able
D
evel
opm
ent F
ram
ewor
k, S
outh
E
ast P
lan,
Milt
on K
eyne
s Lo
cal P
lan,
LTP
20
01-0
5 P
opul
atio
n, h
uman
he
alth
, Lan
dsca
pe
Was
te/ T
rans
port
Rai
se e
duca
tiona
l and
ach
ieve
men
t lev
els
and
deve
lop
oppo
rtun
ities
for e
very
one
to
acqu
ire th
e sk
ills
need
ed to
find
and
re
mai
n in
wor
k.
Lear
ning
and
Ski
lls C
ounc
il S
trate
gic
Fram
ewor
k to
200
4 C
orpo
rate
Stra
tegy
,
Reg
iona
l Sus
tain
able
D
evel
opm
ent F
ram
ewor
k, S
outh
E
ast P
lan,
MK
LA
21 S
trate
gy,
Pop
ulat
ion,
hum
an
heal
th
Was
te/ T
rans
port
Impr
ove
the
vita
lity
of to
wns
and
loca
l ce
ntre
s an
d en
cour
age
urba
n re
nais
sanc
e P
PG
6, P
PG
21, O
ur T
owns
&
Citi
es: t
he fu
ture
del
iver
ing
an
urba
n re
nais
sanc
e (2
000)
, To
war
ds a
n U
rban
Ren
aiss
ance
(1
999)
, A N
ew C
omm
itmen
t to
Nei
ghbo
urho
od R
enew
al: A
N
atio
nal S
trate
gy A
ctio
n P
lan
(200
2),
Reg
iona
l Sus
tain
able
D
evel
opm
ent F
ram
ewor
k, S
outh
E
ast P
lan,
Reg
iona
l Sus
tain
able
D
evel
opm
ent F
ram
ewor
k, S
outh
E
ast P
lan,
MK
SM
SR
S,
Milt
on K
eyne
s Lo
cal P
lan,
MK
LA
21 S
trate
gy,
Pop
ulat
ion
and
Hum
an H
ealth
W
aste
/ Tra
nspo
rt
Red
uce
was
te g
ener
atio
n an
d di
spos
al,
achi
eve
sust
aina
ble
man
agem
ent o
f was
te
by d
evel
opin
g fu
rthe
r Milt
on K
eyne
s’
lead
ing
role
in w
aste
recy
clin
g
Dire
ctiv
e 75
/442
/EE
C W
aste
, N
atio
nal W
aste
Stra
tegy
, PP
S10
R
egio
nal S
usta
inab
le
Dev
elop
men
t Fra
mew
ork,
Dra
ft R
egio
nal W
aste
Man
agem
ent
Stra
tegy
, Sou
th E
ast P
lan,
MK
LA
21 S
trate
gy, M
ilton
K
eyne
s Lo
cal P
lan,
A w
aste
S
trate
gy fo
r Milt
on K
eyne
s U
pdat
e 20
02.
Wat
er a
nd S
oil
Was
te
Prot
ect l
ocal
wat
er re
sour
ces
and
impr
ove
the
qual
ity o
f sur
face
and
gro
undw
ater
. P
PG
25, P
PG
23, E
nviro
nmen
t A
genc
y R
egio
nal S
usta
inab
le
Dev
elop
men
t Fra
mew
ork,
Sou
th
Eas
t Pla
n,
MK
LA
21 S
trate
gy, M
ilton
K
eyne
s Lo
cal P
lan,
W
ater
and
Soi
l W
aste
/ Tra
nspo
rt
MIL
TON
KE
YNE
S C
OU
NC
IL: W
DPD
, MW
S SU
STA
INA
BIL
ITY
APP
RA
ISA
L A
ND
LT
P ST
RA
TEG
IC E
NV
IRO
NM
EN
TAL
ASS
ES
SM
EN
T
Com
bine
d Sc
opin
g R
epor
t
3-9
So
urce
R
elev
ance
to A
ppra
isal
En
viro
nmen
tal /
Sus
tain
abili
ty
Them
e N
atio
nal/I
nter
natio
nal
Reg
iona
l Lo
cal
SEA
Top
ics
Rel
evan
ce to
W
aste
/Tra
nspo
rt
Red
uce
resi
dual
was
te i.
e. w
aste
that
ca
nnot
be
reus
ed, r
ecyc
led
or c
ompo
sted
to
zer
o. T
his
is a
n as
pira
tiona
l aim
fo
llow
ing
the
Zero
Was
te S
trat
egy.
D
raft
Reg
iona
l Was
te
Man
agem
ent S
trate
gy
A w
aste
Stra
tegy
for M
ilton
K
eyne
s U
pdat
e 20
02,
Wat
er a
nd S
oil
Was
te
Trea
t and
dis
pose
of m
unic
ipal
was
te
with
in th
e bo
roug
h’s
bord
ers,
pre
vent
ing
the
impo
rtat
ion
or e
xpor
tatio
n of
mun
icip
al
was
te fr
om/to
dis
tanc
es g
reat
er th
an 3
0 m
iles
from
Cen
tral
Milt
on K
eyne
s (L
ocal
Se
lf Su
ffici
ency
in w
aste
trea
tmen
t and
di
spos
al).
Nat
iona
l Was
te S
trate
gy, P
PS
10
Dra
ft R
egio
nal W
aste
M
anag
emen
t Stra
tegy
A
was
te S
trate
gy fo
r Milt
on
Key
nes
Upd
ate
2002
, W
ater
and
Soi
l W
aste
Red
uce
was
te a
t sou
rce
(hom
e co
mpo
stin
g an
d na
ppy
was
te re
duct
ion
cam
paig
ns).
Nat
iona
l Was
te S
trate
gy, P
PS
10
Dra
ft R
egio
nal W
aste
M
anag
emen
t Stra
tegy
A
was
te S
trate
gy fo
r Milt
on
Key
nes
Upd
ate
2002
, W
ater
and
Soi
l W
aste
Red
uce
the
use
of n
on-r
enew
able
re
sour
ces
and
prot
ect l
ocal
min
eral
and
w
ater
.
Dire
ctiv
e 79
/409
/EE
C, E
U
Bio
dive
rsity
Act
ion
Pla
n fo
r C
onse
rvat
ion
of N
atur
al
Res
ourc
es, U
K S
usta
inab
le
Dev
elop
men
t Stra
tegy
, UK
C
limat
e C
hang
e P
rogr
amm
e,
PP
G9,
RP
G14
, A N
ew D
eal f
or
Tran
spor
t, E
nviro
nmen
t Age
ncy
PP
G22
, UK
Sus
tain
able
D
evel
opm
ent S
trate
gy,
Env
ironm
ent A
genc
y, U
K
Sus
tain
able
Dev
elop
men
t S
trate
gy, M
anag
ing
Wat
er
Res
ourc
es a
nd F
lood
Ris
k in
the
Sou
th E
ast
Milt
on K
eyne
s Lo
cal P
lan,
W
ater
and
Soi
l, C
limat
ic F
acto
rs
Was
te/ T
rans
port
Red
uce
the
risk
of fl
oodi
ng.
Wat
er F
ram
ewor
k D
irect
ive
(200
0/60
/EC
), P
PG
25
RP
G9,
Man
agin
g W
ater
R
esou
rces
and
Flo
od R
isk
in th
e S
outh
Eas
t
Milt
on K
eyne
s D
rain
age
Stra
tegy
– D
evel
opm
ent a
nd
Floo
d R
isk
Sup
plem
enta
ry
Pla
nnin
g G
uida
nce
May
200
4,
Clim
atic
Fac
tors
, W
ater
W
aste
/ Tra
nspo
rt
Add
ress
the
caus
es o
f clim
ate
chan
ge
thro
ugh
redu
cing
em
issi
ons
of g
reen
hous
e ga
ses.
A N
ew D
eal f
or T
rans
port,
PP
G13
, P
PG
22, G
over
nmen
t’s T
rans
port
Sus
tain
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4. BASELINE INFORMATION
INTRODUCTION
4.1 The SEA Directive says that the Environmental Report should provide information on:
‘relevant aspects of the current state of the environment and the likely evolution thereof without implementation of the plan” and the “environmental characteristics of the areas likely to be significantly affected’ (Annex I (b) (c))
‘any existing environmental problems which are relevant to the plan or programme including, in particular, those relating to any areas of a particular environmental importance, such as areas designated pursuant to Directives 79/409/EEC and 92/43/EEC’ (Annex I (c))
4.2 In addition to the requirements of the SEA Directive, the new statutory SA process requires the collection of additional information on social and economic characteristics of the plan area.
METHODOLOGY
4.3 Baseline information provides the basis for predicting and monitoring effects and helps to identify sustainability problems and alternative ways of dealing with them. Sufficient information about the current and likely future state of the plan area is required to allow the plan’s effects to be adequately predicted.
4.4 The ODPM’s draft guidance emphasises that the collection of baseline data and the development of the SA framework should inform each other. The review and analysis of relevant plans and programmes will also influence data collection. The collection of baseline data should not be viewed as a one-off exercise conducted at Stage A only. It is likely that further data collection may well be needed at later stages as the SA develops. In deciding what and how much baseline data to collect, the key determining factor will be the level of detail required to appraise the plan against the SA objectives.
4.5 A preliminary set of baseline data has been extracted from a wide range of available publications and datasets. Sources have included, among others, national government and government agency websites, census data, MKi (Milton Keynes Intelligence Observatory), and the South East England Intelligence Network. No primary research has been conducted.
4.6 Baseline information and data have been summarised in this section and are presented in detail in Appendix A. The aim is to give an overview of the economic, social and environmental characteristics of the plan area and how these compare to the region and the rest of the country.
4.7 A summary of the baseline data against each of the SA/SEA objectives is presented in Table 6.2.
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BASELINE KEY FEATURES
4.8 Milton Keynes is approximately 50 miles from London, 80 miles from Birmingham and 50 miles from Oxford and Cambridge. The M1 and A5 trunk roads run through Milton Keynes and the M40 is just to the west of Buckingham.
4.9 Milton Keynes was designated as a new town on the 23rd of January 1967 and is the largest new town in England. The Borough of Milton Keynes was formed in 1974 from the former urban and rural authorities of Bletchley, Wolverton, Newport Pagnell and part of Winslow to form six new towns of Bletchley with Fenny Stratford, Newport Pagnell, Olney, Stony Stratford, Woburn Sands, Wolverton and 39 villages.
4.10 In 1997 Milton Keynes Council became a unitary authority, taking over total responsibility for all the local government services in its area of some 30,869 hectares of Buckinghamshire.
4.11 The Borough lies in the north of the county of Buckinghamshire, bordered on the south by the district of Aylesbury Vale. To the north and west lies the county of Northamptonshire and to the east lies Bedfordshire.
4.12 The following sections describe the key baseline conditions of the economic, environmental and social aspects found for the area covered by the Milton Keynes Unitary Authority.
Local Economy and Employment
4.13 Milton Keynes City is one of the main sources of employment in the sub-region, recognised in RPG9 as one of the "powerhouses" of the South East Region. When the new town was designated in 1967, there were 21,350 jobs. Upon completion of all the employment land within the original City boundary, there will be around 136,550 jobs in the City.
4.14 Compared with regional and national statistics, Milton Keynes scores relatively high in new firm registrations, or VAT registrations (50.2 compared with England’s 41.8 per 10,000 adult population in 2003).
4.15 The number of enterprises registering for VAT each year gives an indication of the number of business start-ups and closures. In 2003, 845 registered in the Borough. The percentage of new against existing registrations in the Borough, is significantly higher than the regional and national percentages with 11.8% compared to 10.6%. Deregistration in the Borough is only slightly lower by 0.1% than that of the national and regional percentages.
4.16 Unemployment in the Milton Keynes area as recorded between April and May 2005 had risen by 34 claimants to a rate of 1.9%. The rate is below the national average of 2.4% but above the South East Regional rate of 1.4%.
4.17 Jobseekers Allowance (JSA) claimants are higher in Milton Keynes at 2.0% compared with the region’s 1.4%, yet lower than the national 2.3%. The trend of JSA claimants in the Borough has gradually decreased from 4.2% in April 1996 to 1.9% in April 2005, reflecting a strong local economy.
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Population
4.18 The Borough of Milton Keynes has one of the fastest growing populations in the country. Between 1981 and 2001, its population increased by 64.4%, whereas the population of England increased by only 5.0% (Source: 1981 and 2001 Censuses). Since the designation of the new town in 1967, the Borough’s population is now more than three times (361%) what it was then and is estimated to be around 216,850 (MKC estimate for June 2004).
4.19 The Census 2001 indicated that Milton Keynes had a population of 207,057. Furthermore, nearly eight million people live within an hour's drive of Central Milton Keynes. The Borough’s population age profile is younger than that for England as a whole, with half aged under 35 years old (the median age). Nationally, half of the population is aged less than 38. The 30-44 year olds in Milton Keynes Borough can be seen as the largest proportion of the population.
4.20 By 2011, the Borough’s population is predicted to have a median age of around 36 years, because of migration and births to current residents. The age profile is still predicted to be younger than for England, which is predicted to have a corresponding value of about 41 years for the median. The 40-44 year olds are predicted to be the single largest age band. The number of 50-54 year olds is expected to undergo a large increase in the Borough, and the number of over 60 year olds to experience a very large jump. There is also expected to be a peak in the 25-29 year olds, and a larger 0-4 age group.
Housing
4.21 The weighted overall average price for houses in Milton Keynes for February 2004 was £136,300 compared with the national figure of £148,500 and regional figure of £186,500. The weighted overall price change in February 2004 was 1.6%, compared with a regional change of 0.7% (not including London) and a national change of 0.9% (Hometrack’s Monthly National Survey: February 2004).
4.22 The overall percentage of homes built on previously developed land within Milton Keynes is below national targets – just 16% of housing development took place on previously developed land in 2004/05. The percentage dropped from 19% in the previous year but it is still above the local target of 15%.
4.23 The proportion of housing stock classified as unfit in 2003/04 was 32%. This is a higher proportion than the regional figure of 27%. Houses are more affordable in Milton Keynes in comparison to the rest of the UK, with a house price/ earnings affordability ratio of 5.14 in 2002 compared with the national average of 5.30.
4.24 In addition, existing residential areas in Milton Keynes are low density, with a high proportion of single-occupancy dwellings, a trend that looks set to continue.
Human Health
4.25 The Milton Keynes Public Health Annual Report 2002 showed that the leading causes of death in Milton Keynes are the same as in the country as a whole: cancer, heart disease and respiratory disease.
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4.26 The proportion of people deemed to have health that is ‘not good’ is below average (7.11% in the Borough compared to 9.22% in England and Wales), and the number of people with a limiting long-term illness and the number of households with one or more persons with a limiting long-term illness is below the national average (14 and 28 respectively, compared to England and Wales 18 and 34).
4.27 However, life expectancy of females is lower and Standard Mortality Ratios (SMR) are relatively high and above the national average.
Education and Skills
4.28 According to the Census 2001, the percentage of people in the Borough with no qualifications was 12.8% which is higher than the regional figure of 10.8%. The population in Milton Keynes qualified to a degree level or higher is 21.6% which is lower than the regional average of 28.5%.
4.29 In 1998, 34.6% of the Borough’s population had a higher than or equivalent to 5 GCSEs at grades A-C. This rose by 13.6% to 48.2% by 2004 - a very sharp increase. The regional increase was by 6.1% from 49.2% in 1998 to 55.3% by 2004.
Crime
4.30 Crime statistics show that the overall rate of crime has increased in Milton Keynes in the last couple of years, with violent crime and general crime increasing since 2002/03 (Milton Keynes Observatory Online). In contrast, the rate of burglary and automotive crime has decreased since 2002/03.
Deprivation
4.31 In terms of indices of multiple deprivation, the overall ranking for Milton Keynes is 204 out of 354 local authorities, where a rank of 1 indicates the most deprived local authority district and 354 the least deprived.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
4.32 The national home-energy conservation target is for a 30% increase in domestic energy efficiency by 2010. According to the Home Energy Conservation Act 1995, 6th Progress Report, the overall improvements in energy efficiency for the period 1 April 1996 to 31 March 2002 for Milton Keynes was a 12.2% improvement. Although the data are not directly comparable due to different monitoring techniques, Milton Keynes was in the top 20 Authorities of the South East Region, with Woking on the top with a 19.0% improvement and Rushmoor at the bottom with a 2.2% improvement in energy efficiency. Authorities achieving around 12% improvements in domestic energy efficiency are expected to meet the 30% target in the correct timescale.
4.33 A measurement used to assess overall energy efficiency is the standard assessment procedure (SAP). This runs from 1 (highly inefficient) to 100 (highly efficient). According to the BVPI, Milton Keynes has a SAP of 59.9, which was slightly lower than the Regional 60.1.
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4.34 Reduction in the amount of both biodegradable waste in landfill sites (production of methane) and unsustainable means of transport (production of carbon dioxide), would also cut greenhouse gas emissions. Both methane and CO2 are significant greenhouse gases.
Contaminated Land
4.35 Sites that are potential sources of contamination include landfills and derelict industrial sites. In 2001 a database of environmental information was compiled by the Environmental Protection Team. This database included details of some 450 potentially contaminated sites together with a further 206 sites used for storage of petroleum products (62 of which have current petroleum licences). Furthermore, some 2,240 minor sites were included comprising 1,602 former ponds, which are now infilled, and 638 wells and springs many of which are no longer visible.
4.36 Carbon dioxide and methane releases from landfill sites in the Middleton and Broughton areas were identified in the 1990s, migrating beyond the landfill boundaries on to the area of Milton Keynes village. In the mid-1990s vent-trenches were installed around most of the edges of these landfills to prevent further migration of gas and a monitoring programme is ongoing.
Water Quality and Flood Risk
4.37 Biological water quality in Buckinghamshire County’s rivers and canals are slightly above average – 42% of the County’s waterways were classed as very good in 2003, compared to 38% nationally in the same year. Chemical water quality is below the national average with 19% of the County’s waterways being classed as ‘very good’, compared to 27% nationally. Of the five sites monitored in Milton Keynes, three were ‘very good’ for biological water quality; whilst chemical water quality was worse, two sites scoring ‘fairly good’ and one ‘poor’.
4.38 The trends of the rivers monitored by the Environmental Agency (EA) show an improvement or no significant change in all but three. Broughton Brook is in poor chemical condition (2001) after having been ‘fair’ (2000) and even ‘fairly good’ (1999) according to the EA’s classification. Broughton Brook’s biological classification in 2000 was ‘good’. A declining trend was also observed on the Great Seabrook and Grand Union Canal by 2002. There are three locations being monitored by the EA along the Ouzel. The Ouzel has improved at “Eaton Leys Farm - A421 Road Bridge” from a ‘fairly good’ classification to a ‘good’. One monitoring site stayed the same at “A421 Road Bridge - Confl. Broughton” with a ‘good’ classification and slight deterioration was recorded at “Stapleford Mill - Eaton Leys Farm” from ‘good’ to only ‘fairly good’ in 2001. The Ouzel’s biological classification is ‘good’ for the first location and ‘very good’ for the two latter locations. The Ouse has remained with a chemical classification of ‘good’ and has improved its biological classification from ‘good’ to ‘very good’ from 1995 to 2000.
4.39 Milton Keynes Borough covers a large part of the upper stretches of the River Great Ouse catchment area. The wetland habitats are found around this river and its tributaries and floodplains. The river has at least a 1% chance of flooding each year in areas without defences. Some areas are also likely to be affected by a major flood, with a maximum expected 0.1% chance per year. There is currently no flood warning in force throughout the Borough.
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Air Quality and Noise
4.40 Improvements in air quality were measured in 2004 by comparison to 2003 data.
4.41 Statistics from the main monitoring stations indicate that the Authority is meeting national objectives for all pollutants (benzene, 1,3-butadiene, CO, SO2 and PM10) with the exception of nitrogen dioxide (NO2), which was exceeded at some locations adjacent to the M1 motorway. These locations do not have residential properties and therefore an AQMA need not be designated. A slight decrease in annual mean NO2 concentration from 47.1 micrograms per cubic metre (µg/m3) in 2003 to 46.6µg/m3 in 2004 at the M1 was recorded and projections suggest it will be around 45.5 µg/m3 in 2005.
4.42 There are three Part A industrial sites in Milton Keynes regulated by the Environment Agency. These are Chemetall Plc in Bletchley, which uses organic and inorganic chemicals; Wafer Technology Ltd, which uses inorganic chemicals; and Indium Corporation of America which also uses inorganic chemicals.
4.43 Noise hotspots are generally found at main road networks and isolated noise generators such as airports and railways. Predicted growth in the Borough’s traffic would exacerbate these noise hotspots. In 2004-05 there were six noise complaints to the council per 1,000 population, this figure is gradually decreasing. In 2000-01 there were a total of 1,969 complaints which fell to 1,392 by 2004-05.
Landscape
4.44 Milton Keynes has over 180 miles of dedicated bridleways, footpaths and cycletracks.
4.45 The Countryside Agency has identified a set of ‘Character and Natural areas’. The Council commissioned the ‘Milton Keynes Landscape Character Study 1999’ to identify in more detail the landscape character of the Borough. The study is broadly consistent with the character areas in the Countryside Agency’s "Countryside Character Map of England" and the Landscape Strategy for Buckinghamshire. It identifies seven landscape character areas within the Borough: Yardley Redge, Ouse Valley, River Tove Lowlands, Shenley Lowlands, Chicheley/Crawley Claylands, Clayland Fringes and Brickhills Redge.
4.46 The Milton Keynes Landscape Character Study 1999 also identified two Areas of Attractive Landscape, the Brickhills and the Ouse Valley, north and west of Newport Pagnell. These are protected through Policy S11 of the Local Plan.
Biodiversity, Flora and Fauna
4.47 The majority of Milton Keynes Borough can be identified as part of a wider "Natural Area" known as the West Anglian Plain, which also includes the clay vales of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. To the south, the Brickhills form part of the Bedfordshire Greensand Ridge while higher ground on the northern edge of the Borough falls within the Yardley - Whittlewood Ridge. The Borough also covers a large part of the upper stretches of the Great River Ouse catchment area.
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4.48 Currently the Borough has two SSSIs (27.6 hectares) plus small parts of two SSSIs on the Northamptonshire boundary, one LNR at Blue Lagoon, Bletchley, and 16 locally designated Milton Keynes Wildlife Sites (MKWS). Nine of these MKWS sites are also Regionally Important Geological Sites (RIGS).
4.49 Milton Keynes Wildlife Sites (MKWS) are locally designated and meet a set of agreed criteria. They are equivalent to the "County Wildlife Site" designation used by many other local authorities. At present there are only 16 MKWS, nine of which are also considered Regionally Important Geological Sites (RIGS). Local designations also include Wildlife Corridors which are given the same protection as MKWS, and consist of wetlands, woodland, railway, and road corridors. The remaining category of Local Designation is Local Wildlife Sites, of which there are approximately 200 in the Borough.
4.50 The Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Biodiversity Action Plan partnership has prepared Habitat Action Plans for 12 priority habitats that occur in the County of Buckinghamshire and three species Action Plans.
Cultural Heritage
4.51 Though Milton Keynes City itself has very little in the way of history or heritage, the Borough has an important historical, social and cultural background. Within the Borough there is a rich heritage of ancient historical sites, buildings and areas of special architectural or historic interest, and a number of historic parks and gardens.
4.52 Local authorities designate Conservation Areas based on a site’s special architectural or historic interest. There are currently 26 Conservation Areas in the Borough. The council is currently considering the following three areas for possible designation as Conservation Areas: Little Brickhill and Woburn Sands.
4.53 English Heritage has compiled a register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest. Milton Keynes Borough has three parks identified – at Chicheley, Gayhurst and Tyringham.
Waste Management
4.54 Household waste generation has shown a considerable increase in recent years. Domestic waste production has increased from 85,772 tonnes (0.44 tonnes per person) in 1995/96 to 107,356 tonnes (0.50 tonnes per person) in 2001/02. Municipal waste generation has grown by an average annual increase of 2.5% from 2001/02 to 2004/05, whilst population has increased by an average of 0.6% per year.
4.55 The Draft Regional Waste Management Strategy 2004 sets an objective of limiting waste growth to 1% per annum by 2010 and 0.5% by 2020. This presents a challenge for Milton Keynes due to the high rate of population and housing growth.
4.56 Compared to national statistics, the borough performs above average in composting (5.8% in Milton Keynes in 2003/04 and 2.6% in England in the same period); and recycling (18.2% in Milton Keynes in 2003/04 and 13.05% in England in the same period). The ambitious targets of 33% of household waste to be recycled or composted by 2003/04 and 36% by 2005/06 set out in the MK Waste Strategy 2002
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were revised to 30% for 2005/06 and 32% for 2007/08 in the MK Corporate Plan 2005/08. In 2004/05 MK Council had a recycling and composting rate of 26.5%.
4.57 The Council is subject to the Landfill Allowance Trading Scheme (LATS), which commenced in April 2005. It is planned to landfill 63,863 tonnes of biodegradable municipal waste (BMW) in 2005/06 with 66,028 allowances available for this period. The number of allowances decreases with time, based on the targets that the UK must meet. According to the draft MK WDPD forecast the Council will have 75,926 tonnes of BMW not covered by landfill allowances by 2020. If no change in waste management were to take place this would subject it to annually increasing fines from £250 in 2006/07 to over £11million in 2019/20.
4.58 Milton Keynes relies heavily on disposal of waste to landfill with 73.2% (83,588 tonnes) of household waste landfilled in 2004/05. The percentage dropped from 76% in 2003/04. However, further progress needs to be made to achieve the targets of 70% in 2005/06 and 68% in 2007/08. This may be challenging in the light of expected waste generation.
4.59 No waste in Milton Keynes is currently used for energy recovery and there are no plans at present for energy recovery facilities.
4.60 A wide range of industrial sectors are represented in Milton Keynes, including Electronics, Food and Beverages, Chemicals, Plastics, General Engineering, Stationery and Printing. According to the Environmental Agency, there are five sites in Milton Keynes where waste is transferred off-site for disposal or recovery. These include the Open University which uses radioactive substances, Chemetall Plc in Bletchley, Wafer Technology Ltd, Indium Corporation of America and Milton Keynes Paint Ltd.
Transport
4.61 Milton Keynes is highly dependent on the car as a means of travel. In 2001, car ownership rates in Milton Keynes were 0.51 cars per resident or 1.26 cars per household. This rate is between 10-15% higher than the national average, and is a similar rate to affluent and predominantly rural districts. However, the rate is much higher than other urban centres with a similar population.
4.62 In 2001, 36.3% of households owned two or more cars compared to the national average of 29.4%6. The 2001 figures show that 19% of households within the borough did not have access to a car.
4.63 Between 1991 and 2001 the percentage of people using cars for their journey to work increased from 77% to 82%7. However, more recent trends have shown a continuing increase in the number of car trips, but at a slower rate than nationally.
4.64 Currently the Grid Road network is operating reasonably well with some localised peak hour congestion. However this situation is forecast to change substantially with the significant growth planned for Milton Keynes over the next 25 years. By 2011
6 Source: Census 2001 7 Source: Census 2001
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there is forecast to be 28% more traffic than in 2001, even with public transport usage increasing significantly8.
4.65 Bus usage has increased steadily since 2000, after a period of decreasing bus usage in the years previous. For the year 2003/04, there was a 5% increase in the number of people using buses over the previous year. However, bus user satisfaction has recently fallen from 41% in 2000/01 to 38% in 2003/049.
4.66 Cycle usage is increasing. Since 2000, the number of cycles parked in Central Milton Keynes has increased by 27%10. There is also evidence of a more recent increase in the number of people walking to work, as recent surveys recorded an increase in the number of inbound walkers to central Milton Keynes between 2003 and 2004. This goes against a historical trend of decreasing numbers of walkers, illustrated by the fact that numbers of walk trips to work decreased from 7% to 6% between 1991 and 200111.
4.67 Road safety statistics have improved significantly in recent years. From the 1994-98 baseline years, the number of people killed or seriously injured has decreased by 30% and the number of children killed or seriously injured has decreased by 38% by 2003/04.
4.68 The number of households within 800 metres of an hourly or better bus service has remained constant at 77% between 2001/02 and 2003/04.
4.69 The percentage of pupils walking and cycling to school has fallen from 60% in 2001/02, to 58% in 2004/05. However, between 2003 and 2004, the percentage of pupils using cars and walking fell by 3% and 1% respectively, whilst the percentage using buses and cycling increased by 2% and 1% respectively.12 Numbers of schools with Travel Plans have increased from none in 2001/02 to 14 in 2004/05.
8 Source: Provisional Local Transport Plan 2006-07 to 2010-11, MKC 9 Source: ODPM/NOP Survey (2003/04) to Best Value Indicators 10 Source: CMK Cycle rack surveys 2000-04 11 Source: Census 1991 and 2001 12 Source: Milton Keynes Local Transport Plan, Annual Progress Report, 2005
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5. KEY SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES
INTRODUCTION
5.1 The SEA Directive states that the Environmental Report should provide information on:
“any existing environmental problems which are relevant to the plan or programme including, in particular, those relating to any areas of a particular environmental importance, such as areas designated pursuant to Directives 79/409/EEC and 92/43/EEC” (Annex I (c))
METHODOLOGY
5.2 Key environmental/sustainability issues and problems that may affect the Milton Keynes LTP2 and waste management plans were identified through the review of published documents, other relevant plans and programmes, and analysis of existing available data. These are summarised in Table 5.1. Opportunities for addressing these issues and problems via the plans were also identified and presented in the same table.
PRELIMINARY CONCLUSIONS
5.3 This review indicates that there are a number of significant sustainability issues in Milton Keynes which are directly relevant to transport and waste, which the LTP2 and waste management plans should be able to address. These include the rapid population growth experienced and predicted to continue in Milton Keynes contributing to related issues addressed in the plans such as increasing amounts of waste and increasing levels of traffic and congestion.
5.4 Social issues identified include existing problems such as:
♦ deprivation; ♦ disadvantaged areas; ♦ accessibility to services and public transport ♦ the recent rise in crime; and ♦ the mortality level (which is higher than the national average)
5.5 Addressing these social issues may require mitigation measures in the plan.
5.6 Environmental issues identified as relevant to the plans include:
♦ the possibility of a future problem with air quality; ♦ the increase in the number of species that are declining or becoming rare; ♦ the importance of protecting locally valued habitats; ♦ considerations of flood risk and water quality; ♦ the low proportion of housing built on previously developed land;
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♦ the increase in traffic, congestion, waste and population; and ♦ the limited use of renewable energy in the borough.
5.7 Consideration of these environmental issues may influence measure/scheme design, or where avoidance of adverse impact is not possible, appropriate mitigation measures can be implemented. Alternatively, measure/scheme design may be proactive in the protection of valuable environmental assets and incorporate habitat enhancement options.
5.8 Economic issues identified as relating to all three plans include the lack of employment diversity and reliance on service jobs, as well as the current low level of housing condition and affordability.
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Tabl
e 5.
1 –
Key
Sus
tain
abili
ty Is
sues
Key
Issu
es
Plan
Impl
icat
ions
/ O
ppor
tuni
ties
SEA
Top
ics
Rap
id G
row
th
The
hist
oric
ally
hig
h gr
owth
rate
s of
Milt
on K
eyne
s ar
e pr
edic
ted
to c
ontin
ue, a
nd a
ccor
ding
to th
e O
DP
M, t
he
pote
ntia
l for
gro
wth
to 2
031
is u
p to
300
,000
jobs
and
37
0,00
0 ho
mes
. In
2003
the
Gov
ernm
ent p
ledg
ed £
164m
fu
ndin
g ov
er 3
yea
rs fo
r the
dev
elop
men
t of t
he M
K /
Sou
th
Mid
land
s su
b-re
gion
. Th
is w
as fu
rther
sup
plem
ente
d in
M
arch
200
5 w
hen
the
Gov
ernm
ent a
nnou
nced
an
addi
tiona
l £23
5m o
f fun
ding
ove
r the
per
iod
06/0
7 an
d 07
/08,
to p
rovi
de h
ousi
ng a
nd in
frast
ruct
ure
to s
uppo
rt ke
y gr
owth
are
as in
the
UK
, inc
ludi
ng M
K.
Rap
id e
cono
mic
gro
wth
can
thre
aten
the
envi
ronm
ent b
y de
plet
ing
natu
ral
reso
urce
s an
d pu
tting
exc
essi
ve b
urde
n on
ass
imila
ting
capa
city
of n
atur
al
ecos
yste
ms.
It c
an a
lso
plac
e ad
ditio
nal b
urde
ns o
n w
aste
and
tran
spor
t sy
stem
s sp
ecifi
cally
and
pla
ns in
thes
e se
ctor
s w
ill n
eed
to c
ater
for t
his.
Pop
ulat
ion,
mat
eria
l as
sets
, bio
dive
rsity
, so
il, w
ater
, air
Loca
lised
dep
rivat
ion
and
disa
dvan
tage
Des
pite
Milt
on K
eyne
s’ s
triki
ng e
cono
mic
suc
cess
and
pr
ospe
rity,
loca
lised
dep
rivat
ion
and
disa
dvan
tage
stil
l pe
rsis
ts. T
he O
DP
M’s
“Ind
ex o
f Mul
tiple
Dep
rivat
ion
2004
” sh
ows
that
a n
umbe
r of w
ards
in M
ilton
Key
nes
fall
with
in
the
mos
t dep
rived
10%
of w
ards
in th
e U
K.
Pov
erty
and
soc
ial e
xclu
sion
pro
blem
s sh
ould
be
tack
led
in a
reas
of n
eed,
w
ith a
n ai
m to
redu
ce th
e in
equa
litie
s be
twee
n di
ffere
nt p
arts
of t
he b
orou
gh.
The
LTP
shou
ld e
ncou
rage
impr
oved
acc
essi
bilit
y to
ser
vice
s an
d em
ploy
men
t in
area
s of
dep
rivat
ion.
Was
te p
lans
sho
uld
seek
to p
rovi
de a
cces
sibl
e co
mm
unity
was
te fa
cilit
ies
for
all r
esid
ents
acr
oss
the
boro
ugh.
Popu
latio
n an
d hu
man
hea
lth
Rec
ent r
ise
in c
rime
Crim
e st
atis
tics
show
that
the
over
all r
ate
of c
rime
has
incr
ease
d in
Milt
on K
eyne
s in
the
last
cou
ple
of y
ears
, with
vi
olen
t crim
e an
d ge
nera
l crim
e in
crea
sing
sin
ce 2
002/
03.
In c
ontra
st, t
he ra
te o
f bur
glar
y an
d au
tom
otiv
e cr
ime
has
decr
ease
d si
nce
2002
/03.
Bot
h ty
pe o
f pla
ns (W
aste
and
Tra
nspo
rt) s
houl
d en
cour
age
mea
sure
s to
im
prov
e co
mm
unity
sec
urity
by
redu
cing
crim
e an
d fe
ar o
f crim
e. (
For f
urth
er
anal
ysis
refe
r to
Tabl
es 7
.2 a
nd 8
.1).
Popu
latio
n
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Issu
es
Plan
Impl
icat
ions
/ O
ppor
tuni
ties
SEA
Top
ics
Hea
lth a
nd M
orta
lity
Leve
ls
At 7
.1%
, the
pro
porti
on o
f peo
ple
deem
ed to
hav
e he
alth
th
at is
‘not
goo
d’ o
f is
belo
w th
e U
K a
vera
ge o
f 9.2
%.
How
ever
, sta
ndar
d m
orta
lity
rate
s ar
e hi
gher
.
Rea
sons
for c
ompa
rativ
ely
high
mor
talit
y ra
tes,
whi
le g
ener
al p
ublic
hea
lth is
go
od, n
eed
to b
e in
vest
igat
ed.
The
LTP
sho
uld
enco
urag
e m
easu
res
(suc
h as
impr
oved
cyc
lew
ays
and
wal
kway
s) to
impr
ove
heal
th a
nd re
crea
tiona
l opp
ortu
nitie
s.
(Roa
d sa
fety
is c
over
ed in
Tab
le 8
.1).
Popu
latio
n
Rem
aini
ng h
abita
ts a
re h
ighl
y va
lued
In a
dditi
on to
nat
iona
lly d
esig
nate
d co
nser
vatio
n si
tes,
th
ere
are
a nu
mbe
r of n
ew h
abita
ts th
at w
ere
crea
ted
in th
e de
velo
pmen
t of t
he c
ity, s
uch
as li
near
par
ks a
nd ro
ad
corri
dors
. Alth
ough
som
e ha
bita
ts h
ave
been
lost
, the
re a
re
a nu
mbe
r of l
ocal
des
igna
tions
to p
rote
ct lo
cally
val
ued
habi
tats
.
Exis
ting
habi
tats
sho
uld
be m
aint
aine
d an
d en
hanc
ed w
here
ver p
ossi
ble,
an
d th
e cr
eatio
n of
new
wild
life
habi
tats
in n
ew d
evel
opm
ents
sho
uld
be
enco
urag
ed.
The
LTP
sho
uld
prot
ect d
esig
nate
d an
d lo
cally
val
ued
site
s fro
m th
e ef
fect
s of
tran
spor
t sch
emes
. Opp
ortu
nitie
s sh
ould
be
inve
stig
ated
to im
prov
e co
nnec
tivity
of s
peci
es a
nd h
abita
ts p
revi
ousl
y fra
gmen
ted
by tr
ansp
ort
sche
mes
.
Was
te p
lans
cou
ld in
clud
e pr
ovis
ion
for i
nitia
tives
to re
stor
e w
aste
m
anag
emen
t site
s, s
uch
as la
ndfil
l, to
pro
vide
add
ition
al w
ildlif
e ha
bita
t in
the
boro
ugh.
Bio
dive
rsity
, flo
ra,
faun
a
Gro
win
g nu
mbe
r of s
peci
es a
re d
eclin
ing
or b
ecom
ing
rare
The
Wes
t Ang
lian
Pla
in N
atur
al A
rea,
of w
hich
Milt
on
Key
nes
is a
par
t, ha
s m
any
habi
tats
and
ass
ocia
ted
spec
ies
whi
ch a
re o
f nat
iona
l, an
d in
som
e ca
ses
inte
rnat
iona
l im
porta
nce.
How
ever
, a g
row
ing
num
ber o
f sp
ecie
s ar
e un
derg
oing
rapi
d de
clin
e or
hav
e be
com
e ra
re.
Iden
tify
‘crit
ical
’ nat
ural
cap
ital,
loss
of w
hich
is n
ot ju
stifi
ed b
y an
y so
cial
/eco
nom
ic m
eans
.
Bot
h ty
pe o
f pla
ns (W
aste
and
Tra
nspo
rt) s
houl
d ai
m to
pro
tect
and
enh
ance
ex
istin
g bi
odiv
ersi
ty a
nd n
atur
al h
abita
t, an
d to
enc
oura
ge th
e cr
eatio
n of
ne
w w
ildlif
e ha
bita
ts.
Bio
dive
rsity
, flo
ra,
faun
a
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Plan
Impl
icat
ions
/ O
ppor
tuni
ties
SEA
Top
ics
Are
as o
f deg
rade
d w
ater
qua
lity
Wat
er q
ualit
y va
ries
over
the
Boro
ugh
with
gra
des
rang
ing
from
poo
r to
good
in 2
002.
The
Env
ironm
ent A
genc
y m
onito
ring
show
s th
at c
hem
ical
wat
er q
ualit
y of
all
river
s in
th
e Bo
roug
h is
not
sta
ble
and
a de
clin
ing
trend
has
ob
serv
ed o
n th
e G
reat
Sea
broo
k, G
rand
Uni
on C
anal
and
so
me
parts
of B
roug
hton
Bro
ok s
ince
200
2.
Enc
oura
ge th
e m
aint
enan
ce a
nd im
prov
emen
t of s
urfa
ce w
ater
qua
lity
thro
ugh
impr
oved
man
agem
ent o
f poi
nt a
nd d
iffus
e so
urce
s of
pol
lutio
n. L
TP
and
Was
te p
lans
pla
y a
vita
l rol
e in
add
ress
ing
diffu
se s
ourc
es o
f wat
er
pollu
tion
thro
ugh
impl
emen
tatio
n of
app
ropr
iate
dra
inag
e sy
stem
s an
d po
llutio
n co
ntro
l mea
sure
s.
Wat
er
Con
side
ratio
n of
floo
d ris
k
Mod
erat
e an
d si
gnifi
cant
cha
nces
of f
lood
ing
are
mai
nly
asso
ciat
ed w
ith th
e R
iver
Ouz
el. F
lood
def
ence
s ha
ve b
een
upgr
aded
to p
rote
ct a
gain
st a
1 in
100
yea
r flo
od, a
nd
prov
ide
adeq
uate
pro
tect
ion.
How
ever
, it i
s lik
ely
that
flo
odpl
ain
boun
darie
s m
ay b
e ex
tend
ed a
s a
resu
lt of
on
goin
g m
odel
ling
to re
flect
cur
rent
thin
king
and
the
effe
ct
of c
limat
e ch
ange
.
Bot
h ty
pe o
f pla
ns (W
aste
and
Tra
nspo
rt) s
houl
d en
cour
age
oppo
rtuni
ties
to
min
imis
e th
e ris
k to
peo
ple
and
prop
ertie
s fro
m fl
oodi
ng th
roug
h ap
prop
riate
la
nd u
se p
lann
ing
and
drai
nage
des
ign.
Wat
er, p
opul
atio
n,
mat
eria
l ass
ets
Ris
ing
amou
nts
of w
aste
Milt
on K
eyne
s’ m
unic
ipal
was
te a
risin
gs h
ave
grow
n by
an
aver
age
annu
al in
crea
se o
f 2.5
% fr
om 2
001/
02 to
200
4/05
, ca
used
by
a ra
nge
of fa
ctor
s, in
clud
ing
chan
ging
de
mog
raph
ics
and
soci
al b
ehav
iour
(e.g
. inc
reas
e in
co
nsum
ptio
n, p
acka
ging
, etc
) an
d a
grow
th in
the
amou
nt
of c
omm
erci
al a
nd in
dust
rial w
aste
, whi
ch is
col
lect
ed b
y th
e C
ounc
il an
d in
clud
ed in
the
hous
ehol
d w
aste
stre
am
MK
relie
s he
avily
on
disp
osal
of w
aste
to la
ndfil
l with
73.
2%
(83,
588
tonn
es) o
f HH
was
te la
ndfil
led
in 2
004/
05. T
here
is
only
one
land
fill,
New
ton
Long
ville
, with
in th
e bo
unda
ry o
f M
K a
ccep
ting
hous
ehol
d w
aste
. It h
as a
rela
tivel
y la
rge
capa
city
with
a li
fe u
ntil
abou
t 201
5. H
owev
er, i
t can
not
take
all
hous
ehol
d w
aste
from
MK
.
Pre
ssur
es fr
om n
ew le
gisl
atio
n m
ake
dive
rsio
n of
was
te fr
om la
ndfil
l a k
ey
issu
e.
Bot
h ty
pe o
f pla
ns (W
aste
and
Tra
nspo
rt) s
houl
d co
nsid
er th
e ne
ed to
redu
ce
the
amou
nt o
f was
te re
quiri
ng fi
nal d
ispo
sal t
hrou
gh w
aste
min
imis
atio
n an
d in
crea
sing
(in
orde
r of p
riorit
y) th
e pr
opor
tion
of w
aste
reus
ed, r
ecyc
led,
co
mpo
sted
and
reco
vere
d.
Sin
ce a
sig
nific
ant p
erce
ntag
e of
was
te w
ill c
ontin
ue to
be
land
fille
d, it
is
nece
ssar
y to
ens
ure
that
ade
quat
e pr
ovis
ions
for w
aste
dis
posa
l in
the
Boro
ugh
or th
e ne
ighb
ourin
g co
untie
s ar
e in
pla
ce. T
he e
xist
ing
cont
ract
s w
ith la
ndfil
l ope
rato
rs m
ight
nee
d to
be
revi
sed
taki
ng in
to a
ccou
nt th
e ef
fect
s of
the
Land
fill D
irect
ive
as p
art o
f the
Was
te p
lans
dev
elop
men
t.
The
was
te p
lann
ing
obje
ctiv
e fo
r sel
f suf
ficie
ncy
in th
e bo
roug
h is
des
irabl
e,
but i
t may
be
bette
r to
purs
ue o
ptio
ns fo
r ach
ievi
ng im
prov
ed e
ffici
ency
in
was
te m
anag
emen
t act
iviti
es th
roug
h jo
int w
orki
ng w
ith n
eigh
bour
ing
auth
oriti
es.
Soi
l, la
ndsc
ape
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Impl
icat
ions
/ O
ppor
tuni
ties
SEA
Top
ics
Pote
ntia
l fut
ure
prob
lem
s w
ith a
ir qu
ality
Alth
ough
ther
e ar
e no
des
igna
ted
Air Q
ualit
y M
anag
emen
t A
reas
in th
e bo
roug
h, fu
ture
gro
wth
in tr
affic
vol
umes
may
ca
use
air q
ualit
y st
anda
rds
to b
e ex
ceed
ed in
cer
tain
ar
eas.
Bot
h ty
pe o
f pla
ns (W
aste
and
Tra
nspo
rt) s
houl
d ai
m to
pro
tect
and
impr
ove
the
curre
nt le
vel o
f air
qual
ity to
pro
tect
hum
an h
ealth
.
The
LTP
sho
uld
enco
urag
e op
portu
nitie
s to
enh
ance
pub
lic tr
ansp
ort,
redu
ce
car u
sage
, im
prov
e w
alki
ng a
nd c
yclin
g lin
ks, a
nd p
rom
ote
sust
aina
ble
mod
es o
f tra
nspo
rt w
ith a
n ai
m to
redu
ce c
onge
stio
n an
d ai
r pol
lutio
n. (
For
furth
er a
naly
sis
refe
r to
Tabl
e 8.
1).
Air,
clim
atic
fact
ors,
po
pula
tion
and
hum
an h
ealth
Hig
h ro
ad tr
affic
gro
wth
Traf
fic fo
reca
sts
sugg
est t
hat i
n 20
yea
rs ti
me,
road
traf
fic
in th
e U
K w
ill b
e be
twee
n 22
% a
nd 4
6% h
ighe
r tha
n pr
esen
t. Fo
r Milt
on K
eyne
s, e
quiv
alen
t for
ecas
ts a
re
betw
een
47%
and
73%
hig
her t
han
pres
ent.
The
LTP
sho
uld
enco
urag
e a
redu
ctio
n in
road
traf
fic g
row
th a
nd fa
cilit
ate
a m
odal
shi
ft to
mor
e su
stai
nabl
e m
odes
of t
rans
port
(for f
urth
er a
naly
sis
refe
r to
Tab
le 8
.1).
Air,
clim
atic
fact
ors
and
hum
an h
ealth
Incr
easi
ng le
vels
of c
onge
stio
n
Milt
on K
eyne
s w
as d
esig
ned
arou
nd th
e ca
r, w
ith w
ide
and
wel
l des
igne
d ro
ads.
But
thes
e ar
e no
w b
egin
ning
to s
how
si
gns
of c
onge
stio
n.
Traf
fic c
onge
stio
n is
wor
st d
urin
g th
e pe
ak p
erio
ds a
nd is
m
ainl
y ca
used
by
com
mut
er tr
affic
.
Sin
ce m
ost e
mpl
oym
ent i
s, a
nd w
ill c
ontin
ue to
be,
with
in
the
City
, par
ticul
arly
the
City
cen
tre, c
onge
stio
n an
d po
llutio
n pr
oble
ms
will
con
tinue
to b
e co
ncen
trate
d in
this
ar
ea.
The
LTP
sho
uld
enco
urag
e m
etho
ds a
imed
at r
educ
ing
road
traf
fic g
row
th
and
faci
litat
e a
mod
al s
hift
to m
ore
sust
aina
ble
mod
es o
f tra
nspo
rt w
ith
subs
eque
nt a
llevi
atio
n of
con
gest
ion,
air
pollu
tion
and
othe
r kno
ck-o
n ef
fect
s (fo
r fur
ther
ana
lysi
s re
fer t
o Ta
ble
8.1)
.
Air,
clim
atic
fact
ors,
m
ater
ial a
sset
s an
d hu
man
hea
lth
Impr
ovin
g ac
cess
to s
ervi
ces
with
bet
ter p
ublic
tr
ansp
ort
The
mor
e de
priv
ed p
arts
of M
ilton
Key
nes
have
peo
ple
with
th
e gr
eate
st n
eed
but r
esou
rce
leve
ls a
re o
ften
unde
r the
gr
eate
st s
train
and
acc
essi
bilit
y to
jobs
and
ser
vice
s is
po
or. T
his
has
impl
icat
ions
on
reve
nues
and
ben
efits
.
The
LTP
sho
uld
enco
urag
e m
easu
res
to in
crea
se a
cces
sibi
lity
to s
ervi
ces
for
all g
roup
s of
the
com
mun
ity. (
for f
urth
er a
naly
sis
refe
r to
Tabl
e 8.
1).
Pop
ulat
ion,
Hum
an
Hea
lth a
nd m
ater
ial
asse
ts
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Issu
es
Plan
Impl
icat
ions
/ O
ppor
tuni
ties
SEA
Top
ics
Noi
se
In 2
004-
05 th
ere
wer
e si
x no
ise
com
plai
nts
to th
e co
unci
l pe
r 1,0
00 p
opul
atio
n; th
is fi
gure
is g
radu
ally
dec
reas
ing.
In
2000
-01
ther
e w
ere
a to
tal o
f 1,9
69 c
ompl
aint
s w
hich
cam
e do
wn
to 1
,392
by
2004
-05.
Whi
le n
o no
ise
map
ping
dat
a is
ava
ilabl
e at
pre
sent
, noi
se
hots
pots
are
exp
ecte
d al
ong
the
mai
n ro
ad n
etw
orks
and
is
olat
ed g
ener
ator
s (s
uch
as a
irpor
ts a
nd ra
ilway
s).
Pre
dict
ed g
row
th ra
tes
in tr
affic
cou
ld a
ccen
tuat
e ho
tspo
ts.
Bot
h ty
pe o
f pla
ns (W
aste
and
Tra
nspo
rt) s
houl
d en
cour
age
mea
sure
s to
m
inim
ise
ambi
ent n
oise
and
use
bes
t pra
ctic
e te
chni
ques
to a
void
, rem
edy
or
miti
gate
aga
inst
adv
erse
noi
se im
pact
s.
The
LTP
sho
uld
enco
urag
e m
ore
sust
aina
ble
mod
es o
f tra
nspo
rt to
redu
ce
and
over
-relia
nce
on th
e ca
r, w
ith a
n ai
m to
redu
cing
leve
ls o
f tra
ffic
grow
th
and
asso
ciat
ed n
oise
impa
cts.
(for
furth
er a
naly
sis
refe
r to
Tabl
e 8.
1).
Popu
latio
n an
d hu
man
hea
lth
Low
rene
wab
le e
nerg
y us
e
The
Boro
ugh
sour
ced
only
0.1
% o
f its
ene
rgy
need
s fro
m
rene
wab
le e
nerg
y in
199
9. In
the
Sou
th E
ast 0
.65
per c
ent
of e
lect
ricity
gen
erat
ion
wer
e fro
m re
new
able
s in
200
2 an
d th
e na
tiona
l fig
ure
was
3 p
er c
ent i
n th
e sa
me
year
.
Ther
e is
som
e co
ncer
n th
at d
evel
opm
ent o
f ren
ewab
le
ener
gy in
frast
ruct
ure
(e.g
. win
d m
ills) m
ight
hav
e ad
vers
e vi
sual
and
am
enity
effe
cts
Bot
h ty
pe o
f pla
ns (W
aste
and
Tra
nspo
rt) s
houl
d ai
m to
sub
stan
tially
in
crea
se th
e pr
opor
tion
of e
nerg
y bo
th p
urch
ased
and
gen
erat
ed fr
om
rene
wab
le a
nd s
usta
inab
le s
ourc
es.
The
coun
cil’s
pol
icy
of ‘n
o in
cine
ratio
n’ p
recl
udes
som
e op
tions
for
gene
ratio
n of
ene
rgy
from
was
te.
Air,
clim
atic
fact
ors
Con
tam
inat
ed la
nd
Acco
rdin
g to
the
2001
dat
abas
e th
ere
are
450
pote
ntia
lly
cont
amin
ated
site
s to
geth
er w
ith a
furth
er 2
06 s
ites
used
fo
r sto
rage
of p
etro
leum
pro
duct
s (6
2 of
whi
ch h
ave
curr
ent
petro
leum
lice
nces
) Site
s th
at a
re p
oten
tial s
ourc
es o
f co
ntam
inat
ion
incl
ude
land
fills
and
der
elic
t ind
ustri
al s
ites.
Bot
h ty
pe o
f pla
ns (W
aste
and
Tra
nspo
rt) m
ust e
nsur
e th
at a
ny n
ew
deve
lopm
ent t
hat o
ccur
s in
clud
es p
rovi
sion
for a
sses
smen
t and
if re
quire
d re
med
iatio
n of
con
tam
inat
ed la
nd a
s ap
prop
riate
.
Opp
ortu
nitie
s to
enc
oura
ge p
ositi
ve a
ctio
n to
use
land
that
oth
erw
ise
wou
ld
not h
ave
been
dev
elop
ed.
In a
ccor
danc
e w
ith th
e pr
oxim
ity p
rinci
ple
and
self
suffi
cien
cy fo
r was
te
man
agem
ent,
the
was
te p
lans
sho
uld
cons
ider
trea
tmen
t opt
ions
for
cont
amin
ated
soi
ls to
faci
litat
e re
use
of b
row
nfie
ld s
ites.
Soil
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icat
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ppor
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ties
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Gre
enfie
ld /
brow
nfie
ld s
ite d
evel
opm
ent
Cur
rent
leve
l of h
ousi
ng b
uilt
on p
revi
ousl
y de
velo
ped
land
is
low
at 1
9% c
ompa
red
to a
regi
onal
ave
rage
of 8
1.6%
.
Bot
h ty
pe o
f pla
ns (W
aste
and
Tra
nspo
rt) s
houl
d en
sure
, whe
re p
ossi
ble,
that
ne
w d
evel
opm
ents
occ
ur o
n de
relic
t, va
cant
and
und
erus
ed p
revi
ousl
y de
velo
ped
land
and
bui
ldin
gs.
Was
te p
lans
sho
uld
prom
ote
min
imis
atio
n of
con
stru
ctio
n an
d de
mol
ition
w
aste
thro
ugh
supp
ortin
g op
portu
nitie
s fo
r reu
se /
rede
velo
pmen
t of e
xist
ing
built
ass
ets
and
infra
stru
ctur
e (re
fer t
o Ta
ble
7.1
for f
urth
er d
etai
l on
cons
truct
ion
best
pra
ctic
e).
Mat
eria
l Ass
ets,
La
ndsc
ape
Une
mpl
oym
ent r
ates
The
unem
ploy
men
t rat
e of
1.9
% is
bel
ow th
e U
K a
vera
ge
of 2
.4%
, but
abo
ve th
e re
gion
al a
vera
ge o
f 1.4
% fo
r the
so
uth
east
.
Opp
ortu
nitie
s fo
r em
ploy
men
t in
deve
lopi
ng in
frast
ruct
ure
for w
aste
re
cycl
ing/
reus
e an
d pu
blic
tran
spor
t.
The
LTP
sho
uld
enco
urag
e m
easu
res
to in
crea
se a
cces
sibi
lity
to
empl
oym
ent o
ppor
tuni
ties
acro
ss th
e en
tire
area
of M
ilton
Key
nes.
Popu
latio
n
Hou
sing
con
ditio
n an
d af
ford
abili
ty
The
prop
ortio
n of
hou
sing
sto
ck c
lass
ified
as
unfit
in
2003
/04
was
32%
. Thi
s is
a h
ighe
r pro
porti
on th
an th
e re
gion
al fi
gure
of 2
7%.
Hou
ses
are
mor
e af
ford
able
in M
ilton
Key
nes
in
com
paris
on to
the
rest
of t
he U
K, w
ith a
hou
se
pric
e/ea
rnin
gs a
fford
abilit
y ra
tio o
f 5.1
4 in
200
2 co
mpa
red
with
a n
atio
nal a
vera
ge o
f 5.3
0.
The
Sto
ck C
ondi
tion
Sur
vey
2004
sho
ws
that
aro
und
half
of th
e st
ock
does
not
mee
t the
Sta
ndar
d. T
he C
ounc
il al
so
has
to m
eet t
he G
over
nmen
t’s D
ecen
t Hom
es ta
rget
in th
e P
rivat
e S
ecto
r.
Wor
king
with
par
tner
s to
incr
ease
the
supp
ly o
f affo
rdab
le h
ousi
ng; m
ore
affo
rdab
le h
ousi
ng fo
r tho
se in
nee
d.
New
hom
es in
Milt
on K
eyne
s ne
ed to
be
care
fully
pla
nned
and
wel
l-de
sign
ed.
New
hou
sing
dev
elop
men
t sho
uld
inco
rpor
ate
sust
aina
ble
desi
gn in
sup
port
of w
aste
pla
n ob
ject
ives
for d
ispo
sal i
n ac
cord
ance
with
the
coun
cil’s
was
te
hier
arch
y.
The
LTP
can
als
o co
ntrib
ute
to th
e su
stai
nabi
lity
of n
ew h
ousi
ng d
evel
opm
ent
thro
ugh
prov
isio
n of
acc
essi
bilit
y to
pub
lic tr
ansp
ort a
nd o
ther
mod
al
alte
rnat
ives
to th
e us
e of
priv
ate
vehi
cles
.
Exi
stin
g ho
mes
mus
t not
be
forg
otte
n –
impr
ovem
ent,
rege
nera
tion
and
man
agem
ent o
f exi
stin
g ho
mes
are
just
as
impo
rtant
as
build
ing
new
hom
es.
The
Cou
ncil
need
s to
brin
g its
ow
n ho
usin
g st
ock
up to
the
Gov
ernm
ent's
"D
ecen
t Hom
es" s
tand
ard
by 2
010.
Mat
eria
l Ass
ets
MILTON KEYNES COUNCIL: WDPD, MWS SUSTAINABILITY APPRAISAL AND LTP STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Combined Scoping Report
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6. SUSTAINABILITY APPRAISAL FRAMEWORK
INTRODUCTION
6.1 The SEA Directive does not specifically require the use of objectives, indicators or targets in the SEA process, but they are a recognised way in which environmental / sustainability effects can be described, analysed and compared and their use is advocated in SEA guidance. Defining SEA objectives before the plan is written can help to provide an early indication of the key issues that are likely to require particular attention in the plan making process.
6.2 A framework of SA/SEA objectives, indicators and targets comprises the key component in completing the remaining stages of the SA/SEA, providing a systematic and easily understood tool around which to structure both supporting information and the prediction and assessment of environmental/sustainability effects arising from the implementation of the LTP2 and waste management plans.
METHODOLOGY
6.3 A draft SA/SEA framework has been developed using an iterative analytical process, based on the review of relevant plans and programmes, the evolving baseline, and developing analysis of key problems and opportunities. This work has been informed throughout by the results of previous SA/SEA work at the local and regional level, in particular the SAs of the Milton Keynes Local Plan, the Regional Transport Strategy and the Draft Regional Waste Management Strategy.
6.4 The draft SA/SEA framework is presented in Table 6.1. A set of 20 draft SA/SEA objectives has been developed for the combined LTP2 and waste management plans appraisal, with preliminary indicators suggested for each objective. A single headline indicator has also been suggested for each objective. As the SA/SEA progresses it is likely that the set of indicators will be refined down to a subset of those suggested. The availability and accuracy of data on both current status and trends, as well as the availability of current or anticipated targets, will play an important part in this process of refining indicators. Developing a good balance of appropriate and reliable indicators across the set of SA/SEA objectives will be critical in the development of an effective but also practical monitoring programme.
6.5 The set of draft indicators presented in Table 6.1 has been developed with the intention of forming a firm foundation for further development and refinement in the sector specific appraisal frameworks. At this stage it has not been considered appropriate to include targets for the indicators.
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Tabl
e 6.
1 –
Dra
ft SA
/SEA
Fra
mew
ork
Key
to D
ata
Ava
ilabi
lity
for I
ndic
ator
s B
old
=
Know
n da
ta fo
r Milt
on K
eyne
s Bo
roug
h Ita
lic =
Kn
own
data
for S
E R
egio
n U
nder
lined
= D
ata
for B
orou
gh a
nd S
E R
egio
n cu
rren
tly u
nkno
wn
No.
D
raft
SA O
bjec
tive
Dra
ft H
eadl
ine
Indi
cato
r Po
tent
ial D
etai
led
Indi
cato
rs
SEA
Top
ics
Soci
al
Life
exp
ecta
ncy
Stan
dard
mor
talit
y ra
tios
% o
f peo
ple
who
des
crib
e th
eir h
ealth
as
not g
ood
% o
f peo
ple
who
des
crib
e th
eir h
ealth
as
good
Su
icid
e m
orta
lity
rate
1 To
impr
ove
the
heal
th a
nd w
ell-b
eing
of t
he
popu
latio
n an
d re
duce
ineq
ualit
ies
in h
ealth
Li
fe e
xpec
tanc
y
BVP
I 99
- Roa
d ca
sual
ty ra
te (k
illed
or s
erio
usly
inju
red
- KSI
)
Hum
an h
ealth
, po
pula
tion
Ove
rall
Crim
e R
ates
B
uses
fitte
d w
ith C
CTV
Viol
ent o
ffenc
es c
omm
itted
in p
ublic
pla
ces
per 1
,000
pop
. B
urgl
ary
offe
nces
per
1,0
00 h
ouse
hold
s Ve
hicl
e C
rime
per 1
000,
pop
ulat
ion
2 To
redu
ce c
rime
and
the
fear
of c
rime
Ove
rall
Crim
e R
ates
Rob
berie
s pe
r 1,0
00 p
opul
atio
n
Hum
an h
ealth
, po
pula
tion
Indi
ces
of D
epriv
atio
n –
over
all r
ank
Ran
k of
Inco
me
Scal
e R
ank
of E
mpl
oym
ent S
cale
D
isab
ility
Liv
ing
Allo
wan
ce
3 To
redu
ce s
ocia
l exc
lusi
on a
nd im
prov
e eq
ualit
y of
op
portu
nity
am
ongs
t soc
ial g
roup
s In
dice
s of
dep
rivat
ion
Atte
ndan
ce A
llow
ance
Hum
an H
ealth
, P
opul
atio
n
% o
f urb
an a
nd ru
ral r
esid
entia
l pop
ulat
ion
with
in w
alki
ng d
ista
nce
of k
ey s
ervi
ces
% o
f peo
ple
of w
orki
ng a
ge, w
ithin
30
min
utes
of w
ork
by p
ublic
tran
spor
t
% o
f new
dev
elop
men
t with
in 1
km o
f mai
n em
ploy
men
t are
as
% o
f new
resi
dent
ial d
evel
opm
ent w
ithin
1km
of g
ood
publ
ic tr
ansp
ort l
inks
% o
f new
com
mer
cial
dev
elop
men
t with
in 1
km o
f goo
d pu
blic
tran
spor
t lin
ks
Acc
ess
to s
ervi
ces
for d
isab
led
peop
le
4 To
impr
ove
acce
ssib
ility
and
tran
spor
t lin
ks fr
om
resi
dent
ial a
reas
to k
ey s
ervi
ces
and
empl
oym
ent
area
s.
% o
f pop
ulat
ion
with
in 1
km o
f pu
blic
tran
spor
t lin
ks
BVP
I 165
- Pe
dest
rian
cros
sing
s w
ith fa
cilit
ies
for d
isab
led
peop
le
Hum
an h
ealth
, po
pula
tion
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Top
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Pro
porti
on o
f low
floo
r veh
icle
s in
the
bus
fleet
(%)
ha o
f acc
essi
ble
gree
n sp
ace
per 1
000
peop
le (p
ropo
sed
by E
nglis
h N
atur
e)
Envi
ronm
enta
l Le
vels
of m
ain
pollu
tant
s fo
r nat
iona
l air
qual
ity ta
rget
s N
umbe
r of d
ays
of a
ir po
llutio
n
5 To
redu
ce a
ir po
llutio
n an
d en
sure
air
qual
ity
cont
inue
s to
impr
ove
Leve
ls o
f mai
n ai
r pol
luta
nts
Num
ber o
f PP
C in
stal
latio
ns
Air
Noi
se le
vels
6
To re
duce
noi
se p
ollu
tion
N
oise
leve
ls
Stat
istic
s re
: noi
se c
ompl
aint
s N
oise
Roa
d tra
ffic
volu
mes
Num
ber o
f car
trip
s (C
ensu
s)
% c
hang
e in
road
traf
fic v
olum
e
Cha
nge
in p
eak
perio
d trw
ffic
flow
s to
urb
an c
entre
s (L
TP)
Ann
ual a
vera
ge fl
ow p
er 1
,000
km o
f prin
cipa
l roa
ds
Veh
icle
kilo
met
res
per a
vera
ge w
eekd
ay
Com
posi
tion
and
volu
me
of
road
traf
fic
Con
gest
ion
(veh
icle
del
ay)
Num
ber o
f pas
seng
er jo
urne
ys m
ade
on lo
cal b
uses
Tr
avel
to w
ork,
by
mod
e B
VPI 1
02: N
umbe
r of p
asse
nger
bus
jour
neys
N
o. o
f dai
ly w
ork
jour
neys
by
bus
(LTP
) N
umbe
r of p
asse
nger
rail
jour
neys
7 To
redu
ce ro
ad tr
affic
and
con
gest
ion
thro
ugh
a m
odal
shi
ft to
mor
e su
stai
nabl
e tra
nspo
rt m
odes
Mod
al s
plit
% h
ouse
hold
s w
ithou
t a c
ar
Pop
ulat
ion,
H
uman
hea
lth, A
ir,
Clim
atic
Fac
tors
8 To
impr
ove
effic
ienc
y in
land
use
thro
ugh
the
re-
use
of p
revi
ousl
y de
velo
ped
land
and
exi
stin
g bu
ildin
gs,
% o
f new
dev
elop
men
t bui
lt on
pr
evio
usly
dev
elop
ed la
nd
% o
f new
hou
sing
bui
lt on
pre
viou
sly
deve
lope
d la
nd
Cul
tura
l Her
itage
, La
ndsc
ape
Hou
seho
ld a
nd a
men
ity w
aste
gen
erat
ed p
er y
ear (
tonn
es)
Kg
of h
ouse
hold
was
te c
olle
cted
per
hea
d %
recy
cled
%
com
post
ed
% la
ndfil
led
9 To
redu
ce w
aste
aris
ings
and
incr
ease
reus
e,
reco
very
and
recy
clin
g.
% o
f mun
icip
al w
aste
gen
erat
ed
disp
osed
of t
o la
ndfil
l
Am
ount
of b
iode
grad
able
mun
icip
al w
aste
sen
t to
land
fill (
tonn
es o
r % o
f to
tal)
Com
mer
cial
and
indu
stria
l was
te g
ener
ated
per
yea
r
%
of t
otal
was
te a
risin
gs
gene
rate
d fro
m c
omm
erci
al,
Con
stru
ctio
n an
d de
mol
ition
was
te g
ener
ated
per
yea
r
Soi
l, W
ater
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Min
e an
d qu
arry
was
te g
ener
ated
per
yea
r
co
nstru
ctio
n an
d de
mol
ition
was
te
stre
ams
Agr
icul
tura
l was
te g
ener
ated
per
yea
r
% o
f wat
erco
urse
cla
ssifi
ed a
s go
od o
r fai
r bio
logi
cal q
ualit
y %
of w
ater
cour
se c
lass
ified
as
good
or f
air c
hem
ical
qua
lity
Gro
undw
ater
qua
lity
Num
ber o
f new
dev
elop
men
ts in
corp
orat
ing
SU
DS
BV
PI 2
17 (i
ntro
duce
d 20
05/0
6):
% o
f pol
lutio
n co
ntro
l im
prov
emen
ts to
exi
stin
g in
stal
latio
ns c
ompl
eted
on
time
Num
ber o
f site
s co
nfirm
ed c
onta
min
ated
10
To p
rote
ct lo
cal w
ater
reso
urce
s an
d im
prov
e th
e qu
ality
of s
urfa
ce a
nd g
roun
dwat
er
Bio
logi
cal &
che
mic
al w
ater
qu
ality
Ave
rage
dom
estic
wat
er c
onsu
mpt
ion
(l/he
ad/d
ay)
Soi
l, W
ater
No.
of p
lann
ing
perm
issi
ons
with
sus
tain
able
dra
inag
e in
stal
led
Ext
ent o
f flo
odpl
ain
chan
ging
due
to d
evel
opm
ent
11
To re
duce
the
risk
of fl
oodi
ng
Ext
ent o
f flo
odpl
ain
No.
of d
evel
opm
ent s
chem
es in
floo
d ris
k ar
eas
Wat
er, s
oil
GH
G e
mis
sion
s by
sec
tor a
nd p
er c
apita
em
issi
ons
(tonn
es p
er y
ear)
12
To
add
ress
the
caus
es o
f clim
ate
chan
ge th
roug
h re
duci
ng e
mis
sion
s of
gre
enho
use
gase
s (G
HG
). E
mis
sion
s of
gre
enho
use
gase
s
Veh
icle
mile
s tra
velle
d pe
r yea
r
Clim
atic
fact
ors
Dom
estic
gas
con
sum
ptio
n
Indu
stria
l gas
con
sum
ptio
n
% o
f Ren
ewab
le E
nerg
y E
nerg
y co
nsum
ptio
n pe
r cap
ita
BVP
I 63
– En
ergy
effi
cien
cy o
f cou
ncil
hous
ing
stoc
k E
nerg
y C
onse
rvat
ion
13
To in
crea
se e
nerg
y ef
ficie
ncy
and
use
of
rene
wab
le e
nerg
y so
urce
s E
nerg
y co
nsum
ptio
n pe
r cap
ita
Pro
porti
on o
f cou
ncil
and
bus
fleet
s us
ing
alte
rnat
ive
fuel
tech
nolo
gy
Clim
atic
fact
ors
Popu
latio
n of
spe
cies
Ty
pe, a
rea
and
cond
ition
of d
esig
nate
d si
tes
affe
cted
by
trans
port
and
was
te
man
agem
ent d
evel
opm
ent p
ropo
sals
Are
a an
d co
nditi
on o
f loc
al p
riorit
y ha
bita
ts a
ffect
ed b
y tra
nspo
rt an
d w
aste
m
anag
emen
t dev
elop
men
t pro
posa
ls
14
To p
rote
ct a
nd e
nhan
ce b
iodi
vers
ity a
nd im
porta
nt
wild
life
habi
tats
N
umbe
r, ar
ea a
nd c
ondi
tion
of
desi
gnat
ed s
ites
Woo
dlan
d co
vera
ge (%
of b
orou
gh)
Bio
dive
rsity
, Flo
ra
and
faun
a
Are
a an
d co
nditi
on o
f Con
serv
atio
n A
reas
N
o. o
f Lis
ted
Bui
ldin
gs a
nd p
ropo
rtion
at r
isk.
Num
ber o
f kno
wn
(and
unk
now
n) a
rcha
eolo
gica
l site
s af
fect
ed b
y tr
ansp
ort
and
was
te m
anag
emen
t dev
elop
men
t pro
posa
ls.
15
To p
rote
ct, e
nhan
ce a
nd m
ake
acce
ssib
le h
erita
ge
asse
ts a
nd th
eir s
ettin
gs
Con
ditio
n of
her
itage
ass
ets
% o
f bui
ldin
gs in
Con
serv
atio
n A
reas
in p
oor c
ondi
tion
Cul
tura
l her
itage
an
d la
ndsc
ape
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% s
ched
uled
anc
ient
mon
umen
ts in
poo
r con
ditio
n
% a
rea
of h
isto
ric p
arks
and
gar
dens
in p
oor c
ondi
tion
Loca
l Env
ironm
enta
l Qua
lity:
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Cle
anlin
ess
Pro
porti
on o
f con
tam
inat
ed a
nd c
lean
ed-u
p la
nd
Are
a of
(agr
icul
tura
l) so
ils lo
st to
dev
elop
men
t
Soi
l dam
aged
by
mud
dy fl
oods
/ los
s of
soi
l by
wat
er-d
riven
ero
sion
% o
f new
hou
sing
on
prev
ious
ly d
evel
oped
/cle
an-u
p la
nd
% o
f new
bus
ines
s de
velo
pmen
t on
prev
ious
ly d
evel
oped
land
or t
hrou
gh
conv
ersi
ons
of e
xist
ing
build
ings
16
To p
rote
ct, m
anag
e an
d re
stor
e so
il re
sour
ces
S
oil q
ualit
y an
d co
nditi
on o
f ge
olog
ical
site
s
Are
a of
gra
de 1
& 2
agr
icul
tura
l lan
d
Con
ditio
n of
land
scap
e / c
ount
rysi
de a
rea
used
for r
ecre
atio
nal p
urpo
ses
Pro
porti
on o
f los
t attr
activ
e co
untry
side
/land
scap
e
Num
ber o
f new
righ
ts o
f acc
ess
to m
ount
ain,
moo
r, he
ath,
dow
n an
d re
gist
ered
co
mm
on la
nd
17
To p
rom
ote
the
prot
ectio
n an
d en
hanc
emen
t of t
he
coun
trysi
de a
nd la
ndsc
ape
char
acte
r Q
ualit
y of
cou
ntry
side
/ la
ndsc
ape
Num
ber o
f new
rout
es (r
ight
s of
way
legi
slat
ion)
Econ
omic
To
wn
Cen
tre
Hea
lth C
heck
P
ropo
rtion
of u
rban
ope
n sp
ace
New
firm
s re
gist
ratio
ns
Num
ber o
f bus
ines
s ap
plic
atio
ns g
rant
ed p
lann
ing
cons
ent
No.
of b
usin
esse
s fin
anci
ally
ass
iste
d th
roug
h th
e C
ounc
il
18
To im
prov
e th
e vi
talit
y of
tow
ns a
nd lo
cal c
entre
s an
d en
cour
age
urba
n re
nais
sanc
e To
wn
Cen
tre
Hea
lth C
heck
Vac
ant i
ndus
trial
/com
mer
cial
floo
rspa
ce
Mat
eria
l Ass
ets
Prod
uctiv
ity
Num
ber o
f VA
T re
gist
ered
bus
ines
ses
Surv
ival
rate
s fo
r VA
T-re
gist
ered
bus
ines
ses
The
% c
hang
e in
the
tota
l num
ber o
f VA
T re
gist
ered
bus
ines
ses
New
firm
s: re
gist
ratio
ns
19
To m
aint
ain
a st
rong
loca
l eco
nom
y To
tal e
cono
mic
out
put
Num
ber o
f eco
nom
ic s
ecto
rs re
pres
ente
d in
the
area
Em
ploy
men
t rat
e pe
r 1,0
00 p
opul
atio
n
% o
f pop
ulat
ion
of w
orki
ng a
ge
Une
mpl
oym
ent (
num
ber o
f cla
iman
ts)
20
To m
aint
ain
high
and
sta
ble
leve
ls o
f em
ploy
men
t U
nem
ploy
men
t rat
es
% o
f une
mpl
oyed
, bas
ed o
n ec
onom
ical
ly a
ctiv
e
Pop
ulat
ion
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f pop
ulat
ion
clai
min
g Jo
bsee
kers
Allo
wan
ce (J
SA)
Perc
enta
ge o
f pop
ulat
ion
of w
orki
ng a
ge th
at a
re e
cono
mic
ally
act
ive
Job
Den
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SA BASELINE SUMMARY
6.6 The SA/SEA framework is the key tool used in the assessment of effects. The prediction of effects, in terms of their magnitude, frequency, duration, and spatial extent, is conducted via detailed analysis of the baseline data. It is thus important to ensure that critical aspects of the baseline can be directly related to the objectives and indicators of the SA/SEA framework. Determining the significance of predicted effects is perhaps the most critical task in the SA/SEA. The picture that the baseline presents in terms of the SA/SEA framework is the starting point for this.
6.7 Table 6.2 presents a preliminary analysis of the fundamental characteristics of the baseline (current conditions, current trends, and sensitivity to change) against the draft SA / SEA objectives using a simple three-point normative scale as follows:
♦ Current Conditions – good/moderate/poor; ♦ Current Trends – improving/stable/declining; ♦ Sensitivity to Change – high/medium/low
6.8 Sensitivity to change in the context of SA/SEA represents the extent to which, for instance, ecological thresholds may be close to being breached or carrying capacity exceeded, such that relatively small changes might be likely to induce disproportionately large effects, which in some instances might have wide-ranging and/or unexpected consequences. An example might be the decline of a particular wildlife population below the level at which it is viable in a particular habitat.
6.9 The quality of the information base gives an indication of the certainty with which the other three parameters are known, and this is presented in Table 6.2 using a similar colour-coded three-point scale (high/medium/low).
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Table 6.2 – SA/SEA Baseline Summary
Local BaselineDraft SEA Objective Cond Trend Sensitivity Info Qlty Commentary
1 Improve the health and well-being of the population and reduce inequalities in health
Good Stable Low High The proportion of people deemed to have health that is ‘not good’ is below average (7.11% in the borough compared to 9.22% in England and Wales), and the number of people with a limiting long-term illness / the number of households with one or more persons with a limiting long-term illness is at 14 and 28 respectively, compared to 18 and 34 for England and Wales. However, life expectancy of females is lower and Standard Mortality Ratios are higher than the national average.
2 Reduce crime and the fear of crime Mod Decl Med High Crime statistics show that the overall rate of crime has increased in Milton Keynes in the last couple of years, with violent crime and general crime increasing since 2002/03. In contrast, the rate of burglary and automotive crime has decreased since 2002/03.
3 Reduce social exclusion and improve equality of opportunity amongst social groups
Mod Stable Med Med Despite Milton Keynes’ striking economic success and prosperity, localised deprivation and disadvantage still persists. The ODPM “Index of Multiple Deprivation 2004” shows that a number of wards in Milton Keynes fall within the most deprived 10% of wards in the UK.
4 Improve accessibility and transport links from residential areas to key services and employment areas.
Mod Decl High Med More than any other city in the UK, Milton Keynes was designed around a grid road system with wide and well designed roads. But these are beginning to show signs of congestion. Most of the population (about 77%) uses private cars to commute to work. In the deprived parts of MK accessibility to jobs and services is poor. Policies aimed to facilitate modal shift to more sustainable modes, to integrate deprived parts of MK with its more prosperous parts and to provide the community with access to jobs, essential services and desirably to recreational facilities should be encouraged.
5 Reduce air pollution and ensure air quality continues to improve
Mod Impr Med High Improvements in air quality were observed in the borough in the past year. The authority is meeting national objectives in all air pollutants with the exception of nitrogen dioxide where exceedences are experienced at some locations adjacent to the M1 motorway. However, as there are no sensitive receptors at these locations there is no requirement for designation of AQMAs.
6 To reduce noise pollution Mod Impr Low Low Traffic forecasts suggest that in 20 years time, traffic in the UK will be between 22% and 46% higher than it is now. For Milton Keynes, traffic forecasts predict an increase of between 47% and 73% over the same period. Predicted growth in the borough’s traffic would accentuate known noise hotspots. The total number of noise complaints to the council decreased from 1,969 in 2000-2001 to 1,392 in 2004-2005.
7 Reduce road traffic and congestion through a modal shift to more sustainable transport modes
Poor Decl Med High Traffic congestion is worst during the peak periods and is mainly caused by commuter traffic. Since most employment is, and will continue to be, within the city, particularly the city centre, congestion and pollution problems will continue to be concentrated in this area. Past trends for modal split have been for the proportion of journeys to work made by car to increase and for the proportion made on foot, bicycle, and by public transport to fall.
8 Improve efficiency in land use through the re-use of previously developed land and existing buildings
Poor Decl Med Med The amount of housing built on previously developed land in Milton Keynes (19%) is low in comparison to trends for the South East region (81%) and has even recently decreased in the past year. Government Estimated levels of housing growth for Milton Keynes show that by 2016, Milton Keynes will grow by an additional 35,100 homes.
9 Reduce waste arisings and increase reuse, recovery and recycling.
Mod Decl High High Household waste arisings have shown a considerable increase in recent years. Domestic waste production has increased from 0.44 to 0.50 tonnes per person in the period 1996 to 2002. The MK household waste arisings have grown by an average annual increase of 1.9% from 2001/02 to 2004/05, while the population annual increase made up 0.6% in the same period. Milton Keynes relies heavily on disposal of waste to landfill with 73.2% of household waste landfilled in 2004. The percentage dropped from 76% in 2003. However, further progress needs to be made to achieve the targets of 70% in 2005/06 and 68% in 2007/08. No waste in Milton Keynes is currently used for energy recovery.
10 Protect local water resources and improve the quality of surface and groundwater
Mod Impr Med Med Of the five sites monitored in Milton Keynes by the Environment Agency, three were considered to have very good biological water quality, while chemical water quality was somewhat worse with two sites scoring fairly good and one poor.
11 Reduce the risk of flooding Mod Stable Low Low There are currently no flood warnings in force in the borough. Wetland habitats are found around the River Ouse, its tributaries and floodplains. Plans for restoration of an 80 hectare site in the Ouse Valley Park will provide ecologically valuable habitat and an additional 460,000 m3 of floodplain storage capacity.
12 Address the causes of climate change through reducing emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG).
Mod Impr High Low Authorities, such as MK, achieving around 12% improvements in domestic energy efficiency are anticipated to meet the 30% target by 2010 i.e.- in the correct national timescale.
13 Increase energy efficiency and use of renewable energy sources
Mod Impr Med Med BVPI 63 assesses energy efficiency of the housing stock using the standard assessment procedure (SAP). Results range from 1 (highly inefficient) to 100 (highly efficient). The 2003/04 score for Milton Keynes was 57.0, which was slightly lower than the regional average of 60.1.
14 Protect and enhance biodiversity and important wildlife habitats
Mod Stable Low Low Local designations include the Milton Keynes Wildlife Sites (MKWS) and Wildlife Corridors which are given the same protection as MKWS and consist of wetlands, woodland, railway, and road corridors.
15 Protect, enhance and make accessible heritage assets and their settings
Mod Stable Med Low The heritage of the area of MK is good, stretching from the Prehistoric monuments through to archaeology of World War 2. There are currently 25 Conservation Areas and over 1000 listed buildings in the borough. Transport infrastructure should be respectful of the character and appearance of historical areas and buildings, increasing access to them without having a detrimental effect.
16 Protect, manage and restore soil resources Mod Stable Med Low Only 1% of the region’s workforce is currently employed in the agricultural sector. A total of 365 ha of new woodland have been planted in Milton Keynes new town since 1971.
17 To promote the protection and enhancement of the countryside and landscape character
Mod Impr Low Low Milton Keynes Landscape Character Study 1999 identifies seven landscape character areas within the Borough; Yardley Ridge, Ouse Valley, River Tove Lowlands, Shenley Lowlands, Chicheley/Crawley Claylands, Clayland Fringes and Brickhills Redge.
18 Improve the vitality of towns and local centres and encourage urban renaissance
Mod Stable Med Low Milton Keynes was designated as a new town on the 23rd of January 1967 and is the largest new town in England. The Borough’s population age profile is younger than that for England as a whole, with half aged under 35 years old. Milton Keynes is one of 235 towns taking part in the Countryside Agency's Market Towns Initiative and Wolverton is one of 18 towns in England to have gained 'Beacon Town' status.
19 Maintain a strong local economy Good Impr Med High Compared with regional and national statistics, Milton Keynes scores relatively high in new firm registrations, or VAT registrations (50.2 new firms registration per 10,000 adult population) compared with England’s 41.8 in 2003). The percentage of new registrations in the Borough (11.8%), is higher than the regional 10.6%. Deregistration in the Borough (9.6%) is lower by 0.1% than in the region (9.7%). Regional score being what? A wide range of industrial sectors are represented in MK, including Electronics, Food and Beverages, Chemicals, Plastics, General Engineering.
20 Maintain high and stable levels of employment Good Impr Med High MK City is one of the main sources of employment in the sub-region. When the new town was designated in 1967, there were 21,350 jobs. Complete development of all designated employment land within the original City boundary will provide approximately 136,550 jobs in the City.
Social
Environmental
Economic
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7. WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANS
INTRODUCTION
7.1 This section of the report presents refinements to the integrated appraisal scoping particular to the SA for the WDPD and MWS, specifically:
♦ Key Problems and Opportunities; and ♦ Draft SA Framework
7.2 For the purposes of consistency the same table formats have been used as in the integrated appraisal above.
7.3 In addition, an initial assessment has been completed to consider the compatibility between the objectives of the WDPD and MWS and the draft SA objectives.
BACKGROUND
7.4 MKC’s aim for implementing sustainable waste management options in support of its ‘zero waste’ policy is driven by European and UK legislation. The Waste Framework Directive, 75/442/EEC (as amended by 91/156/EEC and 91/692/EEC) requires regard for the need to minimise waste arisings, and treat waste in accordance with both the proximity principle and the waste hierarchy. Requirements for waste minimisation are further imposed through the Landfill Directive 99/31/EC, which sets targets for the reduction on the amount of biodegradable waste disposed of to landfill.
7.5 The national “Waste Strategy 2000” for the UK sets additional targets for recycling and composting at both national and local authority levels. In addition, the UK government has introduced the Landfill Allowances Trading Scheme (LATS) which imposes limits on the amount of biodegradable municipal waste that local authorities can dispose of to landfill. Exceedence of allocations results in purchase of tradable allowances or payment of fines, neither of which are sustainable waste management options.
7.6 Therefore, in revising their Municipal Waste Strategy and publishing their draft Waste Development Plan Document, the council sets out proposals for how waste generated in Milton Keynes will be managed and disposed of in order to comply with these legislative targets.
7.7 The council not only has a responsibility for the disposal of municipal waste, but also for making appropriate provision in planning policy for the development of facilities needed to manage waste arisings from the commercial and industrial, and construction and demolition waste streams. The WDPD seeks to address these issues in an integrated approach with the MWS, together addressing key issues of how to manage waste arisings and, if identified as a requirement, where to locate any new facilities.
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METHODOLOGY
7.8 Key waste-specific, environmental / sustainability issues that affect Milton Keynes have been identified through a review of the draft WDPD and MWS, and other relevant local and regional planning documents. These are presented in Table 7.1 together with opportunities for how the plans could assist in addressing these issues.
7.9 Table 7.2 contains the same draft SA objectives as the integrated framework (Table 6.1). Each objective has been revisited and indicators specific to waste have been proposed.
7.10 Table 7.3 presents the results of a compatibility assessment between the objectives of the WDPD and MWS, and the proposed draft SA objectives.
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Tabl
e 7.
1 –
Key
Sus
tain
abili
ty Is
sues
for W
aste
Key
Issu
es
Plan
Impl
icat
ions
/ O
ppor
tuni
ties
Sour
ce
Ris
ing
amou
nts
of w
aste
The
Dra
ft R
egio
nal W
aste
Man
agem
ent S
trate
gy (D
RW
MS
) 200
4 se
ts a
n ob
ject
ive
of li
miti
ng w
aste
gro
wth
to 1
% p
er a
nnum
by
2010
and
0.5
% b
y 20
20. M
ilton
Key
nes
mun
icip
al w
aste
aris
ings
ha
ve g
row
n by
an
aver
age
annu
al in
crea
se o
f 2.5
% fr
om 2
001/
02
to 2
004/
05, c
ause
d by
a ra
nge
of fa
ctor
s, in
clud
ing
dem
ogra
phic
, so
cial
(e.g
. inc
reas
e in
con
sum
ptio
n, p
acka
ging
, etc
) and
a g
row
th
in th
e am
ount
of c
omm
erci
al a
nd in
dust
rial w
aste
incl
uded
in th
e ho
useh
old
was
te s
tream
col
lect
ed b
y th
e C
ounc
il.
Pro
posa
ls fo
r lar
ge-s
cale
dev
elop
men
t in
the
Milt
on K
eyne
s S
outh
M
idla
nds
grow
th a
rea
are
likel
y to
be
sign
ifica
nt c
ontri
buto
rs to
w
aste
pro
duct
ion.
Con
stru
ctio
n an
d de
mol
ition
was
te c
urre
ntly
fo
rms
half
of th
e to
tal c
ontro
lled
was
te s
tream
. The
pac
e of
de
velo
pmen
t will
rem
ain
high
with
num
bers
of h
ouse
hold
s fo
reca
st
to in
crea
se b
y 24
% b
y 20
11. P
ropo
sed
chan
ges
to th
e D
RW
S
publ
ishe
d in
Aug
ust f
ollo
win
g th
e P
anel
Rep
ort i
nclu
de a
redu
ctio
n in
the
targ
ets
for r
ecyc
ling
of c
onst
ruct
ion
and
dem
oliti
on w
aste
to
50%
in 2
010
and
2015
, and
60%
in 2
020
and
2025
W
aste
ar
isin
gs s
how
a c
lose
r cor
rela
tion
with
hou
seho
ld n
umbe
rs th
an
with
pop
ulat
ion,
and
fore
cast
hou
sing
gro
wth
com
bine
d w
ith th
e es
tabl
ishe
d tre
nd to
war
d m
ore,
sm
alle
r, ho
useh
old
size
s w
ill b
e ch
alle
ngin
g.
The
rapi
d gr
owth
in w
aste
aris
ings
nee
ds to
be
addr
esse
d th
roug
h po
licie
s th
at
aim
to in
crea
se p
ublic
aw
aren
ess
on w
aste
issu
es a
nd to
dev
elop
mec
hani
sms
for r
educ
tion.
How
ever
, a s
patia
l pla
n is
not
an
appr
opria
te v
ehic
le fo
r the
se
non-
land
use
pol
icie
s. J
oint
info
rmat
ive
and
educ
atio
nal a
ctio
ns w
ith o
ther
ap
prop
riate
org
anis
atio
ns w
ill h
elp
the
Cou
ncil
to a
chie
ve th
e fo
rmer
aim
. The
la
tter c
ould
be
achi
eved
by
mak
ing
resi
dent
s pa
y fo
r the
am
ount
of w
aste
they
pr
oduc
e an
d by
intro
duci
ng g
reat
er p
rodu
cer r
espo
nsib
ility
for t
he w
aste
aris
ing
from
thei
r ope
ratio
n, p
rodu
cts
and
serv
ices
.
Was
te p
lans
nee
d to
mak
e ad
equa
te a
nd ti
mel
y pr
ovis
ions
for a
ny n
ew fa
cilit
ies
whi
ch m
ay b
e ne
eded
, in
the
light
of w
aste
fore
cast
dat
a. I
ssue
s to
con
side
r in
the
iden
tific
atio
n of
site
s su
itabl
e fo
r new
faci
litie
s in
clud
e pl
anni
ng p
olic
y,
prev
ious
and
adj
acen
t lan
d us
es, s
ourc
es o
f aris
ings
and
loca
tion
and
acce
ssib
ility
in te
rms
of th
e pr
oxim
ity p
rinci
ple
and
envi
ronm
enta
l im
pact
s as
soci
ated
with
the
trans
port
of w
aste
and
trea
tmen
t/man
agem
ent a
ctiv
ities
pr
opos
ed.
Bes
t pra
ctic
e in
con
stru
ctio
n sh
ould
be
enco
urag
ed s
uch
as th
e C
onsi
dera
te
Con
stru
ctio
n S
chem
e an
d th
e B
RE
EA
M a
sses
smen
t to
min
imis
e co
nstru
ctio
n w
aste
at s
ourc
e. T
he la
tter o
bjec
tive
coul
d be
incl
uded
in th
e W
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D b
ut s
houl
d al
so b
e in
clud
ed in
oth
er p
arts
of t
he L
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Key
Issu
es
Plan
Impl
icat
ions
/ O
ppor
tuni
ties
Sour
ce
Cha
lleng
es o
f the
Lan
dfill
Allo
wan
ce T
radi
ng S
chem
e (L
ATS
)
With
out a
ste
p ch
ange
in w
aste
man
agem
ent a
ctiv
ities
it is
ex
pect
ed th
at th
e C
ounc
il w
ill be
exc
eed
LATS
allo
wan
ces
by
2006
/07,
afte
r whi
ch ti
me
it w
ill h
ave
to p
ay a
nnua
lly g
row
ing
fines
, or
buy
allo
wan
ces
from
oth
er c
ounc
ils u
ntil
2019
/20,
or c
onsi
der
othe
r les
s co
stly
alte
rnat
ives
(e.g
. inc
iner
atio
n). M
K e
xces
s B
MW
w
ill re
ach
75,9
26 to
nnes
in 2
020.
This
is a
key
prio
rity
area
whe
re th
e au
thor
ity n
eeds
to p
lan
for d
eliv
ery
of w
aste
m
anag
emen
t fac
ilitie
s w
hich
will
sec
ure
the
nece
ssar
y la
ndfil
l div
ersi
on a
nd
min
imis
e lo
ng h
aul o
f was
te to
oth
er lo
catio
ns.
Incr
ease
the
rang
e of
recy
clin
g fa
cilit
ies
so th
at th
ey c
an d
eal w
ith a
wid
er v
arie
ty
of w
aste
type
s an
d th
e fre
quen
cy o
f the
ir co
llect
ion.
Set
up
mor
e re
cycl
ing
faci
litie
s at
sui
tabl
e m
ultip
le o
ccup
atio
n si
tes.
Con
side
r opp
ortu
nitie
s fo
r a ra
nge
of w
aste
man
agem
ent t
echn
olog
ies
such
as
Mec
hani
cal B
iolo
gica
l Tre
atm
ent,
In-V
esse
l Com
post
ing
and
Adv
ance
d Th
erm
al
Trea
tmen
t
Pur
chas
e of
exc
ess
land
fill a
llow
ance
s fro
m o
ther
aut
horit
ies
wou
ld n
ot a
ddre
ss
the
prim
ary
issu
e of
redu
cing
dis
posa
l by
land
fill a
nd is
not
con
side
red
a su
stai
nabl
e or
cos
t-effe
ctiv
e op
tion.
Rec
onsi
der t
he C
ounc
il’s
curr
ent p
ositi
on to
war
ds c
onve
ntio
nal m
ass-
burn
in
cine
ratio
n, a
long
side
a re
view
of m
ore
adva
nced
tech
nolo
gies
.
Dra
ft M
WS
200
5 up
date
Reg
iona
l sel
f-suf
ficie
ncy
PP
S10
, ado
pted
in J
uly
2005
, req
uire
s th
at e
ach
regi
on s
houl
d pr
ovid
e fo
r fac
ilitie
s w
ith s
uffic
ient
cap
acity
to m
anag
e th
e qu
antit
y of
was
te e
xpec
ted
to n
eed
to b
e de
alt w
ith in
that
are
a fo
r at l
east
10
yea
rs. I
n so
me
case
s it
may
be
nece
ssar
y to
reco
gnis
e un
its
smal
ler t
han
regi
ons.
Pol
icie
s W
3 an
d W
4 fro
m D
RW
MS
200
4 al
so re
quire
net
sel
f-su
ffici
ency
and
som
e de
gree
of f
lexi
bilit
y, ta
king
into
acc
ount
the
prox
imity
prin
cipl
e an
d w
aste
impo
rt fro
m L
ondo
n.
Milt
on K
eyne
s is
a re
lativ
ely
smal
l are
a at
the
north
ern
tip o
f the
Sou
th E
ast
Reg
ion
and
rela
tivel
y di
stan
t fro
m th
e re
gion
’s k
ey d
evel
opm
ent h
ubs.
The
Sou
th
Eas
t Reg
ion
does
not
incl
ude
MK
C’s
nei
ghbo
urin
g co
untie
s of
Bed
ford
shire
and
N
orth
ampt
onsh
ire.
How
ever
, to
achi
eve
econ
omie
s an
d ef
ficie
ncie
s of
sca
le,
and/
or to
adh
ere
best
to th
e pr
oxim
ity p
rinci
ple
by re
duci
ng lo
ng d
ista
nce
trans
porta
tion
and
to u
se m
ore
envi
ronm
enta
lly s
ound
mod
es o
f tra
nspo
rt it
may
be
app
ropr
iate
to c
ombi
ne w
aste
man
agem
ent a
ctiv
ities
with
som
e ne
ighb
ourin
g lo
cal a
utho
ritie
s in
adj
acen
t reg
ions
.
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es
Plan
Impl
icat
ions
/ O
ppor
tuni
ties
Sour
ce
Rec
yclin
g an
d co
mpo
stin
g ra
tes
belo
w ta
rget
s
Was
te m
anag
emen
t rem
ains
a s
trong
are
a in
MK
C’s
env
ironm
enta
l se
rvic
es, a
s ju
dged
by
the
Aud
it C
omm
issi
on in
200
4/05
. How
ever
, m
inor
sho
rtcom
ings
wer
e re
cord
ed:
• The
per
cent
age
of h
ouse
hold
was
te re
cycl
ed d
ropp
ed fr
om
18.2
0% to
18.
10%
.
• The
per
cent
age
of h
ouse
hold
was
te c
ompo
sted
has
rise
n fro
m
5.80
% to
8.4
0%, y
et it
was
slig
htly
bel
ow th
e ta
rget
of 9
%.
In 2
004/
05 M
K C
ounc
il ha
d a
recy
clin
g an
d co
mpo
stin
g ra
te o
f 26
.5%
, whi
ch is
clo
se to
the
targ
eted
30%
for 2
005/
06. H
owev
er,
the
Cou
ncil
is u
nlik
ely
to m
eet t
he re
gion
al ta
rget
of 4
0% b
y 20
10.
Ens
ure
stea
dy p
rogr
ess
in im
prov
ing
the
recy
clin
g/co
mpo
stin
g sc
hem
e to
mee
t th
e ta
rget
s of
30%
of w
aste
recy
cled
or c
ompo
sted
by
2005
/06
and
32%
by
2007
/08,
and
com
e cl
oser
the
regi
onal
targ
et.
Org
anis
e pr
omot
iona
l cam
paig
ns to
kee
p th
ose
who
alre
ady
parti
cipa
te in
the
recy
clin
g/co
mpo
stin
g sc
hem
e m
otiv
ated
and
attr
act n
ew p
artic
ipan
ts.
Liai
se w
ith o
ther
was
te c
olle
ctio
n au
thor
ities
to a
chie
ve B
est P
ract
ice
and
mut
ual
deve
lopm
ent o
f new
app
roac
hes.
MKC
- C
orpo
rate
Pla
n 20
05-0
8, d
raft
MW
S 2
005
upda
te
Inad
equa
te c
omm
unity
recy
clin
g/co
mpo
stin
g ca
paci
ty
Ther
e ar
e th
ree
com
mun
ity re
cycl
ing
site
s (C
RS)
ope
rate
d un
der a
co
ntra
ct w
hich
runs
to 2
007.
The
site
s ar
e he
avily
use
d, a
nd a
t pe
ak ti
mes
que
ues
build
up
on th
e ap
proa
ch ro
ads.
All
thre
e si
tes
are
used
by
resi
dent
s fro
m o
utsi
de th
e M
K ar
ea. T
here
are
no
CR
Ss
in th
e so
uth/
sout
h ea
st o
f MK
.
The
four
th C
ounc
il si
te fo
r was
te m
anag
emen
t, th
e M
ater
ials
R
ecyc
ling
Faci
lity,
was
dam
aged
by
fire
in 2
005
and
need
s to
be
rede
velo
ped.
Ther
e ar
e no
loca
l com
post
ing
faci
litie
s ca
pabl
e of
han
dlin
g ki
tche
n w
aste
, whi
ch w
ould
mee
t the
requ
irem
ents
of t
he A
nim
al
Byp
rodu
cts
Reg
ulat
ions
.
The
new
con
tract
in 2
007
may
be
seen
as
an o
ppor
tuni
ty to
impr
ove
CR
S
serv
ices
and
to in
crea
se th
eir e
ffici
ency
and
cap
acity
as
requ
ired/
whe
re p
ossi
ble.
To in
crea
se c
omm
unity
recy
clin
g ca
paci
ty b
y ex
pand
ing
the
capa
city
of e
xist
ing
faci
litie
s th
roug
h re
deve
lopm
ent o
r ope
ratio
nal c
hang
es a
nd/o
r bui
ldin
g a
furth
er
faci
lity
in a
n ap
prop
riate
loca
tion
to m
eet l
ocal
dem
and.
To p
rovi
de a
com
post
ing
faci
lity
for k
itche
n w
aste
that
will
pro
duce
com
post
m
eetin
g th
e re
quire
men
ts o
f the
Ani
mal
By-
prod
ucts
Reg
ulat
ions
.
MK
C- C
orpo
rate
Pla
n 20
05-0
8, M
WS
200
2 up
date
, dra
ft M
WS
200
5 up
date
MIL
TON
KE
YNE
S C
OU
NC
IL: W
DPD
, MW
S SU
STA
INA
BIL
ITY
APP
RA
ISA
L A
ND
LT
P ST
RA
TEG
IC E
NV
IRO
NM
EN
TAL
ASS
ES
SM
EN
T
Com
bine
d Sc
opin
g R
epor
t
7-6
Key
Issu
es
Plan
Impl
icat
ions
/ O
ppor
tuni
ties
Sour
ce
Inte
grat
ion
of w
aste
man
agem
ent c
onsi
dera
tions
in d
esig
n of
ne
w d
evel
opm
ents
Milt
on K
eyne
s w
as d
esig
ned
arou
nd a
grid
road
sys
tem
with
wid
e an
d w
ell d
esig
ned
road
s, w
hich
ena
ble
larg
e co
llect
ion
vehi
cles
to
be u
sed
in m
ost o
f the
are
a. H
owev
er, n
ew d
evel
opm
ents
are
ex
pect
ed to
hav
e a
mor
e co
mpa
ct d
esig
n, w
hich
may
lim
it th
e m
ovem
ent o
f lar
ge v
ehic
les.
Des
igni
ng d
evel
opm
ents
to in
clud
e fa
cilit
ies
for s
tora
ge o
f was
te
and
recy
clab
les,
pro
visi
on o
f rec
yclin
g bo
xes
and
bags
, and
acc
ess
for r
efus
e co
llect
ion.
Thi
s is
sue
is o
f par
ticul
ar im
porta
nce
in
rela
tion
to a
ntic
ipat
ed fu
ture
hou
sing
pro
visi
on th
ough
dev
elop
men
t of
flat
s an
d ap
artm
ents
.
LDF
polic
y, if
nec
essa
ry v
ia S
PD, a
nd p
roce
ssin
g of
det
aile
d pl
anni
ng
appl
icat
ions
sho
uld
seek
to e
nsur
e th
at p
rovi
sion
is m
ade
with
in n
ew
deve
lopm
ent f
or w
aste
col
lect
ion/
stor
age
faci
litie
s th
at p
rovi
de fo
r and
enc
oura
ge
recy
clin
g.
Eva
luat
e al
tern
ativ
e co
llect
ion
met
hods
with
rega
rd to
acc
essi
bilit
y, e
ffici
ency
an
d op
portu
nitie
s to
min
imis
e en
viro
nmen
tal i
mpa
cts
from
refu
se c
olle
ctio
n ve
hicl
es, e
.g. u
se o
f alte
rnat
ive
fuel
s an
d te
chno
logi
es.
Dra
ft M
WS
200
5 up
date
, W
DP
D Is
sues
& O
ptio
ns
2005
Incr
easi
ng s
carc
ity o
f lan
dfill
spa
ce
MK
relie
s he
avily
on
disp
osal
of w
aste
to la
ndfil
l with
73.
2%
(83,
588
tonn
es) o
f hou
seho
ld w
aste
land
fille
d in
200
4/05
. The
pe
rcen
tage
dro
pped
from
76%
in 2
003/
04. H
owev
er, f
urth
er
prog
ress
nee
ds to
be
mad
e to
ach
ieve
the
targ
ets
of 7
0% in
20
05/0
6 an
d 68
% in
200
7/08
. Thi
s m
ay b
e ch
alle
ngin
g in
the
light
of
was
tes
fore
cast
to ra
pidl
y ris
e an
d de
velo
pmen
t of t
he b
orou
gh
as a
key
gro
wth
are
a.
Ther
e is
onl
y on
e la
ndfil
l, N
ewto
n Lo
ngvi
lle/B
letc
hley
, with
in th
e bo
unda
ry o
f MK
acc
eptin
g ho
useh
old
was
te. I
t has
a re
lativ
ely
larg
e ca
paci
ty w
ith a
life
unt
il ab
out 2
022.
How
ever
, it c
anno
t tak
e al
l hou
seho
ld w
aste
from
MK
. N
eith
er s
houl
d it
be re
lied
upon
as
disp
osal
to la
ndfil
l is
unsu
stai
nabl
e an
d in
con
flict
with
Eur
opea
n an
d na
tiona
l was
te p
olic
ies.
A k
ey is
sue
for t
he M
ilton
Key
nes
was
te s
trate
gy is
dev
elop
men
t of s
usta
inab
le
was
te m
anag
emen
t opt
ions
that
sup
port
EU a
nd U
K po
licy
for t
he d
iver
sion
of
was
te a
way
from
land
fill.
Pol
icie
s sh
ould
be
cons
ider
ed w
hich
can
redu
ce th
e am
ount
of w
aste
requ
iring
fin
al d
ispo
sal,
thro
ugh
educ
atio
n an
d en
cour
agem
ent o
f was
te m
inim
isat
ion
at
sour
ce a
nd in
crea
sing
(in
orde
r of p
riorit
y) th
e pr
opor
tion
of w
aste
reus
ed,
recy
cled
, mec
hani
cally
and
/or b
iolo
gica
lly p
roce
ssed
(to
reco
ver m
ater
ials
and
pr
oduc
e co
mpo
st, s
oil c
ondi
tione
r or i
nert
resi
due)
and
ther
mal
ly tr
eate
d (to
re
cove
r ene
rgy)
to a
ppro
ach
a ‘z
ero
was
te’ v
isio
n as
clo
se a
s po
ssib
le.
Thes
e po
licie
s ca
n fo
rm p
art o
f the
app
roac
h to
taki
ng th
e M
WS
forw
ard
and
need
to b
e em
bedd
ed in
the
Cou
ncil’
s co
rpor
ate
stra
tegy
, but
they
will
not
gen
eral
ly b
e ap
prop
riate
for i
nclu
sion
in th
e W
aste
DPD
sin
ce th
ey a
re n
ot la
nd u
se p
lann
ing
cons
ider
atio
ns.
Sin
ce a
sig
nific
ant p
erce
ntag
e of
was
te w
ill c
ontin
ue to
be
land
fille
d, it
is
nece
ssar
y to
ens
ure
that
ade
quat
e pr
ovis
ions
for w
aste
dis
posa
l by
this
rout
e in
th
e Bo
roug
h or
the
neig
hbou
ring
coun
ties
are
in p
lace
. The
exi
stin
g co
ntra
cts
with
land
fill o
pera
tors
mig
ht n
eed
to b
e re
vise
d ta
king
into
acc
ount
the
effe
cts
of
the
Land
fill D
irect
ive
in te
rms
of L
ATS
in p
artic
ular
.
MW
S 2
002
upda
te, d
raft
MW
S 20
05 u
pdat
e
MIL
TON
KE
YNE
S C
OU
NC
IL: W
DPD
, MW
S SU
STA
INA
BIL
ITY
APP
RA
ISA
L A
ND
LT
P ST
RA
TEG
IC E
NV
IRO
NM
EN
TAL
ASS
ES
SM
EN
T
Com
bine
d Sc
opin
g R
epor
t
7-7
Key
Issu
es
Plan
Impl
icat
ions
/ O
ppor
tuni
ties
Sour
ce
Site
iden
tific
atio
n fo
r was
te m
anag
emen
t fac
ilitie
s
Milt
on K
eyne
s C
ounc
il ow
ns o
nly
four
pie
ces
of la
nd a
lloca
ted
to
was
te m
anag
emen
t, na
mel
y th
e th
ree
recy
clin
g ce
ntre
s an
d th
e M
RF
site
. Th
ere
are
man
y is
sues
to c
onsi
der i
n id
entif
ying
new
si
tes
for p
rovi
sion
of a
ltern
ativ
e w
aste
man
agem
ent f
acilit
ies
to
land
fill,
parti
cula
rly h
igh
land
pric
es, c
ompa
tibilit
y of
loca
ting
faci
litie
s cl
ose
to s
ourc
e in
urb
an a
reas
ver
sus
trans
porta
tion
to
mor
e ru
ral s
ites,
the
lack
of b
row
nfie
ld s
ites
for r
edev
elop
men
t, th
e su
itabi
lity
of s
ites
iden
tifie
d fo
r ind
ustri
al la
nd u
se a
nd c
ompa
tibili
ty
with
exi
stin
g an
d pr
opos
ed n
eigh
bour
ing
land
use
s.
Alth
ough
sev
eral
add
ition
al w
aste
man
agem
ent f
acilit
ies
are
co-lo
cate
d w
ith th
e bo
roug
h’s
land
fill s
ites,
thes
e ar
e on
ly te
mpo
rary
(for
the
life
span
of t
he la
ndfil
ls)
and
new
site
s fo
r per
man
ent f
acilit
ies
urge
ntly
nee
d to
be
iden
tifie
d.
The
plan
s ne
ed to
add
ress
the
optio
ns fo
r tre
atm
ent o
f was
te a
risin
gs a
t or n
ear
sour
ce in
acc
orda
nce
with
the
prox
imity
prin
cipl
e. H
owev
er, i
f no
suita
ble
site
s ca
n be
iden
tifie
d w
ithin
the
boro
ugh
boun
dary
to s
uppo
rt th
e as
pira
tion
for s
elf-
suffi
cien
cy th
e co
unci
l will
nee
d to
ens
ure
that
ade
quat
e pr
ovis
ion
for w
aste
tre
atm
ent a
nd d
ispo
sal i
s ac
hiev
ed th
ough
col
labo
ratio
n w
ith n
eigh
bour
ing
auth
oriti
es to
del
iver
inte
grat
ed w
aste
man
agem
ent s
olut
ions
.
WD
PD
Issu
es &
Opt
ions
, 20
05
MIL
TON
KE
YNE
S C
OU
NC
IL: W
DPD
, MW
S SU
STA
INA
BIL
ITY
APP
RA
ISA
L A
ND
LT
P ST
RA
TEG
IC E
NV
IRO
NM
EN
TAL
ASS
ES
SM
EN
T
Com
bine
d Sc
opin
g R
epor
t
7-8
Tabl
e 7.
2 –
Dra
ft SA
Fra
mew
ork
for W
aste
Man
agem
ent P
lans
Key
to D
ata
Ava
ilabi
lity
for I
ndic
ator
s B
old
=
Know
n da
ta fo
r Milt
on K
eyne
s C
ounc
il Ita
lic =
K
now
n da
ta fo
r Sou
th E
ast R
egio
n U
nder
lined
= D
ata
for M
ilton
Key
nes
Cou
ncil
and
the
Sou
th E
ast R
egio
n cu
rrent
ly u
nkno
wn
No.
D
raft
SA O
bjec
tive
Dra
ft H
eadl
ine
Indi
cato
r Po
tent
ial D
etai
led
Indi
cato
rs
Targ
et
SEA
Top
ics
Soci
al
Nui
sanc
e co
mpl
aint
s re
latin
g to
was
te m
anag
emen
t ope
ratio
ns e
.g.
nois
e, v
erm
in, n
ight
ope
ratio
ns, d
ust,
odou
r N
o ta
rget
id
entif
ied
Num
ber o
f res
tore
d w
aste
site
s av
aila
ble
for p
ublic
spo
rt an
d re
crea
tion
No
targ
et
iden
tifie
d
1 To
impr
ove
the
heal
th a
nd w
ell-b
eing
of t
he
popu
latio
n an
d re
duce
ineq
ualit
ies
in h
ealth
N
umbe
r of n
uisa
nce
com
plai
nts
rela
ting
to w
aste
man
agem
ent
oper
atio
ns
Num
ber a
nd e
xten
t of e
nviro
nmen
tal e
duca
tion
or p
ublic
in
volv
emen
t pro
gram
mes
in o
pera
tion
(hom
e co
mpo
stin
g ca
mpa
ign,
nap
py w
aste
redu
ctio
n ca
mpa
ign,
recy
clin
g ca
nvas
sing
)
No
targ
et
iden
tifie
d
Hum
an
Hea
lth,
Pop
ulat
ion
Occ
urre
nce
of fl
y tip
ping
: New
BVP
I for
200
5/06
BVP
I 199
d: T
he p
erce
ntag
e of
rele
vant
land
and
hig
hway
s fr
om
whi
ch u
nacc
epta
ble
leve
ls o
f fly
tipp
ing
are
visi
ble
No
targ
et
iden
tifie
d
Aba
ndon
ed v
ehic
les
(EN
19)
.
New
BVP
Is fo
r 200
5/06
.
BVP
I 218
a: %
new
repo
rts
of a
band
oned
veh
icle
s in
vest
igat
ed
with
in 2
4 ho
urs
of n
otifi
catio
n
BVP
I 218
b: %
aba
ndon
ed v
ehic
les
rem
oved
with
in 2
4 ho
urs
from
the
poin
t at w
hich
the
Aut
horit
y is
lega
lly e
ntitl
ed to
re
trie
ve th
e ve
hicl
e.
No
targ
et
iden
tifie
d
2 To
redu
ce c
rime
and
the
fear
of c
rime
Qua
lity
of th
e lo
cal s
tree
t en
viro
nmen
t
Cle
aner
stre
ets
give
a p
erce
ptio
n of
a s
afer
nei
ghbo
urho
od
Illeg
al d
umpi
ng (n
on-d
omes
tic)
No
targ
et
iden
tifie
d
Hum
an
Hea
lth,
Pop
ulat
ion
MIL
TON
KE
YNE
S C
OU
NC
IL: W
DPD
, MW
S SU
STA
INA
BIL
ITY
APP
RA
ISA
L A
ND
LT
P ST
RA
TEG
IC E
NV
IRO
NM
EN
TAL
ASS
ES
SM
EN
T
Com
bine
d Sc
opin
g R
epor
t
7-9
No.
D
raft
SA O
bjec
tive
Dra
ft H
eadl
ine
Indi
cato
r Po
tent
ial D
etai
led
Indi
cato
rs
Targ
et
SEA
Top
ics
Leve
ls o
f litt
er /
detr
itus
– B
VPI 1
99a
To
impr
ove
on
2004
/05
perfo
rman
ce o
f 72
.2%
of s
treet
s m
eetin
g cl
eanl
ines
s st
anda
rds
A a
nd
B
Ann
ual c
osts
for r
emov
al o
f che
win
g gu
m
No
targ
et
iden
tifie
d
Use
r sat
isfa
ctio
n B
VP
I 89:
% p
opul
atio
n sa
tisfie
d w
ith c
lean
lines
s st
anda
rds
(rep
orte
d ev
ery
thre
e ye
ars,
03/
04, 0
6/07
) N
o ta
rget
id
entif
ied
3 To
redu
ce s
ocia
l exc
lusi
on a
nd im
prov
e eq
ualit
y of
op
portu
nity
am
ongs
t soc
ial g
roup
s N
o he
adlin
e in
dica
tor i
dent
ified
P
roxi
mity
of w
aste
man
agem
ent o
pera
tions
(esp
ecia
lly la
ndfil
l) to
lo
cally
dep
rived
are
as
No
targ
et
iden
tifie
d H
uman
H
ealth
, P
opul
atio
n
BVP
I 91:
Per
cent
age
of th
e po
pula
tion
resi
dent
in th
e au
thor
ity’s
are
a se
rved
by
a ke
rbsi
de c
olle
ctio
n of
recy
clab
les
To m
aint
ain
curr
ent s
ervi
ce
leve
ls o
f 100
%
Co-
loca
tion
of re
cycl
ing
faci
litie
s w
ith k
ey c
omm
unity
am
eniti
es, e
.g. s
uper
mar
kets
(rec
yclin
g ba
nks)
M
aint
ain
curre
nt
leve
l of s
ervi
ce
prov
isio
n,
expa
ndin
g in
re
spon
se to
de
man
d at
su
itabl
e lo
catio
ns
Spat
ial d
istr
ibut
ion
and
prov
isio
n of
civ
ic a
men
ity s
ites
/ co
mm
unity
recy
clin
g ce
ntre
s To
impr
ove
prov
isio
n in
the
sout
h an
d so
uth-
east
of t
he
Bor
ough
4 To
impr
ove
acce
ssib
ility
and
tran
spor
t lin
ks fr
om
resi
dent
ial a
reas
to k
ey s
ervi
ces
and
empl
oym
ent
area
s.
% o
f pop
ulat
ion
serv
ed b
y ke
rbsi
de re
cycl
ing
sche
mes
% o
f new
dev
elop
men
t inc
ludi
ng p
rovi
sion
for s
usta
inab
le w
aste
m
anag
emen
t (co
mpo
stin
g, re
cycl
ing
etc)
N
o ta
rget
id
entif
ied
Hum
an
heal
th,
popu
latio
n
Envi
ronm
enta
l
Pro
porti
on o
f ref
use
colle
ctio
n ve
hicl
e fle
et re
trofit
ted
with
aba
tem
ent
tech
nolo
gy o
r usi
ng a
ltern
ativ
e fu
el.
5 To
redu
ce a
ir po
llutio
n an
d en
sure
air
qual
ity
cont
inue
s to
impr
ove
Leve
ls o
f air
pollu
tant
s fro
m w
aste
m
anag
emen
t sou
rces
Ann
ual m
ileag
e of
the
was
te m
anag
emen
t fle
et in
clud
ing
refu
se
colle
ctio
n ve
hicl
es, s
treet
sw
eepe
rs e
tc.
Inte
grat
e re
porti
ng a
gain
st
thes
e in
dica
tors
in
to n
ew w
aste
m
anag
emen
t co
ntra
cts
Air
MIL
TON
KE
YNE
S C
OU
NC
IL: W
DPD
, MW
S SU
STA
INA
BIL
ITY
APP
RA
ISA
L A
ND
LT
P ST
RA
TEG
IC E
NV
IRO
NM
EN
TAL
ASS
ES
SM
EN
T
Com
bine
d Sc
opin
g R
epor
t
7-10
No.
D
raft
SA O
bjec
tive
Dra
ft H
eadl
ine
Indi
cato
r Po
tent
ial D
etai
led
Indi
cato
rs
Targ
et
SEA
Top
ics
6 To
redu
ce n
oise
pol
lutio
n
Noi
se le
vels
(See
Obj
ectiv
e 1)
O
ccur
renc
e of
noi
se n
uisa
nce
from
ser
vice
veh
icle
s an
d w
aste
m
anag
emen
t ope
ratio
ns, e
spec
ially
at n
ight
. N
o ta
rget
id
entif
ied
Noi
se
Mon
itor t
imin
g an
d du
ratio
n of
refu
se c
olle
ctio
n ro
unds
Effi
cien
cy o
f ref
use
colle
ctio
n ro
utes
in te
rms
of m
ileag
e
Inte
grat
e re
porti
ng a
gain
st
thes
e in
dica
tors
in
to n
ew w
aste
m
anag
emen
t co
ntra
cts
Use
of t
he p
roxi
mity
prin
cipl
e to
min
imis
e w
aste
km
for t
rans
fer /
im
port
/ exp
ort o
f was
te
No
targ
et
iden
tifie
d
Com
posi
tion
and
volu
me
of ro
ad
traffi
c
Min
imis
e qu
eues
at c
ivic
am
enity
site
s / c
omm
unity
recy
clin
g ce
ntre
s N
o ta
rget
id
entif
ied
7 To
redu
ce ro
ad tr
affic
and
con
gest
ion
Mod
al s
plit
Dat
a on
was
te tr
ansf
er b
y m
ode
(roa
d, ra
il, ri
ver)
N
o ta
rget
id
entif
ied
Air
% o
f was
te m
anag
emen
t fac
ilitie
s bu
ilt o
n pr
evio
usly
dev
elop
ed la
nd
No
targ
et
iden
tifie
d 8
To im
prov
e ef
ficie
ncy
in la
nd u
se th
roug
h th
e re
-use
of
pre
viou
sly
deve
lope
d la
nd a
nd e
xist
ing
build
ings
. %
of w
aste
man
agem
ent f
acili
ties
built
on
prev
ious
ly d
evel
oped
land
% o
f for
mer
was
te m
anag
emen
t site
s de
velo
ped
or re
used
for
alte
rnat
ive
use
No
targ
et
iden
tifie
d
Cul
tura
l he
ritag
e an
d la
ndsc
ape
Hou
seho
ld a
nd a
men
ity w
aste
gen
erat
ed p
er y
ear (
tonn
es)
(ove
rall
mun
icip
al w
aste
aris
ings
)
No
targ
et
iden
tifie
d
Kg
of h
ouse
hold
was
te c
olle
cted
per
hea
d (B
VPI 8
4a)
No
targ
et
iden
tifie
d
% re
cycl
ed (B
VPI 8
2a i)
30
% b
y 20
05/0
6
32%
by
2007
/08
% c
ompo
sted
(BVP
I 82b
i)
11%
by
2005
/06
9 To
redu
ce w
aste
aris
ings
and
incr
ease
reus
e,
reco
very
and
recy
clin
g.
% o
f mun
icip
al w
aste
gen
erat
ed
disp
osed
of t
o la
ndfil
l
% la
ndfil
led
(BVP
I 82d
i)
66,0
28 to
nnes
- by
200
5/06
,
44,7
53 to
nnes
- by
201
0
Soi
l, W
ater
MIL
TON
KE
YNE
S C
OU
NC
IL: W
DPD
, MW
S SU
STA
INA
BIL
ITY
APP
RA
ISA
L A
ND
LT
P ST
RA
TEG
IC E
NV
IRO
NM
EN
TAL
ASS
ES
SM
EN
T
Com
bine
d Sc
opin
g R
epor
t
7-11
No.
D
raft
SA O
bjec
tive
Dra
ft H
eadl
ine
Indi
cato
r Po
tent
ial D
etai
led
Indi
cato
rs
Targ
et
SEA
Top
ics
Am
ount
of b
iode
grad
able
mun
icip
al w
aste
sen
t to
land
fill
(tonn
es o
r % o
f tot
al)
Nat
iona
l Was
te
Stra
tegy
200
ta
rget
s:
75%
of 1
995
tota
ls b
y 20
10
50%
of 1
995
tota
ls b
y 20
13
35%
of 1
995
tota
ls b
y 20
20
Hou
seho
ld w
aste
col
lect
ion
(cos
t) –
(BVP
I 86)
N
o ta
rget
id
entif
ied
Mun
icip
al w
aste
dic
posa
l cos
ts (B
VPI 8
7)
No
targ
et
iden
tifie
d
% o
f pop
ulat
ion
with
ker
bsid
e co
llect
ion
of re
cycl
able
s (B
VPI
91)
No
targ
et
iden
tifie
d
Vol
ume
of w
aste
(ton
nes)
impo
rted
/ exp
orte
d fo
r tre
atm
ent
No
targ
et
iden
tifie
d
Des
tinat
ion
and
met
hod
of d
ispo
sal f
or e
xpor
ted
was
te
No
targ
et
iden
tifie
d
Use
r sat
isfa
ctio
n B
VP
I 90:
% o
f pop
ulat
ion
expr
essi
ng s
atis
fact
ion
with
recy
clin
g fa
cilit
ies,
hou
seho
ld w
aste
col
lect
ion
and
civi
c am
enity
si
tes
(rep
orte
d ev
ery
thre
e ye
ars,
03/
04, 0
6/07
)
No
targ
et
iden
tifie
d
Com
mer
cial
and
indu
stria
l was
te g
ener
ated
per
yea
r as
prop
ortio
n of
to
tal w
aste
aris
ings
N
o ta
rget
id
entif
ied
Con
stru
ctio
n an
d de
mol
ition
was
te g
ener
ated
per
yea
r as
prop
ortio
n of
tota
l was
te a
risin
gs
No
targ
et
iden
tifie
d
Per
cent
age
of c
onst
ruct
ion
and
dem
oliti
on w
aste
recy
cled
D
RW
S p
ropo
sed
targ
ets:
50%
in
2010
and
201
5;
60%
in 2
020
and
2025
Min
e an
d qu
arry
was
te g
ener
ated
per
yea
r as
prop
ortio
n of
tota
l w
aste
aris
ings
N
o ta
rget
id
entif
ied
% o
f tot
al w
aste
aris
ings
ge
nera
ted
from
indu
stria
l, co
mm
erci
al, c
onst
ruct
ion
and
dem
oliti
on w
aste
stre
ams
Agr
icul
tura
l was
te g
ener
ated
per
yea
r as
prop
ortio
n of
tota
l was
te
aris
ings
N
o ta
rget
id
entif
ied
MIL
TON
KE
YNE
S C
OU
NC
IL: W
DPD
, MW
S SU
STA
INA
BIL
ITY
APP
RA
ISA
L A
ND
LT
P ST
RA
TEG
IC E
NV
IRO
NM
EN
TAL
ASS
ES
SM
EN
T
Com
bine
d Sc
opin
g R
epor
t
7-12
No.
D
raft
SA O
bjec
tive
Dra
ft H
eadl
ine
Indi
cato
r Po
tent
ial D
etai
led
Indi
cato
rs
Targ
et
SEA
Top
ics
Haz
ardo
us w
aste
s ge
nera
ted
per y
ear a
s pr
opor
tion
of to
tal w
aste
ar
isin
gs
No
targ
et
iden
tifie
d
Pro
porti
on o
f was
te fr
om n
on-d
omes
tic s
ourc
es th
at is
reco
vere
d,
reus
ed, r
ecyc
led
or d
ispo
sed
of to
land
fill
No
targ
et
iden
tifie
d
% o
f new
dev
elop
men
ts fo
r whi
ch c
onst
ruct
ion
was
te m
anag
emen
t pl
ans
have
bee
n pr
epar
ed.
No
targ
et
iden
tifie
d
Ade
quac
y of
cur
rent
cap
acity
of o
pera
tions
to c
olle
ct a
nd tr
eat
the
boro
ugh’
s w
aste
N
o ta
rget
id
entif
ied
Pred
icte
d gr
owth
of w
aste
aris
ings
and
ass
ocia
ted
capa
city
re
quire
men
ts
No
targ
et
iden
tifie
d
Cap
acity
of w
aste
man
agem
ent
oper
atio
ns
Opt
ions
for p
oolin
g of
was
te m
anag
emen
t ope
ratio
ns w
ith a
djac
ent
boro
ughs
and
regi
ons
No
targ
et
iden
tifie
d
Dat
a on
col
lect
ion
and
disp
osal
of e
nd o
f life
veh
icle
s (E
LV)
No
targ
et
iden
tifie
d
Man
agem
ent o
f was
tes
cont
rolle
d by
EC
Dire
ctiv
es
Dat
a on
col
lect
ion
and
disp
osal
of w
aste
ele
ctric
al a
nd e
lect
roni
c eq
uipm
ent (
WE
EE
) N
o ta
rget
id
entif
ied
Inst
alla
tion
of in
terc
epto
rs a
t civ
ic a
men
ity s
ites
/ com
mun
ity
recy
clin
g ce
ntre
s N
o ta
rget
id
entif
ied
Man
agem
ent o
f lea
chat
e fro
m la
ndfil
l N
o ta
rget
id
entif
ied
Dat
a on
pro
secu
tions
/ po
lluta
nt in
cide
nts
to w
ater
reso
urce
s in
volv
ing
was
te fa
cilit
ies
No
targ
et
iden
tifie
d
Abs
tract
ion
of a
nd d
isch
arge
to w
ater
ass
ocia
ted
with
was
te
man
agem
ent o
pera
tions
N
o ta
rget
id
entif
ied
No.
and
loca
tion
of w
aste
faci
litie
s w
ithin
gro
undw
ater
pr
otec
tion
zone
s N
o ta
rget
id
entif
ied
10
To p
rote
ct lo
cal w
ater
reso
urce
s an
d im
prov
e th
e qu
ality
of s
urfa
ce a
nd g
roun
d w
ater
N
o. a
nd s
igni
fican
ce o
f pol
lutio
n in
cide
nts
to w
ater
from
was
te
man
agem
ent o
pera
tions
BV
PI 2
17 (i
ntro
duce
d 20
05/0
6): %
of p
ollu
tion
cont
rol i
mpr
ovem
ents
to
exi
stin
g in
stal
latio
ns c
ompl
eted
on
time
No
targ
et
iden
tifie
d
Wat
er, s
oil
11
To re
duce
the
risk
of fl
oodi
ng
No
head
line
indi
cato
r ide
ntifi
ed
No.
of W
M p
ropo
sals
with
in 1
km o
f flo
od z
one
No
targ
et
iden
tifie
d W
ater
, soi
l
Mon
itorin
g em
issi
ons
from
was
te m
anag
emen
t ope
ratio
ns: c
olle
ctio
n an
d tra
nspo
rt of
was
te, l
andf
ill, c
ompo
stin
g et
c.
No
targ
et
iden
tifie
d 12
To
add
ress
the
caus
es o
f clim
ate
chan
ge th
roug
h re
duci
ng e
mis
sion
s of
gre
enho
use
gase
s.
Em
issi
ons
of g
reen
hous
e ga
ses
Am
ount
of w
oodl
and
affe
cted
or c
reat
ed b
y w
aste
dev
elop
men
t N
o ta
rget
id
entif
ied
Clim
atic
fa
ctor
s
MIL
TON
KE
YNE
S C
OU
NC
IL: W
DPD
, MW
S SU
STA
INA
BIL
ITY
APP
RA
ISA
L A
ND
LT
P ST
RA
TEG
IC E
NV
IRO
NM
EN
TAL
ASS
ES
SM
EN
T
Com
bine
d Sc
opin
g R
epor
t
7-13
No.
D
raft
SA O
bjec
tive
Dra
ft H
eadl
ine
Indi
cato
r Po
tent
ial D
etai
led
Indi
cato
rs
Targ
et
SEA
Top
ics
Gen
erat
ion
and
use
of a
ltern
ativ
e fu
els
thro
ugh
was
te m
anag
emen
t pr
oces
ses,
e.g
. ref
use
deriv
ed fu
el
No
targ
et
iden
tifie
d 13
To
incr
ease
ene
rgy
effic
ienc
y an
d us
e of
rene
wab
le
ener
gy s
ourc
es
Am
ount
of e
nerg
y ge
nera
ted
from
w
aste
No.
of l
andf
ill s
ites
equi
pped
with
gas
reco
very
faci
litie
s
(Als
o re
leva
nt to
Obj
ectiv
e 12
) N
o ta
rget
id
entif
ied
Clim
atic
fa
ctor
s
Use
of l
andf
ill ta
x cr
edits
for w
ildlif
e co
nser
vatio
n pr
ojec
ts in
the
boro
ugh
No
targ
et
iden
tifie
d
% o
f for
mer
land
fill r
etur
ned
to b
iodi
vers
ity h
abita
t N
o ta
rget
id
entif
ied
Type
, are
a an
d co
nditi
on o
f des
igna
ted
site
s af
fect
ed b
y tra
nspo
rt an
d w
aste
man
agem
ent d
evel
opm
ent p
ropo
sals
N
o ta
rget
id
entif
ied
Are
a an
d co
nditi
on o
f loc
al p
riorit
y ha
bita
ts a
ffect
ed b
y tra
nspo
rt an
d w
aste
man
agem
ent d
evel
opm
ent p
ropo
sals
N
o ta
rget
id
entif
ied
14
To p
rote
ct a
nd e
nhan
ce b
iodi
vers
ity a
nd im
porta
nt
wild
life
habi
tats
U
se o
f lan
dfill
tax
cred
its fo
r w
ildlif
e co
nser
vatio
n pr
ojec
ts in
the
boro
ugh
Dat
a on
pro
secu
tions
or c
ompl
aint
s re
latin
g to
was
te fa
cilit
ies
and
prot
ecte
d / l
ocal
ly im
port
ant h
abita
ts /
spec
ies
No
targ
et
iden
tifie
d
Bio
dive
rsity
, Fl
ora
and
faun
a
No.
of h
erita
ge a
sset
s w
ithin
1km
of w
aste
man
agem
ent f
acili
ties.
N
o ta
rget
id
entif
ied
15
To p
rote
ct, e
nhan
ce a
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Table 7.3 – SA Compatibility Assessment for Waste Management Plans SA Objectives
WDPD & MWS Objectives 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
1 To deliver sustainable development through driving waste management up the waste hierarchy ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
2 To implement and be consistent with the National Waste Strategy, the Regional Waste Management Strategy and the Milton Keynes Municipal Waste Strategy
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
3 To ensure waste is disposed of as near as possible to its source in line with the Proximity Principle and net self-sufficiency ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
4 To provide sufficient sites for waste management facilities of the right type, in the right place for the right time ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
5 To minimise the adverse effects of waste recovery, disposal and transportation on the quality of life of nearby residents, avoiding risks to human health
? ? ? ? ?
6 To protect and to minimise the adverse effects of recovery, disposal and transportation of waste on environmental resources and balance these against the need for development
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
7 To ensure the layout and design of new development supports sustainable waste management ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
1 Establish a Zero Waste Strategy to develop a climate for continual improvement in waste management ? ? ?
2 Adoption of a 'No Incineration' policy ? ? X ? X ? ?3 Compliance with the Council's adoption of the waste hierarchy to
reduce, reuse and recycle before applying treatment processes for further reduction and stabilisation of wastes prior to landfill
? ? ? ? ? ? ?
4 Reduction in the hazardousness of waste ? ?5 To undertake waste management operations in accordance with the
principles of overall good environmental practice and sustainability ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?6 To strive for self-sufficiency in disposing of the borough's waste ? ? ? ?7 To adopt the principle of integrated waste management to achieve the
greatest environmental benefit ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?8 To deliver best value through securing economic, efficient and effective
services and sources of external funding as appropriate ? ? ? ? ? ? ?9 To adopt a flexible approach towards continual development of the
strategy ? ? ? ?10 To co-operate and form partnerships with other local councils and
organisations (as appropriate) to increase the effectiveness of the strategy
? ? ? ?
11 To educate, raise awareness and exert influence as necessary to increase the effectiveness of the strategy ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Broadly compatible X Potential conflict Not relevant ? Dependent on nature of implementation measures
SA Objectives
Social1 To improve the health and well-being of the population and reduce inequalities in health 11 To reduce the risk of flooding2 To reduce crime and the fear of crime 12 To address the causes of climate change through reducing emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG).3 To reduce social exclusion and improve equality of opportunity amongst social groups 13 To increase energy efficiency and use of renewable energy sources4 To improve accessibility and transport links from residential areas to key services and employment areas. 14 To protect and enhance biodiversity and important wildlife habitatsEnvironmental 15 To protect, enhance and make accessible heritage assets and their settings 5 To reduce air pollution and ensure air quality continues to improve 16 To protect, manage and restore soil resources 6 To reduce noise pollution 17 To promote the protection and enhancement of the countryside and landscape character7 To reduce road traffic and congestion Economic8 To improve efficiency in land use through the re-use of previously developed land and existing buildings 18 To improve the vitality of towns and local centres and encourage urban renaissance9 To reduce waste arisings and increase reuse, recovery and recycling. 19 To maintain a strong local economy10 To protect local water resources and improve the quality of surface and ground water 20 To maintain high and stable levels of employment
Municipal Waste Strategy
Waste Development Plan Document
Social EconomicEnvironmental
7.11 Table 7.3 provides an initial compatibility matrix to identify to what extent the waste plans’ objectives are compatible with the proposed SA objectives detailed in Table 7.2 above, and vice versa.
7.12 Table 7.3 shows that, in general, the WDPD has more overall compatibility with the SA objectives than the MWS. This in part due to the process and output focused nature of several of the MWS objectives (MWS objectives 9, 10 and 11 in particular). Most of the MWS objectives are more general, and thus their effects will be largely dependent on the nature of specific implementation measures.
7.13 No WDPD objective was found to be potentially incompatible with any of the SA objectives. Five of the WDPD objectives (1, 4, 5, 6 and 7) show broad compatibility with three or more of the SA objectives, with WDPD objective 5 showing the highest overall compatibility and WDPD objective 2 showing the lowest. Broad compatibility was generally less apparent in relation to the environmental SA objectives, and most apparent with the social SA objectives. This is to be expected, as many of the environmental effects are dependent on specific technical and/or locational aspects
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of the implementation measures. This was most apparent for SA environmental objectives 8 (land use), 13 (energy), 14 (biodiversity) and 15 (heritage assets), where it was not possible to determine any broad compatibility or potential incompatibility with any of the WDPD objectives. Not surprisingly, SA objective 9 (waste) showed the highest level of broad compatibility across the WDPD objectives.
7.14 Broad compatibility with the SA objectives was generally lower across all of the MWS objectives, most particularly for MWS objectives 8, 9, 10 and 11, with 13 of the SA objectives showing no broad compatibility or potential incompatibility with any of the MWS objectives. However, as noted above, this has more to do with the nature and wording of the MWS objectives, and the implication this has for determining broad-brush compatibility, than the set of potential outcomes.
7.15 Only three of the MWS objectives (2, 4 and 7) were shown to be broadly compatible with two or more of the SA objectives. As with the WDPD assessment, SA objective 9 (waste) showed the highest level of compatibility with MWS objectives, with the notable exception of MWS objective 2 (‘no incineration’), which was also shown to pose a potential conflict with SA objective 13 (energy). Clearly, this MWS objective precludes the energy recovery option, which creates the potential incompatibility with SA objective 9. Current government policy categorises waste incineration as a renewable energy source, and thus MWS objective 2 precludes the possible harnessing of energy from this source. However, overall MWS objective 2 showed the highest compatibility with the SA objectives. As with the WDPD assessment, SA objective 15 (heritage assets) showed the lowest level of relevance to the MWS objectives, although apparent relevance was also found to be low for several other SA objectives, notably SA objectives 6 (noise), 7 (congestion) and 8 (land use).
7.16 Overall, the initial compatibility assessment has served to usefully highlight the key differences between the two waste plans in terms of determining sustainability effects, most notably the greater spatial focus of the WDPD allows certain key assumptions to be made with some reasonable degree of certainty which can be used to underpin the assessment of the more locationally-dependent environmental effects. The more general nature of the MWS objectives makes such assumptions more difficult. The insight that this initial assessment provides is likely to be important in the following more detailed stages of the appraisals.
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REMAINING STAGES OF THE SA
Introduction
7.17 The following paragraphs describe how the remaining stages of the SA will be carried out and the format that will be used in producing the final SA Report.
7.18 As outlined in paragraph 1.17 above, the SA process detailed in the ODPM’s guidance covers five stages, A to E. This Scoping Report has covered Stage A by:
♦ Identifying and reviewing other relevant policies, plans and programmes, and sustainability objectives that will affect or influence the WDPD and MWS;
♦ Collecting relevant social, environmental and economic baseline information; ♦ Identifying key sustainability issues for the SA to address; ♦ Developing the SA framework; ♦ Testing the WDPD and MWS objectives against the SA objectives; ♦ Providing the basis for consultation on the scope of the SA.
7.19 Table 7.4 shows the remaining steps involved in the SA of the WDPD and MWS, based on the ODPM’s draft guidance. According to the latest advice contained in the ODPM’s Interim Advice Note on SA of April 2005, it is understood that in the final guidance Stages B and C will be combined, and the requirement to produce an Initial Sustainability Report (not shown in Table 7.4) will be removed.
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Table 7.4 – Remaining Stages of the SA
Stage B – Developing and refining options (if necessary)
Carry out appraisal of the plan options and make recommendations for improvement
Stage C – Appraising the effects of the WDPD and MWS
• Predict the effects and carry out detailed assessment of the effects of the WDPD and MWS
• Propose measures to maximise beneficial effects and mitigate adverse effects
• Develop proposals for monitoring
• Prepare the final SA Report of the WDPD and MWS
Stage D – Consultation on the SA Report and WDPD and MWS
• Consult on the final SA Report along with the WDPD and MWS
• Carry out, where necessary, appraisal of any significant changes made as a result of representations
• Inform consultees that the WDPD and MWS have been adopted
• Issue statement summarising information on how the SA results and consultees’ opinions were taken into account, reasons for choice of options, and proposals for monitoring, including in relation to any recommended changes
• Make WDPD, MWS and SA Report available for public viewing
Stage E – Monitoring implementation of the WDPD and MWS
• Monitor significant effects of the WDPD and MWS to identify at an early stage any unforeseen adverse effects
• Undertake appropriate remedial action where necessary
Assessment of Effects
Predicting effects
7.20 This task will comprise systematic prediction of changes to the sustainability baseline arising from implementation of the WDPD and MWS. These can be compared both with each other and with the ‘do nothing’ or ‘business as usual’ scenario. As required by the SEA Directive, predicted effects will be fully characterised in terms of their magnitude, the time period over which they occur, whether they are permanent or temporary, positive or negative, probable or improbable, frequent or rare, and whether there are cumulative and/or synergistic effects.
7.21 Ideally, the effects of the evolving plans should be predicted and assessed during the plan-making process to ensure that the final plan is as sustainable as possible.
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Evaluating effects
7.22 Assessing the significance of predicted sustainability effects is essentially a matter of judgement. Judgements of significance should be systematically documented, in terms of the particular characteristics of the effect which are deemed to make it significant and whether and what uncertainty and assumptions are associated with the judgement. The assessment of significance should also include information on how the effect may be avoided or its severity reduced, in the case of adverse effects, or enhanced in the case of beneficial effects.
7.23 When carrying out this evaluation, the following will be considered for each proposal or option contained within the WDPD and MWS, in line with the ODPM’s draft guidance:
♦ What exactly is proposed? ♦ Will the option, policy or proposal have a likely significant adverse effect in
relation to each of the SA objectives or targets from Stage A? ♦ If so, can the effect be avoided or can the severity be reduced? ♦ If not, can the option be changed or eliminated? ♦ If the effect cannot be avoided, can the alternative be changed or eliminated? ♦ If its effect is uncertain, or depends on how the plan is implemented, how can the
uncertainty be reduced?
Methodologies for assessing effects
7.24 Table 7.5 below, based on Annex 8 of the ODPM’s draft guidance, provides a useful summary of the range of techniques that can be used in the prediction and assessment of effects. In addition to expert judgement, causal chain/network analysis can prove especially useful in the prediction of cumulative, indirect and synergistic effects. GIS is useful in assessing the spatial/distributional characteristics of certain types of effect.
Table 7.5 – Prediction and Assessment Techniques for SA
Technique Prediction Assessment
Expert judgement ✓ ✓
Public participation ✓
Quality of Life Capital ✓
Geographical information systems (GIS) ✓ ✓
Network analysis ✓
Modelling ✓
Scenario/sensitivity analysis ✓
Multi-criteria analysis ✓
Carrying capacity, ecological footprints ✓
Compatibility assessment ✓
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7.25 It will be important to provide some realistic indication of the accuracy of predictions, but particularly in cases where predictions are close to expected thresholds, or are the result of cumulative, synergistic or indirect effects. The network analysis techniques mentioned above could be used to identify which effects will fall into this category.
Mitigation
7.26 For significant sustainability effects predicted to arise from implementation of the WDPD and MWS, recommendations will be proposed in the SA Report for mitigation measures to prevent, reduce or offset adverse effects, and enhance positive effects.
Monitoring
7.27 A framework for monitoring on-going sustainability effects arising from the WDPD and MWS as they are implemented will be proposed in the SA Report, providing methods by which the sustainability performance of the WDPD and MWS can be recorded. The monitoring framework will be clearly linked to the objectives and indicators developed for the SA framework.
SA Report
7.28 The SA Report incorporates the SEA Environmental Report, as required by the SEA Directive.
7.29 Table 7.6 below presents the proposed structure and level of detail for the SA Report, taken from Annex 7 of the ODPM’s draft guidance. The SA Report will show that the Directive’s requirements in relation to the Environmental Report have been met through clearly sign-posting in the SA report the distinct information required by the Directive.
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Table 7.6 - SA Report Structure
Structure of report Information to include
Components making up the environmental report
• Table sign-posting the components of the SA Report which make up the Environmental Report for the purposes of the SEA Directive
1 Summary and outcomes • Non-technical summary
• Statement on the difference the process has made
• How to comment on the report
2 Appraisal Methodology • Approach adopted to the SA
• When the SA was carried out
• Who carried out the SA
• Who was consulted, when and how
3 Background • Purpose of the SA and the SA Report
• Plan objectives and outline of contents
• Compliance with the SEA Directive/Regulations
4 Sustainability objectives, baseline and context
• Links to other strategies, plans and programme and sustainability objectives
• Description of the social, environmental and economic baseline characteristics and the predicted future baseline
• Difficulties in collecting data and limitations of the data
• The SA framework, including objectives, targets and indicators
• Main social, environmental and economic issues and problems identified
5 Plan issues and options • Main strategic options consider and how they were identified
• Comparison of the social, environmental and economic effects of the options
• How social, environmental and economic issues were considered in choosing the preferred options
• Other options considered, and why these were rejected
• Proposed mitigation measures
6 Plan policies • Significant social, environmental and economic effects of the preferred policies
• How social, environmental and economic problems were considered in developing the policies
• Proposed mitigation measures
• Uncertainties and risks
7 Implementation • Links to other tiers of plans and programmes and the project level (environmental impact assessment, design guidance, etc)
• Proposals for monitoring
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8. LOCAL TRANSPORT PLAN 8.1 This section of the report expands relevant aspects of the combined work undertaken
in Part A to address key sustainability issues, implications and opportunities specific to the Milton Keynes LTP2 with a view to developing a refined SEA Framework. This refined SEA Framework is a key component in completing the SEA of the LTP2 by synthesising the baseline information and environmental sustainability issues into a systematic and easily understood tool that allows the prediction and assessment of effects arising from the implementation of the LTP2.
8.2 An assessment checking the compatibility of the LTP2 objectives with the objectives set out in the SEA Framework has been carried out and an assessment of the LTP2 strategic alternatives against the SEA objectives also undertaken.
BACKGROUND
8.3 As discussed in Section 2, the LTP2 will address a suite of shared priorities, each of which are described below together with a note regarding their context for this appraisal.
Accessibility
8.4 Access to places of work, education, health care, shopping, leisure, exercise and other opportunities can significantly impact people’s quality of life and their life choices. The measures used to improve accessibility aim to encourage participation and retention in education, reduce inequalities in health, and help people move from welfare into work.
8.5 Accessibility is a key component of the DfT’s Public Service Agreement target “to secure improvements to the accessibility, punctuality and reliability of local public transport (bus and light rail), with an increase in use of more than 12% by 2010 compared with 2000 levels”. Improved accessibility will make a valuable contribution to national objectives and targets in other sectors such as health and education.
8.6 Local authorities can improve the accessibility to jobs and services, particularly for people from disadvantaged groups and areas, through the planning, delivery and management of public transport, roads, cyclepaths and footway networks.
Congestion
8.7 Local Authorities are expected to consider how best to manage their road networks to make the most efficient use of existing resources. Where congestion is not a major current or emerging issue, detailed proposals in LTPs for tackling or preventing congestion are not required.
8.8 Congestion might not be the key issue for every authority, but if effective action was not taken nationally, the upward trend would remain. Measures to deal with congestion are at the heart of the Government’s transport strategy. Together with the new network management duty on local authorities imposed by the Traffic
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Management Act 2004, the measures used to tackle congestion aim to deliver more free-flowing local roads and associated economic and quality of life benefits.
8.9 In July 2005 the Government announced two new congestion targets: to make journeys more reliable on the strategic road network by 2007/08; and that by 2010/11, the ten largest urban areas will meet the congestion targets set in their LTP relating to movement on main roads into city centres. Figures will be made available in future Annual and Autumn Performance Reports to be published by the DfT13. In the meantime the Government is committed to tackle congestion by implementing the Ten Year Plan to reduce congestion to 2000 levels by 2010. These reflect the local targets that local authorities develop for their LTP2s.
Road Safety
8.10 Road safety is a key parameter in local liveability, particularly in disadvantaged communities where children and older people are more likely to become road accident victims. Road accidents cause immense human suffering. Every year, around 3,500 people are killed on Britain's roads and 40,000 are seriously injured. In total, there are over 300,000 road casualties, in nearly 240,000 accidents, and about fifteen times that number of non-injury incidents. This represents a serious economic burden; the direct cost of road accidents involving deaths or injuries is thought to be in the region of £3 billion a year.
8.11 Targets for casualty reduction are set in the national Road Safety Strategy, Tomorrow’s Roads – Safer for Everyone. It sets 2010 targets for casualty reductions, compared to the 1994-98 average of people and children killed or seriously injured (50% and 40% reduction respectively) and in the slight casualty rate, expressed as the number of people slightly injured per 100 million vehicle kilometres (10% reduction).
8.12 These national targets are intended to inform the local strategies and targets which will reflect the local situation. The significantly higher incidences of casualties in disadvantaged areas also need to be addressed.
8.13 The council has produced a road safety strategy to address issues such as child road safety, urban and rural areas, speed management, and motorcycle safety and training.
Air Quality
8.14 Air pollution can have serious effects on people's health, increasing hospital admissions and contributing to premature death. The air quality strategies for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland set health based objectives for nine air pollutants and two for the protection of ecosystems. The council has a duty to assess air quality if objectives are unlikely to be met by their due date, they must declare Air Quality Management Areas (AQMAs) and prepare action plans to meet these objectives.
8.15 Road transport is the dominant source of air pollution in urban areas. Road traffic accounts for over half of the total emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and fine
13 Spending Review 2004 PSA Targets, updated July 2005, Department for Transport.
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particles (PM10). Over 120 local authorities have designated AQMAs, the majority of which (95%) are primarily transport related. Where transport is the primary factor for an objective not being met, local authorities should integrate their air quality action plans into the LTP2.
Quality of Life Issues
8.16 The Quality of Life priority comprises a range of different issues related to transport.
Quality of Public Spaces and Better Streetscapes
8.17 Authorities can help achieve this key priority through proper design and maintenance of streets and highways, traffic management measures, encouragement of walking, riding and cycling, and sympathetic use and maintenance of street furniture, trees and greenery, lighting and signage.
Landscape and Biodiversity
8.18 Policies and schemes should mitigate adverse effects on landscape and biodiversity, and where possible, take opportunities to ensure transport measures actually improve landscape quality and enhance biodiversity.
Community Safety, Personal Security and Crime
8.19 LTP2s should address tackling crime and fear of crime as this would increase public transport patronage, especially during the night.
Healthy Communities
8.20 LTP2s should have policies and schemes that limit or mitigate the adverse effects of transport on health and maximise the positive contribution that they can make.
Sustainable and Prosperous Communities
8.21 LTP2s can contribute significantly in helping create vibrant and prosperous urban areas by improving the street environment, improving access from deprived communities to jobs, education, training, and other key services, improving road safety, and supporting economic growth.
Noise
8.22 LTP2s should consider how their policies and proposals could reduce existing sources of noise problem and minimise any adverse noise impacts of new proposals.
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gases
8.23 LTP2s should take account of the UK's carbon dioxide (CO2) targets and should complement the wider aims of Local Agenda 21.
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KEY SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES
8.24 Table 8.1 below provides a more detailed account of transport related sustainability issues together with the implications and opportunities for the LTP2. This has been based on a review of the provisional LTP2. In addition, Table 8.1 also shows the relationship between the issues identified and the SEA objectives in the refined SEA Framework.
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road
net
wor
k w
ithin
resi
dent
ial
neig
hbou
rhoo
ds d
oes
not m
ake
it ea
sy to
be
pene
trabl
e by
bus
, due
to th
e gr
id s
quar
e la
yout
. Thi
s, a
long
with
th
e lo
w-d
ensi
ty n
atur
e of
the
resi
dent
ial a
reas
, mea
ns
that
cur
rent
ly m
ost b
us s
tops
are
loca
ted
on m
ain
road
s,
too
far f
rom
peo
ple’
s ho
mes
. The
re is
evi
denc
e th
at b
us
rout
es a
nd fr
eque
ncie
s ar
e re
stric
ting
freed
om o
f m
ovem
ent,
parti
cula
rly to
des
tinat
ions
oth
er th
an C
entra
l M
ilton
Key
nes.
The
prob
lem
of l
ow a
cces
sibi
lity
to b
us s
ervi
ces
coul
d be
impr
oved
by
enc
oura
ging
mor
e pe
ople
to w
alk
and
cycl
e fo
r loc
al e
very
day
jour
neys
usi
ng th
e R
edw
ays
cycl
e an
d w
alki
ng n
etw
ork
(Fig
ure
8.1)
. Th
ese
jour
neys
cou
ld u
tilis
e th
is n
etw
ork
betw
een
resi
dent
ial
dwel
lings
and
bus
sto
ps a
nd o
ther
tran
spor
t int
erch
ange
s.
For n
ew d
evel
opm
ents
, out
side
of t
he h
isto
rical
‘grid
net
wor
k’ o
f M
ilton
Key
nes,
opp
ortu
nitie
s ex
ist i
n ne
w d
evel
opm
ents
to p
lan
sust
aina
ble
mod
es o
f tra
nspo
rt us
ing
curre
nt b
est p
ract
ice
cove
ring
wal
king
, cyc
ling,
bus
, rai
l and
oth
er m
ore
sust
aina
ble
form
s of
trav
el.
Air,
clim
atic
fa
ctor
s,
popu
latio
n
Crim
e an
d Sa
fety
- Pe
rcei
ved
safe
ty c
once
rns
of
resi
dent
s al
ong
Red
way
rout
es
Ther
e ar
e pe
rcei
ved
safe
ty c
once
rns
of re
side
nts,
whi
ch
mai
nly
aris
e fro
m u
nder
pass
es, s
eclu
ded
area
s an
d ov
ergr
own
vege
tatio
n th
at e
xist
alo
ng R
edw
ays
rout
es
(loca
l wal
king
and
cyc
ling
netw
ork)
.
Ther
e ar
e op
portu
nitie
s to
mak
e th
e R
edw
ays
a m
ore
attra
ctiv
e al
tern
ativ
e to
the
use
of th
e ca
r, by
incr
easi
ng m
aint
enan
ce,
addi
tiona
l lig
htin
g, a
nd p
uttin
g in
pla
ce m
easu
res
to m
inim
ise
the
risk
of c
ollis
ions
at j
unct
ions
with
the
high
way
net
wor
k.
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ulat
ion
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Issu
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Impl
icat
ions
/ O
ppor
tuni
ties
SEA
Top
ics
Acc
essi
bilit
y - J
ourn
eys
to w
ork
are
diffi
cult
to
inte
grat
e w
ith th
e pu
blic
tran
spor
t net
wor
k
Cen
tral M
ilton
Key
nes
is la
rgel
y th
e fo
cus
for
empl
oym
ent,
how
ever
ther
e ar
e m
any
othe
r offi
ces
and
indu
stria
l em
ploy
men
t are
as lo
cate
d ac
ross
the
boro
ugh.
Tr
avel
by
car i
s by
far t
he m
ain
mod
e of
tran
spor
t. O
utly
ing
loca
tions
com
bine
d w
ith s
hift
wor
king
pat
tern
s m
eans
that
thes
e lo
catio
ns a
re n
ot a
ligne
d w
ith ty
pica
l jo
urne
y-to
-wor
k pa
ttern
s, m
akin
g it
diffi
cult
to in
tegr
ate
with
the
publ
ic tr
ansp
ort n
etw
ork.
Ther
e ar
e op
portu
nitie
s to
enc
oura
ge e
mpl
oyer
s in
out
lyin
g lo
catio
ns
to w
ork
in p
artn
ersh
ip w
ith th
e C
ounc
il to
dev
elop
and
impl
emen
t tra
vel p
lans
. For
Cen
tral M
ilton
Key
nes,
impr
oved
link
ages
bet
wee
n th
e C
entra
l Milt
on K
eyne
s ar
ea a
nd M
ilton
Key
nes
rail
stat
ion
wou
ld
enco
urag
e m
ore
rail
trips
to w
ork.
Oth
er o
ppor
tuni
ties
incl
ude
chan
ging
the
supp
ly o
f par
king
faci
litie
s to
dis
cour
age
long
-sta
y,
com
bine
d w
ith m
easu
res
mak
ing
publ
ic tr
ansp
ort a
nd o
ther
al
tern
ativ
es m
ore
attra
ctiv
e.
Air,
clim
atic
fa
ctor
s, h
uman
he
alth
Acc
essi
bilit
y - H
ospi
tals
are
the
leas
t acc
essi
ble
serv
ice
in M
ilton
Key
nes
Ther
e is
one
hos
pita
l in
Milt
on K
eyne
s an
d fo
ur h
ospi
tals
w
ithin
20k
m o
f the
Bor
ough
bou
ndar
y. S
tudi
es h
ave
foun
d th
at h
ospi
tals
are
the
leas
t acc
essi
ble
serv
ice
in
term
s of
jour
ney
time.
Thi
s is
illu
stra
ted
by th
e fa
ct th
at
30%
of h
ouse
hold
s w
ithin
the
boro
ugh
are
furth
er th
an
30 m
inut
es tr
avel
ling
dist
ance
from
thei
r nea
rest
hos
pita
l if
trave
lling
by p
ublic
tran
spor
t.
Hos
pita
ls a
re la
rge
day-
to-d
ay tr
ip a
ttrac
ters
, for
exa
mpl
e, th
ey b
ring
in p
atie
nts
and
visi
tors
as
wel
l as
empl
oyin
g la
rge
num
bers
of p
eopl
e.
For a
ll of
thes
e gr
oups
, the
re is
an
oppo
rtuni
ty to
dev
elop
and
im
plem
ent t
rave
l pla
ns a
t the
Hos
pita
l and
loca
l sur
gerie
s.
Alte
rnat
ives
to th
e ca
r can
be
prom
oted
by
wor
king
with
loca
l tra
nspo
rt pr
ovid
ers,
incl
udin
g th
e vo
lunt
ary
sect
or, t
o im
prov
e se
rvic
es.
Hum
an h
ealth
, po
pula
tion
Acc
essi
bilit
y - R
ural
Acc
essi
bilit
y
App
roxi
mat
ely
two
third
s of
the
area
of M
ilton
Key
nes
is
rura
l. Ta
king
into
con
side
ratio
n fu
ture
pla
ns fo
r gro
wth
, th
ere
will
rem
ain
a si
gnifi
cant
pro
porti
on o
f the
rura
l po
pula
tion
who
may
face
diff
icul
ties
acce
ssin
g th
e se
rvic
es th
ey re
quire
.
Rur
al a
cces
sibi
lity
can
be e
nhan
ced
thro
ugh
impr
oved
pub
lic
trans
port
and
supp
orte
d by
com
mun
ity tr
ansp
ort s
chem
es.
The
coun
cil s
houl
d al
so in
vest
igat
e w
ays
of p
rovi
ding
ser
vice
s di
ffere
ntly
so
that
rura
l res
iden
ts d
o no
t hav
e to
acc
ess
them
.
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ulat
ion
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Impl
icat
ions
/ O
ppor
tuni
ties
SEA
Top
ics
Roa
d Sa
fety
- R
oad
traf
fic c
asua
lties
Alth
ough
Milt
on K
eyne
s is
on
targ
et to
ach
ieve
a 4
0%
redu
ctio
n in
the
tota
l num
ber o
f kill
ed a
nd s
erio
usly
in
jure
d ca
sual
ties,
in 2
004
ther
e w
ere
92 p
eopl
e ki
lled
or
serio
usly
inju
red,
of w
hich
8 w
ere
child
ren.
Thi
s le
vel i
s co
nsid
ered
una
ccep
tabl
e.
This
leve
l of d
ecre
ase
in th
e nu
mbe
rs o
f kill
ed a
nd
serio
usly
inju
red
casu
altie
s m
ay b
e in
crea
sing
ly d
iffic
ult
to s
usta
in w
ith in
crea
sed
traffi
c vo
lum
es in
the
futu
re.
Ther
e is
an
oppo
rtuni
ty to
des
ign
new
dev
elop
men
ts to
redu
ce th
e nu
mbe
r of o
vera
ll ca
sual
ties.
In e
xist
ing
area
s tra
ffic
calm
ing
mea
sure
s ca
n re
duce
spe
ed a
nd
collis
ions
, par
ticul
arly
at j
unct
ions
.
Ther
e is
an
oppo
rtuni
ty to
pro
mot
e w
alki
ng a
nd c
yclin
g on
the
Red
way
s as
attr
activ
e an
d he
alth
y m
odes
of t
rans
port.
Pop
ulat
ion,
hu
man
hea
lth
Ris
ing
volu
mes
of t
raffi
c an
d co
nges
tion
Alth
ough
Milt
on K
eyne
s w
as d
esig
ned
to m
eet t
he
need
s of
the
car,
and
cong
estio
n le
vels
are
cur
rent
ly
only
loca
lised
and
ass
ocia
ted
with
pea
k pe
riods
, the
de
velo
pmen
t of M
ilton
Key
nes
as a
Reg
iona
l Cen
tre w
ill si
gnifi
cant
ly in
crea
se th
e vo
lum
e of
traf
fic o
n M
ilton
K
eyne
s gr
id ro
ad n
etw
ork
over
the
next
25
year
s.
It is
pre
dict
ed th
at b
etw
een
2001
and
201
1 gr
owth
in
hous
ing
and
empl
oym
ent w
ill re
sult
in a
28%
incr
ease
in
traffi
c an
d co
nseq
uent
ly a
sub
stan
tial i
ncre
ase
in
cong
estio
n (w
ithou
t miti
gatio
n m
easu
res)
. Con
gest
ion
is
pred
icte
d to
hav
e th
e fo
llow
ing
effe
cts:
incr
ease
trav
el
dist
ance
s by
31%
as
driv
ers
take
long
er to
avo
id ro
utes
, in
crea
se tr
avel
tim
e by
66%
, the
spe
ed o
f tra
ffic
will
be
redu
ced
by 2
1%, a
nd q
ueue
s at
junc
tions
will
incr
ease
fo
urfo
ld. T
his
disp
ropo
rtion
ate
incr
ease
in c
onge
stio
n in
dica
tes
that
the
road
net
wor
k is
nea
ring
its c
apac
ity in
m
any
loca
tions
.
Impr
ovem
ents
to ju
nctio
ns to
impr
ove
traffi
c flo
w w
ill le
ad to
de
crea
sed
leve
ls o
f con
gest
ion
and
decr
ease
d tra
vel t
imes
. On
the
basi
s of
fore
cast
traf
fic g
row
th, t
hirty
junc
tions
will
be o
ver c
apac
ity
and
will
requ
ire im
prov
emen
t by
2011
and
twen
ty m
ore
will
requ
ire
impr
ovem
ent b
y 20
16.
It is
thou
ght t
hat g
oods
veh
icle
s ac
coun
t for
a s
igni
fican
t pro
porti
on
on th
e tra
ffic
in M
ilton
Key
nes.
Onc
e be
tter i
nfor
mat
ion
is o
btai
ned,
st
rate
gies
aim
ed a
t mor
e ef
ficie
nt ro
utin
g of
com
mer
cial
veh
icle
s ar
ound
Milt
on K
eyne
s co
uld
be d
evel
oped
in p
artn
ersh
ip w
ith a
Fr
eigh
t Qua
lity
Par
tner
ship
.
A m
ajor
opp
ortu
nity
exi
sts
in e
ncou
ragi
ng th
e us
e of
mor
e su
stai
nabl
e m
odes
of t
rans
port.
The
se in
clud
e:
oppo
rtuni
ties
in n
ew d
evel
opm
ents
to s
igni
fican
tly im
prov
e pu
blic
tra
nspo
rt ac
cess
ibilit
y;
phys
ical
mea
sure
s on
grid
road
s to
impr
ove
publ
ic tr
ansp
ort l
inks
(s
uch
as b
us la
nes)
;
oppo
rtuni
ties
to in
crea
se w
alki
ng a
nd c
yclin
g m
ode
shar
es; a
nd
expa
nded
are
as o
f pai
d ca
r par
king
.
Air,
clim
atic
fa
ctor
s, la
ndsc
ape
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icat
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ppor
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ties
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Top
ics
Pote
ntia
l fut
ure
prob
lem
s w
ith p
oor a
ir qu
ality
Alth
ough
ther
e ar
e no
des
igna
ted
Air
Qua
lity
Man
agem
ent A
reas
in th
e bo
roug
h, m
eani
ng th
at
pollu
tant
con
cent
ratio
ns a
re b
elow
the
targ
et le
vels
for
air q
ualit
y st
anda
rds,
ther
e ar
e lo
calis
ed c
once
rns
asso
ciat
ed w
ith a
n ar
ea c
lose
to th
e M
1 ne
ar N
ewpo
rt P
agne
ll, a
nd a
loca
tion
on th
e H
igh
Stre
et in
Oln
ey.
Mor
e im
porta
ntly
, fut
ure
grow
th in
traf
fic v
olum
es m
ay
caus
e ai
r qua
lity
stan
dard
s to
be
exce
eded
in c
erta
in
area
s, a
nd m
ay le
ad to
the
futu
re d
ecla
ratio
n of
Air
Qua
lity
Man
agem
ent A
reas
.
As
redu
ced
air q
ualit
y is
a s
ympt
om o
f inc
reas
ed tr
affic
vol
umes
and
co
nges
tion,
opp
ortu
nitie
s m
entio
ned
abov
e w
ill h
ave
posi
tive
effe
cts
on a
ir qu
ality
, inc
ludi
ng re
duce
d ne
ed to
trav
el b
y ca
r, an
d pr
omot
ing
sust
aina
ble
mod
es o
f tra
nspo
rt su
ch a
s w
alki
ng, c
yclin
g an
d pu
blic
tra
nspo
rt. T
hese
opp
ortu
nitie
s ca
n be
inco
rpor
ated
into
new
de
velo
pmen
ts, a
s w
ell a
s ex
istin
g de
velo
ped
area
s of
Milt
on K
eyne
s.
Air,
clim
atic
fa
ctor
s, h
uman
he
alth
Noi
se
In 2
004-
05 th
ere
wer
e si
x no
ise
com
plai
nts
to th
e co
unci
l per
1,0
00 p
opul
atio
n, th
is fi
gure
is g
radu
ally
de
crea
sing
. In
2000
-01
ther
e w
ere
a to
tal o
f 1,9
69
com
plai
nts
whi
ch c
ame
dow
n to
1,3
92 b
y 20
04-0
5.
Whi
le n
o no
ise
map
ping
dat
a is
ava
ilabl
e at
pre
sent
, no
ise
hots
pots
are
exp
ecte
d al
ong
the
mai
n ro
ad
netw
orks
and
isol
ated
gen
erat
ors
(e.g
. rai
lway
s).
Pre
dict
ed g
row
th ra
tes
in tr
affic
cou
ld e
xace
rbat
e ho
tspo
ts.
With
the
rapi
d gr
owth
pre
dict
ed in
traf
fic le
vels
and
con
gest
ion,
op
portu
nitie
s ex
ist t
o m
inim
ise
ambi
ent n
oise
usi
ng b
est p
ract
ice
tech
niqu
es to
avo
id, r
emed
y or
miti
gate
aga
inst
adv
erse
noi
se
impa
cts.
Any
act
ions
that
wou
ld le
ad to
dec
reas
ed c
ar u
sage
wou
ld
have
a s
econ
dary
effe
ct o
n de
crea
sing
leve
ls o
f noi
se p
ollu
tion.
Hum
an h
ealth
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8-9
Figure 8.1 – Milton Keynes Redway Network of Pedestrian / Cycle Routes
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REFINED SEA FRAMEWORK
8.25 The distinction between the methodologies for conducting SA and SEA has already been highlighted in Section 1 above. The SEA methodology is primarily focused on environmental effects whereas the SA methodology requires the examination of all the sustainability related effects, whether they are social, economic or environmental. The waste plans appraisal has been undertaken following the SA methodology and has resulted in an appraisal framework which covers the three dimensions of sustainability. In the development of the refined SEA Framework, each objective has been revisited and in particular an analysis of the relevance of the economic and social objectives has been made. This has resulted in the elimination of four objectives originally contained within the combined SA Framework. These are listed below:
♦ Objective 3 – Reduce social exclusion and improve equality of opportunity amongst social groups
8.26 The above objective was considered to be of limited relevance to transport. Transport may be able to influence social exclusion and improve equalities through improved accessibility, however as accessibility is covered by objective 4, it was deemed appropriate to remove this objective from the SEA Framework. All remaining social objectives have been retained.
♦ Objective 18 – Improve the vitality of towns and local centres and encourage urban renaissance
♦ Objective 19 – Maintain a strong local economy ♦ Objective 20 – Maintain high and stable levels of employment
8.27 As mentioned in paragraph 1.8 previously, SEA methodology is primarily focussed on environmental effects. Therefore, the above economic objectives were considered to be outside the scope of the SEA, and were removed from the transport specific SEA Framework.
8.28 The detailed analysis of transport-related key sustainability issues has lead to the identification of an additional SEA objective on improving road safety (Objective 5).
8.29 All environmental objectives in the appraisal framework detailed in the combined appraisal have been carried forward to the refined SEA framework.
8.30 A refined set of 17 SEA objectives has been developed, with detailed indicators and targets suggested for each objective. The SEA objectives have been worded so that they reflect one single desired direction of change for the theme concerned and do not overlap with other objectives. They include both externally imposed social and environmental objectives and others devised specifically in relation to the context of the LTP2 being prepared and they are distinct from the LTP2 objectives. The SEA objectives’ wording has also been further refined to take account of local circumstances and concerns feeding from the refined analysis on sustainability issues.
8.31 Existing indicators have been used as often as possible. In some cases, specific new indicators are proposed which will require monitoring by relevant bodies should significant effects relating to the SEA objectives concerned be identified as part of the
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assessment of effects during SEA Stage C. These proposed indicators aim to capture the change likely to arise from the LTP2 implementation and will play a role in the assessment itself.
8.32 The refined SEA Framework is presented in Table 8.2.
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Tabl
e 8.
2 –
Dra
ft SE
A F
ram
ewor
k –
Tran
spor
t K
ey to
Dat
a A
vaila
bilit
y fo
r Ind
icat
ors
Bol
d =
Kn
own
data
for M
ilton
Key
nes
Cou
ncil
Italic
=
Know
n da
ta fo
r the
Sou
th E
ast R
egio
n U
nder
lined
=
Dat
a fo
r Milt
on K
eyne
s C
ounc
il an
d th
e S
outh
Eas
t Reg
ion
curre
ntly
unk
now
n
No.
D
raft
SEA
Obj
ectiv
e D
raft
Hea
dlin
e In
dica
tor
Pote
ntia
l Det
aile
d In
dica
tors
Ta
rget
SE
A T
opic
s
Cyc
ling
Trip
s (a
nnua
lised
inde
x) L
TP2
To tr
iple
the
amou
nt o
f cy
clis
ts b
y 20
10
Num
ber o
f cyc
les
park
ed in
Cen
tral
Milt
on
Key
nes
on a
wee
kday
at 1
0.00
am (L
TP1)
N
o ta
rget
iden
tifie
d
Num
ber o
f wal
k tr
ips
(LTP
1)
No
targ
et id
entif
ied
1 To
impr
ove
the
heal
th a
nd w
ell-b
eing
of t
he
popu
latio
n an
d re
duce
ineq
ualit
ies
in h
ealth
C
yclin
g tr
ips
(ann
ualis
ed
inde
x)
Num
bers
of p
upils
wal
king
and
cyc
ling
to
scho
ol (L
TP1)
N
o ta
rget
iden
tifie
d
Hum
an h
ealth
, po
pula
tion
Viol
ent o
ffenc
es c
omm
itted
in p
ublic
pl
aces
per
1,0
00 p
opul
atio
n N
o ta
rget
iden
tifie
d
Vehi
cle
Crim
e pe
r 100
0 po
pula
tion
No
targ
et id
entif
ied
Rob
berie
s pe
r 1,0
00 p
opul
atio
n N
o ta
rget
iden
tifie
d
Bus
es fi
tted
with
CC
TV
No
targ
et id
entif
ied
2 To
redu
ce c
rime
and
the
fear
of c
rime
Vehi
cle
crim
e pe
r 100
0 po
pula
tion
Num
ber o
f rep
orte
d cr
imes
on
publ
ic tr
ansp
ort
No
targ
et id
entif
ied
Hum
an h
ealth
, po
pula
tion
Acc
essi
bilit
y (L
TP1)
N
o ta
rget
iden
tifie
d
Con
ditio
n of
sur
face
foot
way
(BVP
I 187
) N
o ta
rget
iden
tifie
d
% o
f tot
al le
ngth
of f
ootp
aths
and
oth
er
right
s of
way
whi
ch w
ere
easy
to u
se b
y th
e pu
blic
(BVP
I 178
)
70%
by
2006
/07
% o
f ped
estr
ian
cros
sing
s w
ith fa
cilit
ies
for
peop
le w
ith a
dis
abili
ty (B
VPI 1
65)
100%
by
2005
/06
% o
f rur
al h
ouse
hold
s w
ithin
800
m o
f an
hour
ly o
r bet
ter b
us s
ervi
ce (L
TP)
No
targ
et id
entif
ied
% o
f urb
an a
nd ru
ral r
esid
entia
l pop
ulat
ion
with
in w
alki
ng d
ista
nce
of k
ey s
ervi
ces
No
targ
et id
entif
ied
3 To
impr
ove
acce
ssib
ility
and
tran
spor
t lin
ks fr
om
resi
dent
ial a
reas
to k
ey s
ervi
ces
and
empl
oym
ent
area
s.
Acc
essi
bilit
y
% o
f peo
ple
with
in 3
0 m
inut
es o
f hos
pita
l se
rvic
es b
y pu
blic
tran
spor
t N
o ta
rget
iden
tifie
d
Hum
an h
ealth
, po
pula
tion
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ectiv
e D
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Hea
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tor
Pote
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l Det
aile
d In
dica
tors
Ta
rget
SE
A T
opic
s
% o
f peo
ple
of w
orki
ng a
ge, w
ithin
30
min
utes
of
wor
k by
pub
lic tr
ansp
ort
No
targ
et id
entif
ied
% o
f new
dev
elop
men
t with
in 1
km o
f mai
n em
ploy
men
t are
as
No
targ
et id
entif
ied
% o
f new
resi
dent
ial d
evel
opm
ent w
ithin
1km
of
goo
d pu
blic
tran
spor
t lin
ks
No
targ
et id
entif
ied
% o
f new
com
mer
cial
dev
elop
men
t with
in 1
km
of g
ood
publ
ic tr
ansp
ort l
inks
N
o ta
rget
iden
tifie
d
Acc
ess
to s
ervi
ces
for d
isab
led
peop
le
No
targ
et id
entif
ied
Pro
porti
on o
f low
floo
r veh
icle
s in
the
bus
fleet
(%
) N
o ta
rget
iden
tifie
d
ha o
f acc
essi
ble
gree
n sp
ace
per 1
000
peop
le
No
targ
et id
entif
ied
Tota
l kill
ed a
nd s
erio
usly
inju
red
casu
altie
s (B
VPI 9
9)
40%
redu
ctio
n by
201
0/11
Chi
ld k
illed
and
ser
ious
ly in
jure
d ca
sual
ties
(BVP
I 99)
50
% re
duct
ion
by 2
010/
11
4 To
impr
ove
road
saf
ety
Tota
l kill
ed a
nd
serio
usly
inju
red
casu
altie
s (B
VPI 9
9)
Tota
l Slig
ht C
asua
lties
(BVP
I 99)
10
% re
duct
ion
by 2
010/
11
Leve
ls o
f mai
n po
lluta
nts
for n
atio
nal a
ir qu
ality
targ
ets
With
in a
ir qu
ality
stra
tegy
ta
rget
s 5
To re
duce
air
pollu
tion
and
ensu
re a
ir qu
ality
co
ntin
ues
to im
prov
e Le
vels
of m
ain
pollu
tant
s fo
r nat
iona
l ai
r qua
lity
targ
ets
Num
ber o
f day
s w
hen
air p
ollu
tion
is
mod
erat
e or
hig
h (N
O2 a
nd P
M10
) U
rban
9-1
9, R
ural
42
Sour
ce: U
K Ai
r Qua
lity
Stra
tegy
Air
Num
ber o
f tra
nspo
rt re
late
d no
ise
com
plai
nts
No
targ
et id
entif
ied
6 To
redu
ce n
oise
pol
lutio
n
Num
ber o
f tra
nspo
rt
rela
ted
nois
e co
mpl
aint
s
Noi
se le
vels
N
o ta
rget
iden
tifie
d
Noi
se
Ann
ual a
vera
ge fl
ow p
er 1
,000
km o
f pr
inci
pal r
oads
N
o ta
rget
iden
tifie
d
Are
a w
ide
road
traf
fic m
ileag
e (L
TP)
No
targ
et id
entif
ied
Num
ber o
f car
trip
s (C
ensu
s)
Dec
reas
e jo
urne
y to
wor
k by
car
by
62%
by
2006
% o
f pub
lic p
arki
ng s
pace
s w
ith a
cha
rge
(LTP
) D
ecre
ase
jour
ney
to w
ork
by c
ar b
y 62
% b
y 20
06
7 To
redu
ce ro
ad tr
affic
and
con
gest
ion
thro
ugh
mod
al s
hift
to m
ore
sust
aina
ble
trans
port
mod
es
Are
a w
ide
road
traf
fic
mile
age
(LTP
)
Roa
d tra
ffic
/ tra
ffic
volu
mes
N
o ta
rget
iden
tifie
d
Pop
ulat
ion,
H
uman
hea
lth,
Air,
Clim
atic
Fa
ctor
s
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dica
tors
Ta
rget
SE
A T
opic
s
% c
hang
e on
road
traf
fic v
olum
es
No
targ
et id
entif
ied
Veh
icle
kilo
met
res
per a
vera
ge w
eekd
ay
No
targ
et id
entif
ied
Con
gest
ion
(veh
icle
del
ay) (
LTP
) N
o ta
rget
iden
tifie
d
Cha
nge
in p
eak
perio
d tra
ffic
flow
s to
urb
an
cent
res
(LTP
) D
ecre
ase
jour
ney
to w
ork
by c
ar b
y 62
% b
y 20
06
Num
ber o
f dai
ly w
ork
jour
neys
by
bus
(LTP
) N
o ta
rget
iden
tifie
d
Trav
el to
wor
k, b
y m
ode
No
targ
et id
entif
ied
Mod
e sh
are
of jo
urne
ys to
sch
ool (
LTP)
N
o ta
rget
iden
tifie
d
BVP
I 102
: Num
ber o
f pas
seng
er b
us
jour
neys
In
crea
se lo
cal b
us u
se b
y 12
% b
y 20
10 c
ompa
red
with
200
0
% h
ouse
hold
s w
ithou
t a c
ar
No
targ
et id
entif
ied
Bus
pun
ctua
lity
(LTP
) N
o ta
rget
iden
tifie
d
Bus
sat
isfa
ctio
n (B
VPI 1
04)
No
targ
et id
entif
ied
Num
ber o
f ado
pted
trav
el p
lans
(LTP
) N
o ta
rget
iden
tifie
d
Num
ber o
f pub
lic tr
ansp
ort t
rips
(LTP
) N
o ta
rget
iden
tifie
d
Num
ber o
f Com
mun
ity T
rans
port
Trip
s (L
TP)
No
targ
et id
entif
ied
Num
ber o
f pas
seng
er ra
il jo
urne
ys
No
targ
et id
entif
ied
8 To
impr
ove
effic
ienc
y in
land
use
thro
ugh
the
re-u
se
of p
revi
ousl
y de
velo
ped
land
and
exi
stin
g bu
ildin
gs.
Are
a of
PD
L br
ough
t int
o us
e as
a re
sult
of tr
ansp
ort
rela
ted
sche
me
or
mea
sure
Tran
spor
t rel
ated
gro
und
take
on
brow
nfie
ld
vs. g
reen
field
land
N
o ta
rget
iden
tifie
d C
ultu
ral
Her
itage
, La
ndsc
ape
9 To
redu
ce w
aste
aris
ings
and
incr
ease
reus
e,
reco
very
and
recy
clin
g.
Tota
l was
te a
risin
gs
resu
lting
from
tran
spor
t re
late
d co
nstru
ctio
n
Pro
porti
on o
f rec
ycle
d ag
greg
ates
use
d in
road
co
nstru
ctio
n N
o ta
rget
iden
tifie
d S
oil,
Wat
er
10
To p
rote
ct lo
cal w
ater
reso
urce
s an
d im
prov
e th
e qu
ality
of s
urfa
ce a
nd g
roun
dwat
er
Num
ber o
f tra
nspo
rt sc
hem
es in
corp
orat
ing
met
hods
(suc
h as
SU
DS
) to
pro
tect
sur
face
wat
er
Num
ber o
f tra
nspo
rt sc
hem
es in
corp
orat
ing
met
hods
(suc
h as
SU
DS
) to
prot
ect s
urfa
ce
wat
er
No
targ
et id
entif
ied
Soi
l, W
ater
11
To re
duce
the
risk
of fl
oodi
ng
Num
ber o
f new
tran
spor
t sc
hem
es in
floo
d ris
k N
umbe
r of n
ew tr
ansp
ort s
chem
es in
floo
d ris
k ar
eas
No
targ
et id
entif
ied
Wat
er, s
oil
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ectiv
e D
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dica
tor
Pote
ntia
l Det
aile
d In
dica
tors
Ta
rget
SE
A T
opic
s
area
s %
of f
lood
plai
n ch
angi
ng to
new
/pla
nned
tra
nspo
rt re
late
d sc
hem
es
No
targ
et id
entif
ied
GH
G e
mis
sion
s by
sec
tor a
nd p
er c
apita
em
issi
ons
(tonn
es p
er y
ear)
12
To a
ddre
ss th
e ca
uses
of c
limat
e ch
ange
thro
ugh
redu
cing
em
issi
ons
of g
reen
hous
e ga
ses
(GH
G).
Veh
icle
kilo
met
res
trave
lled
per y
ear
Veh
icle
kilo
met
res
trave
lled
per y
ear
No
targ
et id
entif
ied
Clim
atic
fact
ors
Num
ber o
f tra
nspo
rt sc
hem
es fe
atur
ing
ener
gy
effic
ient
des
ign
and/
or re
new
able
ene
rgy
devi
ces
No
targ
et id
entif
ied
13
To in
crea
se e
nerg
y ef
ficie
ncy
and
use
of re
new
able
en
ergy
sou
rces
N
umbe
r of t
rans
port
sche
mes
feat
urin
g en
ergy
ef
ficie
nt d
esig
n an
d/or
re
new
able
ene
rgy
devi
ces
Pro
porti
on o
f cou
ncil
and
bus
fleet
s us
ing
alte
rnat
ive
fuel
tech
nolo
gy
No
targ
et id
entif
ied
Clim
atic
fact
ors
Type
, are
a an
d co
nditi
on o
f des
igna
ted
site
s af
fect
ed b
y tra
nspo
rt de
velo
pmen
t pro
posa
ls
No
targ
et id
entif
ied
Are
a an
d co
nditi
on o
f loc
al p
riorit
y ha
bita
ts
affe
cted
by
trans
port
deve
lopm
ent p
ropo
sals
N
o ta
rget
iden
tifie
d
14
To p
rote
ct a
nd e
nhan
ce b
iodi
vers
ity a
nd im
porta
nt
wild
life
habi
tats
Ty
pe, a
rea
and
cond
ition
of
des
igna
ted
site
s af
fect
ed b
y tra
nspo
rt de
velo
pmen
t pro
posa
ls
Num
ber o
f sch
emes
pro
mot
ing
cons
erva
tion
and
enha
ncem
ent o
f bio
dive
rsity
N
o ta
rget
iden
tifie
d
Bio
dive
rsity
, Fl
ora
and
faun
a
Rec
orde
d ar
chae
olog
ical
site
s id
entif
ied
and
affe
cted
by
trans
port
prop
osal
s N
o ta
rget
iden
tifie
d
Add
ition
al a
rcha
eolo
gica
l site
s id
entif
ied
and
affe
cted
by
trans
port
prop
osal
s N
o ta
rget
iden
tifie
d
15
To p
rote
ct, e
nhan
ce a
nd m
ake
acce
ssib
le h
erita
ge
asse
ts a
nd th
eir s
ettin
gs
Rec
orde
d ar
chae
olog
ical
si
tes
iden
tifie
d an
d af
fect
ed b
y tra
nspo
rt pr
opos
als
The
num
ber o
f res
tora
tion
proj
ects
of h
ighw
ay
asso
ciat
ed fe
atur
es a
nd in
frast
ruct
ure
No
targ
et id
entif
ied
Cul
tura
l he
ritag
e an
d la
ndsc
ape
16
To p
rote
ct, m
anag
e an
d re
stor
e so
il re
sour
ces
N
umbe
r of s
oil p
ollu
tion
inci
dent
s at
tribu
tabl
e to
tra
nspo
rt
Num
ber o
f soi
l pol
lutio
n in
cide
nts
attri
buta
ble
to tr
ansp
ort
No
targ
et id
entif
ied
Soi
l
Num
ber o
f new
righ
ts o
f acc
ess
to m
ount
ain,
m
oor,
heat
h, d
own
and
regi
ster
ed c
omm
on
land
No
targ
et id
entif
ied
Num
ber o
f new
rout
es (r
ight
s of
way
le
gisl
atio
n)
No
targ
et id
entif
ied
17
To p
rom
ote
the
prot
ectio
n an
d en
hanc
emen
t of t
he
coun
trysi
de a
nd la
ndsc
ape
char
acte
r N
umbe
r of n
ew ro
utes
(r
ight
s of
way
legi
slat
ion)
Num
ber o
f tra
nspo
rt sc
hem
es re
quiri
ng
land
scap
ing
cond
ition
s N
o ta
rget
iden
tifie
d
Land
scap
e
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COMPATIBILITY ASSESSMENT BETWEEN THE LTP2 AND SEA OBJECTIVES
8.33 The policy context within which the development of the LTP2 is framed is essentially defined by the four shared priorities set in the DfT guidance which translate into the following four LTP2 objectives.
♦ Objective 1: To improve air quality. ♦ Objective 2: To improve accessibility. ♦ Objective 3: To improve safety. ♦ Objective 4: To reduce congestion.
8.34 The LTP2 outlines a further four objectives which have been derived predominantly from ‘local priorities’ as follows.
♦ Objective 5: To develop the transport network so that it contributes to an improved quality of life.
♦ Objective 6: To maintain highways and public rights of way to a standard appropriate to their use.
♦ Objective 7: To encourage developments to be as sustainable in transport terms as is possible.
♦ Objective 8: To bring about a significant shift from the car to other ways of travelling, such as walking, cycling and public transport.
8.35 Table 8.3 provides an initial compatibility matrix to identify to what extent the LTP2 objectives are compatible with the proposed SEA objectives that have been outlined in Table 8.2 and vice versa.
8.36 Table 8.3 demonstrates that there is a high degree of compatibility between the LTP2 objectives to improve air quality and to develop the transport network so that it contributes to an improved quality of life and the SEA objectives.
8.37 Table 8.3 demonstrates that the SEA objective aimed at protecting and enhancing biodiversity and important wildlife habitats (SEA objective 14), has a potential conflict with the LTP objective of reducing congestion. This LTP objective may involve provision of additional capacity where this is shown to be the most effective solution, or the reallocation of road space to meet strategic priorities. It may also include improvements to interchanges. There is the potential for conflict between these two objectives, where transport improvements that may require additional land take may affect designated and other important habitats, and highlights the importance of avoidance and mitigation of potential adverse effects on biodiversity where additional transport-related land take is required.
8.38 Equally, there are a number of uncertain, and at this stage potentially negative, effects between the LTP objective of reducing congestion and the SEA objectives of noise, previously developed land, waste, water quality, flooding, climate change, heritage, soil resources and countryside/landscape. These conflicts are largely dependent on the nature of the implementation measures.
8.39 Uncertain but potentially negative effects exist between the LTP objectives of improving accessibility and improving safety and the SEA objectives of air quality,
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noise, previously developed land, waste, water quality, flooding, greenhouse gases, biodiversity, heritage, soil resources and countryside/landscape character.
8.40 Similarly, potential negative effects exist between the LTP objectives of maintaining highways and public rights of way to standards appropriate to their use, encouraging developments to be as sustainable in transport terms as is possible, and bringing about a shift from the car to other ways of travelling, and the SEA objectives of noise, previously developed land, waste, water quality, flooding, greenhouse gases, biodiversity, heritage, soil resources and countryside/landscape character.
8.41 The assessment of the possible LTP2 alternatives against the SEA objectives is discussed in more depth in the following section.
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Tabl
e 8.
3 –
Initi
al C
ompa
tibili
ty M
atrix
bet
wee
n LT
P2 a
nd S
EA O
bjec
tives
SEA
Obj
ectiv
esLT
P2 O
bjec
tives
12
34
56
78
910
1112
1314
1516
171
To im
prov
e ai
r qua
lity
2To
impr
ove
acce
ssib
ility
??
??
??
??
?3
To im
prov
e sa
fety
??
??
??
??
??
??
4To
redu
ce c
onge
stio
n?
??
??
?X
??
?5
To m
aint
ain
high
way
s an
d pu
blic
righ
ts o
f way
to a
sta
ndar
d ap
prop
riate
to th
eir u
se?
??
??
??
?6
To d
evel
op th
e tra
nspo
rt ne
twor
k so
that
it c
ontri
bute
s to
an
impr
oved
qu
ality
of l
ife
7To
enc
oura
ge d
evel
opm
ents
to b
e as
sus
tain
able
in tr
ansp
ort t
erm
s as
is p
ossi
ble
??
??
??
??
??
8To
brin
g ab
out a
sig
nific
ant s
hift
from
the
car t
o ot
her w
ays
of
trave
lling,
suc
h as
wal
king
, cyc
ling
and
publ
ic tr
ansp
ort.
??
??
??
??
?
Bro
adly
com
patib
leX
Pot
entia
l con
flict
Not
rele
vant
?
SEA
Obj
ectiv
es1
To im
prov
e th
e he
alth
and
wel
l-bei
ng o
f the
pop
ulat
ion
and
redu
ce in
equa
litie
s in
hea
lth11
To re
duce
the
risk
of fl
oodi
ng2
To re
duce
crim
e an
d th
e fe
ar o
f crim
e12
To a
ddre
ss th
e ca
uses
of c
limat
e ch
ange
thro
ugh
redu
cing
em
issi
ons
of g
reen
hous
e ga
ses.
3To
impr
ove
acce
ssib
ility
and
trans
port
links
to k
ey s
ervi
ces
and
empl
oym
ent a
reas
.13
To in
crea
se e
nerg
y ef
ficie
ncy
and
use
of re
new
able
ene
rgy
sour
ces
4To
impr
ove
road
saf
ety
14To
pro
tect
and
enh
ance
bio
dive
rsity
and
impo
rtant
wild
life
habi
tats
5To
redu
ce a
ir po
llutio
n an
d en
sure
air
qual
ity c
ontin
ues
to im
prov
e15
to p
rote
ct, e
nhan
ce a
nd m
ake
acce
ssib
le h
erita
ge a
sset
s an
d th
eir s
ettin
gs
6To
redu
ce n
oise
pol
lutio
n 16
To p
rote
ct, m
anag
e an
d re
stor
e so
il re
sour
ces
7To
redu
ce ro
ad tr
affic
and
con
gest
ion
thro
ugh
mod
al s
hift
to m
ore
sust
aina
ble
trans
port
mod
es17
To p
rom
ote
the
prot
ectio
n an
d en
hanc
emen
t of t
he c
ount
rysi
de a
nd la
ndsc
ape
char
acte
r 8
To im
prov
e ef
ficie
ncy
in la
nd u
se th
roug
h th
e re
-use
of p
revi
ousl
y de
velo
ped
land
and
exi
stin
g bu
ildin
gs9
To re
duce
was
te a
risin
gs a
nd in
crea
se re
use,
reco
very
and
recy
clin
g.
10To
pro
tect
loca
l wat
er re
sour
ces
and
impr
ove
the
qual
ity o
f sur
face
and
gro
undw
ater
Dep
ende
nt o
n na
ture
of i
mpl
emen
tatio
n m
easu
res
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ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES
8.42 As already mentioned, the LTP2 has the following eight objectives.
♦ Objective 1: To improve air quality ♦ Objective 2: To improve accessibility ♦ Objective 3: To improve safety ♦ Objective 4: To reduce congestion ♦ Objective 5: To develop the transport network so that it contributes to an
improved quality of life ♦ Objective 6: To maintain highways and public rights of way to a standard
appropriate to their use. ♦ Objective 7: To encourage developments to be as sustainable in transport terms
as is possible – (alternatives for this objective are covered by objectives 2 and 4).
♦ Objective 8: To bring about a significant shift from the car to other ways of travelling, such as walking, cycling and public transport – (alternatives for this objective are covered by objectives 2 and 4).
8.43 The SEA Directive states that the Environmental Report should consider “reasonable alternatives taking into account the objectives and geographical scope of the plan” and should give “an outline of the reasons for selecting the alternatives dealt with”.
8.44 Central government has provided detailed guidance on the approaches and methods that local authorities should adopt in drawing up their LTP. Although the guidance is quite prescriptive in terms of the principles and priorities that should be adopted, (meaning that Milton Keynes Council does not have the freedom to put forward any alternative it wishes) there remains scope to consider different alternatives broadly consistent with the requirements of the guidance.
8.45 For LTP2 objectives 1-6, a series of strategic alternatives have been selected. These are detailed in Table 8.4. For each alternative an indicative range of measures has been put forward as an aid to understanding only. In reality, the LTP will not be a case of pursuing one alternative rather than another. It is highly likely that a number of alternatives will be pursued in parallel for each objective to achieve the overall aims of the LTP2.
8.46 With regard to the LTP2 objectives 7 and 8, the alternatives to achieve these objectives are considered to be covered under the alternatives for the other 6 objectives as outlined above; therefore these LPT2 objectives have not been included in the assessment of strategic alternatives. For example, the LTP2 can bring about a significant shift from the car to other ways of travelling through the indicative measures shown in improving accessibility and reducing congestion, thus leading to an increase in alternatives to the car such as walking, cycling, and public transport.
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8.47 Table 8.4 below sets out the initial assessment of the strategic alternatives of the LTP2, as well as a ‘Without Plan’ alternative for comparison against the SEA framework. Within the table it is only the strategic alternative that is being appraised rather than each indicative measure which may or may not be pursued in practice. Each strategic alternative has been assigned a positive effect (represented by ‘+’) or a negative effect (represented by ‘-‘) or no obvious effect (represented by ‘=’).
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Tabl
e 8.
4 –
Ass
essm
ent o
f Alte
rnat
ives
St
rate
gic
Alte
rnat
ive
SEA
Obj
ectiv
e
1
2 3
4 5
6 7
8 9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
With
out P
lan
‘B
usin
ess
as U
sual
’ – e
ven
thou
gh L
TP1
prog
ram
mes
w
ere
only
impl
emen
ted
over
a 5
yea
r per
iod,
the
effe
cts
of th
e LT
P1 p
rogr
amm
es w
ill c
ontin
ue in
to th
e fu
ture
=
= =
+ +
= -
= =
= =
- =
= =
= =
Obj
ectiv
e 1:
To
impr
ove
air q
ualit
y
La
nd-u
se p
lann
ing
= =
+ =
+ =
+ +
= =
= +
= =
= =
= (in
dica
tive
mea
sure
s in
clud
e hi
gh d
ensi
ty h
ousi
ng in
the
City
Cen
tre)
In
fras
truc
ture
impr
ovem
ents
+
= +
+ =
+ +
= =
= =
+ =
= =
= =
(indi
cativ
e m
easu
res
incl
ude
Red
way
s im
prov
emen
ts fo
r cy
clis
ts a
nd w
alke
rs; n
ew c
ycle
way
s)
Pu
blic
tran
spor
t im
prov
emen
ts
= =
+ =
+ =
+ =
= =
= +
= =
= =
= (in
dica
tive
mea
sure
s in
clud
e C
entra
l Milt
on K
eyne
s (C
MK)
Pub
lic T
rans
port
Impr
ovem
ents
Pro
ject
; New
pu
blic
tran
spor
t int
erch
ange
in c
entra
l cor
e; P
urch
ase
of
new
bus
es)
Beh
avio
ural
cha
nge
mea
sure
s +
= =
= +
= +
= =
= =
+ =
= =
= =
(indi
cativ
e m
easu
res
incl
ude
wor
kpla
ce a
nd s
choo
l tra
vel
plan
s)
Car
par
king
=
= +
= +
= +
= =
= =
+ =
= =
= =
(indi
cativ
e m
easu
res
incl
ude
park
ing
cont
rol m
easu
res
as
a de
man
d m
anag
emen
t too
l; In
clus
ion
of s
ecur
e cy
cle
park
ing
faci
litie
s in
new
car
par
ks)
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Stra
tegi
c A
ltern
ativ
e SE
A O
bjec
tive
1
2 3
4 5
6 7
8 9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Obj
ectiv
e 2:
To
impr
ove
acce
ssib
ility
Infr
astr
uctu
re im
prov
emen
ts
+ +
+ +
+ =
+ =
= =
= +
= -
= =
= (in
dica
tive
mea
sure
s in
clud
e ne
w c
ycle
way
s;
Impl
emen
ting
at-g
rade
ped
estri
an c
ross
ings
in th
e ci
ty
cent
re; T
raffi
c m
anag
emen
t out
side
of s
choo
ls; R
edw
ays
impr
ovem
ents
for c
yclis
ts a
nd w
alke
rs; B
us R
apid
Tra
nsit
(BR
T); S
tatio
n S
quar
e Im
prov
emen
ts; E
ast -
Wes
t Rai
l Li
nk)
Publ
ic tr
ansp
ort i
mpr
ovem
ents
=
= +
+ =
= +
= =
= =
= =
= =
= =
(indi
cativ
e m
easu
res
incl
ude
a ne
w p
ublic
tran
spor
t in
terc
hang
e in
the
city
cen
tre; Q
ualit
y bu
s co
rrido
rs;
Purc
hase
of n
ew b
uses
; exp
ande
d co
mm
unity
tran
spor
t se
rvic
es; I
ncre
ased
eve
ning
and
wee
kend
pub
lic tr
ansp
ort
serv
ices
; Res
truct
urin
g an
d re
desi
gnin
g of
bus
net
wor
k;
Impr
oved
rail
serv
ices
into
CM
K; N
ew b
us s
helte
rs)
Beh
avio
ural
cha
nge
mea
sure
s =
= +
= +
= +
= =
= =
= =
= =
= =
(indi
cativ
es m
easu
res
incl
ude
the
prom
otio
n of
trav
el
plan
s fo
r maj
or e
mpl
oyer
s an
d re
al ti
me
pass
enge
r in
form
atio
n)
Roa
d sa
fety
=
+ +
+ =
= +
= =
= =
= =
= =
= =
(indi
cativ
e m
easu
res
incl
ude
impr
ovem
ents
to s
afet
y al
ong
Red
way
s ro
utes
and
redu
cing
the
num
ber o
f gra
de
sepa
rate
d ro
utes
)
Car
par
king
+
+ +
= =
= +
= =
= =
= =
= =
= =
(indi
cativ
e m
easu
res
incl
ude
the
prov
isio
n of
sec
ure
cycl
e pa
rkin
g fa
cilit
ies
in n
ew c
ar p
arks
)
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Stra
tegi
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ltern
ativ
e SE
A O
bjec
tive
1
2 3
4 5
6 7
8 9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Obj
ectiv
e 3:
To
impr
ove
safe
ty
Infr
astr
uctu
re im
prov
emen
ts
+ =
+ +
= =
= =
= =
= =
= -
- =
= (in
dica
tive
mea
sure
s in
clud
e de
velo
pmen
t of t
he c
ore
Red
way
s ne
twor
k; ro
ad a
nd b
ridge
impr
ovem
ents
; saf
ety
impr
ovem
ents
on
the
Red
way
net
wor
k; d
uallin
g of
the
A421
)
Publ
ic tr
ansp
ort i
mpr
ovem
ents
=
+ +
= =
= +
= =
= =
= =
= =
= =
(indi
cativ
e m
easu
res
incl
ude
traffi
c m
anag
emen
t el
emen
ts o
f the
Pub
lic T
rans
port
Impr
ovem
ents
Pro
ject
an
d bu
s sh
elte
r im
prov
emen
ts)
Beh
avio
ural
cha
nge
mea
sure
s =
= =
+ =
= =
= =
= =
= =
= =
= =
(indi
cativ
e m
easu
res
incl
ude
mea
sure
s to
tack
le s
peed
ing
vehi
cles
via
the
Tham
es V
alle
y Sa
fer R
oads
Par
tner
ship
)
Info
rmat
ion
prov
isio
n =
= =
+ =
= =
= =
= =
= =
= =
= =
(indi
cativ
e m
easu
res
incl
ude
activ
e pr
omot
ion
of s
afer
dr
ivin
g an
d m
ore
enfo
rcem
ent a
nd S
uppo
rting
the
Com
mun
ity S
afet
y Pa
rtner
ship
)
Traf
fic m
anag
emen
t =
= -
+ -
= =
= =
= =
= =
- =
= =
(indi
cativ
e m
easu
res
incl
ude
impr
oved
saf
ety
mea
sure
s at
ju
nctio
ns a
nd tr
affic
cal
min
g m
easu
res
such
as
spee
d hu
mps
)
Roa
d sa
fety
+
= -
+ =
= +
= =
= =
= =
- =
= =
(indi
cativ
e m
easu
res
incl
ude
safe
r rou
tes
to s
choo
ls; r
ural
tra
ffic
calm
ing
sche
mes
; loc
al s
afet
y sc
hem
es)
Car
par
king
=
+ =
= =
= =
= =
= =
= =
= =
= =
(indi
cativ
e m
easu
res
incl
ude
high
qua
lity
light
ing
and
CC
TV a
t new
mul
ti st
orey
car
par
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A O
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1
2 3
4 5
6 7
8 9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Obj
ectiv
e 4:
To
redu
ce c
onge
stio
n La
nd-u
se p
lann
ing
= =
+ =
+ =
+ +
= =
= =
= =
= =
= (in
dica
tive
mea
sure
s in
clud
e hi
gh d
ensi
ty h
ousi
ng in
the
City
cen
tre)
Infr
astr
uctu
re im
prov
emen
ts
= =
+ =
- -
- =
= -
= -
= -
- =
- (in
dica
tive
mea
sure
s in
clud
e th
e Bl
etch
ley
Link
; dua
lling
of th
e A4
21; M
1 Ju
nctio
n 14
Gat
eway
Impr
ovem
ents
; M
ilton
Key
nes
BRT;
Jun
ctio
n im
prov
emen
ts in
CM
K)
Publ
ic tr
ansp
ort i
mpr
ovem
ents
=
= +
= +
= +
= =
= =
= =
= =
= =
(indi
cativ
e m
easu
res
incl
ude
CM
K Pu
blic
Tra
nspo
rt Im
prov
emen
ts P
roje
ct; N
ew P
ublic
Tra
nspo
rt In
terc
hang
e in
the
Cen
tral C
ore;
Impr
oved
rail
serv
ices
into
CM
K;
Mor
e bu
ses;
Qua
lity
Bus
Cor
ridor
s)
Beh
avio
ural
cha
nge
mea
sure
s +
= +
= +
= +
= =
= =
= =
= =
= =
(indi
cativ
e m
easu
res
incl
ude
wor
kpla
ce a
nd s
choo
l tra
vel
plan
s)
Traf
fic m
anag
emen
t =
= +
= +
+ +
= =
= =
= =
= =
= =
(indi
cativ
e m
easu
res
incl
ude
the
Frei
ght Q
ualit
y Pa
rtner
ship
; Rea
l Tim
e Pa
ssen
ger I
nfor
mat
ion;
A n
ew
Urb
an T
raffi
c C
ontro
l (U
TC) S
yste
m)
Car
par
king
-
= +
= =
= +
= =
= =
= =
= -
= =
(indi
cativ
e m
easu
res
incl
ude
new
mul
ti st
orey
car
par
ks
and
park
ing
cont
rol m
easu
res
as a
dem
and
man
agem
ent
tool
)
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A O
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1
2 3
4 5
6 7
8 9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Obj
ectiv
e 5:
To
mai
ntai
n hi
ghw
ays
and
publ
ic ri
ghts
of w
ay to
a s
tand
ard
appr
opria
te to
thei
r use
In
fras
truc
ture
impr
ovem
ents
=
+ +
= =
= =
= =
= =
= =
= =
= =
(indi
cativ
e m
easu
res
incl
ude
rem
edia
l mea
sure
at
acci
dent
loca
tions
; foo
tway
and
cyc
le ro
ute
mai
nten
ance
; in
terc
hang
e m
aint
enan
ce; r
oad
and
brid
ge m
aint
enan
ce;
win
ter m
aint
enan
ce a
nd fl
ood
cont
rol)
Tr
affic
man
agem
ent
= =
+ =
+ +
+ =
= =
= =
= =
= =
= (in
dica
tive
mea
sure
s in
clud
e re
al ti
me
pass
enge
r in
form
atio
n; F
reig
ht Q
ualit
y Pa
rtner
ship
; New
Urb
an
Traf
fic C
ontro
l (U
TC) S
yste
m)
Obj
ectiv
e 6:
To
deve
lop
the
tran
spor
t net
wor
k so
that
it c
ontr
ibut
es to
an
impr
oved
qua
lity
of li
fe
Land
-use
pla
nnin
g +
= +
= =
= =
= =
= =
= =
= =
= =
(indi
cativ
e m
easu
res
incl
ude
Nei
ghbo
urho
od re
new
al in
Bl
etch
ley)
Publ
ic tr
ansp
ort i
mpr
ovem
ents
=
+ +
= +
= +
= =
= =
= =
= =
= =
(indi
cativ
e m
easu
res
incl
ude
publ
ic tr
ansp
ort
impr
ovem
ent p
roje
cts;
Sta
tion
Squa
re Im
prov
emen
ts;
New
Pub
lic T
rans
port
Inte
rcha
nge
in th
e C
entra
l Cor
e;
Expa
nded
com
mun
ity tr
ansp
ort s
ervi
ces;
Impr
oved
rail
serv
ices
into
CM
K; R
eal T
ime
Pass
enge
r Inf
orm
atio
n)
Key
to s
ymbo
ls:
+
Ove
rall
posi
tive
effe
ct
- O
vera
ll ne
gativ
e ef
fect
=
Has
no
obvi
ous
effe
ct
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SEA
Obj
ectiv
es
1 –
To im
prov
e th
e he
alth
and
wel
l-bei
ng o
f the
pop
ulat
ion
and
redu
ce in
equa
litie
s in
hea
lth
2 –
To re
duce
crim
e an
d fe
ar o
f crim
e
3 –
To im
prov
e ac
cess
ibili
ty a
nd tr
ansp
ort l
inks
to k
ey s
ervi
ces
and
empl
oym
ent a
reas
.
4 –
To im
prov
e ro
ad s
afet
y
5 –
To re
duce
air
pollu
tion
and
ensu
re a
ir qu
ality
con
tinue
s to
impr
ove
6 –
To re
duce
noi
se p
ollu
tion
7 –
To re
duce
road
traf
fic a
nd c
onge
stio
n th
roug
h m
odal
shi
ft to
mor
e su
stai
nabl
e tra
nspo
rt m
odes
8 –
To im
prov
e ef
ficie
ncy
in la
nd u
se th
roug
h th
e re
-use
of p
revi
ousl
y de
velo
ped
land
and
exi
stin
g bu
ildin
gs.
9 –
To re
duce
was
te a
risin
gs a
nd in
crea
se re
use,
reco
very
and
recy
clin
g.
10 –
To
prot
ect l
ocal
wat
er re
sour
ces
and
impr
ove
the
qual
ity o
f sur
face
and
gro
undw
ater
11 –
To re
duce
the
risk
of fl
oodi
ng
12 –
To
addr
ess
the
caus
es o
f clim
ate
chan
ge th
roug
h re
duci
ng e
mis
sion
s of
gre
enho
use
gase
s
13 –
To
incr
ease
ene
rgy
effic
ienc
y an
d us
e of
rene
wab
le e
nerg
y so
urce
s
14 –
To
prot
ect a
nd e
nhan
ce b
iodi
vers
ity a
nd im
porta
nt w
ildlif
e ha
bita
ts
15 –
To
prot
ect,
enha
nce
and
mak
e ac
cess
ible
her
itage
ass
ets
and
thei
r set
tings
16 –
To
prot
ect,
man
age
and
rest
ore
soil
reso
urce
s
17 –
To
prom
ote
the
prot
ectio
n an
d en
hanc
emen
t of t
he c
ount
rysi
de a
nd la
ndsc
ape
char
acte
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Without Plan
8.48 As demonstrated in Table 8.4, without the implementation of the LTP2 the current observed trends would continue into the foreseeable future. These trends include the effects of programmes contained within the first Local Transport Plan, as even though these programmes were implemented over a five year period, the effects of the programmes will continue into the future.
8.49 Current positive trends include an improving road safety record and improvements in air quality. These improvements are likely to continue into the short-term future, however without the implementation of further programmes, long-term trends are uncertain.
8.50 Current negative trends include continuing increases in traffic volumes, albeit at a decreasing rate of growth, and increasing emissions of greenhouse gases from this growth in traffic volumes.
Objective 1: To improve air quality
8.51 The majority of the strategic alternatives for this objective are assessed as having overall positive or no obvious effects on the SEA objectives and there is no clear preferred alternative in this area and therefore one, or a combination of the following alternatives, could be used to progress this priority including:
♦ land-use planning; ♦ infrastructure improvements; ♦ public transport improvements; ♦ behavioural change measures; and ♦ car parking.
Objective 2: To improve accessibility
8.52 The majority of the strategic alternatives for this objective are assessed as having overall positive or no obvious effects on the SEA objectives. The alternative with the most positive effects on the SEA objectives is ‘infrastructure improvements’ (including Redways improvements and pedestrian crossing improvements), although for the same alternative there is a potential for negative effects on SEA 14 (Protect and enhance biodiversity and important wildlife habitats), which may arise if new cycleways are constructed without appropriate mitigation of any negative effects. However, these impacts will be temporary in nature and mainly associated with construction. Overall, as the other alternatives have no negative effects, a combination of the following alternatives could be used to progress this objective:
♦ infrastructure improvements; ♦ public transport improvements; ♦ behavioural change measures; ♦ road safety; and ♦ car parking.
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Objective 3: To improve safety
8.53 The following strategic alternatives have been identified:
♦ infrastructure improvements; ♦ public transport improvements; ♦ behavioural change measures; ♦ information provision; ♦ traffic management ; ♦ road safety; and ♦ car parking.
8.54 The preferred alternatives for progressing this objective is public transport improvements followed by behavioural change measures and information provision, such as active promotion of safer driving and supporting the Community Safety Partnership.
8.55 There is the potential for negative effects from some infrastructure improvements on the SEA objectives 14 and 15 notably due to the construction element and ‘hard’ infrastructure measures such as road and bridge maintenance and pedestrian footbridge/subway construction. However, these impacts are likely to be temporary in nature. Other small scale hard infrastructure measures such as traffic calming measures may have an impact on biodiversity and built heritage, as well as reducing accessibility to certain areas.
8.56 Some soft infrastructure measures for ‘infrastructure improvements’ such as improving the environment for pedestrians and cyclists are assessed as having an overall negative effect on SEA15 (To maintain and enhance the quality and distinctiveness of the built environment and cultural heritage) and SEA objective 14 relating to biodiversity. However, these impacts will be temporary in nature and mainly associated with construction.
Objective 4: To reduce congestion
8.57 The strategic alternatives identified for this objective are as follows:
♦ land-use planning; ♦ infrastructure improvements; ♦ public transport improvements; ♦ behavioural change measures; ♦ traffic management; and ♦ car parking.
8.58 From Table 8.4 it can be concluded that the preferred alternatives are ‘land-use planning’, ‘public transport improvements’, ‘behavioural change measures’, ‘traffic management’ and to a lesser extent ‘car parking’. Strategic alternatives relating to hard infrastructure schemes such as building new roads and junction improvements, as an alternative to tackling congestion, would have an overall negative effect on the majority of environmental SEA objectives including air pollution, noise, water
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resources, climate change, biodiversity, heritage, soil resources, and countryside/landscape. For SEA objective 7, congestion levels would be decreased, however these would not be though a modal shift to more sustainable modes of transport, rather an increased road capacity, and hard infrastructure schemes are deemed to have an overall negative effect on this objective. However, building new roads would have a positive, primarily short term effect on improving accessibility (SEA objective 3).
Objective 5: To maintain highways and public rights of way to a standard appropriate to their use
8.59 The strategic alternatives identified for this objective are as follows:
♦ infrastructure improvement; and ♦ traffic management.
8.60 Both strategic alternatives for this objective are assessed as having overall positive or no obvious effects on the SEA objectives and therefore there is no clear preferred alternative in this area. A combination of the alternatives could hence be used to progress this objective.
Objective 6: To develop the transport network so that it contributes to an improved quality of life
8.61 The strategic alternatives identified for this objective are as follows:
♦ land-use planning; and ♦ public transport improvements
8.62 Table 8.4 shows that the alternatives have positive effects on improving health, reducing crime and fear of crime, accessibility, air pollution and road congestion through modal shift to more sustainable modes of transport. A combination of the strategic alternatives could be used to progress the objective of supporting wider quality of life objectives.
REMAINING STAGES OF THE SEA
Introduction
8.63 The following paragraphs describe how the remaining stages of the SEA will be carried out and the format that will be used in producing the final Environmental Report.
8.64 As outlined in paragraph 1.21, the SEA process detailed in the DfT’s guidance covers five stages, A to E. This Scoping Report has covered Stages A and B by:
♦ identifying relevant plans and programmes and their environmental protection objectives;
♦ collecting baseline data; ♦ identifying environmental problems and opportunities; ♦ discussing key environmental issues;
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♦ developing SEA objectives and indicators; ♦ testing the LTP2 objectives against the SEA objectives; ♦ discussing key environmental issues; and ♦ appraising broad strategic alternatives.
8.65 Table 8.5 shows the remaining steps needed for the SEA of the Milton Keynes LTP2 once details of the draft plan are released. These are in line with DfT’s SEA guidance.
Table 8.5 – Remaining Stages of the SEA
Stage C – Assessing the effects of the plan or programme
• Predict and evaluate the significant effects of the LTP2, including alternatives, resulting in a refinement of the LTP2, if appropriate
• Propose mitigation measures for significant adverse effects of the LTP2 and identify residual effects
• Propose measures to monitor the significant environmental effects of the implementation of the LTP2, providing detailed methods by which the environmental performance of the LTP2 can be assessed
• Preparation of the Environmental Report
Stage D – Consulting and decision making
• Consulting with the public and consultation bodies on the draft LTP2 and the Environmental Report
• Assessment of significant changes to the draft LTP2 to ensure that the environmental implications are identified and influence the revision of the LTP2
• Decision making and provision of information on how the Environmental Report and consultees opinions were taken into account in preparing the LTP2
Stage E – Monitoring implementation of the plan or programme
• Developing aims and methods for monitoring the environmental performance of the LTP2 to determine whether its effects are as predicted
• Identifying and responding to adverse effects and developing appropriate responses
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Assessment of Effects
Predicting effects
8.66 This task will comprise systematic prediction of the effects of changes to conditions in the ‘Without Plan’ scenario for each strategy/measure included in the draft LTP2. As required by the Directive, predicted effects will be fully characterised in terms of their magnitude, the time period over which they occur, whether they are permanent or temporary, positive or negative, probable or improbable, frequent or rare, and whether there are cumulative and/or synergistic effects.
8.67 The effects of the evolving plan should be predicted and assessed during the plan-making process to ensure that the final plan is as sustainable as possible. Impact prediction will be undertaken when developing and comparing alternatives and/or proposing groups of specific measures.
Evaluating effects
8.68 Assessing the significance of predicted environmental/sustainability effects is essentially a matter of judgement. Judgements of significance should be systematically documented, in terms of the particular characteristics of the effect which are deemed to make it significant and whether and what uncertainty and assumptions are associated with the judgement. The assessment of significance should also include information on how the effect may be avoided or its severity reduced.
8.69 When carrying out this evaluation, the following will be considered for each option, policy or proposal, in line with the ODPM’s SEA guidance.
♦ What exactly is proposed? ♦ Will the option, policy or proposal have a likely significant adverse effect in
relation to each of the environmental objectives or targets from Stage A? ♦ If so, can the effect be avoided or can the severity be reduced? ♦ If not, can the option be changed or eliminated? ♦ If the effect cannot be avoided, can the alternative be changed or eliminated? ♦ If its effect is uncertain, or depends on how the plan is implemented, how can the
uncertainty be reduced?
Methodologies for assessing effects
8.70 Table 8.6, based on Appendix 8 of the ODPM’s guidance provides a useful summary of the range of techniques that can be used in the prediction and assessment of effects. In addition to expert judgement, causal chain/network analysis and modelling are expected to prove especially useful in the prediction of cumulative, indirect and synergistic effects. GIS is also likely to prove useful in assessing certain types of effect.
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Table 8.6 – Prediction and Assessment Techniques for SEA
Technique Prediction Assessment
Expert judgement ✓ ✓
Public participation ✓
Quality of Life Capital ✓
Geographical information systems ✓ ✓
Network analysis ✓
Modelling ✓
Scenario/sensitivity analysis ✓
Multi-criteria analysis ✓
Carrying capacity, ecological footprints ✓
Compatibility assessment ✓
8.71 It will be important to provide some realistic indication of the accuracy of predictions, but particularly in cases where predictions are close to expected thresholds, or are the result of cumulative, synergistic or indirect effects. The network analysis and modelling techniques mentioned above could be used to identify which effects will fall into this category.
Mitigation
8.72 Mitigation will be proposed for significant adverse effects of the LTP2 and residual effects will be identified.
8.73 Where mitigation measures have not been considered as part of the assessment of the strategy - for instance where their likelihood of implementation is uncertain or their effectiveness unclear – DfT advise that the "with mitigation" strategy should be assessed as an alternative to the "without mitigation" strategy.
Monitoring
8.74 Monitoring for the significant environmental effects of the implementation of the LTP2 will be proposed, providing methods by which the environmental performance of the LTP2 can be assessed.
Environmental Report
8.75 The Environmental Report will be produced in accordance with the requirements of the SEA Directive, following the DfT and ODPM SEA guidance.
8.76 Table 8.7 presents the proposed structure and level of detail of the Environmental Report.
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Table 8.7 – LTP2 SEA Environmental Report Structure
Section Details
Non-technical Summary
Summary of findings of the study in non technical language
Introduction Scope of the study
Background to the report and purpose
Objectives of the LTP2 and SEA
The LTP and SEA processes
Requirements of the SEA Directive
Consultation – its role
Links to other plans and programmes
Summary of findings of the assessment
Methodology Details of who carried out the study and when
Collection of baseline environmental data and any difficulties in collecting data, limitations of the data and sources
Consultation results and how these have influenced the SEA and LTP
Method of assessment used during the SEA
Baseline and SEA Objectives
Baseline environmental data collated including analysis of trends, links to objectives and environmental problems and constraints and their relevance to the LTP
SEA objectives and indicators and how they link to other plans and policies
Plan issues and alternatives
Significant environmental effects of the plan and alternatives
Reasons why the preferred alternatives were selected and how environmental problems were considered in choosing preferred alternatives
Plan policies and proposals
Significant environmental effects of the policies and proposals and how environmental problems were considered in developing policies and proposals
Proposed mitigation measures and residual significant impacts
Implementation and monitoring
Links to project EIAs
Proposals for monitoring
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APPENDIX A – BASELINE DATA TABLES
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.1: B
asel
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Dat
a, In
dica
tors
and
Tre
nds
for S
ocia
l Iss
ues
Indi
cato
r Q
uant
ified
dat
a
(Milt
on K
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s C
ounc
il)
Com
para
tors
(Q
uant
ified
dat
a fo
r th
e So
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East
of
Engl
and
Reg
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and
Engl
and
and
Wal
es)
Targ
ets
Tren
ds
Issu
e id
entif
ied
Ass
ocia
ted
SEA
topi
cs
Sour
ce
Age
str
uctu
re
Pop
ulat
ion
– 20
7,05
7
of w
hich
50%
are
mal
e (C
ensu
s 20
01)
0-4
year
s 7%
5-
16 y
ears
16%
17
-24
year
s 10
%
25-3
4 ye
ars
15%
35
-59
year
s 37
%
60+
year
s 15
%
Sou
th E
ast E
ngla
nd -
8,
000,
645
of w
hich
49%
are
mal
e 0-
4 6%
5-
15 1
4%
16-1
9 5%
20
-24
6%
25-4
4 28
%
45-6
0 22
%
60+
19%
U
K p
opul
atio
n fro
m
2000
to 2
011
is
pred
icte
d to
gro
w a
t 2%
com
pare
d w
ith
23%
for M
ilton
K
eyne
s.
Gro
wth
to a
po
pula
tion
of
arou
nd 2
55,0
00
is p
lann
ed b
y 20
11
0-4
year
s pr
ojec
ted
to
incr
ease
by
26%
by
201
1 5-
16 y
ears
pr
ojec
ted
to
incr
ease
by
9% b
y 20
11
17-2
4 ye
ars
proj
ecte
d to
in
crea
se b
y 19
%
by 2
011
25-3
4 ye
ars
proj
ecte
d to
in
crea
se b
y 19
%
by 2
011
35-5
9 ye
ars
proj
ecte
d to
in
crea
se b
y 16
%
by 2
011
60+
year
s pr
ojec
ted
to
incr
ease
by
35%
by
201
1
Milt
on K
eyne
s is
one
of t
he
fast
est g
row
ing
dist
ricts
in th
e co
untry
- Bet
wee
n 19
81 a
nd
2001
, its
pop
ulat
ion
incr
ease
d by
64.
4%, w
here
as th
e po
pula
tion
of E
ngla
nd
incr
ease
d by
onl
y 5.
0%.
It ha
s m
uch
high
er th
an
aver
age
proj
ecte
d gr
owth
ra
tes
for 0
-34
year
s, a
nd v
ery
high
gro
wth
rate
s fo
r 60+
ye
ars.
Cur
rent
med
ian
age
is
slig
htly
und
er 3
5, p
roje
cted
to
be ri
se s
light
ly to
36
due
to
mig
ratio
n an
d bi
rths
from
cu
rren
t res
iden
ts. S
till y
oung
er
than
Eng
land
, whi
ch is
pr
ojec
ted
to h
ave
a m
edia
n ag
e of
41
in 2
011.
Pop
ulat
ion
Milt
on K
eyne
s P
opul
atio
n B
ulle
tin 2
004/
05,
Nei
ghbo
urho
od S
tatis
tics
ON
S R
egio
ns in
Fig
ures
Wor
king
age
pe
ople
65
.8%
S
outh
Eas
t – 6
0.9
GB
– 6
1.4
P
opul
atio
n N
OM
IS a
nd ‘m
idye
ar
popu
latio
n es
timat
es’ (
2003
)
Qua
lific
atio
ns
of w
orki
ng a
ge
popu
latio
n
Milt
on K
eyne
s –
D
egre
e an
d H
ighe
r Deg
ree
leve
l qu
alifi
catio
ns- 2
1.6%
Fe
wer
than
5 G
CS
Es
at g
rade
s A
-C –
62.
6%
No
qual
ifica
tions
– 1
2.8%
Sou
th E
ast -
D
egre
e an
d H
ighe
r D
egre
e le
vel
qual
ifica
tions
- 28.
5%
Few
er th
an 5
GC
SE
s at
gra
des
A-C
–
66.0
%
No
qual
ifica
tions
–
10.8
%
GB
–
P
opul
atio
n N
OM
IS a
nd ‘l
ocal
are
a la
bour
forc
e su
rvey
’ (M
ar
2003
-Feb
200
4), O
DP
M-
NR
U, F
loor
Tar
gets
MIL
TON
KE
YNE
S C
OU
NC
IL: W
DPD
, MW
S SU
STA
INA
BIL
ITY
APP
RA
ISA
L A
ND
LT
P ST
RA
TEG
IC E
NV
IRO
NM
EN
TAL
ASS
ES
SM
EN
T
Com
bine
d Sc
opin
g R
epor
t
A-2
Indi
cato
r Q
uant
ified
dat
a
(Milt
on K
eyne
s C
ounc
il)
Com
para
tors
(Q
uant
ified
dat
a fo
r th
e So
uth
East
of
Engl
and
Reg
ion
and
Engl
and
and
Wal
es)
Targ
ets
Tren
ds
Issu
e id
entif
ied
Ass
ocia
ted
SEA
topi
cs
Sour
ce
Deg
ree
and
Hig
her
Deg
ree
leve
l qu
alifi
catio
ns- 2
5.2%
Fe
wer
than
5 G
CS
Es
at g
rade
s A
-C –
61
.5%
N
o qu
alifi
catio
ns –
15
.1%
Pe
rcen
tage
of
scho
ol p
upils
or
full-
time
stud
ents
age
d 16
to 7
4 ye
ars
5% o
f the
resi
dent
pop
ulat
ion
wer
e sc
hool
pup
ils o
r ful
l-tim
e st
uden
ts a
ged
16 to
74
year
s (C
ensu
s in
Apr
il 20
01).
5.1%
of t
he p
opul
atio
n in
Eng
land
and
Wal
es
Nei
ghbo
urho
od S
tatis
tics
(Cen
sus
2001
, ON
S)
Peop
le a
ged
16-
74 w
ith: N
o qu
alifi
catio
ns
24.3
7%
(Apr
il 20
01)
Sou
th E
ast –
23.
91%
E
ngla
nd a
nd W
ales
–
29.0
8%
Peop
le a
ged
16-
74 w
ith:
Hig
hest
qu
alifi
catio
n at
tain
ed le
vel 4
/ 5
18.9
3%
(Apr
il 20
01)
Sou
th E
ast –
21.
75%
E
ngla
nd a
nd W
ales
–
19.7
6%
In S
outh
Eas
t 80%
of
17 y
ear o
lds
cont
inue
d to
par
ticip
ate
in p
ost-
com
puls
ory
educ
atio
n,
com
pare
d w
ith 7
8% in
E
ngla
nd a
nd W
ales
Le
vel 4
/5 in
clud
es
Firs
t deg
ree;
H
ighe
r deg
ree;
N
VQ
leve
ls 4
and
5;
HN
C; H
ND
; Q
ualif
ied
Teac
her
Sta
tus;
Qua
lifie
d M
edic
al D
octo
r; Q
ualif
ied
Den
tist;
Qua
lifie
d N
urse
; M
idw
ife; H
ealth
V
isito
r.
MIL
TON
KE
YNE
S C
OU
NC
IL: W
DPD
, MW
S SU
STA
INA
BIL
ITY
APP
RA
ISA
L A
ND
LT
P ST
RA
TEG
IC E
NV
IRO
NM
EN
TAL
ASS
ES
SM
EN
T
Com
bine
d Sc
opin
g R
epor
t
A-3
Indi
cato
r Q
uant
ified
dat
a
(Milt
on K
eyne
s C
ounc
il)
Com
para
tors
(Q
uant
ified
dat
a fo
r th
e So
uth
East
of
Engl
and
Reg
ion
and
Engl
and
and
Wal
es)
Targ
ets
Tren
ds
Issu
e id
entif
ied
Ass
ocia
ted
SEA
topi
cs
Sour
ce
Pupi
ls
achi
evin
g 5
or
mor
e G
CSE
s gr
aded
A* t
o C
2003
/04
acad
emic
yea
r; 48
.2%
of p
upils
in M
K a
chie
ved
5 or
mor
e G
CS
Es
grad
ed A
* to
C
Sou
th E
ast –
55.
3%
Eng
land
- 53
.7%
In 1
998
34.6
%
(49.
2% in
SE
) ha
d hi
gher
than
5G
CS
Es
at
grad
es A
-C o
r eq
uiva
lent
this
ro
se b
y 13
.6%
to
48.2
% (5
5.3%
in
SE
) by
2004
. Th
is is
a s
harp
in
crea
sed
com
pare
d to
E
ngla
nd’s
(7
.4%
) and
the
Sou
th E
ast’s
(6
.1),
how
ever
M
K’s
sco
re
rem
ains
low
er
than
the
natio
nal a
nd
regi
onal
.
Pop
ulat
ion
Nei
ghbo
urho
od S
tatis
tics
Perc
enta
ge o
f W
orki
ng A
ge
base
d on
tota
l po
pula
tion
65.8
%
Sou
th E
ast –
60.
9%
GB
– 3
1.4%
Pop
ulat
ion
mid
year
pop
ulat
ion
estim
ates
(200
3)
Bur
glar
y O
ffenc
es
per 1
000
hous
ehol
ds
2003
-13.
3 S
outh
Eas
t 12.
1 E
ngla
nd –
18.
6
20
00 –
14.
0 20
01 –
13.
9 20
02 –
15.
8
Alth
ough
bur
glar
y cr
ime
rate
s ha
ve re
mai
ned
stat
ic o
ver t
he
last
cou
ple
of y
ears
, ove
rall
crim
e ra
tes
have
rise
n sl
ight
ly.
Mat
eria
l A
sset
s M
Ki -
Milt
on K
eyne
s In
telli
genc
e O
bser
vato
ry,
OD
PM
- NR
U, F
loor
Tar
gets
Ove
rall
Crim
e R
ate
2003
- 67.
7 S
outh
Eas
t - 5
4.2
Eng
land
– 6
9.3
P
opul
atio
n,
Mat
eria
l A
sset
s
OD
PM
- NR
U, F
loor
Tar
gets
Vehi
cle
Crim
e pe
r 100
0,
popu
latio
n
2003
- 16.
6 S
outh
Eas
t – 1
3.0
Eng
land
– 1
7.0
19
99 –
31.
2
2000
– 1
9.0
2001
– 2
0.8
2002
– 1
7.7
M
ater
ial
Ass
ets
MK
i - M
ilton
Key
nes
Inte
llige
nce
Obs
erva
tory
, O
DP
M- N
RU
, Flo
or T
arge
ts
MIL
TON
KE
YNE
S C
OU
NC
IL: W
DPD
, MW
S SU
STA
INA
BIL
ITY
APP
RA
ISA
L A
ND
LT
P ST
RA
TEG
IC E
NV
IRO
NM
EN
TAL
ASS
ES
SM
EN
T
Com
bine
d Sc
opin
g R
epor
t
A-4
Indi
cato
r Q
uant
ified
dat
a
(Milt
on K
eyne
s C
ounc
il)
Com
para
tors
(Q
uant
ified
dat
a fo
r th
e So
uth
East
of
Engl
and
Reg
ion
and
Engl
and
and
Wal
es)
Targ
ets
Tren
ds
Issu
e id
entif
ied
Ass
ocia
ted
SEA
topi
cs
Sour
ce
Rob
berie
s pe
r 1,
000
popu
latio
n
Nat
iona
l Crim
e Su
rvey
2003
– 1
.3
Sou
th E
ast –
0.8
E
ngla
nd –
2.0
1999
– 0
.8
2000
– 1
.0
2001
– 1
.4
2002
– 1
.0
M
ater
ial
Ass
ets
Hom
e O
ffice
, Crim
e S
tatis
tics
for E
ngla
nd a
nd
Wal
es
Viol
ent
offe
nces
co
mm
itted
in
publ
ic p
lace
s pe
r 1,0
00
popu
latio
n
12.2
(200
3/04
) R
egio
nal A
vera
ge -
9.1
A
4%
incr
ease
fro
m 2
002
to 2
003
(11.
7)
P
opul
atio
n O
DP
M-B
VP
I (B
V12
7b)
Dep
rivat
ion
In
dice
s of
Mul
tiple
Dep
rivat
ion:
M
ilton
Key
nes
has
an o
vera
ll ra
nk o
f 204
out
of 3
54 lo
cal
auth
oriti
es (a
low
sco
re in
dica
tes
grea
ter d
epriv
atio
n).
Ran
k of
Inco
me
Sca
le: 8
9 R
ank
of E
mpl
oym
ent S
cale
: 101
Pop
ulat
ion
OD
PM
200
4 IM
D
Dis
abili
ty
Livi
ng
Allo
wan
ce a
nd
Atte
ndan
ce
Allo
wan
ce
For A
ugus
t 200
3:
Dis
abili
ty L
ivin
g A
llow
ance
7,
335
peop
le (3
.8%
) in
MK
re
ceiv
ed th
is b
enef
it.
Atte
ndan
ce A
llow
ance
3,
180
peop
le (1
4.5%
) in
MK
re
ceiv
ed th
is a
llow
ance
.
Eng
land
and
Wal
es -
5.1%
E
ngla
nd a
nd W
ales
- 14
.4%
The
Dis
abili
ty L
ivin
g A
llow
ance
is a
ben
efit
paid
to
peop
le u
nder
65,
who
are
di
sabl
ed, a
nd n
eed
help
with
pe
rson
al c
are
and/
or g
ettin
g ar
ound
. A
ttend
ance
Allo
wan
ce is
pai
d to
peo
ple
aged
65
or o
ver
who
are
dis
able
d, e
ither
ph
ysic
ally
or m
enta
lly, a
nd
who
nee
d su
perv
isio
n or
as
sist
ance
with
per
sona
l car
e ov
er a
pro
long
ed p
erio
d of
tim
e.
Pop
ulat
ion
Nei
ghbo
urho
od S
tatis
tics
- D
WP
% o
f ho
useh
olds
w
ithou
t a c
ar
19.2
% o
f hou
seho
lds
in M
ilton
K
eyne
s di
d no
t hav
e a
car o
r van
(2
001)
36
.3%
ow
ned
2+ c
ars
Eng
land
and
Wal
es:
aver
age
of 2
6.8%
w
ith n
o ca
r or v
an
29.4
% o
wne
d 2+
car
s
P
opul
atio
n,
Hum
an
Hea
lth
ON
S R
egio
ns in
Fig
ures
MIL
TON
KE
YNE
S C
OU
NC
IL: W
DPD
, MW
S SU
STA
INA
BIL
ITY
APP
RA
ISA
L A
ND
LT
P ST
RA
TEG
IC E
NV
IRO
NM
EN
TAL
ASS
ES
SM
EN
T
Com
bine
d Sc
opin
g R
epor
t
A-5
Indi
cato
r Q
uant
ified
dat
a
(Milt
on K
eyne
s C
ounc
il)
Com
para
tors
(Q
uant
ified
dat
a fo
r th
e So
uth
East
of
Engl
and
Reg
ion
and
Engl
and
and
Wal
es)
Targ
ets
Tren
ds
Issu
e id
entif
ied
Ass
ocia
ted
SEA
topi
cs
Sour
ce
Car
Ow
ners
hip
Rat
es
2001
– 0
.51
cars
per
resi
dent
20
01 –
1.2
6 ca
rs p
er h
ouse
hold
10
-15%
hig
her t
han
the
natio
nal a
vera
ge,
and
is a
sim
ilar r
ate
to a
fflue
nt a
nd
pred
omin
antly
rura
l di
stric
ts.
Car
ow
nerr
hip
rate
s ar
e m
uch
high
er th
an u
rban
cen
tres
with
a s
imila
r pop
ulat
ion,
hi
ghlig
htin
g M
ilton
Key
nes
depe
nden
ce o
n th
e ca
r.
Pop
ulat
ion,
H
uman
H
ealth
ON
S R
egio
ns in
Fig
ures
% o
f peo
ple
usin
g th
eir c
ar
for j
ourn
eys
to
wor
k
82%
(b
ased
on
Cen
sus
2001
– L
TP1)
D
ecre
ase
jour
ney
to
wor
k by
car
to
62%
by
2006
S
ITS
set
s an
ov
eral
l tar
get o
f re
duci
ng th
e pr
opor
tion
of c
ar
jour
neys
to w
ork
from
the
curr
ent
leve
l of 7
7% to
55
% b
y 20
11.
77%
- ba
sed
on
Cen
sus
1991
Tr
affic
con
gest
ion
is w
orst
du
ring
the
peak
per
iods
and
is
mai
nly
caus
ed b
y co
mm
uter
tra
ffic.
A
lmos
t 80%
of j
ourn
eys
to
wor
k w
ithin
Milt
on K
eyne
s w
ere
by c
ar -
muc
h hi
gher
th
an th
e re
gion
al a
vera
ge o
f 60
% (1
991
Cen
sus)
. 50
% o
f loc
al c
omm
uter
s tra
vel l
ess
than
3 m
iles
to
wor
k (M
KC
)
Pop
ulat
ion,
H
uman
H
ealth
, Air
Milt
on K
eyne
s C
ounc
il: A
S
usta
inab
le In
tegr
ated
Tr
ansp
ort S
trate
gy fo
r M
ilton
Key
nes
(199
9), M
K-
LTP
1
Num
ber o
f car
s pa
rked
in
Cen
tral
Milt
on
Key
nes
on a
w
eekd
ay a
t 10
00am
2003
/04
– 16
,342
Dec
reas
e jo
urne
y to
w
ork
by c
ar
to 6
2% b
y 20
06
2000
– 1
6,14
3 ca
rs
2001
/02
– 16
,105
20
02/0
3 –
16,6
72
P
opul
atio
n,
Hum
an
Hea
lth, A
ir
LTP
1 A
nnua
l Pro
gres
s R
epor
t 200
4
Tota
l num
ber o
f pa
ssen
ger
jour
neys
mad
e an
nual
ly o
n al
l lo
cal b
uses
6,88
1,06
6 R
egio
nal-
14,0
75,5
73
20
01/0
2- 6
,667
040
2002
/03-
6,
512,
000
2003
/04
– 6,
881,
000
Ove
r the
cou
rse
of L
TP1
ther
e ha
ve b
een
stea
dy
incr
ease
s in
bus
rid
ersh
ip e
ach
year
. Bet
wee
n 20
02/0
3 an
d 20
03/0
4, th
ere
was
a 5
%
incr
ease
.
Traf
fic fo
reca
sts
sugg
est t
hat
in 2
0 ye
ars
time,
traf
fic in
the
UK
will
be
betw
een
22%
and
46
% h
ighe
r tha
n it
is n
ow. F
or
Milt
on K
eyne
s, tr
affic
fo
reca
sts
are
betw
een
47%
an
d 73
% h
ighe
r tha
n no
w.
Pop
ulat
ion,
H
uman
H
ealth
, Air
OD
PM
–B
VP
I (B
V10
2)
LTP
1 A
nnua
l Pro
gres
s R
epor
t 200
4 M
ilton
Key
nes
Cou
ncil:
A
Sus
tain
able
Inte
grat
ed
Tran
spor
t Stra
tegy
for
Milt
on K
eyne
s (1
999)
MIL
TON
KE
YNE
S C
OU
NC
IL: W
DPD
, MW
S SU
STA
INA
BIL
ITY
APP
RA
ISA
L A
ND
LT
P ST
RA
TEG
IC E
NV
IRO
NM
EN
TAL
ASS
ES
SM
EN
T
Com
bine
d Sc
opin
g R
epor
t
A-6
Indi
cato
r Q
uant
ified
dat
a
(Milt
on K
eyne
s C
ounc
il)
Com
para
tors
(Q
uant
ified
dat
a fo
r th
e So
uth
East
of
Engl
and
Reg
ion
and
Engl
and
and
Wal
es)
Targ
ets
Tren
ds
Issu
e id
entif
ied
Ass
ocia
ted
SEA
topi
cs
Sour
ce
Bus
pas
seng
er
satis
fact
ion
38%
(200
3/04
)
48%
(200
3/04
) 41
% (2
00/0
1)
3% d
ecre
ase
sinc
e 20
00/0
1
The
3% d
ecre
ase
in b
us
pass
enge
r sat
isfa
ctio
n in
20
03/0
4 w
as u
nexp
ecte
d.
Inve
stm
ent b
y th
e m
ajor
bus
op
erat
or a
nd M
ilton
Key
nes
Cou
ncil
in p
rogr
amm
es to
im
prov
e bu
s se
rvic
es n
eed
to
be o
ngoi
ng to
see
im
prov
emen
ts in
bus
pa
ssen
ger s
atis
fact
ion.
Pop
ulat
ion,
H
uman
H
ealth
, Air
OD
PM
– B
VP
I (B
V10
4u)
LTP
1 A
nnua
l Pro
gres
s R
epor
t 200
4
Mod
al S
plit
1991
- jou
rney
s to
wor
k by
: ca
r – 7
7%
publ
ic tr
ansp
ort-
12%
cy
clin
g –
3%
wal
king
– 7
%
mot
orcy
clin
g –
1%
1996
- jou
rney
s to
sho
ppin
g fro
m a
su
rvey
of s
hopp
ers
visi
ting
the
Sho
ppin
g C
entre
in 1
996:
ca
r – 6
8%
publ
ic tr
ansp
ort-
13%
w
alki
ng –
15%
ot
her-
4%
Veh
icle
Cor
don
Stu
dies
(MK
) 20
01 –
23,
000
2002
– 2
3,00
0 20
03 –
23,
500
Bus
Pas
seng
er S
tudi
es (M
K)
2002
– 1
,902
20
04 –
2,1
61
Inbo
und
Ped
estri
ans
(MK
) 20
03 –
678
20
04 –
724
In
boun
d C
ycle
s (M
K)
2003
– 1
95
20
06 –
ca
r – 6
2 pu
blic
tran
s.-2
0 cy
clin
g –
10
wal
king
– 7
m
otor
cycl
ing
– 1
2011
–
car –
55
publ
ic tr
ans.
- 25
cycl
ing
– 12
w
alki
ng –
7
mot
orcy
clin
g –
1
Pas
t tre
nds
have
be
en fo
r the
pr
opor
tion
of
jour
neys
to w
ork
mad
e by
car
to
incr
ease
and
for
the
prop
ortio
n m
ade
on fo
ot, b
y cy
cle,
and
by
publ
ic tr
ansp
ort t
o fa
ll.
Mor
e re
cent
tren
ds
have
sho
wn
incr
easi
ng
num
bers
of c
ar
trips
, but
at a
sl
ower
rate
than
na
tiona
lly.
Bus
usa
ge h
as
show
n a
sign
ifica
nt
incr
ease
in b
oth
peak
per
iod
and
thro
ugho
ut th
e da
y re
cent
ly. W
alk
trips
in th
e pe
ak
hour
hav
e al
so
incr
ease
d re
cent
ly.
Mor
e th
an a
ny o
ther
city
in th
e U
K, M
ilton
Key
nes
was
de
sign
ed a
roun
d th
e ca
r with
w
ide
and
wel
l des
igne
d ro
ads
but t
hese
are
beg
inni
ng to
sh
ow s
igns
of c
onge
stio
n.
Traf
fic c
onge
stio
n is
wor
st
durin
g th
e pe
ak p
erio
ds a
nd is
m
ainl
y ca
used
by
com
mut
er
traffi
c. S
ince
mos
t em
ploy
men
t is
, and
will
con
tinue
to b
e,
with
in th
e C
ity, p
artic
ular
ly th
e C
ity c
entre
, con
gest
ion
and
pollu
tion
prob
lem
s w
ill
cont
inue
to b
e co
ncen
trate
d on
this
are
a.
Pop
ulat
ion,
H
uman
H
ealth
, Air
Milt
on K
eyne
s C
ounc
il: A
S
usta
inab
le In
tegr
ated
Tr
ansp
ort S
trate
gy fo
r Milt
on
Key
nes
(199
9)
LTP
1 A
nnua
l Pro
gres
s R
epor
t 200
4
MIL
TON
KE
YNE
S C
OU
NC
IL: W
DPD
, MW
S SU
STA
INA
BIL
ITY
APP
RA
ISA
L A
ND
LT
P ST
RA
TEG
IC E
NV
IRO
NM
EN
TAL
ASS
ES
SM
EN
T
Com
bine
d Sc
opin
g R
epor
t
A-7
Indi
cato
r Q
uant
ified
dat
a
(Milt
on K
eyne
s C
ounc
il)
Com
para
tors
(Q
uant
ified
dat
a fo
r th
e So
uth
East
of
Engl
and
Reg
ion
and
Engl
and
and
Wal
es)
Targ
ets
Tren
ds
Issu
e id
entif
ied
Ass
ocia
ted
SEA
topi
cs
Sour
ce
Num
ber o
f cy
clin
g tr
ips
at
repr
esen
tativ
e lo
catio
ns
Num
ber o
f cyc
les
park
ed a
t a
repr
esen
tativ
e nu
mbe
r of
coun
ting
poin
ts 2
003
- 266
U
K N
atio
nal
Targ
et a
dopt
ed
for M
ilton
K
eyne
s –
tripl
e cy
clin
g by
201
0
The
num
ber o
f cy
cles
par
ked
in
Cen
tral M
ilton
K
eyne
s ha
s in
crea
sed
by 2
7%
sinc
e 20
00.
Pas
t inv
estm
ents
in
impr
ovin
g fa
cilit
ies
have
bee
n sh
own
to h
ave
posi
tive
effe
ct
in in
crea
sing
cyc
list n
umbe
rs
and
shou
ld b
e co
ntin
ued
into
th
e fu
ture
.
Pop
ulat
ion,
H
uman
H
ealth
, Air
LTP
1 A
nnua
l Pro
gres
s R
epor
t 200
4
Num
ber o
f cy
clis
ts o
n SU
STR
AN
S ro
ute
by M
ilton
K
eyne
s C
entr
al
Rai
l Sta
tion
2003
/04
– 21
9
UK
Nat
iona
l Ta
rget
ado
pted
fo
r Milt
on
Key
nes
– tri
ple
cycl
ing
by 2
010
2001
– 1
67
2002
/03
– 18
5
P
opul
atio
n,
Hum
an
Hea
lth, A
ir
LTP
1 A
nnua
l Pro
gres
s R
epor
t 200
4
Num
ber o
f pe
ople
kill
ed o
r se
rious
ly
inju
red
on
road
s in
Milt
on
Key
nes
2003
/04
– 94
2003
/04
– 11
0 Fr
om th
e 19
94-9
8 ba
selin
e fig
ures
, th
ere
has
been
a
redu
ctio
n in
the
num
ber o
f peo
ple
kille
d or
ser
ious
ly
inju
red
by 3
0%.
Alth
ough
ther
e ha
s be
en a
si
gnifi
cant
redu
ctio
n in
the
num
ber o
f peo
ple
kille
d an
d se
rious
ly in
jure
d, th
is n
umbe
r is
stil
l dee
med
to th
e to
o hi
gh.
Ther
e is
con
cern
that
as
the
figur
es fo
r 200
3/04
sho
wed
su
ch a
dra
mat
ic d
ecre
ase
com
pare
d to
pre
viou
s ye
ars,
th
is m
ay h
ave
been
a ‘b
lip’
year
, and
cas
ualti
es m
ay
agai
n be
hig
her.
Pop
ulat
ion,
H
uman
H
ealth
LTP
1 A
nnua
l Pro
gres
s R
epor
t 200
4
Num
ber o
f ch
ildre
n ki
lled
and
serio
usly
in
jure
d
2003
– 1
3
2003
– 1
6 Fr
om th
e 19
94-9
8 ba
selin
e fig
ures
, th
ere
has
been
a
redu
ctio
n in
the
num
ber o
f ch
ildre
n ki
lled
or
serio
usly
inju
red
by 3
8%.
As
abov
e.
Pop
ulat
ion,
H
uman
H
ealth
LTP
1 A
nnua
l Pro
gres
s R
epor
t 200
4
% o
f rur
al
hous
ehol
ds
with
in 8
00
met
res
of a
n ho
urly
or b
ette
r bu
s se
rvic
e
2001
/02
- 77%
2003
/04
- 77%
Th
e pe
rcen
tage
of
rura
l ho
useh
olds
with
in
800
met
res
of a
n ho
urly
or b
ette
r bu
s se
rvic
e ha
s re
mai
ned
at a
co
nsta
nt le
vel o
f 77
% s
ince
20
01/0
2.
Ther
e is
an
issu
e of
poo
r ac
cess
ibili
ty to
jobs
, sho
ps,
and
serv
ices
in s
ome
rem
ote
rura
l are
as.
Pop
ulat
ion,
A
ir LT
P1
Ann
ual P
rogr
ess
Rep
ort 2
004
MIL
TON
KE
YNE
S C
OU
NC
IL: W
DPD
, MW
S SU
STA
INA
BIL
ITY
APP
RA
ISA
L A
ND
LT
P ST
RA
TEG
IC E
NV
IRO
NM
EN
TAL
ASS
ES
SM
EN
T
Com
bine
d Sc
opin
g R
epor
t
A-8
Indi
cato
r Q
uant
ified
dat
a
(Milt
on K
eyne
s C
ounc
il)
Com
para
tors
(Q
uant
ified
dat
a fo
r th
e So
uth
East
of
Engl
and
Reg
ion
and
Engl
and
and
Wal
es)
Targ
ets
Tren
ds
Issu
e id
entif
ied
Ass
ocia
ted
SEA
topi
cs
Sour
ce
Num
ber o
f wal
k tr
ips
to w
ork
2003
/04
– 6%
1991
Cen
sus
– 7%
S
tabi
lise
jour
ney
to w
ork
by
wal
king
at 7
% b
y 20
06
The
perc
enta
ge o
f wal
k tri
ps
to w
ork
has
decr
ease
d sl
ight
ly s
ince
199
1 an
d ha
s sh
owed
no
sign
of
sign
ifica
ntly
incr
easi
ng.
Pop
ulat
ion,
H
uman
H
ealth
, Air
LTP
1 A
nnua
l Pro
gres
s R
epor
t 200
4
% o
f tot
al
leng
th o
f fo
otpa
ths
and
othe
r rig
hts
of
way
whi
ch w
ere
easy
to u
se b
y th
e pu
blic
2003
/04
– 52
%
20
01/0
1 –
85%
20
02/0
3 –
39%
Ta
rget
of 7
0% b
y 20
06/0
7 A
lthou
gh th
ere
has
been
a
past
tren
d in
dec
reas
ing
ease
of
use
of f
ootp
aths
and
oth
er
right
s of
way
, thi
s in
dica
tor i
s no
w im
prov
ing.
A w
ell
mai
ntai
ned
foot
way
net
wor
k is
impo
rtant
for s
afet
y an
d to
en
cour
age
use.
Pop
ulat
ion,
H
uman
H
ealth
OD
PM
– B
VP
I (B
V 1
78)
% o
f ped
estr
ian
cros
sing
s w
ith
faci
litie
s fo
r pe
ople
with
a
disa
bilit
y
2003
/04
– 10
0%
20
00/0
1 –
90%
Ta
rget
ach
ieve
d of
100
% b
y 20
05/0
6
Ther
e is
a n
eed
to m
aint
ain
this
leve
l of d
isab
led
pede
stria
n ac
cess
ibili
ty in
the
futu
re.
Pop
ulat
ion,
H
uman
H
ealth
OD
PM
– B
VP
I (B
V 1
65)
Num
ber o
f C
omm
unity
Tr
ansp
ort T
rips
2004
/05
– 40
,110
trip
s by
MK
S
peci
al; 4
8,36
0 tri
ps b
y M
K
Fast
chai
r
N
ew in
dica
tor
New
indi
cato
r no
targ
et s
et
Com
mun
ity T
rans
port
can
be
used
to in
crea
se a
cces
sibi
lity
in h
ard
to re
ach
area
s.
Pop
ulat
ion,
H
uman
H
ealth
LTP
1 A
nnua
l Pro
gres
s R
epor
t 200
4
Num
ber o
f sc
hool
s w
ith a
sc
hool
pla
ce
trav
el p
lan
2004
/05
– 20
2001
/02
– 0
2002
/03
– 0
2003
/04
- 5
100
Sch
ools
by
2005
/06
P
opul
atio
n,
Hum
an
Hea
lth
LTP
1 A
nnua
l Pro
gres
s R
epor
t 200
4
Num
ber o
f pu
pils
wal
king
an
d cy
clin
g to
sc
hool
2003
/04
– 59
%
20
01/0
2 –
60%
20
02/0
3 –
59%
20
05/0
6 –
65%
of
surv
eyed
sch
ools
Pop
ulat
ion,
H
uman
H
ealth
LTP
1 A
nnua
l Pro
gres
s R
epor
t 200
4
Noi
se L
evel
s
Noi
se h
otsp
ots
are
expe
cted
to
be fo
und
at th
e m
ain
road
ne
twor
ks a
nd is
olat
ed n
oise
ge
nera
tors
(airp
orts
, rai
lway
s).
Def
ra is
com
mis
sion
ing
a no
ise
map
whi
ch w
ill b
e pr
oduc
ed in
th
e ne
xt 1
2 m
onth
s.
The
EU
Noi
se
Aba
tem
ent P
olic
y m
ay b
e ex
pect
ed
to b
ring
abou
t re
duct
ions
in
ambi
ent n
oise
le
vels
ove
r the
lo
ng te
rm.
Pre
dict
ed g
row
th in
traf
fic
coul
d ac
cent
uate
the
nois
e ho
tspo
ts.
Hum
an
Hea
lth
Rog
er T
ym &
P
artn
ers/
Hal
crow
/Thr
ee
Dra
gons
: Milt
on K
eyne
s an
d S
outh
Mid
land
s S
tudy
MIL
TON
KE
YNE
S C
OU
NC
IL: W
DPD
, MW
S SU
STA
INA
BIL
ITY
APP
RA
ISA
L A
ND
LT
P ST
RA
TEG
IC E
NV
IRO
NM
EN
TAL
ASS
ES
SM
EN
T
Com
bine
d Sc
opin
g R
epor
t
A-9
Indi
cato
r Q
uant
ified
dat
a
(Milt
on K
eyne
s C
ounc
il)
Com
para
tors
(Q
uant
ified
dat
a fo
r th
e So
uth
East
of
Engl
and
Reg
ion
and
Engl
and
and
Wal
es)
Targ
ets
Tren
ds
Issu
e id
entif
ied
Ass
ocia
ted
SEA
topi
cs
Sour
ce
Stat
s on
Noi
se
Com
plai
nts
Com
plai
nts
per 1
,000
pop
: 20
04-2
005:
6.4
Th
e C
ounc
il st
anda
rds:
- t
o re
spon
d to
co
mpl
aint
s w
ithin
5
wor
king
day
s an
d;
- to
reso
lve
80%
of
com
plai
nts
with
in 4
m
onth
s.
Com
plai
nts
per
1,00
0 po
p:
2000
-200
1: 9
.3
2001
-200
2: 8
.3
2002
-200
3: 8
.2
2003
-200
4: 7
.1
The
tota
l num
ber
of c
ompl
aint
s de
crea
sed
from
1,
969
in 2
000-
2001
to 1
,392
in
2004
-200
5.
How
ever
, the
nu
mbe
r of h
ealth
an
d sa
fety
co
mpl
aint
s in
crea
sed
from
99
(200
0-20
01)
to 2
01 (2
004-
2005
)
The
actu
al n
umbe
r of c
ases
de
alt w
ith b
y M
K C
omm
unity
M
edia
tions
, sho
ws
that
206
ca
ses
wer
e cl
osed
in 2
004,
an
incr
ease
from
190
in th
e pr
evio
us y
ear.
Pop
ulat
ion,
H
uman
H
ealth
MK
Cou
ncil
web
site
S
tatis
tics:
Nei
ghbo
ur
Com
plai
nts
and
Med
iatio
ns
http
://w
ww
.mkw
eb.c
o.uk
/st
atis
tics/
Dis
play
Arti
cle.
asp?
ID
=116
48
Life
exp
ecta
ncy
Mal
e 76
.4 (2
002)
Fe
mal
e 80
.0 (2
002)
M
ales
in E
ngla
nd
76.2
M
ales
in th
e S
outh
E
ast o
f Eng
land
–
75.4
Fe
mal
es in
Eng
land
–
80.7
Fe
mal
es in
the
Sou
th
Eas
t of E
ngla
nd –
80
.4
M
ales
19
99 –
75.
3 20
00 –
75.
8 20
01 -
-76.
2 20
02 –
76.
4 Fe
mal
es
1999
– 8
0.0
2000
– 7
9.9
2001
– 8
0.3
The
Milt
on K
eyne
s P
ublic
H
ealth
Ann
ual R
epor
t 200
2 sh
owed
that
the
lead
ing
caus
es o
f dea
th in
Milt
on
Key
nes
are
the
sam
e as
in
the
coun
try a
s a
who
le:
canc
er, h
eart
dise
ase
and
resp
irato
ry d
isea
se
Hum
an
Hea
lth
OD
PM
Nei
ghbo
urho
od
Ren
ewal
Uni
t
Stan
dard
M
orta
lity
Rat
io
SM
R- 1
07
(103
for m
ales
110
for f
emal
es)
Sou
th E
ast –
93
(92
for m
ales
and
95
for
fem
ales
) E
ngla
nd -
100
MK
mor
talit
y ra
tes
are
high
co
mpa
red
with
nat
iona
l rat
es,
and
muc
h hi
gher
com
pare
d to
the
regi
onal
SM
R.
Hum
an
Hea
lth
Pop
ulat
ion
Tren
ds 1
08 -
Rep
ort:
Dea
th re
gist
ratio
ns
in E
ngla
nd a
nd W
ales
, 20
01: a
rea
of re
side
nce
Gen
eral
Hea
lth
cons
ider
ed
‘goo
d’
73%
S
outh
Eas
t 72%
E
ngla
nd a
nd W
ales
69
%
The
Cen
sus
2001
sho
wed
th
at M
ilton
Key
nes
com
pare
d fa
vour
ably
with
Eng
land
as
a w
hole
in te
rms
of h
ealth
: -
72.5
% o
f MK
pop
ulat
ion
had
Goo
d H
ealth
com
pare
d to
68
.8%
in E
ngla
nd
Hum
an
Hea
lth
2001
Cen
sus,
Offi
ce o
f N
atio
nal S
tatis
tics
MIL
TON
KE
YNE
S C
OU
NC
IL: W
DPD
, MW
S SU
STA
INA
BIL
ITY
APP
RA
ISA
L A
ND
LT
P ST
RA
TEG
IC E
NV
IRO
NM
EN
TAL
ASS
ES
SM
EN
T
Com
bine
d Sc
opin
g R
epor
t
A-1
0
Indi
cato
r Q
uant
ified
dat
a
(Milt
on K
eyne
s C
ounc
il)
Com
para
tors
(Q
uant
ified
dat
a fo
r th
e So
uth
East
of
Engl
and
Reg
ion
and
Engl
and
and
Wal
es)
Targ
ets
Tren
ds
Issu
e id
entif
ied
Ass
ocia
ted
SEA
topi
cs
Sour
ce
Gen
eral
Hea
lth
cons
ider
ed ‘n
ot
good
’
7%
Sou
th E
ast 7
%
Eng
land
and
Wal
es
9%
H
uman
H
ealth
20
01 C
ensu
s, O
ffice
of
Nat
iona
l Sta
tistic
s
Suic
ide
Mor
talit
y R
ate
2002
– 6
.5
Sou
th E
ast –
8.4
E
ngla
nd –
8.7
1997
– 9
.3
1998
– 8
.3
1999
– 9
.7
2000
– 7
.6
2001
– 8
.1
In 1
999
suic
ide
rate
in M
K
(9.7
) was
slig
htly
hig
her
com
pare
d to
the
natio
nal
(9.6
) and
regi
onal
(8.9
) rat
es,
but h
as b
een
low
er fo
r all
othe
r yea
rs.
Hum
an
Hea
lth
OD
PM
- NR
U, F
loor
Tar
gets
Roa
d ca
sual
ty
rate
(KSI
) R
oad
casu
alty
rate
200
3 O
vera
ll –
5.6
KS
I- 0.
5 C
hild
KS
I – 0
.3
Sou
th E
ast –
5.0
E
ngla
nd –
5.2
S
outh
Eas
t – 0
.6
Eng
land
– 0
.6
Sou
th E
ast –
0.2
E
ngla
nd –
0.4
R
oad
casu
alty
ra
te K
SI-
1997
– 0
.6
1998
– 0
.5
1999
– 0
.8
2000
– 0
.9
2001
– 0
.6
2002
– 0
.7
H
uman
H
ealth
O
DP
M- N
RU
, Flo
or T
arge
ts
MIL
TON
KE
YNE
S C
OU
NC
IL: W
DPD
, MW
S SU
STA
INA
BIL
ITY
APP
RA
ISA
L A
ND
LT
P ST
RA
TEG
IC E
NV
IRO
NM
EN
TAL
ASS
ES
SM
EN
T
Com
bine
d Sc
opin
g R
epor
t
A-1
1
Tabl
e A
.2: B
asel
ine
Dat
a, In
dica
tors
and
Tre
nds
for E
nviro
nmen
tal I
ssue
s In
dica
tor
Qua
ntifi
ed d
ata
(Milt
on K
eyne
s C
ounc
il)
Com
para
tors
(Q
uant
ified
dat
a fo
r So
uth
East
of
Engl
and
Reg
ion
and
Engl
and
and
Wal
es)
Targ
ets
Tren
ds
Issu
e id
entif
ied
Ass
ocia
ted
SEA
topi
cs
Sour
ce
No.
of
cons
erva
tion
area
s
25 c
onse
rvat
ion
area
s (3
new
pr
opos
ed –
Litt
le B
rickh
ill, W
obur
n S
ands
, Wol
verto
n)
2005
Sou
th E
ast o
f E
ngla
nd S
tats
: N
atio
nal P
arks
= 0
A
ON
B =
-637
th
ousa
nd h
ecta
res
/ 31
% o
f tot
al a
rea
Gre
en B
elt =
356
th
ousa
nd h
ecta
res
/19%
of t
otal
are
a D
efin
ed H
erita
ge
Coa
st –
74K
m
C
ultu
ral
herit
age,
la
ndsc
ape
Loca
l Pla
n O
NS
Reg
ions
in F
igur
es
No.
& a
rea
of
desi
gnat
ed s
ites
• 2 S
SS
Is in
Milt
on K
eyne
s H
owe
Par
k W
ood
(24.
2 ha
) and
O
xley
Mea
d (3
.4 h
a)
• One
LN
R in
the
Bor
ough
at
pres
ent –
Blu
e La
goon
, B
letc
hley
. • 1
6 M
ilton
Key
nes
Wild
life
Site
s (M
KW
S)
• Wild
life
corr
idor
s ar
e gi
ven
the
sam
e pr
otec
tion
as M
KW
S,
and
cons
ist o
f wet
land
s,
woo
dlan
d, ra
ilway
, and
road
co
rrido
rs.
• Loc
al W
ildlif
e S
ites
– ap
prox
imat
ely
200.
• 2
Are
as o
f Attr
activ
e La
ndsc
ape
(ref
Pol
icy
S11
of t
he L
ocal
P
lan)
%
of a
sses
sed
area
in fa
vour
able
or
unf
avou
rabl
e re
cove
ring
cond
ition
in M
ilton
Key
nes
– 10
0% (2
001)
In B
ucki
ngha
msh
ire:
• 61
SS
SIs
•
1 N
atio
nal
Nat
ure
Res
erve
s •
13 L
ocal
Nat
ure
Res
erve
s %
of a
sses
sed
area
in
favo
urab
le o
r un
favo
urab
le
reco
verin
g co
nditi
on
Nat
iona
lly –
56.
5%
(200
1)
Loca
l Pla
n Ta
rget
of
incr
easi
ng th
e pe
rcen
tage
of
the
Cou
ncil
area
co
vere
d by
na
ture
co
nser
vatio
n de
sign
atio
ns
shou
ld in
crea
se
from
17.
5% to
18
% (0
.3%
to
1%) b
y 20
11
Th
ere
are
a nu
mbe
r of
impo
rtant
nat
ure
cons
erva
tion
site
s w
ithin
urb
an a
reas
like
M
K.
New
hab
itats
wer
e cr
eate
d in
th
e de
velo
pmen
t of t
he C
ity,
such
as
Line
ar P
arks
and
ro
ad g
rid c
orrid
ors,
how
ever
so
me
habi
tats
hav
e be
en lo
st,
and
loca
l des
igna
tions
are
in
plac
e to
pro
tect
wha
t rem
ains
.
Land
scap
e,
biod
iver
sity
, flo
ra, f
auna
, w
ater
, soi
l
Loca
l Pla
n B
ucki
ngha
msh
ire a
nd M
ilton
K
eyne
s B
AP
200
0-20
10
ww
w.e
nglis
h-na
ture
.org
.uk,
M
Ki -
Milt
on K
eyne
s In
telli
genc
e O
bser
vato
ry
Popu
latio
n of
sp
ecie
s an
d ar
eas
of
Nat
ural
Are
a - W
est A
nglia
n P
lain
The
UK
Ste
erin
g G
roup
Rep
ort (
DE
TR,
1995
) lis
ts 4
16 p
riorit
y
the
Bio
dive
rsity
A
ctio
n P
lan
for
A g
row
ing
num
ber o
f spe
cies
ar
e un
derg
oing
Man
y of
the
habi
tats
and
as
soci
ated
spe
cies
foun
d ar
e of
nat
iona
l, an
d in
som
e
Bio
dive
rsity
, flo
ra, f
auna
W
est A
nglia
n P
lain
– N
atur
al
Are
a P
rofil
e
MIL
TON
KE
YNE
S C
OU
NC
IL: W
DPD
, MW
S SU
STA
INA
BIL
ITY
APP
RA
ISA
L A
ND
LT
P ST
RA
TEG
IC E
NV
IRO
NM
EN
TAL
ASS
ES
SM
EN
T
Com
bine
d Sc
opin
g R
epor
t
A-1
2
Indi
cato
r Q
uant
ified
dat
a (M
ilton
Key
nes
Cou
ncil)
C
ompa
rato
rs
(Qua
ntifi
ed d
ata
for
Sout
h Ea
st o
f En
glan
d R
egio
n an
d En
glan
d an
d W
ales
)
Targ
ets
Tren
ds
Issu
e id
entif
ied
Ass
ocia
ted
SEA
topi
cs
Sour
ce
prio
rity
habi
tat
Prio
rity
habi
tats
and
key
spe
cies
(fl
ora)
: Far
med
land
(ara
ble
land
an
d ag
ricul
tura
lly im
prov
ed
past
ure)
–
field
cow
-whe
at, c
orn
clea
vers
, br
oad-
leav
ed s
purg
e O
pen
wat
ers
- mar
sh d
ock
and
gold
en d
ock.
; Sw
aps-
reed
sw
eet-g
rass
, les
ser
pond
-sed
ge, g
reat
er tu
ssoc
k-se
dge,
gia
nt h
orse
tail
and
less
er
bulru
sh;
Ree
dbed
s;
Mar
shes
and
floo
d m
eado
ws
– fri
tilla
ry, g
reat
bur
net,
pepp
er
saxi
frage
, mar
sh fo
xtai
l and
na
rrow
-leav
ed w
ater
dro
pwor
t G
rave
l Wor
king
s an
d C
lay
Pits
; N
eutra
l uni
mpr
oved
gra
ssla
nds
– G
reen
win
ged
orch
id, c
owsl
ip,
adde
r's-to
ngue
fern
, dro
pwor
t and
pe
pper
sax
ifrag
e An
cien
t sem
i-nat
ural
bro
adle
aved
w
oodl
and-
ash
, ped
uncu
late
oak
an
d fie
ld m
aple
, haz
el, h
awth
orn,
bl
uebe
ll, d
og's
mer
cury
, prim
rose
V
alle
y m
ires
- blu
nt-fl
ower
ed ru
sh,
mar
sh v
aler
ian,
mar
sh p
enny
wor
t, m
arsh
arr
owgr
ass,
mar
sh m
arig
old
and
ragg
ed ro
bin
Urb
an a
reas
. Fa
una:
In
verte
brat
es: A
nasi
myi
a in
terp
unct
a (h
over
fly),
Libe
llula
fu
lva
(dra
gonf
ly)
Hyd
roch
us c
arin
atus
(bee
tle),
Mal
lota
cim
bici
form
is (f
ly),
Myo
lept
a lu
teol
a (h
over
fly),
Lim
noph
ila p
ictip
enni
s (c
rane
fly),
Sci
omyz
a dr
yom
yzin
a (fl
y)
spec
ies
for w
hich
na
tiona
l Spe
cies
A
ctio
n P
lans
wou
ld b
e w
ritte
n. T
hirty
-eig
ht
prio
rity
habi
tats
wer
e id
entif
ied
as b
eing
of
‘hig
h co
nser
vatio
n co
ncer
n’.
Buc
king
ham
shire
H
AP
S h
ave
been
pr
epar
ed fo
r 12
prio
rity
habi
tats
whi
ch
occu
r in
the
Cou
nty
Buc
king
ham
shire
an
d M
ilton
K
eyne
s re
quire
s:
- mai
ntai
ning
im
porta
nt
habi
tats
to a
llow
in
divi
dual
sp
ecio
us to
look
af
ter t
hem
selv
es
- foc
usin
g on
in
divi
dual
sp
ecie
s, w
hich
ar
e se
rious
ly
enda
nger
ed
The
Cou
ncil
area
co
vere
d by
na
ture
co
nser
vatio
n de
sign
atio
ns
shou
ld in
crea
se
from
17.
5% to
18
% (0
.3%
to
1%) b
y 20
11
rapi
d de
clin
es o
r ha
ve b
ecom
e ra
re
inst
ance
s in
tern
atio
nal,
impo
rtanc
e.
The
Nat
ure
Con
serv
atio
n Fo
rum
whi
ch a
ims
to
cons
erve
the
coun
ty’s
wild
life
habi
tats
and
ass
ocia
ted
spec
ies
by c
arry
ing
forw
ard
the
Bio
dive
rsity
Act
ion
Pla
n
Buc
king
ham
shire
and
Milt
on
Key
nes
Bio
dive
rsity
Act
ion
Pla
n 20
00-2
010
MIL
TON
KE
YNE
S C
OU
NC
IL: W
DPD
, MW
S SU
STA
INA
BIL
ITY
APP
RA
ISA
L A
ND
LT
P ST
RA
TEG
IC E
NV
IRO
NM
EN
TAL
ASS
ES
SM
EN
T
Com
bine
d Sc
opin
g R
epor
t
A-1
3
Indi
cato
r Q
uant
ified
dat
a (M
ilton
Key
nes
Cou
ncil)
C
ompa
rato
rs
(Qua
ntifi
ed d
ata
for
Sout
h Ea
st o
f En
glan
d R
egio
n an
d En
glan
d an
d W
ales
)
Targ
ets
Tren
ds
Issu
e id
entif
ied
Ass
ocia
ted
SEA
topi
cs
Sour
ce
Bird
s: s
kyla
rk a
nd g
rey
partr
idge
, ba
rn o
wl,
grey
lag
goos
e, ri
nged
pl
over
, woo
dcoc
k M
amm
als
and
othe
r Ver
tebr
ates
: gr
ass
snak
e, p
ipis
trelle
bat
, w
hisk
ered
bat
, bro
wn
hare
. W
ater
Qua
lity
(Bio
logi
cal a
nd
Che
mic
al
qual
ity
clas
sifie
d un
der t
he
Gen
eral
Qua
lity
Ass
essm
ent
(GQ
A) s
chem
e)
Milt
on K
eyne
s bo
asts
15
lake
s an
d 11
mile
s of
can
als.
Th
e M
ain
wat
er c
ours
es in
MK
are
th
e G
reat
Ous
e an
d its
trib
utar
ies
- th
e C
alve
rton
and
Loug
hton
B
rook
s, th
e To
ve, t
he O
uzel
and
its
tribu
tary
, the
Bro
ught
on B
rook
. M
ilton
Key
nes
has
five
site
s m
onito
red
by th
e E
nviro
nmen
t A
genc
y.
For b
iolo
gica
l qua
lity,
3 s
ites
wer
e ve
ry g
ood
and
2 go
od in
200
2.
For c
hem
ical
qua
lity,
two
wer
e go
od, t
wo
fairl
y go
od, a
nd o
ne
poor
in 2
002.
Sou
thea
st o
f Eng
land
20
03
Bio
logi
cal Q
ualit
y:
42%
of r
iver
s w
ere
of
very
goo
d an
d 19
% o
f go
od c
hem
ical
qua
lity.
S
outh
east
of E
ngla
nd
1990
B
iolo
gica
l Qua
lity
31
% o
f riv
ers
wer
e of
ve
ry g
ood
and
8%of
go
od c
hem
ical
qua
lity
Nat
iona
l S
tand
ards
- B
y 20
05 in
itiat
e ac
tion
to re
stor
e to
favo
urab
le
cond
ition
(typ
ical
pl
ant a
nd
anim
al
com
mun
ities
pr
esen
t) ot
her
impo
rtant
site
s th
at h
ave
been
da
mag
ed b
y hu
man
act
ivity
.
From
198
9 to
20
01 th
e fo
llow
ing
trend
s fo
r ch
emic
al q
ualit
y w
ere
obse
rved
at
the
follo
win
g 5
site
s:
Ouz
el (E
aton
Ley
s Fa
rm -
A42
1 R
oad
Brid
ge) –
C
hem
ical
ly
clas
sifie
d as
a ‘C
’ (fa
irly
good
) till
20
00 w
hen
it im
prov
ed to
ch
emic
al
clas
sific
atio
n ‘B
’ (g
ood)
. Bio
logi
cal
clas
sific
atio
n w
as
‘B’ (
good
) in
2002
. B
roug
hton
Bro
ok
(M1-
Ouz
el)
Impr
oved
and
th
en d
eter
iora
ted
agai
n fro
m E
(p
oor)
in 1
995
to
‘D’
(fair)
in 1
998,
‘C
’ in
1999
, ‘D
’ in
2000
and
‘E’ i
n 20
01. B
iolo
gica
l cl
assi
ficat
ion
was
‘B
’ (go
od) i
n 20
00.
Brit
ish
Wat
erw
ays
are
com
pilin
g a
new
set
of
Sta
ndar
ds fo
r wat
er c
ours
es
aim
ing
to in
clud
e al
l asp
ects
of
wat
er a
nd it
s en
viro
ns
Abo
ut 2
.5%
of t
he to
tal r
iver
le
ngth
in E
ngla
nd, c
onsi
stin
g of
27
rive
rs, h
ave
been
de
sign
ated
as
Site
s of
Spe
cial
S
cien
tific
Inte
rest
. Th
ere
is e
vide
nce
of s
ome
degr
adat
ion
of c
hem
ical
wat
er
qual
ity in
som
e of
the
mon
itore
d si
tes
in M
ilton
K
eyne
s.
Wat
er
Env
ironm
enta
l Age
ncy,
O
NS
Reg
ions
in F
igur
es
MIL
TON
KE
YNE
S C
OU
NC
IL: W
DPD
, MW
S SU
STA
INA
BIL
ITY
APP
RA
ISA
L A
ND
LT
P ST
RA
TEG
IC E
NV
IRO
NM
EN
TAL
ASS
ES
SM
EN
T
Com
bine
d Sc
opin
g R
epor
t
A-1
4
Indi
cato
r Q
uant
ified
dat
a (M
ilton
Key
nes
Cou
ncil)
C
ompa
rato
rs
(Qua
ntifi
ed d
ata
for
Sout
h Ea
st o
f En
glan
d R
egio
n an
d En
glan
d an
d W
ales
)
Targ
ets
Tren
ds
Issu
e id
entif
ied
Ass
ocia
ted
SEA
topi
cs
Sour
ce
Ouz
el (A
421
Roa
d B
ridge
- C
onfl.
B
roug
hton
) ’D
’ (fa
ir) in
198
9 an
d th
en ‘C
’ (fa
irly
good
) fro
m 1
992
till 2
001.
B
iolo
gica
l qua
lity
impr
oved
from
a
‘B’ (
good
) to
an ‘A
’ (v
ery
good
) in
2001
. O
uzel
(Sta
plef
ord
Mill
- E
aton
Ley
s Fa
rm)
Slig
ht
impr
ovem
ent i
n 19
89 fr
om a
‘D’ t
o a
‘C’,
in 1
997
from
a
‘C’ t
o a
‘B’ b
ut
then
bac
k to
a ‘C
’ in
200
1. B
iolo
gica
l qu
ality
impr
oved
fro
m a
‘B’ (
good
) to
an
‘A’ (
very
go
od) i
n 20
01.
Ous
e (M
otel
- Ti
ckfo
rd A
bbey
) Im
prov
ed in
198
9 fro
m a
‘C’ t
o a
‘B’
and
rem
aine
d in
th
at c
ondi
tion
thro
ugho
ut.
Bio
logi
cal q
ualit
y im
prov
ed fr
om a
‘B
’ (go
od) t
o an
‘A’
(ver
y go
od) f
rom
19
95 to
200
0.
MIL
TON
KE
YNE
S C
OU
NC
IL: W
DPD
, MW
S SU
STA
INA
BIL
ITY
APP
RA
ISA
L A
ND
LT
P ST
RA
TEG
IC E
NV
IRO
NM
EN
TAL
ASS
ES
SM
EN
T
Com
bine
d Sc
opin
g R
epor
t
A-1
5
Indi
cato
r Q
uant
ified
dat
a (M
ilton
Key
nes
Cou
ncil)
C
ompa
rato
rs
(Qua
ntifi
ed d
ata
for
Sout
h Ea
st o
f En
glan
d R
egio
n an
d En
glan
d an
d W
ales
)
Targ
ets
Tren
ds
Issu
e id
entif
ied
Ass
ocia
ted
SEA
topi
cs
Sour
ce
Con
tam
inat
ed
Land
- 4
50 p
oten
tially
con
tam
inat
ed
site
s to
geth
er w
ith a
furth
er 2
06
site
s us
ed fo
r sto
rage
of p
etro
leum
pr
oduc
ts (6
2 of
whi
ch h
ave
curr
ent
petro
leum
lice
nces
) (Th
e 20
01
Loca
l Env
ironm
enta
l Inf
orm
atio
n D
atab
ase)
Th
e in
spec
tion
of th
e da
taba
se s
houl
d be
fina
lised
by
Dec
embe
r 200
5.
Soi
l C
onta
min
ated
Lan
d In
spec
tion
Stra
tegy
, 200
1
Was
te
gene
ratio
n M
ilton
Key
nes
prod
uced
a to
tal o
f 10
7356
.4 to
nnes
of t
otal
ho
useh
old
was
te in
200
1/2.
P
er p
erso
n th
at w
as 0
.50
tonn
es.
The
UK
con
stru
ctio
n in
dust
ry
prod
uces
thre
e tim
es a
s m
uch
was
te a
s al
l UK
hou
seho
lds.
The
pr
opos
ed 3
60,0
00 n
ew h
omes
in
Milt
on K
eyne
s al
one
will
gen
erat
e al
mos
t hal
f a m
illio
n to
nnes
of
mun
icip
al w
aste
a y
ear.
(SE
SoE
R
epor
t)
In 2
001
the
UK
pr
oduc
ed 2
5.1
mill
ion
tonn
es o
f was
te.
UK
hou
seho
ld w
aste
pe
r cap
ita (k
g/pe
rson
) in
200
3-4
from
:
a) a
risin
gs (w
aste
not
re
cycl
ed):
was
425
b)
recy
cled
was
87
W
aste
aris
ings
ha
ve g
row
n by
an
aver
age
of 3
.6%
fro
m 1
992
to 2
001
grow
ing
parti
cula
rly
in 2
001/
2, w
hils
t po
pula
tion
has
incr
ease
d by
an
aver
age
of 1
.8%
pe
r yea
r. 19
95/9
6 –
8577
2.9
(0.4
4pp)
19
96/9
7 –
8825
7.9
(0.4
5pp)
19
97/9
8 –
9121
3.0
(0.4
5pp)
19
98/9
9 –
8867
8.1
(0.4
4 pp
) 19
99/0
0 –
9094
1.0
(0.4
4pp)
20
00/0
1 –
9773
9.8
(0.4
7pp)
Futu
re w
aste
aris
ings
are
pr
edic
ted
to b
e at
a g
row
th o
f 1.
2-1.
7% p
er y
ear d
ue to
: a)
pre
dict
ed p
opul
atio
n gr
owth
b)
soc
ial g
row
th i.
e. in
the
aver
age
amou
nt o
f was
te
gene
rate
d pe
r per
son
due
to
decl
ine
in n
umbe
r of p
eopl
e pe
r hou
seho
ld, a
n in
crea
se in
co
nsum
ptio
n an
d an
incr
ease
in
pac
kagi
ng
c) le
akag
e (i.
e. a
gro
wth
in th
e am
ount
of t
rade
was
te
“leak
ing”
into
the
hous
ehol
d w
aste
stre
am)
Soi
l, La
ndsc
ape
A W
aste
Stra
tegy
for M
K
MIL
TON
KE
YNE
S C
OU
NC
IL: W
DPD
, MW
S SU
STA
INA
BIL
ITY
APP
RA
ISA
L A
ND
LT
P ST
RA
TEG
IC E
NV
IRO
NM
EN
TAL
ASS
ES
SM
EN
T
Com
bine
d Sc
opin
g R
epor
t
A-1
6
Indi
cato
r Q
uant
ified
dat
a (M
ilton
Key
nes
Cou
ncil)
C
ompa
rato
rs
(Qua
ntifi
ed d
ata
for
Sout
h Ea
st o
f En
glan
d R
egio
n an
d En
glan
d an
d W
ales
)
Targ
ets
Tren
ds
Issu
e id
entif
ied
Ass
ocia
ted
SEA
topi
cs
Sour
ce
Hou
seho
ld
was
te
man
agem
ent
2003
/04
hous
ehol
ders
sep
arat
ed
18.2
% (1
9,75
2 to
nnes
) of H
H
was
te fo
r rec
yclin
g.
5.8%
(6,2
95 to
nnes
) of H
H w
aste
fo
r com
post
ing.
0%
of H
H w
aste
for w
as u
sed
for
heat
, pow
er a
nd o
ther
ene
rgy
reco
verin
g.
76.0
% o
f HH
wen
t to
land
fill.
Reg
iona
l Ave
rage
: R
ecyc
ling:
13.
2 C
ompo
stin
g: 3
.9
Ene
rgy
reco
very
: 1.5
E
ngla
nd
Rec
yclin
g: 1
3.05
%
Com
post
ing:
2.6
%
Milt
on K
eyne
s-30
% o
f ho
useh
old
was
te
by 2
005/
06 to
be
recy
cled
(19%
- 22
,291
tonn
es)
and
com
post
ed
(11%
- 10,
318
tonn
es).
32
% b
y 20
07/0
8.
UK
targ
ets-
re
cycl
e/co
mpo
st
at le
ast:
25%
of
Hou
seho
ld
was
te b
y 20
05,
30%
by
2010
an
d 33
% b
y 20
15
Eur
opea
n ta
rget
s– R
ecyc
le
Gla
ss 6
0%
Pap
er/B
oard
–
60%
M
etal
50%
P
last
ics
– 22
.5%
W
ood
– 15
%
Rec
yclin
g:
2001
/02-
11.
8%
2002
/03-
13.
9%
Com
post
ing:
20
01/0
2- 1
.5%
20
02/0
3- 2
.4%
La
ndfil
ling:
20
01/0
2- 8
6.6
2002
/03-
83.
6
No
was
te in
Milt
on K
eyne
s is
cu
rren
tly u
sed
for e
nerg
y re
cove
ry a
nd th
ere
are
no
plan
s at
pre
sent
for e
nerg
y re
cove
ry a
ctiv
ities
. 10
0% o
f the
pop
ulat
ion
resi
dent
in th
e au
thor
ity’s
ar
ea s
erve
d by
a k
erbs
ide
colle
ctio
n of
recy
clab
les
Ther
e is
a s
easo
nal e
ffect
on
thes
e fig
ures
; Com
post
ing
will
fa
ll in
the
win
ter a
nd re
cycl
ing
is e
xpec
ted
to in
crea
se a
fter
Chr
istm
as.
MK
C h
as a
no-
inci
nera
tion
polic
y. it
is p
erm
itted
to s
end
66,0
28 to
nnes
of
biod
egra
dabl
e w
aste
to la
ndfil
l in
200
5/06
but
mus
t red
uce
this
to
44,
753
tonn
es b
y 20
10.
Soi
l, La
ndsc
ape
MK
Cor
pora
te P
lan
2005
/08,
O
DP
M –
BV
PI (
BV
82a,
82b
, 82
c, 8
2d)
Cos
t of w
aste
co
llect
ion
per
hous
ehol
d
£57.
6 R
egio
nal –
£41
.5
20
01/0
2- £
36.5
20
02/0
3- £
43.2
S
oil,
Land
scap
e O
DP
M –
BV
PI (
BV
86)
Net
cos
t of
was
te
man
agem
ent
(Cos
t of w
aste
di
spos
al p
er
tonn
e fo
r m
unic
ipal
w
aste
)
2003
/04
- £29
.0
Reg
iona
l - 4
3.9
2004
/05
– 35
.69
2005
/06
– 33
.75
2006
/07-
37.
35
2007
/08
– 41
.0
2001
/02-
27.
7 20
02/0
3- 2
8.6
S
oil,
Land
scap
e O
DP
M –
BV
PI (
BV
87)
MIL
TON
KE
YNE
S C
OU
NC
IL: W
DPD
, MW
S SU
STA
INA
BIL
ITY
APP
RA
ISA
L A
ND
LT
P ST
RA
TEG
IC E
NV
IRO
NM
EN
TAL
ASS
ES
SM
EN
T
Com
bine
d Sc
opin
g R
epor
t
A-1
7
Indi
cato
r Q
uant
ified
dat
a (M
ilton
Key
nes
Cou
ncil)
C
ompa
rato
rs
(Qua
ntifi
ed d
ata
for
Sout
h Ea
st o
f En
glan
d R
egio
n an
d En
glan
d an
d W
ales
)
Targ
ets
Tren
ds
Issu
e id
entif
ied
Ass
ocia
ted
SEA
topi
cs
Sour
ce
Kg
of
hous
ehol
d w
aste
col
lect
ed
per h
ead
03/0
4 - 5
15.9
R
egio
nal-
420.
0 04
/05
– 53
8.9k
g 05
/06
– 54
5 kg
06
/07
- 561
kg
07/0
8 –
578
kg
2001
/02-
452
.2
2002
/03-
526
.5
Hou
seho
ld w
aste
col
lect
ed
per h
ead
has
been
incr
easi
ng
over
rece
nt y
ears
by
1.5%
an
d ta
rget
s ha
ve b
een
set
acco
rdin
gly.
03/
04 d
ecre
ase
was
due
to th
e ex
cept
iona
lly
dry
wea
ther
.
Soi
l, La
ndsc
ape
OD
PM
–B
VP
I (B
V84
)
Perc
enta
ge o
f Pu
blic
Sa
tisfa
ctio
n
2003
/04-
a)
HH
was
te c
olle
ctio
n - 7
8%
b) re
cycl
ing
faci
litie
s –
72%
c)
civ
ic a
men
ity s
ites
(was
te
disp
osal
) – 7
6%
Eng
land
Med
ian
03/0
4 a)
86%
b)
70%
c)
78%
2006
/07
a) 8
8%
b) 8
2%
c) 8
7%
A d
ecre
ase
obse
rved
sin
ce
2002
/03
valu
es o
f a)
88%
b)
82%
c)
87%
P
opul
atio
n,
MK
C- C
orpo
rate
Stra
tegy
20
05-0
8
Num
ber o
f m
isse
d co
llect
ions
per
10
0,00
0 co
llect
ions
of
hous
ehol
d w
aste
2004
/05-
40
.90
20
04/0
5 –
50
2005
/06
– 40
20
06/0
7 –
38
2007
/08
–36
2003
/04
– 51
.88
2002
/03
– 94
.85
Num
ber o
f com
plai
nts
has
drop
ped
cons
ider
ably
sin
ce
2002
. Thi
s is
due
to th
e w
eekl
y co
llect
ions
sys
tem
no
w b
eing
wel
l est
ablis
hed
and
both
the
publ
ic a
nd c
rew
s be
ing
use
to th
e ro
utes
and
tim
es o
f col
lect
ion.
A
sig
nific
ant i
mpr
ovem
ent o
n th
e 20
04/0
5 ta
rget
and
was
the
best
eve
r fig
ure
repo
rted
sinc
e th
is in
dica
tor w
as fi
rst
colle
cted
. In
Febr
uary
200
5, a
ll m
isse
d co
llect
ions
wer
e re
ctifi
ed w
ithin
24
hour
s.
Futu
re ta
rget
s w
ill b
e ha
rd to
ac
hiev
e be
caus
e th
e bu
lk o
f im
prov
emen
t has
alre
ady
been
ach
ieve
d bu
t tar
gets
set
to
mai
ntai
n qu
ality
of s
ervi
ce.
Pop
ulat
ion,
hu
man
he
alth
BV
PI 1
05 (M
KC
Cor
pora
te
Stra
tegy
200
5-08
)
MIL
TON
KE
YNE
S C
OU
NC
IL: W
DPD
, MW
S SU
STA
INA
BIL
ITY
APP
RA
ISA
L A
ND
LT
P ST
RA
TEG
IC E
NV
IRO
NM
EN
TAL
ASS
ES
SM
EN
T
Com
bine
d Sc
opin
g R
epor
t
A-1
8
Indi
cato
r Q
uant
ified
dat
a (M
ilton
Key
nes
Cou
ncil)
C
ompa
rato
rs
(Qua
ntifi
ed d
ata
for
Sout
h Ea
st o
f En
glan
d R
egio
n an
d En
glan
d an
d W
ales
)
Targ
ets
Tren
ds
Issu
e id
entif
ied
Ass
ocia
ted
SEA
topi
cs
Sour
ce
Indu
stria
l site
s ge
nera
ting
was
tes
6 si
tes-
in
2003
: 1)
MK
Gen
eral
NH
S T
rust
tra
nsfe
rred
radi
oact
ive
was
te
inci
nera
tion
of <
1MB
q of
Tot
al
Bet
a/G
amm
a (e
xcl.
tritiu
m)
and
<100
GB
q of
Trit
ium
; 2)
Che
met
all P
LC d
ispo
sed
81t o
f ho
useh
old
or s
imila
r non
-ha
zard
ous
was
te in
to la
nd, 1
92t o
f ha
zard
ous
was
te d
ispo
sed
by
phys
io-c
hem
ical
trea
tmen
t, 11
1t o
f ac
id, a
lkal
ine
or s
alin
e w
aste
(non
ha
zard
ous)
by
phys
io-c
hem
ical
tre
atm
ent,
61t o
f che
mic
al d
epos
its
and
resi
dual
s (n
on h
azar
dous
) by
inci
nera
tion
on la
nd, 4
8t o
f mix
ed
and
haza
rdou
s un
diffe
rent
iate
d m
ater
ials
by
inci
nera
tion
on la
nd.
3)
Waf
er T
echn
olog
y Lt
d.
Dis
pose
d 38
9.5t
by
surfa
ce
impo
undm
ent,
1t b
y in
cine
ratio
n an
d 50
t ont
o la
ndfil
ling.
4)
Indi
um, C
orp.
of A
mer
ica
disp
osed
381
3kg
of s
peci
al w
aste
, 5)
Milt
on K
eyne
s P
aint
Ltd
, di
spos
ed o
f 125
t of h
azar
dous
ch
emic
al w
aste
s by
reco
very
-so
lvan
t rec
lam
atio
n/re
gene
ratio
n ro
ute.
Soi
l, W
ater
an
d H
uman
H
ealth
Env
ironm
enta
l Age
ncy
MIL
TON
KE
YNE
S C
OU
NC
IL: W
DPD
, MW
S SU
STA
INA
BIL
ITY
APP
RA
ISA
L A
ND
LT
P ST
RA
TEG
IC E
NV
IRO
NM
EN
TAL
ASS
ES
SM
EN
T
Com
bine
d Sc
opin
g R
epor
t
A-1
9
Indi
cato
r Q
uant
ified
dat
a (M
ilton
Key
nes
Cou
ncil)
C
ompa
rato
rs
(Qua
ntifi
ed d
ata
for
Sout
h Ea
st o
f En
glan
d R
egio
n an
d En
glan
d an
d W
ales
)
Targ
ets
Tren
ds
Issu
e id
entif
ied
Ass
ocia
ted
SEA
topi
cs
Sour
ce
Exte
nt o
f flo
odpl
ain
Floo
d m
ap o
f the
are
a in
dica
tes
that
floo
dpla
ins
are
loca
ted
alon
g th
e m
ain
wat
er
cour
ses.
Flo
odin
g fro
m a
rive
r ha
s a
1% (1
in 1
00) o
r gre
ater
ch
ance
s ha
ppen
ing
each
yea
r w
ithou
t def
ence
s. S
ome
area
s ar
e al
so li
kely
to b
e af
fect
ed b
y a
maj
or fl
ood,
with
up
to a
0.
1% (1
in 1
000)
cha
nce
of
occu
rrin
g ea
ch y
ear.
Cur
rent
sta
tus
– 2
Floo
d W
arni
ng
and
1 Fl
ood
Wat
ch -
flood
ing
is
poss
ible
from
the
Nor
th s
ea
(22.
07.0
5 at
18.
15)
The
Sou
th E
ast h
as
over
235
,000
pr
oper
ties
at ri
sk fr
om
flood
ing.
Ther
e ar
e tw
o flo
od d
efen
ces
in th
e ar
ea b
uilt
in th
e la
st fi
ve
year
s to
pro
tect
aga
inst
rive
r flo
ods
with
a 1
% (1
in 1
00)
chan
ce o
f hap
peni
ng e
ach
year
. In
Milt
on K
eyne
s an
d A
shfo
rd
abou
t a th
ird o
f flo
od d
efen
ces
offe
r a lo
w s
tand
ard
of
prot
ectio
n (lo
wer
than
the
AB
I 75
yea
r sta
ndar
d of
pr
otec
tion)
. But
this
is n
ot
nece
ssar
ily a
pro
blem
in
Milt
on K
eyne
s be
caus
e m
any
area
s ar
e na
tura
lly p
rote
cted
du
e to
land
ele
vatio
ns o
r hav
e ad
jace
nt la
nd w
ith re
lativ
ely
low
ass
et v
alue
s su
ch a
s op
en s
pace
or c
ar p
arks
.
Wat
er,
Land
scap
e E
nviro
nmen
t Age
ncy:
Flo
od
Map
; M
ilton
Key
nes
Dra
inag
e S
trate
gy –
D
evel
opm
ent a
nd F
lood
Ris
k S
uppl
emen
tary
Pla
nnin
g G
uida
nce
May
200
4;
Rog
er T
ym &
P
artn
ers/
Hal
crow
/Thr
ee
Dra
gons
: Milt
on K
eyne
s an
d S
outh
Mid
land
s S
tudy
, S
E S
oE R
epor
t.
Wat
er
reso
urce
s M
ost o
f the
wat
er s
uppl
ied
to
Milt
on K
eyne
s is
pip
ed in
from
G
rafh
am W
ater
in
Cam
brid
gesh
ire.
-A fe
w o
f the
mor
e ru
ral p
rope
rties
ha
ve p
rivat
e w
ater
sup
plie
s se
rvic
ed fr
om a
tota
l of t
wen
ty
sprin
gs o
r wel
ls w
hich
are
m
onito
red
for q
ualit
y by
cou
ncil
offic
ers.
W
ater
Sup
plie
d (M
l/day
) 1,3
15
The
Sou
th E
ast h
as
som
e of
the
high
est
rate
s of
per
cap
ita
cons
umpt
ion,
and
as
popu
latio
n in
crea
ses,
ho
useh
old
size
de
crea
ses
and
clim
ate
chan
ge p
rogr
esse
s,
over
all w
ater
dem
and
is e
xpec
ted
to ri
se
sign
ifica
ntly
. N
atio
nal a
vera
ge
hous
ehol
d pe
r cap
ita
cons
umpt
ion
of w
ater
lit
res
per h
ead
per d
ay
in 2
003
was
154
Hou
seho
ld
cons
umpt
ion
of
wat
er p
er
pers
on h
as
incr
ease
d by
7%
bet
wee
n 19
92 a
nd 2
001,
an
d by
70%
ov
er th
e pa
st 3
0 ye
ars.
Sav
ing
of 2
5% o
n w
ater
co
nsum
ptio
n fo
r al
l new
hou
sing
Cam
paig
n to
Pro
tect
Rur
al
Eng
land
(CP
RE
) is
conc
erne
d, b
y pr
opos
als
for
the
Milt
on K
eyne
s/S
outh
M
idla
nds
Gro
wth
Are
a w
here
su
bsta
ntia
l new
hou
sing
is
prop
osed
in a
n ar
ea o
f in
suffi
cien
t wat
er s
uppl
y.
IPP
R c
oncl
udes
that
ther
e is
po
tent
ially
eno
ugh
wat
er in
th
e S
outh
Eas
t to
mee
t the
ris
ing
dem
and
for n
ew
hous
ing
and
dom
estic
co
nsum
ptio
n, b
ut o
nly
with
the
timel
y pr
ovis
ion
of n
ew w
ater
re
sour
ces
and
high
wat
er
effic
ienc
y sa
ving
s in
exi
stin
g an
d ne
w h
omes
.
Wat
er
Milt
on K
eyne
s an
d S
outh
M
idla
nds
Sub
-Reg
iona
l S
trate
gy 2
005
Drin
king
Wat
er fo
r Eng
land
–
Ann
ual R
epor
t 200
4 In
stitu
te fo
r Pub
lic R
esea
rch
MIL
TON
KE
YNE
S C
OU
NC
IL: W
DPD
, MW
S SU
STA
INA
BIL
ITY
APP
RA
ISA
L A
ND
LT
P ST
RA
TEG
IC E
NV
IRO
NM
EN
TAL
ASS
ES
SM
EN
T
Com
bine
d Sc
opin
g R
epor
t
A-2
0
Indi
cato
r Q
uant
ified
dat
a (M
ilton
Key
nes
Cou
ncil)
C
ompa
rato
rs
(Qua
ntifi
ed d
ata
for
Sout
h Ea
st o
f En
glan
d R
egio
n an
d En
glan
d an
d W
ales
)
Targ
ets
Tren
ds
Issu
e id
entif
ied
Ass
ocia
ted
SEA
topi
cs
Sour
ce
UK
Nat
iona
l Air
Qua
lity
Targ
ets
• N
o cu
rren
tly d
esig
nate
d A
QM
As.
•
The
air q
ualit
y ob
ject
ives
for
benz
ene,
1,3
-but
adie
ne, l
ead
and
sulp
hur d
ioxi
de a
re
curr
ently
bei
ng m
et a
nd
shou
ld s
till d
o so
by
the
pres
crib
ed d
ate
(200
3-5)
•
The
air q
ualit
y ob
ject
ives
for
carb
on m
onox
ide
and
parti
cula
te m
atte
r are
cu
rren
tly b
eing
met
. Pre
dict
ed
conc
entra
tions
are
als
o ex
pect
ed to
mee
t the
ob
ject
ives
. •
The
annu
al o
bjec
tive
for N
O2
is c
urre
ntly
bei
ng e
xcee
ded
at
som
e lo
catio
ns a
djac
ent t
o th
e M
1 m
otor
way
, and
is
pred
icte
d to
exc
eed
the
obje
ctiv
e in
200
5 w
ithin
20-
30
met
res
eith
er s
ide
of th
e M
1 at
bus
y lo
catio
ns. A
s th
ere
are
no re
side
ntia
l pro
perti
es
with
in th
is a
rea,
loca
l act
ion
to
cont
rol a
ir qu
ality
as
a re
sult
of th
e ex
ceed
ance
, will
not
be
nece
ssar
y.
C
arbo
n m
onox
ide
is a
m
axim
um d
aily
ru
nnin
g 8-
hour
m
ean
conc
entra
tion
of
10 m
g/m
3 to
be
achi
eved
by
the
end
of 2
003
For N
O2
an
annu
al m
ean
conc
entra
tion
of
40 µ
g/m
3 an
d a
1-ho
ur
mea
n co
ncen
tratio
n of
20
0 µg
/m3
not t
o be
exc
eede
d m
ore
than
18
times
a y
ear.
Bot
h ni
troge
n di
oxid
e ob
ject
ives
are
to
be a
chie
ved
by
the
end
of 2
005.
Hum
an h
ealth
ba
sed
obje
ctiv
es:
SO
2: 2
66µg
/m³ n
ot
to b
e ex
ceed
ed
mor
e th
an 3
5 tim
es
per y
ear (
15 m
inut
e m
ean)
by
2005
, 12
5µg/
m³ n
ot to
be
exce
eded
mor
e th
an 3
tim
es p
er
year
, (24
hou
r m
ean)
by
2005
and
35
0 µg
/m³ n
ot to
be
exc
eede
d m
ore
than
24
times
per
ye
ar, (
1 hr
mea
n)
by 2
004
PM
10: 4
0µg/
m³
annu
al m
ean
(200
4) a
nd
50µg
/m³ n
ot to
be
exce
eded
mor
e th
an 3
5 tim
es p
er
year
, 24
hour
mea
n (2
004)
C
O: 1
0mg/
m3 (8
hr
mea
n) b
y 20
04
NO
2 : 4
0µg/
m³
annu
al m
ean
(200
5) a
nd
200µ
g/m
³ not
to b
e ex
ceed
ed m
ore
than
18
times
per
ye
ar, 1
hou
r mea
n (2
005)
S
ourc
e: U
K A
ir Q
ualit
y S
trate
gy
(200
0)
No
curr
ent p
robl
ems
with
air
qual
ity in
the
Milt
on K
eyne
s ar
ea th
at im
pact
sig
nific
antly
en
ough
on
resi
dent
s fo
r the
de
sign
atio
n of
AQ
MA
s.
Air,
Clim
atic
Fa
ctor
s R
evie
w a
nd A
sses
smen
t of
the
Air
Qua
lity
of M
ilton
K
eyne
s, T
hird
Sta
ge,
Dec
embe
r 200
0 M
ilton
Key
nes
Cou
ncil:
U
pdat
ing
and
Scr
eeni
ng
Ass
essm
ent M
ay 2
003
MIL
TON
KE
YNE
S C
OU
NC
IL: W
DPD
, MW
S SU
STA
INA
BIL
ITY
APP
RA
ISA
L A
ND
LT
P ST
RA
TEG
IC E
NV
IRO
NM
EN
TAL
ASS
ES
SM
EN
T
Com
bine
d Sc
opin
g R
epor
t
A-2
1
Indi
cato
r Q
uant
ified
dat
a (M
ilton
Key
nes
Cou
ncil)
C
ompa
rato
rs
(Qua
ntifi
ed d
ata
for
Sout
h Ea
st o
f En
glan
d R
egio
n an
d En
glan
d an
d W
ales
)
Targ
ets
Tren
ds
Issu
e id
entif
ied
Ass
ocia
ted
SEA
topi
cs
Sour
ce
Indu
stria
l Em
issi
ons
Aut
horis
ed/p
erm
itted
indu
stria
l pr
oces
ses
(200
5):
Par
t B P
roce
sses
– 2
9.
Par
t B V
apou
r Rec
over
y P
roce
sses
– 3
5 P
art A
2 pr
oces
ses
– 1
Par
t A1
proc
esse
s (E
nviro
nmen
t A
genc
y en
forc
ed) –
7
IPC
is la
rgel
y re
plac
ed b
y In
tegr
ated
Pol
lutio
n P
reve
ntio
n an
d C
ontro
l (IP
PC
). Th
ere
are
curr
ently
tra
nsiti
onal
arr
ange
men
ts to
im
plem
ent I
PP
C.
Num
ber o
f IP
PC
app
licat
ions
to
oper
ate
Par
t A1
and
A2
inst
alla
tions
: 20
03 –
A1
(1),
A2
(1)
2004
– A
1 (5
) 20
05 –
A1
(3),
A2
(1)
Air,
Clim
atic
Fa
ctor
s M
ilton
Key
nes
Loca
l Pla
n,
2002
Lo
cal A
ir Q
ualit
y M
anag
emen
t Pro
gres
s R
epor
t 200
5 Lo
cal A
ir Q
ualit
y M
anag
emen
t Pro
gres
s R
epor
t 200
5
MIL
TON
KE
YNE
S C
OU
NC
IL: W
DPD
, MW
S SU
STA
INA
BIL
ITY
APP
RA
ISA
L A
ND
LT
P ST
RA
TEG
IC E
NV
IRO
NM
EN
TAL
ASS
ES
SM
EN
T
Com
bine
d Sc
opin
g R
epor
t
A-2
2
Indi
cato
r Q
uant
ified
dat
a (M
ilton
Key
nes
Cou
ncil)
C
ompa
rato
rs
(Qua
ntifi
ed d
ata
for
Sout
h Ea
st o
f En
glan
d R
egio
n an
d En
glan
d an
d W
ales
)
Targ
ets
Tren
ds
Issu
e id
entif
ied
Ass
ocia
ted
SEA
topi
cs
Sour
ce
CO
2 Em
issi
ons
A lo
cal p
artn
ersh
ip c
limat
e ch
ange
stra
tegy
for M
ilton
Ke
ynes
was
sup
pose
d to
be
deve
lope
d by
200
2 ac
cord
ing
to L
A 2
1. D
ata
on th
e st
atus
of
this
pro
pose
d pa
rtner
ship
is
unav
aila
ble.
Nat
iona
l ‘ba
sket
of
GH
G’ i
n 20
04 w
as 1
83
mill
ion
tonn
es in
eq
uiva
lent
Car
bon
wei
ght
Nat
iona
l CO
2 in
200
4 w
as 1
58 m
illio
n to
nnes
in
equ
ival
ent C
arbo
n w
eigh
t
The
UK
Kyo
to
Pro
toco
l tar
get -
to
redu
ce G
HG
em
issi
ons
by
12.5
% b
elow
19
90 le
vels
ove
r th
e pe
riod
2008
-12
(1
82.7
1 m
illio
n to
nnes
in
equi
vale
nt
Car
bon
wei
ght);
Th
e na
tiona
l goa
l - t
o re
duce
CO
2 em
issi
ons
by
20%
bel
ow 1
990
leve
ls b
y 20
10
(131
.70
mill
ion
tonn
es in
eq
uiva
lent
C
arbo
n w
eigh
t).
The
Gov
ernm
ent
is c
omm
itted
to
cutti
ng th
e U
K's
ca
rbon
em
issi
ons
by 6
0% b
y th
e ye
ar 2
050.
H
ousi
ng is
resp
onsi
ble
for 2
5%
of th
e U
K's
car
bon
emis
sion
s R
educ
tion
in th
e am
ount
of
biod
egra
dabl
e w
aste
bur
ied
in
land
fill s
ites
- kno
wn
to p
rodu
ce
met
hane
, a p
ower
ful
gree
nhou
se g
as a
nd c
ause
po
llutio
n w
ould
als
o cu
t GH
G
emis
sion
s.
Air,
Clim
atic
Fa
ctor
s S
ecur
ing
the
Futu
re -
UK
G
over
nmen
t sus
tain
able
de
velo
pmen
t stra
tegy
MIL
TON
KE
YNE
S C
OU
NC
IL: W
DPD
, MW
S SU
STA
INA
BIL
ITY
APP
RA
ISA
L A
ND
LT
P ST
RA
TEG
IC E
NV
IRO
NM
EN
TAL
ASS
ES
SM
EN
T
Com
bine
d Sc
opin
g R
epor
t
A-2
3
Indi
cato
r Q
uant
ified
dat
a (M
ilton
Key
nes
Cou
ncil)
C
ompa
rato
rs
(Qua
ntifi
ed d
ata
for
Sout
h Ea
st o
f En
glan
d R
egio
n an
d En
glan
d an
d W
ales
)
Targ
ets
Tren
ds
Issu
e id
entif
ied
Ass
ocia
ted
SEA
topi
cs
Sour
ce
Ener
gy
Effic
ienc
y
aver
age
SA
P(s
tand
ard
asse
ssm
ent p
roce
dure
) rat
ing
of
auth
ority
dw
ellin
gs (1
(hig
hly
inef
ficie
nt) t
o 10
0 (h
ighl
y ef
ficie
nt))
20
03/0
4 –
59.9
%
App
roxi
mat
ely
1,60
0 ho
uses
hav
e be
en b
uilt
each
yea
r in
Milt
on
Key
nes
sinc
e 19
98 a
ll w
ith a
n en
ergy
effi
cien
cy ra
ting
of 9
(out
of
a m
axim
um o
f 10)
.
Reg
iona
l – 6
0.1%
In
Oct
ober
199
9,
Eng
lish
Par
tner
ship
s an
noun
ced
that
al
l new
hou
ses
built
in M
ilton
K
eyne
s m
ust
have
an
ener
gy
effic
ienc
y ra
ting
of 1
0 ou
t of 1
0 co
mpa
red
to th
e na
tiona
l ave
rage
of
4.3
out
of 1
0.
Nat
iona
l: do
mes
tic e
nerg
y ef
ficie
ncy
- im
prov
e by
20
% b
y 20
10,
and
a fu
rther
20
% b
y 20
20
Air,
C
limat
ic
fact
ors
OD
PM
-BV
PI (
BV
63)
http
://w
ww
.mkw
eb.c
o.uk
/bus
ine
ss_s
uppo
rt/D
ispl
ayA
rticl
e.as
p?ID
=524
Ren
ewab
le
Ener
gy (R
E)
Milt
on K
eyne
s: 0
.1%
of e
nerg
y fro
m R
E in
199
9 In
the
Sou
th E
ast,
only
0.
65%
of e
lect
ricity
ge
nera
tion
is fr
om
rene
wab
le s
ourc
es in
20
02.
Ren
ewab
le e
lect
ricity
ge
nera
ted
as a
pe
rcen
tage
of t
otal
el
ectri
city
in th
e U
K
2003
was
2.7
.
Sou
th E
ast
targ
ets:
620
MW
(5
.5%
of
gene
ratio
n ca
paci
ty) b
y 20
10, 8
95M
W
(8%
) by
2016
, an
d 17
50M
W
(16%
) by
2026
Lo
cal:
10%
of e
nerg
y fro
m R
E b
y 20
11
The
UK
's fi
rst
activ
e so
lar h
ouse
w
as b
uilt
in
Bra
dvill
e in
Milt
on
Key
nes
in 1
972.
Dev
elop
men
t of R
E
infra
stru
ctur
e ha
s th
e po
tent
ial
to h
ave
adve
rse
visu
al a
nd
amen
ity im
pact
s, e
spec
ially
in
area
s of
sen
sitiv
e or
de
sign
ated
land
scap
e or
clo
se
to re
side
ntia
l pro
perty
, and
ad
vers
ely
affe
ct b
iodi
vers
ity. I
t sh
ould
be
loca
ted
and
desi
gned
so
as to
avo
id c
onfli
ct
with
land
scap
e an
d w
ildlif
e co
nser
vatio
n, a
s se
t out
in
PP
G7
(The
Cou
ntry
side
) and
P
PG
9 (N
atur
e C
onse
rvat
ion)
.
Air,
C
limat
ic
fact
ors
Sou
th E
ast E
ngla
nd R
egio
nal
Ass
embl
y:
Pro
pose
d A
ltera
tions
to
Reg
iona
l Pla
nnin
g G
uida
nce;
S
outh
Eas
t – E
nerg
y E
ffici
ency
and
Ren
ewab
le
Ene
rgy;
Milt
on K
eyne
s Lo
cal
Pla
n, S
econ
d D
epos
it V
ersi
on, O
ct 2
002
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opin
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epor
t
A-2
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Indi
cato
r Q
uant
ified
dat
a (M
ilton
Key
nes
Cou
ncil)
C
ompa
rato
rs
(Qua
ntifi
ed d
ata
for
Sout
h Ea
st o
f En
glan
d R
egio
n an
d En
glan
d an
d W
ales
)
Targ
ets
Tren
ds
Issu
e id
entif
ied
Ass
ocia
ted
SEA
topi
cs
Sour
ce
Con
serv
atio
n of
Ene
rgy
No
data
cur
rent
ly a
vaila
ble
a)
Red
uctio
n in
en
ergy
co
nsum
ptio
n in
th
e B
orou
gh o
f 30
% b
y 20
05
b) P
rom
ote
mor
e su
stai
nabl
e m
odes
of
trans
port
and
impr
ove
trave
l cho
ice
The
natio
nal
hom
e-en
ergy
co
nser
vatio
n ta
rget
is fo
r a
30%
incr
ease
in
dom
estic
en
ergy
ef
ficie
ncy
by
2010
Lack
of d
ata
and
mon
itorin
g fo
r ene
rgy
effic
ienc
y.
Air,
C
limat
ic
fact
ors
Loca
l Age
nda
21
Arc
haeo
logi
cal
Site
s Th
e he
ritag
e of
the
area
of M
K is
go
od, s
tretc
hing
from
the
Pre
hist
oric
per
iod
thro
ugh
to W
orld
W
ar 2
. A
mon
gst t
he s
tand
ing
mon
umen
ts
are
a pr
ehis
toric
cam
p,
ba
rrow
s,
ca
stle
and
mon
astic
ea
rthw
orks
and
Ove
r one
thou
sand
list
ed
build
ings
.
Cul
tura
l H
erita
ge
Milt
on K
eyne
s C
ounc
il,
ww
w.m
kher
itage
.co.
uk
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cato
r Q
uant
ified
dat
a (M
ilton
Key
nes
Cou
ncil)
C
ompa
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rs
(Qua
ntifi
ed d
ata
for
Sout
h Ea
st o
f En
glan
d R
egio
n an
d En
glan
d an
d W
ales
)
Targ
ets
Tren
ds
Issu
e id
entif
ied
Ass
ocia
ted
SEA
topi
cs
Sour
ce
No.
of L
iste
d B
uild
ings
and
pr
opor
tion
at
risk
M
ilton
Key
nes
has
1 en
try o
n th
e bu
ildin
gs a
t ris
k :
Ty
ringh
am, S
toke
Gol
ding
ton,
gr
ade
II*, c
ondi
tion:
ver
y ba
d.
Nat
iona
lly 3
.6%
of
Gra
de 1
and
Gra
de II
* lis
ted
entri
es a
re a
t ris
k in
Eng
land
and
Wal
es,
588
in L
ondo
n
The
num
ber o
f ent
ries
in th
e S
outh
Eas
t on
the
Reg
iste
r is
dow
n fro
m 2
13 to
208
this
ye
ar. O
f the
233
ent
ries
in th
e S
outh
Eas
t se
ctio
n of
the
1999
R
egis
ter:
*
75 h
ave
now
bee
n re
mov
ed
* Te
n w
ere
rem
oved
th
is y
ear (
eigh
t of
whi
ch w
ere
on th
e 19
99 R
egis
ter)
*
Five
new
ent
ries
have
ar
rived
, fou
r of w
hich
ha
ve s
trate
gies
in
plac
e to
hel
p
Th
e B
athi
ng
Pav
ilion
and
Sta
ble
Blo
ck a
t Tyr
ingh
am
Hal
l in
Milt
on
Key
nes
have
bot
h be
en re
mov
ed fr
om
the
regi
ster
in th
e la
st y
ear.
C
ultu
ral
Her
itage
E
nglis
h H
erita
ge B
uild
ings
at
Ris
k R
egis
ter 2
005
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epor
t
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cato
r Q
uant
ified
dat
a (M
ilton
Key
nes
Cou
ncil)
C
ompa
rato
rs
(Qua
ntifi
ed d
ata
for
Sout
h Ea
st o
f En
glan
d R
egio
n an
d En
glan
d an
d W
ales
)
Targ
ets
Tren
ds
Issu
e id
entif
ied
Ass
ocia
ted
SEA
topi
cs
Sour
ce
Urb
an O
pen
Spac
e M
ore
than
20%
of t
he la
nd a
rea
of
Milt
on K
eyne
s is
dev
oted
to p
ublic
op
en s
pace
, inc
ludi
ng th
ree
anci
ent w
oodl
ands
and
400
acr
es
of la
kes.
9,17
3,00
0m2
of g
rass
Ther
e ar
e 4,
000
acre
s of
par
ks a
nd
20 m
illio
n tre
es, i
nclu
ding
a
cath
edra
l of t
rees
bas
ed o
n th
e la
yout
of N
orw
ich
Cat
hedr
al.
3 P
arks
and
Gar
dens
of S
peci
al
His
toric
Inte
rest
: - C
hich
eley
, - G
ayhu
rst a
nd
- Tyr
ingh
am
M
ilton
Key
nes
was
des
igne
d ac
cord
ing
to th
e ga
rden
city
m
ovem
ent p
rinci
ples
, hav
ing
an in
tegr
ated
land
scap
e w
hich
pe
rmea
tes
thro
ugho
ut th
e ci
ty
Milt
on K
eyne
s, a
s an
ex
pand
ing
tow
n, h
ad in
the
five
year
s pr
eced
ing
1999
w
itnes
sed
a 29
% in
crea
se in
th
e ar
ea o
f gre
en s
pace
it w
as
resp
onsi
ble
for b
ut h
ad b
een
subj
ect t
o a
26%
cut
in b
udge
t.
MK
doe
s no
t hav
e a
park
st
rate
gy a
nd n
o pa
rks
rang
er
serv
ices
.
Cul
tura
l H
erita
ge
Milt
on K
eyne
s C
ounc
il,
Milt
on K
eyne
s P
arks
Tru
st
Woo
dlan
d 19
98-
Woo
dlan
d co
ver:
4,20
0ha
4.9%
of d
istri
ct la
nd a
rea
A to
tal o
f 365
ha
of
new
woo
dlan
d ha
ve b
een
plan
ted
in M
ilton
Key
nes
new
tow
n si
nce
1971
.
As
wel
l as
prov
idin
g a
wild
life
habi
tat,
new
woo
dlan
d is
use
ful
for s
cree
ning
, sou
nd in
sula
tion,
ab
sorb
ing
air p
ollu
tion
and
for
lock
ing
up c
arbo
n to
offs
et
glob
al w
arm
ing.
Land
scap
e
Buc
king
ham
shire
and
Milt
on
Key
nes
Bio
dive
rsity
Act
ion
Pla
n 20
00-2
010,
, B
ucki
ngha
msh
ire T
ree
and
Woo
dlan
d S
trate
gy 1
998
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opin
g R
epor
t
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Indi
cato
r Q
uant
ified
dat
a (M
ilton
Key
nes
Cou
ncil)
C
ompa
rato
rs
(Qua
ntifi
ed d
ata
for
Sout
h Ea
st o
f En
glan
d R
egio
n an
d En
glan
d an
d W
ales
)
Targ
ets
Tren
ds
Issu
e id
entif
ied
Ass
ocia
ted
SEA
topi
cs
Sour
ce
Agr
icul
ture
20
04:
• %
of l
and
in o
rgan
ic
prod
uctio
n –
no d
ata
avai
labl
e •
of la
nd c
over
ed b
y N
VZs
–
no d
ata
avai
labl
e
In th
e U
K 2
003
area
co
vere
d by
:
Agr
icul
tura
l lan
d -
Gra
sses
& ro
ugh
graz
ing
1: 5
0%
Agr
icul
tura
l lan
d -
Cro
ps &
bar
e fa
llow
: 19
%
Agr
icul
tura
l lan
d –
Oth
er 2
: 4%
Fore
st &
woo
dlan
d 3:
12
%
Urb
an la
nd &
land
not
ot
herw
ise
spec
ified
4:
14%
Inla
nd w
ater
5: 1
%
The
agric
ultu
ral i
ndus
try n
ow
empl
oys
a m
ere
fract
ion
of th
e nu
mbe
rs in
the
pre-
Milt
on
Key
nes
era.
Onl
y 1%
of t
he
regi
on’s
wor
kfor
ce is
cur
rent
ly
empl
oyed
in th
e ag
ricul
tura
l se
ctor
. (se
rvic
es s
ecto
r is
the
larg
est w
ith 7
6% in
whi
ch, r
etai
l an
d w
hole
sale
dis
tribu
tion
is
the
bigg
est s
ecto
r)
Land
scap
e w
ww
.mkw
eb.c
o.uk
% o
f new
ho
usin
g de
velo
pmen
t on
prev
ious
ly
deve
lope
d la
nd
19%
(200
3/04
) R
egio
nal A
vera
ge -
81.6
%
Eng
land
200
4- 6
7%
20
01/0
2 –
7.5%
20
02/0
3 –
18.5
%
2003
/04
– 19
.0%
The
Gov
ernm
ent’s
est
imat
ed
leve
ls o
f hou
sing
gro
wth
for
Milt
on K
eyne
s sh
ows
that
by
2016
, Milt
on K
eyne
s w
ill g
row
by
an
addi
tiona
l 35,
100
hom
es.
The
hous
ing
built
on
prev
ious
ly
deve
lope
d la
nd is
low
in
com
paris
on to
the
regi
on b
ut is
on
the
incr
ease
.
Mat
eria
l A
sset
s,
Land
scap
e
http
://w
ww
.mkw
eb.c
o.uk
/sta
tist
ics/
docu
men
ts/Q
ualit
y%5F
of%
5FLi
fe%
5FIn
dica
tors
%2E
doc,
OD
PM
(BV
106)
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t
A-2
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Tabl
e A
.3: B
asel
ine
Dat
a, In
dica
tors
and
Tre
nds
for E
cono
mic
Issu
es
Indi
cato
r Q
uant
ified
dat
a (M
ilton
Key
nes
Cou
ncil)
C
ompa
rato
rs
(Qua
ntifi
ed d
ata
for
Sout
h Ea
st o
f En
glan
d R
egio
n an
d En
glan
d an
d W
ales
)
Targ
ets
Tren
ds
Issu
e id
entif
ied
Ass
ocia
ted
SEA
topi
cs
Sour
ce
Tow
n C
entr
e H
ealth
Che
ck
Milt
on K
eyne
s ha
s 1
Bea
con
Tow
n (W
olve
rton)
Th
e to
tal
num
ber
of
Bea
con
tow
ns
in
Eng
land
is
18
ou
t of
23
5 to
wns
tak
ing
part
in
the
Cou
ntry
side
A
genc
y's
Mar
ket
Tow
ns In
itiat
ive.
Non
e id
entif
ied
Wol
verto
n –M
K
beca
me
a B
eaco
n To
wn
in th
e fir
st
tranc
he o
f Bea
con
Tow
ns a
nnou
nced
Ju
ly 2
003
whi
ch
incl
uded
9 to
wns
; G
roup
2 w
as in
Ja
nuar
y 20
04 a
nd
incl
uded
6 to
wns
an
d G
roup
3 in
A
ugus
t 200
4 in
clud
ed 3
tow
ns.
Wol
verto
n, M
ilton
Key
nes
de
mon
stra
tes
how
sm
all
mar
ket t
owns
act
ing
as ru
ral
serv
ice
cent
res
can
attra
ct
inw
ard
inve
stm
ent a
nd p
rivat
e se
ctor
eng
agem
ent,
as a
resu
lt of
und
erta
king
the
Cou
ntry
side
A
genc
y's
Mar
ket T
owns
hea
lth-
chec
k an
d de
velo
ping
an
actio
n pl
an.
Mat
eria
l A
sset
s Th
e C
ount
rysi
de A
genc
y
Perc
enta
ge o
f pr
inci
pal
road
s in
nee
d of
re
pair
4.2%
(200
3/04
) R
egio
nal a
vera
ge –
8.7
N
one
iden
tifie
d 20
01/0
2 –
8.3%
20
02/0
3 –
2.1%
20
03/0
4 –
4.2%
A
n in
crea
se o
f 50%
in
road
s th
at a
re in
ne
ed o
f rep
air
sinc
e 20
02.
M
ater
ial
Ass
ets
OD
PM
–B
VP
I (B
V96
)
Mea
sure
of
Prod
uctiv
ity
19,1
783
(200
1)
Sou
th E
ast –
20,
336
Eng
land
– 1
5,58
5 (2
001)
2000
– 1
7,01
0
P
opul
atio
n,
Mat
eria
l A
sset
s
OD
PM
- NR
U, F
loor
Tar
gets
Une
mpl
oym
ent
1.9%
S
outh
Eas
t – 1
.5%
G
B –
2.4
%
20
00 –
1.6
%
2002
– 1
.7%
20
04 –
2.0
%
Une
mpl
oym
ent i
n th
e M
ilton
K
eyne
s U
nita
ry A
utho
rity
area
ro
se b
y 34
cla
iman
ts to
a ra
te
of 2
% b
etw
een
Apr
il an
d M
ay
2005
. The
Milt
on K
eyne
s ra
te
is b
elow
the
Uni
ted
Kin
gdom
av
erag
e of
2.4
% b
ut a
bove
the
rate
of 1
.4%
for t
he S
outh
Eas
t
Pop
ulat
ion
MK
i - M
ilton
Key
nes
Inte
llige
nce
Obs
erva
tory
% o
f un
empl
oyed
, ba
sed
on
econ
omic
ally
ac
tive
5.3%
S
outh
Eas
t- 3.
9%
GB
– 5
.0%
Pop
ulat
ion
NO
MIS
and
‘loc
al a
rea
labo
ur fo
rce
surv
ey’ (
Mar
20
03-F
eb 2
004)
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cato
r Q
uant
ified
dat
a (M
ilton
Key
nes
Cou
ncil)
C
ompa
rato
rs
(Qua
ntifi
ed d
ata
for
Sout
h Ea
st o
f En
glan
d R
egio
n an
d En
glan
d an
d W
ales
)
Targ
ets
Tren
ds
Issu
e id
entif
ied
Ass
ocia
ted
SEA
topi
cs
Sour
ce
% o
f Job
seek
ers
Allo
wan
ce (J
SA)
clai
man
ts a
s a
prop
ortio
n of
re
side
nt
wor
king
-age
pe
ople
2.0%
(May
200
5)
Sou
th E
ast-
1.4%
G
B- 2
.3%
(M
ay 2
005)
A
pril
1996
- 4.2
A
pril
1997
- 3.1
A
pril
1998
- 2.1
A
pril
1999
- 1.9
A
pril
2000
- 1.6
A
pril
2001
- 1.4
A
pril
2002
- 1.7
A
pril
2003
- 2.0
A
pril
2004
- 2.0
A
pril
2005
- 1.9
P
opul
atio
n an
d M
ater
ial
Ass
ets
NO
MIS
and
‘cla
iman
t cou
nt
with
rate
s an
d pr
opor
tions
’
Perc
enta
ge o
f ec
onom
ical
ly
activ
e fr
om
wor
king
age
pe
ople
84.2
%
Sou
th E
ast –
82.
1 G
B- 7
8.2
P
opul
atio
n an
d M
ater
ial
Ass
ets
NO
MIS
and
‘loc
al a
rea
labo
ur fo
rce
surv
ey’ (
Mar
20
03-F
eb 2
004)
Perc
enta
ge o
f ec
onom
ical
ly
inac
tive
wor
king
ag
e pe
ople
15.8
%
out o
f whi
ch 5
.2%
wan
t a jo
b an
d 10
.5%
do
not w
ant a
job)
Sou
th E
ast –
17.
9%
out o
f whi
ch 5
.0%
wan
t a
job
and
12.9
% d
o no
t w
ant a
job)
G
B –
21.
8%
out o
f whi
ch 5
.7%
wan
t a
job
and
16.1
% d
o no
t w
ant a
job)
P
opul
atio
n an
d M
ater
ial
Ass
ets
NO
MIS
and
‘loc
al a
rea
labo
ur fo
rce
surv
ey’ (
Mar
20
03-F
eb 2
004)
Job
Den
sity
re
pres
entin
g th
e ra
tio o
f tot
al
jobs
to w
orki
ng-
age
popu
latio
n
Milt
on K
eyne
s - 1
.0
Sou
th E
ast –
0.9
G
B- 0
.8
B
y 20
11 to
hav
e 3%
mor
e jo
bs th
an
resi
dent
labo
ur
forc
e in
the
Bor
ough
and
12%
m
ore
in th
e C
ity.
P
opul
atio
n an
d M
ater
ial
Ass
ets
NO
MIS
and
‘job
s de
nsity
’ (2
003)
,MK
Loc
al P
lan
New
firm
s:
regi
stra
tions
50.2
(200
3)
per 1
0,00
0 ad
ult p
opul
atio
n S
outh
Eas
t – 4
6.7
Eng
land
– 4
1.8
1997
– 5
6.8
19
98 –
55.
7 19
99 –
51.
4 20
00 –
49.
5 20
01 –
47.
3 20
02 –
49.
5
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eria
l A
sset
s O
DP
M- N
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or T
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ts
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TON
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EN
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ASS
ES
SM
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Com
bine
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opin
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epor
t
A-3
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Indi
cato
r Q
uant
ified
dat
a (M
ilton
Key
nes
Cou
ncil)
C
ompa
rato
rs
(Qua
ntifi
ed d
ata
for
Sout
h Ea
st o
f En
glan
d R
egio
n an
d En
glan
d an
d W
ales
)
Targ
ets
Tren
ds
Issu
e id
entif
ied
Ass
ocia
ted
SEA
topi
cs
Sour
ce
VAT
regi
ster
ed
busi
ness
es
Reg
istra
tions
11.
8% (8
45
busi
ness
es)
Der
egis
tratio
n 9.
6% (6
90
busi
ness
es)
Sou
th E
ast -
R
egis
tratio
ns 1
0.6%
D
ereg
istra
tion
9.7%
G
B-
Reg
istra
tions
10.
6%
Der
egis
tratio
n 9.
7%
M
ater
ial
Ass
ets
NO
MIS
and
vat
regi
stra
tions
/ de
regi
stra
tions
by
indu
stry
(2
003)
The
% in
crea
se
or d
ecre
ase
in
the
tota
l num
ber
of V
AT
regi
ster
ed
busi
ness
es in
th
e ar
ea
12.8
% (2
000-
2001
) N
atio
nal –
10.
8%
M
ater
ial
Ass
ets
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