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Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report

Bournemouth Borough Council

Local Plan June 2013

Gavin Stonham MSc Planning Policy Team Bournemouth Borough Council St Stephens Road Bournemouth BH2 6EA Telephone: 01202 451446 Email: [email protected] This document can be made available in hard copy or other formats upon request. It can also be downloaded from: www.bournemouth.gov.uk/SA

http://www.bournemouth.gov.uk/CoreStrategy

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Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report Revised June 2013

Contents 1. Introduction ................................................................................................. 3

2. Notes on revision ........................................................................................... 3

3. Legislative framework ..................................................................................... 4

4. Background to SA........................................................................................... 4

5. The purpose of the SA Scoping Report .................................................................. 5

6. Sub-regional and local context........................................................................... 6

7. Integration with other assessments ..................................................................... 6

8. Scoping methodology ...................................................................................... 6

9. Stage A1: Context review (Appendix 1) ................................................................ 8

10. Stage A2: Baseline Information (Appendix 2) ....................................................... 10

11. Stage A3: Identifying Sustainability Issues (Appendix 3) .......................................... 10

12. Stage A4: Developing the SA Framework (Appendix 4)............................................ 11

13. Mapping of spatial data ................................................................................. 12

14. Consultation on the scope of the SA .................................................................. 12

Appendix 1 Stage A1: Relationship with other Plans, Policies and Programmes ...................... 14

Appendix 2 Stage A2: Baseline Data.......................................................................... 58

Appendix 3 Stage A3: Issues and Problems .................................................................. 74

Appendix 4 Stage A4: SA Framework ......................................................................... 82

Appendix 5 Appraisal Matrix Template ....................................................................... 89

Appendix 6 Glossary of Terms.................................................................................. 91

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1. Introduction

1.1 Under the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 and Localism Act 2011, the Council

is required to prepare a Local Plan, which will ultimately supersede the District-wide Local Plan 2002. The Local Plan will comprise Local Development Documents (LDDs) that will collectively provide the planning strategy for the Borough’s future development. References in the remainder of this report to ‘the Local Plan’ therefore refer to these LDDs.

1.2 As a requirement of the 2004 Act some LDDs are to be subject to Sustainability Appraisal (SA) and must thereby meet the requirements of Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Directive 2001/42/EC (See ‘Legislative Framework’). This report comprises the first stage of the SA for the Bournemouth Local Plan. It sets out the scope for the SA, including the matrix of sustainability objectives that will be used in the assessment of future LDDs through the SA/SEA process.

2. Notes on revision

2.1 This 2013 revision of the SA Scoping Report updates the previous version, dated July 2009.

This updated version includes the following amendments:

• Re-wording the main body of the report to take account of new national guidance on SEA/SA for example in relation to SA objective wording (see paragraph 12.3);

• Expansion of section 12 of the report to elaborate on the process of developing the SA Framework including the rationale for selection of SA objectives and sub objectives;

• Rewriting the main body of the report and Appendix 1 (relevant national, regional and local guidance) to take account of changes in planning legislation and guidance, in particular the revocation of regional planning guidance (regional spatial strategies) and structure plan ‘saved policies’ in May 2013, and publication in March 2012 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), which replaced many of the Planning Policy Statements/Guidance Notes (PPSs/PPGs) that were previously in force. These included Planning Policy Statement 12 (PPS12): Local Development Frameworks, which meant that references to the Local Development Framework/LDF have had to be amended to ‘the Local Plan’;

• New plans and strategies for Appendix 1 and deletion of plans and strategies from the previous version that were out of date and/or had been superseded by newer publications;

• Updated Appendices 2, 4 and 5 in relation to new lower level SA objectives and several new indicators (see paragraph 2.2);

• Updated evidence base in Appendix 2 (Baseline information) (see paragraph 2.3); and • Insertion of some spatial data in map form to tie in with the latest advice on SA from

the Planning Advisory Service (PAS) (see section 13). 2.2 The review of relevant national, regional and local documents revealed that the

sustainability issues identified in the previous version of the report remained largely applicable. The revised SA Scoping Report therefore left the overarching sustainability objectives in the previous SA Framework primarily unchanged prior to consultation apart from addition of a new lower level SA objective (or sub-objective) 6.2: Increase the share of energy from renewable resources; and deletion of a lower level SA objective that was not relevant (4.2: Reduce the need to travel by air). In response to the consultation with the statutory SA/SEA bodies in March-April 2013 (see section 14) additional new sub-objectives were added, with appropriate indicators, in appendices 2, 4 and 5 of the report. Some existing high level objectives and sub-objectives have also been amended. See Section 12: Stage A4: Developing the SA Framework.

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2.3 Several indicators and data reported on in the 2009 SA Scoping Report have now been

removed. The reason for this was that the Government abolished the National Indicator Set in 2010, which comprised a number of these performance indicators, and the requirement for local authorities to report on them, and has not replaced them with any comparable indicators. Consequently up-to-date data for these indicators is no longer available for ongoing reporting and monitoring.

3. Legislative framework

3.1 European Directive 2001/42/EC1, Article 3(1) requires an ‘environmental assessment’ of

plans and programmes prepared by public authorities that are likely to have a significant effect upon the environment. This process is referred to as ‘Strategic Environmental Assessment’ (SEA). Among the documents to which this requirement will apply are spatial plans that cover a wide area, such as the Local Development Documents making up the Bournemouth Local Plan.

3.2 The purpose of SA is to promote sustainable development through integration of

sustainability considerations into the preparation and adoption of documents. The SEA will form the environmental part of the SA.

3.3 In terms of the specific requirements of the Directive, the Scoping Report and the SA

reports on the draft Local Development Documents will together meet the need for an ‘environmental assessment’, as required by Article 3(1) of the SEA Directive, setting out the likely significant effects on the environment of implementing the draft plan (and the reasonable alternatives that have been considered). The SA process addresses the requirements of SEA and SA simultaneously, by giving full consideration to environmental issues whilst also addressing the spectrum of socio-economic concerns.

4. Background to SA

4.1 The purpose of sustainability appraisal (SA) is to promote sustainable development through

integration of sustainability considerations into the preparation and adoption of documents. SA is a systematic process undertaken during preparation of a plan or strategy. Its role is to assess and report on the extent to which draft policies and proposals, including any alternatives under consideration, would help to achieve relevant environmental, social and economic objectives. In doing so, it provides an opportunity to identify adverse, as well as positive impacts that that the plan or strategy might have on these aims and thereby where applicable to identify potential mitigation measures. SA is an integral part of the process of preparing a Local Development Document.

4.2 The overall aims of the SA process are:

• To ensure that all aspects of sustainable development (see below) are fully integrated into the Local Plan throughout its preparation and revision;

• To consult on the SA procedure, allowing the public and stakeholders to have an input into the process;

• To provide an assessment of the potential environmental, economic and social effects of the plan; and

• To meet the requirements of the SEA Directive

1 Directive 2001/42/EC was transposed into English law by the Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes Regulations 2004 (The ‘SEA Regulations’).

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4.3 The best-known definition of sustainable development comes from Our Common Future (the “Brundtland Report”), prepared by the World Council on Environment and Development in 1987, which defines sustainable development as that which: meet their own needs”2.

4.4 More recent definitions have included social inclusion/progress and economic

growth/performance within the definition of sustainability. In 2005 the UK Government published Securing the Future- UK Government sustainable development strategy3 (DEFRA, 2005), which identifies sustainable development as having five key principles. These are:

• Living within Environmental Limits • Ensuring a Strong, Healthy and Just Society • Achieving a Sustainable Economy • Promoting Good Governance • Using Sound Science Responsibly

5. The purpose of the SA Scoping Report

5.1 The purpose of this report is to:

• Identify environmental, social and economic objectives contained in other plans and programmes that are relevant to the Local Plan;

• Assess the existing broad environmental, social and economic characteristics of

Bournemouth, and how these are changing, taking a long term view of whether, and how, the area is expected to develop;

• In the light of these reviews, consider key issues and problems that the LDF should

address in the pursuit of sustainable development;

• Set out an appropriate framework for carrying out the remainder of the SA, including objectives against which draft policies and options may be assessed, and indicators against which progress towards meeting those objectives can be monitored in future.

5.2 The SA Scoping Report has been prepared in consultation with relevant stakeholders in

order to ensure that the identification of sustainability objectives and issues, and the proposed collection of the baseline data, are adequate for the assessment of the future formulation of LDDs4. The SA Framework of sustainability objectives within this report is designed to be comprehensive enough to assess all future LDDs; however if additional objectives are necessary to assess a LDD in future then a brief LDD-specific scoping report will set out the extent to which the contents and level of detail of this Scoping Report still apply and any variations from it.

2 The Brundtland Commission Report – Our Common Future (Word Commission on Environment and Development) 1987 3 UK Sustainable Development Strategy, March 2005 4See ‘Notes on revision’ on page 3

“…meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”2.

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6. Sub-regional and local context

6.1 At the time of writing there were various LDDs and subregional planning documents

covering Bournemouth that had been or were due to be subject to SEA:

6.2 At the subregional level the Dorset County, Bournemouth and Poole local authorities have produced an updated Local Transport Plan (LTP3), published in April 2011 and covering the period 2011-2026, which was subject to SEA5.

6.3 In September 2012 the Dorset local authorities had published a Heathland Planning Framework Supplementary Planning Document, covering the period 2012-2014. This was designed to remain as planning policy until superseded by a joint Heathlands Development Plan Document. The initial issues and options stage on the joint DPD had been subject to SA.

6.4 Bournemouth Borough Council had carried out SA on its Core Strategy (adopted October

2012) and had commenced early preparatory work on a Development Management Policies DPD, which is intended to set out development control planning policies for use in assessing planning applications across the whole Borough. This document will also be subject to SA during its preparation.

7. Integration with other assessments

7.1 Various other assessments are also carried out on Local Development Documents in addition

to SA reports. These are not part of the SA process but nevertheless cover sustainability issues and may be incorporated into a SA, or undertaken as separate exercises:

• Habitats Regulation Assessment (HRA) is an additional requirement, required under

the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010, to be carried out alongside/separately to the SA rather than as a component part of it.

• Equalities Impact Assessment (EqIA) and Equalities Impact Needs Assessment (EINA). These are sometimes integrated into a SA but more often carried out as separate stand-alone documents.

• Health Impact Asssessment (HIA) where it is deemed necessary may be either integrated into a SA or undertaken and published separately.

8. Scoping methodology

8.1 The general methodology used to prepare the SA Scoping Report and subsequent SAs draws

upon current national guidance6. The 2005 guidance on SA and SEA published by ODPM (now CLG) in 2005: Sustainability Appraisal of Regional Spatial Strategies and Local Development Documents7 as it applies to LDDs was superseded by the online Plan-making Manual, prepared by the Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG); however the

5 http://www.dorsetforyou.com/402212 6 CLG Plan-making Manual, DCLG, September 2009 A Practical Guide to the Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive: Practical guidance on applying European Directive 2001/42/EC “on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment”, ODPM, September 2005. 7 Sustainability Appraisal of Regional Spatial Strategies and Local Development Documents: Guidance for Regional Planning Bodies and Local Planning Authorities, ODPM, November 2005 (now superseded by the CLG Plan making manual, published by PAS)

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original SA/SEA guidance remains a useful tool to outline the key stages in the SA process. It advocates a five-stage approach to carrying out the SA process in relation to DPDs, as illustrated by Diagram 1.

8.2 This diagram shows how the Scoping Stage fits into the entire SA/SEA process, including the

later stages of developing and refining options, preparing the SA report, consultation and monitoring. SA is an iterative process, with its various stages ideally being carried out in parallel with preparation of the DPD. In practice it tends to feed into it at certain intervals, for example when the local planning authority has identified issues and options for a DPD; and later as part of the process of developing and assessing preferred options8.

Diagram 1: Key stages in the sustainability appraisal process

8 Local Development Frameworks Guidance on Sustainability Appraisal, PAS, December 2007.

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8.3 Diagram 2 illustrates the sequential approach for carrying out the various tasks comprising

the scoping stage (Stage A). The plans, programmes and strategies in Stage A1 informed the baseline data in Appendix A2 by allowing the selection of appropriate indicators showing the extent to which the objectives and key targets within them are currently being met. The sources used for this baseline data were used alongside existing knowledge and consultation work to identify sustainability issues at Stage A3, which went on to inform the development of the policy objectives and options at Stage A4. The matrices in the appendices of this report have shown these linkages where possible.

Diagram 2: Stages of SA Scoping

Adapted from Sustainability Appraisal of Regional Spatial Strategies and Local Development Documents: Guidance for Regional Planning Bodies and Local Planning Authorities (ODPM, November 2005) 9. Stage A1: Context review (Appendix 1)

9.1 Schedule 2 of The SEA Regulations (see ‘Legislative Framework’) states that environmental

reports must include ‘an outline of the contents and main objectives of the plan or programme, and of its relationship with other relevant plans and programmes’. The first stage in the SA process is therefore to establish the context in which the Local Plan is being prepared by undertaking a review all relevant international, EU and national guidance in the context of policies, plans, programmes, strategies and initiatives that may influence, or be influenced by, the Local Plan in order that any conflicts or synergies may be identified.

9.2 A list of relevant policies, plans, programmes, strategies and initiatives is shown in Appendix 1. These comprise sub-regional, regional and international policies and guidance documents. It is not meant to be an exhaustive list of documents and in some cases there is a hierarchy which may influence the significance given to any particular document. Each of the documents will nevertheless have to be taken into account to a certain degree. Many existing local policy documents already take the advice in these documents into consideration and therefore the main focus for the review has been on the more local policies that may impact upon the SA of the Local Plan.

9.3 This part of the report is ‘live’ and ongoing and further documents will continue to be reviewed and added to the list if appropriate.

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9.4 Some of the key messages so far emerging from the review are as follows (a number of

these issues have impacts that could fall under more than one of the headings listed). This list takes account of recent local and national guidance and also social, environmental and economic data and information for the Borough:

General

• There is a need to balance social, environmental and economic issues in considering future development.

Social

• The area has a significantly large older age population • There is a need for affordable private market and social housing of the right type

to meet present and future demand • Access to local amenities is an issue • Mixed communities are viewed as socially beneficial.

Environmental

• Efficient use of previously developed land for development is preferable to development on Greenfield sites

• There are few Greenfield sites with the Bournemouth’s urban area, therefore the cumulative loss of gardens may have a serious impact on biodiversity

• Natural green space should be planned into new developments at an early stage in order to protect and enhance green infrastructure and provide valuable wildlife habitat/wildlife corridors

• Car dependency and traffic congestion require strategic long term management to reduce their adverse social and environmental impacts

• Communities generally value the area’s high quality built and natural character • Conservation of important habitats and biodiversity (especially heathland) is vital • Flooding may have a significant impact locally • Long term security of water resources is an issue • There is need to conserve energy and provide renewable energy sources to reduce

the use of fossil fuels and to meet stricter revised building regulations from 2013 and 2016.

Economic

• Unemployment remains relatively low when compared with regional and national levels and economic activity rates are high

• The Borough is disadvantaged by disparity between low earnings and high housing costs. The relatively low wage economy, high house prices and large stock of second homes makes the area one of the least affordable in the country. (Local Economic Assessment, 2011) (see also the points under the social heading)

• Businesses are finding it hard to grow because of a constrained supply of suitable and available employment land

• Out-migration of young people has been exacerbated by demographic change and will have a major impact on the economy in the future, leading to skills gaps in the economy

• There is a need to control levels of commuting • There are pockets of deprivation. Economic regeneration is particularly important

in those areas of the town to help alleviate poverty • Bournemouth needs to maintain and improve its standing as a major tourism and

conference resort • The town has important shopping centres that need to be supported in order to

keep them vital and viable.

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10. Stage A2: Baseline Information (Appendix 2)

10.1 The second stage under Stage A in the SA guidance involves the collection of baseline data.

This is a key component of the SA process, as such data helps to identify sustainability issues and to assess, monitor and refine the effects and performance of policies.

10.2 Baseline data is usually collected in the form of indicators, which can either be monitored over time or against national or sub-regional statistics. The current baseline data for Bournemouth is shown in a table at Appendix 2.

10.3 Indicator data can be useful for identifying sustainability issues to which the Local Plan may need to respond. For each indicator, enough data should be collected to identify how good or bad a situation is and whether trends show an improvement or deterioration. In most cases the data has been displayed in a tabular format but some data could also be shown spatially and therefore be mapped; examples would include open space provision, areas at risk of flooding, conservation areas etc.

10.4 In general the Borough is performing well against the sustainability indicators as shown by

the trends in the table; however the baseline review has identified one or two areas where it is under-performing and action is required.

10.5 In compiling the list of possible indicators there were inevitably data ‘gaps’, where data

was unavailable for specific indicators. Where this was the case, the gap has been noted and provision made for the collection of such data in the future, as and when it becomes available, as part of the next update of the SA Scoping Report. However see paragraph 2.3 in relation to the abolition of the National Indicator Set.

11. Stage A3: Identifying Sustainability Issues (Appendix 3)

11.1 The purpose of this section is to identify key sustainability issues, which will inform the

development of policy objectives and options for individual LDDs (see Appendix 5: Appraisal Matrix). Any issues identified will be, where possible, linked to evidence by reference to the baseline information contained within Appendix 2 and explained previously in Stage A2.

11.2 Appendix 3 contains the key sustainability issues for Bournemouth that have been identified

to date. They have been compiled taking into account:

• The existing knowledge of planning issues arising from work of the Council • Recent studies carried out to inform the Local Plan • Public consultation responses • Bournemouth 2026 Partnership/Trust work • The initial review of Plans, Policies and Programmes identified in Stage A1 of this

Scoping Report and listed in Appendix 1 • The baseline information collected for Stage A2 of this Scoping Report and listed in

Appendix 2.

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12. Stage A4: Developing the SA Framework (Appendix 4)

12.1 The SA Framework is a means of describing, analysing and comparing sustainability effects.

It consists of a matrix of high-level and lower-level sustainability objectives, linked to a series of indicators (in Appendix 2) by which progress against these objectives can be measured, together with data sources for those indicators.

12.2 The purpose of the SA Framework is to provide an easy to use assessment template which can be used to predict how the objectives of LDDs making up the Local Plan and the various policy options that emerge during their production will perform in sustainability terms.

12.3 Objectives for the SA Framework were devised based on knowledge of the overarching sustainability issues on a local or global scale that could affect or be influenced by future plans and policies. Many of these were originally derived from objectives chosen for use in the Strategic Sustainability Assessment for the draft Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS) for the South West 2006-2026. These objectives were considered suitable for ongoing use locally despite the Government’s announced revocation of RSSs in July 2010. The list of objectives has been amended in the SA Scoping Report since its original inclusion to take better account of the local context and of later government guidance on developing SA objectives, for example in relation to objective wording. Both the SA objectives and indicators have also been amended in response to representations received during statutory consultation on the SA Scoping Report (see section 14).

12.4 The objectives have been included as ‘high level’ objectives with detailed sub-objectives beneath these. The Appraisal Matrix Template (SA Matrix) in Appendix 5 lists each of these alongside each other in table format. The latest SA guidance from the Planning Advisory Service (PAS)9 states that higher level SA objectives should be kept to a maximum of 12-20, although does not indicate a limit to the number of detailed sub-objectives that could be added beneath these to act as aids to prompt assessors carrying out an appraisal of policies in order to help ‘tease out’ potential impacts. Further to a point raised by one of the representors in response to the consultation with the SA bodies in March-April 2013 (see section 14) additional new sub-objectives were added, with appropriate indicators, in appendices 2, 4 and 5 of the report. Some existing objectives and sub-objectives have also been amended.

12.5 Many of the objectives and sub-objectives chosen for the SA Matrix within the report have implicit links between them which will be considered by assessors undertaking a SA of a DPD, for example the protection of heritage assets and their settings (sub-objective 5.5) relates to other sub-objectives within the same broader objective of ‘Maintain and improve environmental quality and assets’ (high level SA objective 5) as well as to higher level objectives. For example, heritage-led regeneration and tourism projects, which would have a positive impact against sub-objective 5.5, could also potentially tie in with the social objective of broadening access to and awareness of heritage sites, thereby improving people’s understanding of heritage as a sustainability issue (sub-objective 2.2: Improve access to learning, training, skills and knowledge including an awareness of sustainability issues’ and sub-objective 2.5: Increase access to and participation in cultural, leisure and community activities). Some of the indicators also fit under a number of sub-objectives and these linkages have been shown in the table in Appendix 2.

12.6 The SA Framework has been reassessed at appropriate points in time throughout its existence to ensure its continued durability and suitability for assessing policies against the SA Framework’s internal sustainability criteria. In future the SA Framework may be revised again as new baseline data is collected and sustainability issues and indicators are identified, as was the case with this revision. Consultation on this will be undertaken if appropriate.

9 Sustainability Appraisal Advice Note, PAS, June 2010

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13. Mapping of spatial data

13.1 The latest guidance from PAS on SA/SEA10 advises that data in SA Scoping Reports should be

mapped where appropriate, for instance to show landscape and wildlife designations. The International, national and local wildlife/environmental designations have now been mapped in Diagram 3 (page 13). This diagram illustrates the location and extent all the main environmental constraints on a single map and relative to each other.

14. Stage A5: Consultation on the scope of the SA

14.1 The original draft version (June 2007) of the SA Scoping Report was consulted on in

accordance with the statutory requirements of SEA/SA, by carrying out consultation with the statutory SA/SEA consultation bodies: Natural England, the Environment Agency and English Heritage. Other consultees were as follows: the Bournemouth 2026 Partnership, South East Dorset Primary Care Trust, Bournemouth Dorset and Poole Economic Partnership, the Regional Assembly, Dorset County Council, Government for the South West, and Dorset Wildlife Trust. Responses were taken into account and a revised version of the report was approved and published in March 2008.

14.2 Further consultation with the SA consultation bodies was nevertheless carried out between

February and April 2009, prior to SA of the Core Strategy and Town Centre Area Action Plan taking place, on the scope and level of detail of the SA Scoping Report. This resulted in some further revisions to the SA Scoping Report, which appeared in the previous version published in July 2009.

14.3 This latest version of the SA Scoping Report (June 2013) was subject to a five-week statutory period of public consultation with the three statutory SA/SEA bodies indicated in paragraph 14.1. This was held between March and April 2013 and resulted in representations from all three of the SA/SEA bodies, which have been individually summarised and considered. This revision has taken account of these responses, which include several amendments to the SA Framework (see section 12 for further details of these changes).

10 Sustainability Appraisal Advice Note, PAS, June 2010. Box 3: Tips for establishing the baseline

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*N.B. The two areas depicted lying just beyond the Borough boundary that are designated as Local Nature Reserve are Bourne Valley LNR (also a SSSI)

Diagram 3: Environmental designations across the Borough*

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Appendix 1

Stage A1: Relationship with other Plans, Policies and Programmes

INTERNATIONAL: PLAN, PROGRAMME, STRATEGY OBJECTIVES AND KEY TARGETS RELEVANT TO THE SA OR LOCAL PLAN IMPLICATIONS FOR THE SA/ LOCAL PLAN

1992 Convention on Biological Diversity The Convention on Biological Diversity, known informally as the Rio Treaty, was adopted at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992.

Objectives The Convention has three main goals:

• conservation of biological diversity (or biodiversity) • sustainable use of its components • fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from genetic resources

In other words, its objective is to develop national strategies for the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity.

Many of these commitments are followed up and elaborated in more in detail in UK guidance and strategies, of which the Bournemouth Local Plan will take account.

Ambient Air Quality Directive (Directive 2008/50/EC)

The 2008 Ambient Air Quality Directive (2008/50/EC) incorporates Air Quality Directive 96/62/EC and the first three air quality daughter directives. Targets and objectives from EU Directives must be adopted into UK legislation. Directive 2008/50/EC was transposed into UK law through the Air Quality Standards Regulations 2010, which also incorporate the 4th air quality daughter directive (2004/107/EC) that sets targets for levels in outdoor air of certain toxic heavy metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.

Objectives The Directive combines previously existing legislation (see left) and the introduction of new air quality standards for previously unregulated air pollutants. The list of atmospheric pollutants covered includes sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, particulate matter, lead, ozone, benzene and carbon monoxide. Other pollutants considered in a separate directive (Directive 2004/107/EC) include polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, cadmium, arsenic, nickel and mercury. The main objective of the Directive is to maintain ambient air quality where it is good and improve it in other cases. Targets This Directive sets legally binding limits for concentrations in outdoor air of a number of major air pollutants that impact public health such as particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2).

The LPA should be aware of the impact that planning decisions, in particular in regard to type and location of development, can have on air quality. The SA Framework should include objective(s) that address the improvement of air quality.

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Bathing Water Quality Directive (76/160/EEC)

The quality of designated bathing waters in England is monitored against standards in the bathing water regulations (SI 1991/1597), which come from the EC Bathing Water Directive (76/160/EEC). This Directive is set to be repealed by the 2006 Bathing Water Directive, with effect from 31st December 2014.

Objectives

The 1976 Bathing Water Directive has set binding standards for bathing waters throughout the European Union.

Targets

Contains a set of mandatory (or imperative) standards, which should not be exceeded, these are:

• 10,000 total coliforms per 100 millilitres (ml) of water • 2,000 faecal coliforms per 100ml of water

In order for a bathing water to comply with the Directive, 95% of the samples (i.e. at least 19 out of the 20 taken) must meet these standards, plus a range of other criteria.

The LPA should be aware of the Directive’s standards and the impact that planning can have on water quality.

Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (1979)

The Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats - also known as the Bern Convention. It is an important instrument for the protection of wildlife and natural habitats and includes the setting-up of the Emerald Network - a Network of Areas of Special Conservation Interest created in 1998 and compatible with the EU network Natura 2000, as well as work on monitoring and control of threatened species.

Objectives

The Convention aims to ensure conservation of wild flora and fauna species and their habitats. Special attention is given to endangered and vulnerable species. Such measures should be included in the contracting parties’ planning and development and pollution abatement policies. The parties undertook to promote education and disseminate general information concerning the need to conserve species of wild flora and fauna and their habitats. The aims of the convention are threefold:

• To conserve wild flora and fauna and natural habitats • To promote co-operation between States • To give particular attention to endangered and vulnerable species,

including endangered and vulnerable migratory species Targets Does not contain any targets.

The Local Plan must account for areas in Bournemouth that are internationally designated wetland (Ramsar) sites. There are two within the Borough – Turbary and Kinson Commons – both of which carry several other nature conservation designations.

Bonn Convention on Conservation of Migratory Species (1979)

Objectives

The SA and Local Plan should include policies and objectives that seek to protect and conserve wild animals and



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The Bonn Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (also known as the Bonn Convention, or CMS) aims to conserve terrestrial, marine and avian migratory species throughout their range. It is an intergovernmental treaty, concluded under the aegis of the United Nations Environment Programme, concerned with the conservation of wildlife and habitats on a global scale. Since the Convention's entry into force, its membership has grown steadily to include 111 (as of 1 March 2009) parties from Africa, Central and South America, Asia, Europe and Oceania.

The objective of the Bonn Convention is the conservation of migratory species worldwide. To avoid any migratory species becoming endangered, the parties must endeavour:

• To promote, cooperate in or support research relating to migratory species • To provide immediate protection for migratory species included in

Appendix I • To conclude Agreements covering the conservation and management of

migratory species listed in Appendix II To protect endangered migratory species, the parties to the Convention will endeavour:

• To conserve or restore the habitats of endangered species • To prevent, remove, compensate for or minimise the adverse effects of

activities or obstacles that impede the migration of species • To the extent feasible and appropriate, to prevent, reduce or control

factors that are endangering or are likely to further endanger species

Targets Does not contain any targets or indicators of relevance.

migratory species. Policies which relate to habitats, or which may have significant impact upon land-use or habitats should reflect these international commitments.

The EC Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds (‘The Birds Directive’, 79/409/EEC)

This Directive was adopted to implement the aims of the Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (1979). It addresses the conservation of all wild birds throughout the European Union, including marine areas, and covers their protection, management, control and exploitation. It applies to the birds, their eggs, nests and habitats. It places a broad requirement on Member States to take necessary measures to maintain the populations of all wild birds at levels determined by ecological, scientific and cultural needs. In doing so, Member States must also consider economic and recreational

Objectives

The main provisions of the Directive include:

• The maintenance of the favourable conservation status of all wild bird species across their distributional range (Article 2) with the encouragement of various activities to that end (Article 3).

• The identification and classification of Special Protection Areas for rare or vulnerable species listed in Annex I of the Directive, as well as for all regularly occurring migratory species, paying particular attention to the protection of wetlands of international importance (Article 4). (Together with Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) designated under the Habitats Directive, SPAs form a network of pan-European protected areas known as Natura 2000)

• The establishment of a general scheme of protection for all wild birds (Article 5).

• Restrictions on the sale and keeping of wild birds (Article 6).

The LPA should be aware of the main provisions of the Directive as well as the wide range of other statutory and non-statutory activities which support the Directive’s implementation in the UK. This includes national bird monitoring schemes, bird conservation research, and the UK Post-2010 Biodiversity Framework (see separate entry).

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needs. • Specification of the conditions under which hunting and falconry can be undertaken (Article 7).

• (Huntable species are listed on Annex II.1 and Annex II.2 of the Directive). • Prohibition of large-scale non-selective means of bird killing (Article 8). • Procedures under which Member States may derogate from the provisions

of Articles 5-8 (Article 9) — that is, the conditions under which permission may be given for otherwise prohibited activities.

• Encouragement of certain forms of relevant research (Article 10). • Requirements to ensure that introduction of non-native birds do not

threatened other biodiversity (Article 11). Targets Does not contain any targets.

EC Directive on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and Wild Flora and Fauna (The Habitats Directive, 92/43/EEC). Establishes a legislative framework for protecting and conserving Europe's wildlife and habitats. The directives implement requirements of the Bonn Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species and the Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats. The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010 and The Conservation of Habitats and Species (Amendment) Regulations 2011 transpose the requirements of this Directive into English law.

Objectives At the centre of the policy is the creation of ecological network of protected areas across the EU - known as Natura 2000. The aim of the Directive is to contribute towards ensuring bio-diversity through the conservation (including maintenance and restoration) of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora in the European territory of the Member States to which the Treaty applies. Targets Does not contain any targets.

The requirements of the Habitats Directive, and the Habitats Regulations, need to be fully taken into account by the SA process and in the Local Plan.

Directive on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (2009/28/EC)

This Directive repealed Directive 2001/77/EC with effect from 1st January 2012. This Directive establishes a common framework for the production

Objectives The purpose of this Directive is to promote an increase of the contribution of renewable energy sources to electricity production in the internal market for electricity. It sets ambitious targets for all Member States, such that the EU will reach a 20% share of energy from renewable sources by 2020 and a 10% share of

The Local Plan and Core Strategy in particular has an important role in encouraging minimal use of energy in new developments and promoting use of renewable energy sources and can help meet these UK and EU-level targets. The

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and promotion of energy from renewable sources and sets national indicative targets for renewable energy production from individual member states.

renewable energy specifically in the transport sector. Targets The Directive sets national indicative targets for renewable energy production from individual member states. The EU does not strictly enforce these targets, however the European Commission monitors Member States' progress - and will, if necessary, propose mandatory targets for those who miss their goals. The Renewable Energy Directive sets a target for the UK to achieve 15% of its energy consumption from renewable sources by 2020. This compares to only 1.5% in 2005.

SA should assess the implications of any new or revised LDDs on the UK’s renewable energy targets.

EC Directive 2012/19/EU on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) This Directive, which recast Directive 2002/96/EC, aims to reduce waste from electrical and electronic equipment and increase its rate of re-use, recovery and recycling. It made producers responsible for financing the collection, treatment, and recovery of waste electrical equipment. It states that households should be able to return their waste equipment to public collection points free of charge and encourages distributors to allow consumers to set up collection points at retail shops.

Objectives

To prevent or reduce as far as possible negative effects on the environment from the disposal of electrical and electronic equipment.

Targets

From 2016, the minimum collection rate shall be 45 % calculated on the basis of the total weight of WEEE collected in accordance with Articles 5 and 6 in a given year in the Member State concerned, expressed as a percentage of the average weight of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) placed on the market in the three preceding years in that Member State. Member States should ensure that the volume of WEEE collected evolves gradually during the period from 2016 to 2019, unless the target collection rate has already been achieved. From 2019, the minimum collection rate to be achieved annually is to be 65 % of the average weight of EEE placed on the market in the three preceding years in the Member State concerned, or alternatively 85 % of WEEE generated on the territory of that Member State.

The Local Plan has an important role in promoting waste minimization. The SA should therefore include objectives on promoting the re-use, recovery and recycling of electrical and electronic equipment, as well as other non-biodegradable materials.

EC Shellfish Waters Directive (2006/113/EC)

Objectives The Directive, which is implemented in the UK by the Surface Waters (Shellfish)

The LPA should be aware of the standards and the impact that planning can have on water quality and the

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This aims sets water quality requirements that shellfish waters must comply with or endeavour to meet in order to support shellfish life and growth. The Shellfish Waters Directive is set to be repealed in 2013 by the EC Water Framework Directive (WFD), which will provide at least the same level of protection to shellfish waters (which the WFD classifies as protected areas).

Directions 1997, has set binding standards for shellfish waters throughout the European Union. Targets

Contains a set of mandatory physical, chemical and microbiological standards for shellfish water quality. The list of parameters covers PH, water colouration, % of suspended solids, salinity, dissolved oxygen concentration, petroleum hydrocarbons present, concentration of Organo-halogenated substances and metals, and substances affecting the taste of the shellfish.

environmental implications for aquatic habitats, as well as the shellfish industry.

Directive 2008/98/EC on waste and repealing certain Directives This Directive establishes a legal framework for the treatment of waste within the Community. It repeals directives 75/439/EEC, 91/689/EEC and 2006/12/EC.

Objectives Its aims are protection of the environment and human health through prevention of the harmful effects of waste generation and poor waste management practices. It proposes a waste hierarchy as a priority order in waste prevention and management legislation and policy: (a) prevention (b) preparing for re-use (c) recycling (d) other recovery, e.g. energy recovery (e) disposal Targets Does not contain any targets.

The SA should include an objective relating to the minimisation of the production of waste and increasing r-use, recycling, remanufacturing and recovery rates.

EC Sixth Environmental Action Plan 2002-2012 The 6th EAP is a decision of the European Parliament and the Council adopted on 22nd July 2002. It sets out the framework for environmental policy-making in the European Union for the period 2002-2012 and outlines actions that need to be

Objectives The 6th EAP identifies four priority areas for action, listed below, with the overall aim of achieving “a decoupling between environmental pressures and economic growth”. Climate change

This is a key European-level policy document. Many of the areas that it covers are followed up and elaborated in more in detail in UK guidance and strategies, of which the Local Plan will take account.

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taken to achieve them. The EAP is set to be replaced by a 7th EAP, which was under preparation at the time of writing.

Nature and biodiversity Environment and health Natural resources and waste . Targets Numerous actions are identified but few specific targets other than for greenhouse gas emissions: In the short term, the EU is committed, under the Kyoto Protocol, to achieving an 8% reduction in emissions of greenhouse gases by 2008-2012 compared to 1990 level.

Environmental Noise Directive (2002/49/EC) Framework for noise policy, based on shared responsibility between the EU, national and local level.

Objectives The aim of this Directive is to define a common approach intended to avoid, prevent or reduce on a prioritised basis the harmful effects, including annoyance, due to exposure to environmental noise. It requires member states to produce strategic noise maps on the basis of indicators, to inform the public about noise exposure and its effects, and to draw up action plans to address noise issues. Major noise sources include road and rail vehicles and infrastructure, aircraft, outdoor and industrial equipment. Targets Does not contain any targets.

The LPA will need to consider noise within the categories of pollution that it takes into account in its proposals and policies. The SA should also include noise pollution as part of the SA Framework.

Kyoto Protocol to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (1992)

The Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement linked to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It sets binding targets for 37 industrialized countries for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. These targets

Objectives

The ultimate objective of the UNFCCC is “to achieve stabilization of atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases at levels that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic (human-induced) interference with the climate system…” (UNFCC). The Convention does not define what levels might be “dangerous”, although it does state that ecosystems should be allowed to adapt naturally, food supply should not be threatened, and economic development should be able to proceed in a

The LPA should be aware of, and seek to meet the Kyoto Protocol’s commitments through the adoption of appropriate policies that aim to reduce emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases.

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amount to an average five per cent reduction against 1990 levels over the five-year period 2008-2012.

sustainable manner. Defining what we mean by “dangerous” is a tough political question, involving social and economic considerations as well as scientific judgment. Targets Under Kyoto, the UK has a legal requirement to reduce emissions by 12.5% below 1990 levels by the year 2012.

Nitrates Directive (91/676/EEC)

The Nitrates Directive aims to protect water quality by preventing nitrates from agricultural sources polluting ground and surface waters and by promoting the use of good farming practices.

Objectives

• To reduce water pollution caused or induced by nitrates from agricultural sources

• To prevent further such pollution Targets Does not contain any targets.

The LPA should be aware of any Nitrate Vulnerable Zones and the implications that this Directive has on agricultural practices.

Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat (1971)

This Convention, signed in Ramsar, Iran, in 1971, is an intergovernmental treaty which provides the framework for national action and international co-operation for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources. There are presently 163 Contracting Parties to the Convention, with 2,062 wetland sites, designated for inclusion in the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance.

Objectives The official name of the treaty – The Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat – reflects its original emphasis on the conservation and wise use of wetlands primarily to provide habitat for water birds. Over the years, however, the Convention has broadened its range if activities to cover all aspects of wetland conservation, recognising wetlands as ecosystems that are extremely important for biodiversity conservation in general and for the well being of human communities. Contracting Parties to the Convention are bound by the following commitments:

• Article 2: To designate wetland sites to be included in the list of wetlands of international importance and promote the conservation and wise use of these.

• Article 3: To formulate and implement planning so as to promote the conservation of the wetlands included in the List, and as far as possible the wise use of wetlands in their territory.

• Article 4: To establish nature reserves in wetlands, whether or not they

The Local Plan must account for areas in Bournemouth that are internationally designated wetland (Ramsar) sites. There are two such sites within the Borough – Turbary and Kinson Commons – both of which carry several other nature conservation designations.

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are included in the Ramsar List, and to promote training in the fields of wetland research, management and wardening.

Targets Does not contain any targets.

Directive 2009/28/EC on the Promotion of the Use of Energy from Renewable Sources (‘Renewable Energy Directive’) This Directive repeals Directives 2001/77/EC and 2003/30/EC. This Directive sets out a common framework for the promotion of energy from renewable sources, which include wind, solar, aerothermal, geothermal, hydrothermal and ocean energy, hydropower, biomass, landfill gas, sewage treatment plant gas and biogases. It promotes a substantial increase in the proportion of electricity generated from renewable energy sources across the European Union. The Directive sets mandatory national targets for individual EU member states consistent with a 20 % share of energy from renewable sources and a 10 % share of energy from renewable sources in transport in Community energy consumption by 2020.

Objectives The Directive establishes mandatory national targets for the overall share of energy from renewable sources and for the share of energy from renewable sources in transport. Furthermore, it lays down rules relating to statistical transfers and joint projects between European Community Member States, joint projects with third countries, guarantees of origin, administrative procedures, information and training, and access to the electricity grid for energy from renewable sources. The Directive also establishes sustainability criteria for biofuels and bioliquids. Targets For the UK, the Directive sets a national target share of energy from renewable sources of 15 % by 2020 (up from an actual share of 1.3% in 2005). For the EU overall, the Directive indicates a 20% overall target for the overall share of energy from renewable sources and a 10 % target for energy from renewable sources in transport.

The SA should include within its Framework an objective for increasing the proportion of energy generated from renewable sources (by reducing non-renewable energy consumption). The SA Framework should be reflected in Local Development Documents, in particular the Core Strategy, which should encourage the production of energy from renewable energy sources.

Renewed EU Sustainable Development Strategy (2006) Strategy to improve welfare and living conditions in a sustainable way for present and future generations.

The renewed EU sustainable development strategy names clear goals and priority measures for the seven key challenges in the field of sustainable development. These are:

• To limit climate change and its costs and negative effects to society and the environment

• Sustainable development of the transport sector, including decoupling economic growth and the demand for transport, the goal of shifting from road transport to environmentally friendly transport modes, controlling

The Local Plan can assist in achieving these commitments. Policies and supporting text should reflect these objectives, many of which are followed up in UK guidance and strategies. The SA Framework should include appropriate objectives regarding use of natural resources and demand for car and

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transport demand and reducing noise and emissions.

• Sustainable consumption and production • Conservation and management of natural resources • Address threats to public health • Improving quality of life to create a socially inclusive society • Strengthening multilateral agreements to reduce global poverty

air travel as well as measures to reduce poverty and improve health and quality of life.

Directive 99/31/EC on the Landfill of Waste (‘The Landfill Directive’) This Directive aims to prevent or reduce the adverse effects of the landfill of waste on the environment, in particular on surface water, groundwater, soil and air, and on the global environment, including the greenhouse effect and risk to human health.

Objectives To prevent or reduce as far as possible negative effects on the environment from the landfilling of waste. It includes stringent technical requirements for waste and landfill sites. Targets The Directive’s targets are:

• To reduce biodegradable waste going to landfill to 75% of 1995 figures by 2010 and to 35% by 2020. (This included paper, card, food, garden waste and organic textiles.)

• In 2004 co-disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous waste was banned. Three separate landfill types are required for hazardous, non-hazardous and inert wastes.

• The requirement to treat most wastes before they are landfilled. From 2004, all hazardous wastes going to landfill have needed to be treated first.

• Disposal of whole tyres at landfill sites was banned in 2003, and by 2006 shredded tyres were also not permitted in landfills.

• To ban landfilling of liquid wastes, certain clinical waste and certain hazardous wastes. This is already in place in the UK.

• Increase the level of control, monitoring and reporting at landfill sites. This is already in place in the UK.

Most of the targets in the Directive, with the exception of biodegradable waste targets, are carried forward into UK legislation in The Landfill (England and Wales) Regulations 2002.

The LPA has an important role in promoting waste minimization. The SA should include an objective and/or indicators on reducing the amount of waste to landfill and increasing rates of waste recycling and re-use.

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Directive 2000/60/EC establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (‘The Water Framework Directive’) This directive seeks to establish a structured framework for action in the field of water policy.

Objectives

This Directive aims to establish a framework for the protection of inland surface waters, transitional waters, coastal waters and groundwater which:

• Prevents further deterioration and protects and enhances the status of aquatic ecosystems and, with regard to their water needs, terrestrial ecosystems and wetlands directly depending on the aquatic ecosystems

• Promotes sustainable water use based on a long-term protection of available water resources

• Aims at enhanced protection and improvement of the aquatic environment, inter alia, through specific measures for the progressive reduction of discharges, emissions and losses of priority substances and the cessation or phasing-out of discharges, emissions and losses of the priority hazardous substances

• Ensures the progressive reduction of pollution of groundwater and prevents its further pollution

• Contributes to mitigating the effects of floods and droughts Targets Does not contain any targets of relevance.

The LPA should be aware of the impact that planning decisions have on water quality. The SA objectives should reflect the importance of water quality.

The World Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg, (September 2002) Represents a reaffirmation of international commitment to sustainable development coming 30 years after the Stockholm commitment to tackle environmental degradation and ten years after the Rio Summit and Declaration of 1992.

Objectives

• Integrate energy into country-led poverty reduction processes • Remove market barriers and create a level playing field for renewable

energy and energy efficiency • Greater resource efficiency (including decoupling economic growth from

environmental degradation) • Support business innovation and take-up of best practice in technology and

management; work on waste and producer responsibility Targets There were a number of proposed follow-up actions, but no specific targets.

The Local Plan can assist in achieving the commitments arising from the Johannesburg Summit. Policies and supporting text should reflect the goals and objectives of these commitments. Many of these commitments are followed up and elaborated in more in detail in UK guidance and strategies.

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NATIONAL: PLAN, PROGRAMME, STRATEGY OBJECTIVES AND KEY TARGETS RELEVANT TO THE SA OR LOCAL PLAN IMPLICATIONS FOR THE SA/ LOCAL PLAN

Achieving a Better Quality of Life – Review of Progress Towards Sustainable Development (Defra, 2008). UK Government’s fourth annual report of the 1999 sustainable development Strategy ‘A Better Quality of Life’

This document contains 15 Headline Indicators of sustainable development and 147 Quality of Life Counts indicators.

The LPA can use these indicators to monitor the sustainability of its existing policies and to assist in drafting new ones.

The Air Quality Strategy for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (Defra, 2007). The Strategy sets objectives to protect health for ten main air pollutants. Performance against these objectives will be monitored where people are regularly present and might be exposed to air pollution. There are also two new objectives to protect vegetation and ecosystems. These will be monitored away from urban and industrial areas and motorways. The Strategy also introduces an ‘exposure reduction’ approach for fine particles which have a low or zero threshold for adverse effects.

Objectives See Strategy for detailed list of Objectives. Targets Contains a number of national air quality targets.

Planning plays an important role in improving air quality and minimising the adverse effects of climate change and the LPA should be aware of and consider the air quality implications of its policies. The LPA should consider the role of specific measures to improve air quality such as green transport plans and parking control measures.

Circular 06/2005: Biodiversity and Geological Conservation – Statutory Obligations and their Impact on the Planning System This circular, published to accompany Planning Policy Statement 9: Biodiversity and Geological Conservation, sets out the wide range of legislative provisions at the international and national level that can impact on planning decisions affecting biodiversity and geo-diversity. Although PPS9 was replaced in 2012 by the National Planning Policy Framework, the

Objectives The circular provides administrative guidance for local authorities on the application of the law in relation to planning and nature conservation. It explains the implication of EU and national legislation on the need to produce documents such as sustainability appraisals and in certain cases, Appropriate Assessments of Local Development Documents. It also outlines the requirement to consult English Nature (now known as Natural England) before producing certain documents or granting planning applications in circumstances where wildlife or its habitats are likely to be affected. Targets

This is a useful source of advice that the LPA should refer to in producing and updating documents.

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accompanying circular remains current guidance.

Does not contain any targets.

Building A Greener Future: Towards Zero Carbon Development (Consultation). (DCLG, 2006). This document sought public views on the Government's proposals to reduce the carbon footprint of new housing development. It also sets out the Government's views on the importance of moving towards zero carbon in new housing.

Objectives: This is a public consultation document which introduced the launch of the Code for Sustainable Homes and tightening of Building Regulations as measures to deliver the Government’s ambitions for zero carbon. It proposed a timetable for revising the Building Regulations so as to reach zero carbon development in all new housing in England and Wales by 2020. Targets: The proposed (now adopted) targets are as follows:

• Energy/carbon performance of new homes to be improved by 25% by 2010 (compared to 2006 building regulations) (Code Level 3)

• By 2013 new homes are required to be 44% more energy/carbon efficient as compared to 2006 levels (Code Level 4)

• All new homes should be zero carbon by 2016 (Code Level 5)

New homes brought forward through the local planning process will have a reduced carbon footprint that will help to achieve overall targets for CO2 reduction. The LPA can consider (and has now developed) further local policies designed to reduce carbon emissions in the home, in addition to the mandatory government ones.

The Carbon Plan: Delivering Our Low Carbon Future (DECC, 2011) The Carbon Plan, published in December 2011, sets out the Government's plans for achieving the emissions reductions committed to in the first four carbon budgets, on a pathway consistent with meeting the 2050 target.

Objectives: This plan sets out how the UK will achieve decarbonisation within the framework of the Government’s energy policy: to make the transition to a low carbon economy while maintaining energy security, and minimising costs to consumers, particularly those in poorer households. Targets: Legislated first four carbon budgets (figures are for maximum total carbon consumption in MtCO2e):

• Carbon budget 1 (2008-12): 3,018 • Carbon budget 2 (2013-17): 2,782

The Local Plan can help achieve reductions in carbon emissions from a range of sources, including homes and buildings, domestic transport, industry, and waste management. The SA Framework can assist with this by including suitable objectives designed to help meet these aims.

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• Carbon budget 3 (2018-22): 2,544 • Carbon budget 4 (2023-27): 1,950

Climate Change Act 2008 The Climate Change Act received Royal Ascent in November 2008 and is the world's first long-term, legally binding framework for the reduction of domestic carbon emissions.

Objectives The Act set a new approach to managing and responding to climate change in the UK through setting ambitious targets, strengthening the framework to help achieve them and establishing clear and regular accountability. Targets • A reduction in the UK’s CO2 emissions by at least 60% by 2050 and at

least 26% by 2020, against a 1990 baseline. • Five year carbon budgets, which will set binding limits on CO2

emissions, ensuring every year’s emissions count.

The LPA plays a vital role in delivering reductions in emissions at the local level. Local Plan policies such as for renewable energy production (e.g. to provide a minimum percentage of predicted energy requirements as part of new residential or non-residential developments) must accord with the Act.

Code for Sustainable Homes (ODPM, 2006) The Code measures the sustainability of a new home against categories of sustainable design, using a 1 to 6 star rating system to indicate its overall sustainability performance, and replaces the Building Research Establishment’s (BRE) EcoHomes scheme.

Objectives The Code encourages developers to distinguish themselves by allowing their homes to be assessed against the rating. Since April 2007 they could choose whether to do this, but in July 2007 the Government published proposals to make the assessment mandatory. Targets Since 1 May 2008 all new homes have had to be rated against the Code, which sets minimum standards for energy and water use. However the requirement under the Code to issue Home Information Packs containing a sustainability certificate to buyers of new homes was suspended in May 2010, as documented in Summary of changes to the Code for Sustainable Homes technical guidance, published by DCLG in November 2010.

Sustainable building design should be encouraged (or, where possible, enforced) through policies in LDDs as a means of addressing climate change objectives.

Countryside and Rights of Way Act (2000) The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (also

Objectives: The Act creates a new statutory right of access to open country and

The Rights of Way and wildlife enforcement legislation contained in the Act should be taken into account in

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known as CROW) was produced to extend the public's ability to enjoy the countryside whilst also providing safeguards for landowners and occupiers.

registered common land, modernises the rights of way system, gives greater protection to Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs), provides better management arrangements for Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs), and strengthens wildlife enforcement legislation. Targets: Does not contain any targets.

producing the Local Plan. Also the impacts of the Local Plan on the characteristics of heathland sites within or near the Borough should be considered. These impacts are considered already in the Dorset Heathland Planning Framework; however the issues raised in the Act should also be taken account of in producing and revising other future Local Development Documents.

Creating Growth, Cutting Carbon: Making Sustainable Local Transport Happen. Transport White Paper (DfT, 2011) The White Paper sets the Government’s approach to shorter local journeys (trips of five miles or less) with the intention to support its wider goals of promoting economic growth and reducing carbon. It sets out the context for the new Local Sustainable Transport Fund, and highlights examples across the country of ‘good practice’ on sustainable travel.

Objectives: There are several measures outlined under the headings of:

• Local transport • Decentralising power • Enabling sustainable transport choices • Active travel • Making public transport more attractive • Managing traffic to reduce carbon emissions and tackle congestion • Local transport in society

Targets: Does not contain any targets.

The Local Plan should secure and facilitate sustainable local transport networks and sustainable travel choices. The SA Framework has been designed to assist in this process.

Culture at the Heart of Regeneration (DCMS, 2004) Consultation document published by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) setting out the economic and social benefits of cultural regeneration. It conveys the message

Objectives: The document sets out three priority areas:

• Building partnerships across government, the private and voluntary sectors and culture and regeneration practitioners

• Supporting delivery by spreading good practice and measuring

The SA Framework should include objectives on access to cultural activities and protection of cultural assets. Local Development Documents could include appropriate policies to encourage cultural development as a means of regeneration, particularly for

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that culture should be firmly embedded in regeneration from the very beginning, and not simply considered as an “add-on”.

outcomes • Strengthening evidence to find coherent and robust methods for

measuring impacts It also includes a number of UK case studies of regeneration, including Bournemouth Central Library.

parts of the town that are underperforming economically and socially.

Fair Society, Healthy Lives: The Marmot Review (Marmot, M. et al, 2010) The independently prepared report of the Marmot Review proposes evidence-based strategies for reducing health inequalities in England from 2010. It was a landmark document which stressed that tackling health inequalities was a matter of social justice, with real economic benefits and savings. It required action on the social gradient of health – not just on the health of the most disadvantaged – across the social determinants of health.

Objectives: The review’s advice will contribute to the development of a cross government health inequalities strategy post- 2010, to build on the current national PSA targets on health inequalities when they expire in 2011. Targets: Does not contain specific targets but contains a number of policy recommendations, some of which have proposed four-year time periods for implementation.

Health is a cross-cutting issue that should be incorporated into planning policies. The Council has an adopted policy in its Core Strategy on promoting health through well designed development and spaces. There are also other policies that link to health outcomes, and future documents for example the Development Management Policies DPD will include more detailed policies that seek to reduce health inequalities. The SA Framework already includes health and the reduction of health inequalities as its first higher level sustainability objective.

Flood and Water Management Act 2010 This Act implements Sir Michael Pitt’s recommendations requiring urgent legislation, following his review of the 2007 floods.

Objectives: The Flood and Water Management Act provides for better, more comprehensive management of flood risk for people, homes and businesses, helps safeguard community groups from unaffordable rises in surface water drainage charges and protects water supplies to the consumer. Targets: Does not contain any targets.

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ensure co-ordination between them, an assessment of flood risk and plans and actions for risk management.

The Future of Transport: A Network for 2030 (DfT, 2004). This White Paper provides a long term strategy for a modern, efficient and sustainable transport system backed up by sustained high levels of investment was unveiled on the 20th July 2004 by Transport Secretary, Alistair Darling. The document considers factors that will shape travel and transport until 2030 and sets out how the Government will respond to the increasing demand for travel, maximising the benefits of transport while minimising the negative impact on people and the environment.

Objectives: The strategy is built around three key themes.

• Sustained investment over the long term • Improvements in transport management • Planning ahead

Targets: Provides some context for targets e.g. ‘where we want to be’. Annex B also refers to the Department for Transport Public Service Agreements.

As a statement of government policy which also provides an overview of key issues and statistics affecting the transport sector, this White Paper should be considered in developing the documents within the Local Plan.

Future Water (DEFRA, 2008) This report relates to the management of clean water but also has an impact on flood risk management. It reflects the need to improve the supply of water, the importance of new infrastructure including reservoirs and measures taken to reduce leakage.

Objectives: The report addresses pollution in rivers, how to reduce discharges from sewers, reductions to water demand through improved building design and more efficient appliances and a move towards fairer water metering whereby supplies are limited in order to save water and reduce bills. The report expresses concern about social inequalities, where poorer people may be unable to afford metering and therefore pay higher than necessary charges. This report also addressed the earlier report "Making Space for Water" and looks at aspects of flood impact and fair access to water. Targets: Does not contain any targets.

The issues raised in this report should be considered in developing Local Plan policies.

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Good practice guide on planning for tourism (DCLG, 2006) This replacement of PPG21 sets out guidance for planning for sustainable tourism.

Objectives: This guidance aims to ensure that:

• planners understand the importance of tourism and take this fully into account when preparing development plans and taking planning decisions

• those involved in the tourism industry understand the principles of national planning policy as they apply to tourism and how these can be applied when preparing individual planning applications

• planners and the tourism industry work together effectively to facilitate, promote and deliver new tourism development in a sustainable way


LDDs should consider the impacts of tourism development on sustainability objectives, and vice versa.

Green Infrastructure Guidance (Natural England, 2009) At the time of writing this was the latest version of Natural England’s Green Infrastructure Guidance document, although this version was in the process of being updated. The guidance articulates the organisation’s position in relation to green infrastructure (GI) planning and delivery. It sets out the importance of early planning for GI as well as its functions and socio-economic benefits.

Objectives: The objectives of the guidance are to:

• Facilitate a co-ordinated and consistent approach to GI strategies • Guide external partners in the effective delivery of sustainable GI • Promote the contribution of GI to ‘place-making’ • Inspire through best practice examples and case studies • Demonstrate that GI adds hugely to the value of plans and projects

through the delivery of multiple benefits which other conventional ‘grey infrastructure’ solutions may not be able to offer

• Highlight key issues and considerations at each spatial planning level and links between them

Targets:

The LPA should consider the benefits of GI in drafting Local Plan policies. The benefits of GI are reflected in several of the SA objectives as they appear in the SA Framework, for example those connected to health and healthy lifestyles, improving access to non-car modes of transport, and protecting and enhancing species and habitats.

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Groundwater Protection: Policy & Practice (GP3) (2006) This report by the Environment Agency discusses the twin problems of reduced water supply from increased water demand and to wildlife habitats and pollution from chemicals as a result of new housing and industrial development.

Objectives: To use a risk-based approach to assessment by balancing the threat to the environment (aquifers and surface water) with the benefits of the activity or development.

The groundwater protection objectives that the Environment Agency has drawn up in its report should be taken into account in preparing LDD policies.

Healthy Lives, Healthy People: Our Strategy for Public Health in England. Health White Paper (DCLG, 2010) This White Paper sets out the Government’s long-term vision for the future of public health in England. In addition to reforms to the health service, it contains a number of recommendations for planners, including provision of Lifetime Homes, protecting and improving access to green spaces, increasing opportunities for physical activity, in particular through active travel.

Objectives: The plans outlined in the White Paper aim to transform public health and create a ‘wellness’ service: 'Public Health England', to meet health challenges. Targets: Does not contain targets of relevance to the Local Plan or SA.

The Local Plan should promote active travel and the creation, protection and maintenance of green spaces, and the SA Framework should contain objectives designed to achieve this.

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Making Space for Water: Taking Forward a New Government Strategy for Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management in England. (DEFRA, 2005) This publication is the Government’s response to points raised during the Making Space for Water consultation exercise in Autumn 2004. The strategy addresses how the Government, and in particular the Environment Agency, should adapt to climate change to take account of flooding and coastal erosion risks, ensuring that any measures taken are reversible and adaptable.

Objectives: The aim of this strategy is to manage risks by ensuring that partnerships work to reflect both local and national priorities to:

• Reduce the threat of flooding to people and their property; and • Deliver the greatest environmental, social and economic benefit,

consistent with the Government’s suistainable development principles.

It encourages a holistic approach to be taken to ensure adaptability to climate change as an integral part of all flood and coastal erosion management decisions. There is also mention of the need for better risk management through data collection, in expansion of existing flood awareness activities and in planning new developments, the role of rural land use solutions such as creation of wetlands and managed realignment of coasts and rivers, and the need to ensure integrated management of urban drainage and coastal issues. Targets: Does not contain any targets.

The LPA should consider the evidence and aims of this document both in preparing the Local Plan and devising SA objectives.

National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) (DCLG, 2012) This document forms the current national (England) planning guidance for use by local planning authorities and other planning professionals. The NPPF consolidated most existing Planning Policy Statements and Planning Policy Guidance notes into a single concise document. The policies set out in the NPPF are a material consideration in planning decisions and apply to the preparation of both local and neighbourhood plans.

Objectives: The NPPF constitutes guidance for local planning authorities and others both in drawing up plans and as a material consideration in planning decisions. Targets: Does not contain any targets.

See left – the LPA must take the NPPF into account in preparing LDDs. As a material consideration, the NPPF takes precedence over development plans unless the policies in the development plan are already in conformity with the NPPF. Annex 1 of the NPPF explains how this would apply to policies in emerging plans or in the transition period 12 months from the NPPF’s publication. The SA Framework should also accord with the policies in the NPPF.

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Natural Environment and Rural Communities (NERC) Act Section 40 Biodiversity Duty (2006). This publication seeks to raise the profile of biodiversity and ensure that biodiversity considerations become embedded in all main sectors of public policy.

Objectives The aim of Section 40 of the Act (the Biodiversity Duty) is to raise the profile of biodiversity, to a point eventually where biodiversity issues become second nature to everyone making decisions in the public sector. Section 40 states that public authorities must have regard in their functions to the purpose of conserving biodiversity. The Duty contains a number of recommendations including some biodiversity indicators for local authorities to incorporate into SAs/local plans. Targets Does not contain any targets.

The LPA must include policies within its LDDs designed to protect biodiversity throughout the Borough as well as in protected sites.

Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 Primary legislation for the control of development and alterations that affect listed buildings and conservation areas

Objectives:

• Conservation of the built heritage • Protection of listed buildings and conservation areas


LDDs must contain policies for the protection of listed buildings and conservation areas. The SA Framework should refer to the importance of protecting listed buildings and conservation areas.

Planning for Climate Change – Guidance and Model Policies for Local Authorities (Climate Change Coalition, 2010) This guide is designed primarily for local authorities and Local Enterprise Partnerships that want to tackle climate change. It sets out the context on climate change and includes model development management policies.

Objectives: The guide gives detailed guidance on the principles which should underpin plan-making and development management. It is recommended as the basis for comprehensive policy in the new, community-based local plans. It could also form the basis of local supplementary planning policy and should guide development management decisions. Targets: Does not contain any targets.

The model policies in the document are a useful basis for drafting climate change/low carbon policies for the Development Management Policies DPD, as well as other possible future Local Plan documents.

Planning Our Electric Future: A White Paper for Objectives: The Local Plan should help to achieve

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Secure, Affordable and Low Carbon Electricity (DECC, 2011) This White Paper, also known as the Electricity Market Reform (EMR) White Paper, sets out key measures to attract investment, reduce the impact on consumer bills, and create a secure mix of electricity sources including gas, new nuclear, renewables, and carbon capture and storage.

The primary objectives of the EMR are to:

• Ensure the future security of electricity supplies • Drive the decarbonisation of electricity generation • Minimise costs to the consumer.

Targets: No targets of relevance to the SA/Local Plan.

carbon reduction, facilitate the delivery of low carbon energy sources and support energy efficiency and low carbon development. The SA Framework should also include suitable objectives to help meet these aims.

The Planning Response to Climate Change – Advice on Better Practice (ODPM, 2004) This document provides advice to local planning authorities on the necessity of formulating polices at the local level that address the issue of climate change and that work with national and Local Agenda 21 environmental strategies.

Objectives: The document covers a broad range of topics such as flooding, coasts, water resources, biodiversity, economic development and tourism, location and sustainable design, accessibility and transport, waste and recycling, renewable energy, building and landscape design and heritage conservation. There are also short sections on sustainability appraisal (SA) and environmental impact assessments (EIA) and a further reading section. Targets: Does not contain any targets.

The LPA should take into account the advice in devising planning policies and in considering applications for development.

Planning for Town Centres: Practice Guidance on Need, Impact and the Sequential Approach (DCLG, 2009) This document was published as an accompanying guide for Planning Policy Statement 4: Planning for Sustainable Economic Growth (PPS4). Although PPS4 was superseded by the National Planning Policy Framework in March 2012, the practice guidance was not. The document explains an approach that LPAs could take to develop town centre strategies and identify

Objectives: The main objectives of the practice guidance are:

• To promote the development of positive strategies to underpin the planning and development of town centres.

• To provide advice on preparing and understanding need and impact assessments to guide the development of effective town centre strategies in plans, and assist in the determination of planning applications.

• To illustrate how the sequential approach can be applied when allocating sites in plans and assessing planning applications,

The LPA should take into account the advice in this guidance document when proposing local town centre objectives and policies.

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appropriate sites; the role and scope of need and impact assessments and the methodologies that may be employed in carrying out such assessments and the key data inputs, and how to use these to help guide and inform policy and decision making.

providing some illustrations of good practice. • To encourage a greater degree of consistency and transparency in

terms of the approach and key data required to assist those preparing and reviewing need and impact assessments.


PPS25: Development and Flood Risk – Practice Guide This practice guide is complementary to Planning Policy Statement 25: Development and Flood Risk (PPS25) and provides guidelines for local planning authorities on how to implement development and flood risk policies. Although PPS25 was superseded in March 2012 by the National Planning Policy Framework, the practice guide has remained as current guidance. The guide includes working examples through case studies. It shows how to apply the sequential approach and Sequential Test and Exception Test in considering development, redevelopment and change of use in a flood risk area. There are also sections on managing surface water and the role of the sustainability appraisal.

PPS25 requires that LPAs prepare Strategic Flood Risk Assessments (SFRAs) to an appropriate level of detail to allow the Sequential Test to be applied in the site allocation process. This is an essential part of the pre-production/evidence gathering stage of the plan preparation process and should also be reflected in the allocation of sites in Area Action Plans and other DPDs. LPAs should consider whether it would be more effective to work jointly with other local authorities and stakeholders to prepare a sub-regional/county SFRA. The SFRA provides the baseline information for the sustainability appraisal of LDDs and should take into consideration any regional guidance prepared by the regional planning body. Targets: Does not contain any targets.

The Local Plan should be prepared in accordance with the guidance within this document.

Securing Biodiversity: A New Framework for Delivering Priority Habitats and Species in England (England Biodiversity Group, 2008) This framework has been developed to enhance the recovery of priority habitats and species in England (published under section 41 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities

Objectives: The purpose of the framework is to:

• encourage the adoption of an ecosystem approach and embed climate change adaptation principles in conservation action,

• achieve biodiversity enhancements across whole landscapes and

Local planning documents should take into account the aims of this document and the SA Framework should include suitable objectives designed to help meet these aims.

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(NERC) Act 2006), thereby contributing to the delivery of the England Biodiversity Strategy. The document aims to build on the strengths of the UK Biodiversity Action Plan (UK BAP) (now superseded by the UK Post-2010 Biodiversity Framework - see separate entry).

seascapes, • achieve our priority habitat targets, placing an emphasis on habitat

restoration and expansion, • enhance the recovery of priority species and better integrate their

needs into habitat-based work, • support the restoration of designated sites, • support the conservation of marine biodiversity, • improve the integration of national, regional and local levels of

delivery, • improve the links between policy-makers and biodiversity

practitioners, and • strengthen biodiversity partnerships (national, regional and local)


Securing the Future – Delivering UK Sustainable Development Strategy (HM Government, 2005) This is a revision of the first UK Government Sustainable Development Strategy, published in 1999. A significant element of the revised strategy is that it reflects the establishment of the devolved administrations since the original strategy in 1999, and was therefore launched jointly by the UK Government, Scottish Executive, Welsh Assembly and the Northern Ireland Administration.

Objectives: This publication’s aim is to enable all people to satisfy their basic needs and enjoy a better quality of life without compromising quality of life for future generations. The revised objectives (amended from the first UK Government Sustainable Development Strategy) are: Living within environmental limits; Ensuring a strong, healthy and just society; Achieving a sustainable economy; Promoting good governance; and Using sound science responsibly.

The purpose of the Local Plan must be the achievement of sustainable development and formulation of SA objectives and indicators should take this into account.

The Strategy for Sustainable Farming and Food: Facing the Future (DEFRA, 2002). The document’s “overarching aim is to promote a competitive and efficient farming and food sector

The document sets out the following strategic outcomes (objectives) and indicators (targets): Objectives:

The LPA should be aware of and consider both the costs and benefits of planning decisions and changes in the agricultural sector.

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which protects and enhances our countryside and wider environment, and contributes to the health and prosperity of all our communities”.

• Reduced environmental cost of food chain • Better use of natural resources • Improved landscape and biodiversity • Better public health, in particular through improved nutrition and

workplace health and safety • Higher animal welfare • More cohesive and productive rural communities

Targets:

• Reduced greenhouse gas emissions from food and farming • Improved river water quality • Improved soil nutrient status • Favourable condition of designated wildlife sites • Reverse decline in farmland birds • Consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables • Improved time taken to clear up cases of farmland and

transportation animal welfare cases

UK Post-2010 Biodiversity Framework (2012) This 17-page framework supersedes the UK Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP). It sets out a broad enabling structure for action across the UK between 2012 and 2020 to protect biodiversity.

Objectives: The Framework sets out the five strategic goals, alongside key actions for the UK, to meet the 20 ‘Aichi targets’ proposed in the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 (CBD, 2010) and agreed following the CBD meeting held in Nagoya, Japan, in October 2010. Targets Does not contain any targets.

The SA Framework should include objectives designed to ensure that any potential adverse impacts of policies on biodiversity are mitigated or avoided.

UK Renewable Energy Strategy (2009) This strategy is the UK Government’s plan for how the UK can reach the goal, as prescribed by

Objectives: The strategy sets out proposals to reduce UK fossil fuel consumption and replace this with use of renewable energy. It envisages renewable sources

The LPA should support the actions necessary to increase the amount of energy that comes from renewable sources.

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the EU Renewable Energy Directive, of increasing its share of energy from renewable sources to 15% by 2020.

could provide more than 30% of the nation’s electricity (compared to around 5.5% in 2009) more than two-thirds of which could come from on and offshore wind. There could also be important contributions from hydro, sustainable bioenergy, marine sources and small-scale technologies. 12% of heat could come from sustainable biomass, biogas, solar and heat pumps, and renewable sources could provide 10% of road and rail transport energy. Targets The strategy sets/reiterates the following UK-wide targets:

• 15% of UK energy to be from renewable sources by 2020 (EU Renewable Energy Directive target)

• All new homes in England to be zero carbon from 2016, and all new non-domestic buildings from 2019

• Reduce the need for gas imports

The SA Framework already contains an objective to reduce non-renewable energy consumption, and a new objective to increase the share of energy from renewable sources.

The Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 These regulations set out procedures to be followed when disposing of, carrying and receiving hazardous waste. They amend the Hazardous waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005.

Objectives • Specifies a list of materials to be considered hazardous • The regulations require tracking of waste movements throughout their

lifespan

The regulations also require producers of hazardous waste (with some exceptions) to register their premises with the Environment Agency. Targets


The Minerals and Waste Development Framework, which the Borough produces jointly with Dorset County Council and the Borough of Poole, should take account of the legislation and of the latest list of hazardous materials in preparing future revisions of Minerals and Waste LDDs.

Water for People and the Environment: Water Resources Strategy Regional Action Plan for South West (Environment Agency, 2009) Provides the Environment Agency’s assessment of

Objectives: The strategy discusses the pressures on water facing businesses and households, including those arising from climate change, development and growth, and proposes a range of means by which water use could be reduced

Provides a good context and baseline to the water resources situation in the South West. It does not contain any suggested actions or targets for local authorities but the LPA should consider

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water resource management in the South West which considers the needs for water, both for the environment and for society and examines the uncertainties about future water demand and its availability. The strategy looks some 25 years ahead and considers the need of water for public supply, and for agriculture, commerce and industry, as well as the environment.

to meet these challenges. These measures include household metering, investment in technology to reduced leakages, Rainwater harvesting and grey water recycling, hydropower schemes, and improved agricultural practices including use of reservoirs. Targets: Does not contain any targets.

how its policies can address the key issues in this strategy.

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended) This Act sets out legal measures for the protection of wildlife and the countryside.

Objectives: The protection of listed wild animals and their habitats. Species listed in Schedule 5 of the Act are protected from disturbance, injury, intentional destruction or sale. Targets: Does not contain any targets.

The SA Framework should contain objectives on habitat protection.

Working with the Grain of Nature – A Biodiversity Strategy For England (DEFRA 2002) This government strategy seeks to ensure that biodiversity considerations become embedded in all the main sectors of economic activity, public and private.

The Strategy discusses the range of nature conservation sites in England together with further information about their numbers and roles. It also covers biodiversity indicators and outlines means by which research and monitoring species and habitats may be improved and actions for their management across various sectors. The document also covers the importance of education, raising awareness and engagement with businesses including the tourism sector. Objectives: The overall aim of the Strategy is to ensure:

• A halting, and if possible a reversal, of declines in priority habitats and species, with wild species and habitats as part of healthy,

• functioning ecosystems • The general acceptance of biodiversity’s essential role in enhancing

the quality of life, with its conservation becoming a natural

Although this strategy was published in 2002, it covers a range of issues that are current and which should be considered in preparing local plan documents. The SA Framework should provide a relevant means for the assessment of draft policies by inclusion of suitable objectives for the conservation and enhancement of biodiversity.

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consideration in all relevant public, private and non-governmental decisions and policies

Targets: The document sets out a number of Public Service Agreements, with target achievement dates, in relation to improving wildlife sites and reversing species decline.

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REGIONAL: PLAN, PROGRAMME, STRATEGY OBJECTIVES AND KEY TARGETS RELEVANT TO THE SA OR LOCAL PLAN IMPLICATIONS FOR THE SA/ LOCAL PLAN

State of Nature: Lowlands – Future Landscapes for Wildlife. (English Nature, 2004). This report describes the state of the natural environment in lowland England and examines a variety of pressures upon habitats and species. It demonstrates the importance of a landscape-scale approach to nature conservation to be delivered through more effective integration of policies and successful partnership at regional and local levels. It also highlights a number of case studies of successful conservation practices.

Objectives: The document proposes several actions that planners can take to reduce the impacts of development pressures and deliver a range of conservation goals. The ten most critical actions required are identified as:

• Invest in better environmental management and wildlife recovery on farms

• Stimulate appropriate management of farmland and woodland • Improve water management • Restore wetland habitats • Reduce the threats and impacts from non-native invasive species • Reduce the cumulative impacts of development – • Reduce the adverse effects of transport • Reduce atmospheric pollution • Adapt to the impacts of climate change • Improve management of the impacts of access and recreation


The baseline information for the region in the report is now out of date; however the background on designated habitats and information on the nature of pressures on wildlife remain useful for identifying appropriate policies and SA Framework objectives.

A Strategy for the Historic Environment in the South West (English Heritage, 2004). This is the first strategy for the historic environment in the South West. It has been prepared on behalf of the South West Historic Environment Forum, a group representing the key historic agencies and organisations active within the region. It represents an important first step in raising the profile of the historic environment and ensuring it is reflected fully in

Objectives: Priorities for the Historic Environment Strategy are to:

• Ensure the historic environment is integrated into the region’s policy framework

• Develop positive and creative partnerships that reflect the linkages and opportunities in the South West

• Ensure the historic environment is accessible and relevant to people in their everyday lives

• Raise awareness of the historic dimension of the wider environment

This strategy’s priorities are relevant to the Local Plan and should where appropriate be reflected in it. This strategy also contains a useful overview of the key historic environment issues in the South West which can help provide the evidence base for decisions concerning the historic environment.

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the key strategies, plans and policies that will guide change over the coming years.

and understanding of its role and potential for achieving economic, social and environmental regeneration


The Natural Choice: Securing the Value of Nature, White Paper (Defra, 2011) This is the first White Paper on the natural environment in 20 years. It acts on the recommendations of Making Space for Nature, a report into the state of England’s wildlife sites published in September 2010, which showed that England’s wildlife sites are fragmented and vulnerable to change. Some of these recommendations include: New Nature Improvement Areas (NIAs), providing bigger, connected sites for wildlife to live in and adapt to climate change, Biodiversity offsetting, and New Local Nature Partnerships to strengthen co-ordinated action across local agencies and organizations.

Objectives: The White Paper sets out four main ambitions:

• Protecting and improving our natural environment • Growing a green economy • Reconnecting people and nature • International and EU leadership


The LPA should consider this publication as a useful resource in preparing policies to ensure that they protect and enhance the natural environment as far as possible.

Water for Life and Livelihoods: River Basin Management Plan, South West River Basin District (Defra/Environment Agency, 2009, updated 2011) This plan is about the pressures facing the water environment in the South West River Basin District and the actions that will address them. It has been prepared under the Water Framework Directive as a product of the first of a series of six-year planning cycles. It includes a section on

Objectives: The plan describes the river basin district and the pressures that the water environment faces, including abstraction, commercial fisheries, nitrates, invasive non-native species, pesticides and urban and transport pollutants. It shows what this means for the current state of the water environment, and what actions will be taken to address the pressures. These include habitat restoration. Key actions for Dorset include:

Local authorities have a role to play in implementing some of the actions proposed in the document. The LPA for instance can ensure that planning policies take into account the River Basin Management Plan’s objectives and promote sustainable drainage systems in new developments and/or retrofitting where possible.

http://archive.defra.gov.uk/environment/biodiversity/documents/201009space-for-nature.pdf

http://www.official-documents.gov.uk/document/cm80/8082/8082.asp

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Dorset, in which the catchment predominantly lies.

• Physical barriers to fish movement will be addressed, for example the Environment Agency project on the Stour at Lydden.

• The Environment Agency will work with Wessex water to investigate the impact of water company assets on shellfish water quality and some Sites of Special Scientific Interest.

• Wessex Water will carry out improvements at sewage treatment works to manage population growth.

• Wessex Water will provide targeted advice to farmers to improve protection of drinking water sources from accidental contamination

Targets: 2% increase in surface water quality across England and Wales by 2015.

Water Resources Manaagement Plan (Wessex Water Services Ltd, 2010) This strategy sets out in detail how Wessex Water proposes to ensure there is sufficient security of water supplies to meet anticipated public demand over the next 25 years. It addresses issues of household and non-household supply and demand and methods to promote efficiency, such as metering, low use fittings and appliances and systems to deal with leakages. At the time of writing this was the company’s most up-to-date plan, however Wessex Water was preparing a new draft plan, to be submitted to Defra and the Environment Agency in March 2013.

Objectives: The summarized objectives of the plan’s objectives for the next five years are:

• accommodating the 23.5 Ml/d reduction in licensed abstractions to improve river flows

• developing a more integrated water supply grid • encouraging and enabling customers to use water wisely and to

avoid waste • protecting our groundwater resources from pollution, particularly

from nitrates • continuing the existing policy of optional metering until 2015 and

then starting to meter properties upon a change in their ownership. Targets Does not contain any targets.

Long term security of water resources to meet demand is the key message arising from the document. This underlying issue should be considered in developing Local Plan policies.

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SUB-REGIONAL: PLAN, PROGRAMME, STRATEGY OBJECTIVES AND KEY TARGETS RELEVANT TO THE SA OR LOCAL PLAN IMPLICATIONS FOR THE SA/ LOCAL PLAN

Bournemouth, Christchurch, East Dorset, North Dorset and Salisbury Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (Halcrow Group Ltd, 2008) This SFRA provides a robust assessment of the extent and nature of the risk of flooding in Bournemouth and its implications for land use planning. In addition the SFRA sets the criteria for the assessment of planning applications in the future and will guide subsequent development control decisions.

Objectives: The document will:

• Provide a reference and policy document to inform the replacement LDF

• Ensure that Bournemouth Borough Council meets its obligations under the latest planning guidance (as of March 2012, the National Planning Policy Framework, and the Companion Guide to Planning Policy Statement 25).

• Provide a reference and policy document to advise and inform private and commercial developers of their obligations under the latest planning guidance.

The LPA needs to take this document into account. The SA Framework should include objectives that reflect concerns about development and flood risk.

Bournemouth, Dorset & Poole Multi Area Agreement, An Action Plan for the Green Knowledge Economy (Dorset Biodiversity Partnership, 2009) This report presents an Action Plan for building a successful Green Knowledge Economy (GKE) in the Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole (BDP) Sub-Region, based on consultations with local stakeholders between July and September 2009.

Objectives: A relatively brief document which attempts to provide a precise definition of the Knowledge-based Economy, on the basis of which it further attempts to describe the current knowledge-based economy in SE Dorset. It examines the size and geographical distribution of the sector and its current contribution towards the economy. The document then goes on to identify project options and ‘first wave’ projects that are aimed at creating synergies between the environment and economy. The concept of transition to a GKE is a central aspect of the MAA strategy.

The LPA should take note of the importance of the green knowledge-based economy and its potential in Bournemouth.

Bournemouth, Dorset And Poole Renewable Energy Strategy to 2020 (Dorset Energy Group, 2012) This document, which was funded by DCLG, updates the first Bournemouth, Dorset & Poole

Objectives: This updated strategy sets out a vision for the community of Dorset to play a part in mitigating climate change. It seeks to: promote a common awareness of the latest situation; provide an updated understanding of potential local renewable energy resources; identify an aspirational target for renewable

The LPA should include policies for renewable energy, biomass, and increasing sustainable energy in buildings. The SA Framework should include objectives to increase the share of energy from renewable sources and to

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Renewable Energy Strategy, published in 2005.

energy generation for 2020 and outline the key actions necessary to realise Dorset’s renewable energy potential. The main drivers for the imperative for developing renewable energy sources are mitigating climate change, maintaining/increasing long-term energy security, and maximizing local economic benefits, including job creation. Targets: The strategy proposes a target of at least 15% of Dorset, Bournemouth and Poole’s energy needs to be met from renewable sources by 2020. This is in line with the 15% UK-wide target put forward by the European Renewable Energy Directive (see separate entry under international documents for ‘Directive on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources’).

encourage community involvement in more efficient use of energy.

Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole Waste Local Plan (2005) Sets out the framework to enable the waste management industry to establish appropriate waste management facilities, in a way which meets the objectives of sustainable development.

Objectives:

• To develop balance between the need for waste management facilities and the need to protect the environment.

• To encourage re-use, recycling and recovery of waste materials. • To identify areas where the requirement for waste management

facilities can take place without prejudicing local environment and amenity.

• To minimise adverse environmental impacts resulting from the handling, processing, transport and disposal of waste.

• To ensure that land taken for waste management facilities is restored and positive contribution made to landscape enhancement, habitat creation, public access or recreational uses.


The Local Plan will need to take account of this document. The SA Framework should include objectives on waste minimisation.

Bournemouth, Dorset & Poole Workspace Strategy and Delivery Plan (South West Regional Development Agency, 2008)

Objectives: Use of marketing/pump-priming to encourage office development,

The LPA needs to consider adequate supply of land for economic development and accessibility to this land. The report

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This report has been prepared on behalf of the BDPEP (Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole Economic Partnership) and the South West Regional Development Agency (SWRDA).

intervention needed in rural Dorset to ensure an adequate supply of sites and premises in small towns and rural areas, intervention needed when land not released for employment use in hope of higher value residential development, land reservation for future expansion by firms, need for high quality development, flexibility with regard to sustainable travel policies taking account inadequacy of public transport. Targets: Does not contain any targets.

provides district level figures for demand and supply of employment land, which Bournemouth Borough Council can use to base its own forecasts on and plan site allocations accordingly.

Bournemouth, Poole and Dorset Local Transport Plan 3 Strategy Document 2011-2026 (Bournemouth, Dorset & Poole councils) This third local transport plan (LTP) covers the developed area of South East Dorset for the period 2011-2026.

Objectives: LTP3 establishes a range of interventions which together aim to contribute to achieving five strategic goals for supporting the economy, reducing carbon emissions, better safety, security and health, equality of opportunity and improved quality of life. It sets out seven key strategy measures to meet these aims:

• Reducing the need to travel • Managing and maintaining the existing network more efficiently • Active travel and “greener” travel choices • Improving public transport alternatives to the car • Implementing car parking measures (to support local economies and

promote balanced travel choices) • Developing and implementing travel safety measures • Delivering strategic infrastructure improvements

Targets: The LTP contains a number of target dates for implementation of projects, some of which are ongoing for example accessibility planning, and others that are to be implemented by a certain period for example highway and key junction improvements, installation of secure cycle parking in well frequented places, development of Intelligent Transport Systems and improvements to bus, cycle and walking links to key employment sites.

The LPA needs to take this document into account in preparing its policies. The SA framework can assist in this by containing objectives relating to accessibility and pollution, reducing the need to travel and incentivizing use of alternative travel modes to the car.

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Dorset Biodiversity Strategy (Dorset Biodiversity Partnership, 2003) The strategy, launched in May 2003, is Dorset’s response to the governments UK Biodiversity Action Plan. It was prepared by 35 organisations including local authorities, local and national environmental bodies and consultants and is one of a network of regional and local plans delivering the objectives of the national plan; namely to conserve, restore and recreate biodiversity.

The strategy makes the point that Dorset’s biodiversity is the responsibility not just of conservationists, but of local authorities, landowners, businesses, community groups and individuals across the county.

It centres on four main issues, or topics, and three common themes affecting biodiversity, tying them into the concept of sustainable development. The topics are:

• Forestry and woodland management • Agriculture • Freshwater management • Coastal and marine issues

The three common themes are

• Land-use planning • Data and monitoring • Raising awareness and involvement

The LPA can assist across all of the key principles of the Strategy, such as managing and protecting natural assets, raising awareness, partnership working, funding, and montoring progress on species and habitat conservation.

Dorset Heathlands Planning Framework 2012-2014 Supplementary Planning Document (Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch, East Dorset, Purbeck & Dorset Councils, 2012) The Dorset Heathlands cover an extensive area of South East Dorset fragmented by urban development and other land uses. This strategy covers the period from 2012-2014 and aims to ensure that there is no net increase in urban pressures on internationally important heathland as a result of additional development.

Objectives: The Heathlands SPD seeks to retain a buffer zone with any new development bordering a heathland area, which is also in accordance with Policy CS33 of the Core Strategy. Pressure from recreational uses are considered to have adverse impact on Dorset’s lowland heaths, and policies have therefore been devised to protect these areas by seeking mitigation measures for development within 400m and 5km of a designated heathland site. This would include access management measures and measures to divert recreational pressure away from these areas, including provision of Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace (SANGs). Targets: Does not contain any targets.

The LPA must take account of this SPD when making proposals and policies.

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Dorset Heritage Strategy (Dorset County Council, 2003) This strategy, which contains objectives aimed at protecting Dorset’s physical heritage assets including natural and man-made resources, is primarily aimed at the areas administered by Dorset County Council and the six borough/district councils in Dorset; however it still has some relevance to the Bournemouth area. It forms part of a wider Dorset Cultural Strategy.

Key objectives

• Achieve policy accord and develop partnerships to steer, guide and manage the Dorset Countryside/ Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty

• Develop an information base and framework for partnership working leading to an agreed management plan for the Dorset AONB and Countryside

• Review interpretation and information facilities across Dorset • Completion of strategies for specially protected and key habitat e.g.

heathland • Support innovative recreational management projects; ‘green’

access transport projects • Improve public awareness and understanding of countryside

management and biodiversity issues • Review the English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens in Dorset • Identify historic designed landscapes at risk; produce a Landscapes

at Risk Register • Raise public awareness of importance of parks and gardens • Establish a programme of Conservation Area appraisals and

enhancement schemes Targets Does not contain any targets.

The LPA should take this document into account in preparing its policies.

Dorset Minerals and Waste Local Plan: adopted plan (1999) Framework with detailed land use policies for the extraction of minerals and waste.

Objectives: An “environment-led” approach - in which the area released for mineral working is based primarily on consideration of what is environmentally acceptable. Promotion, so far as practicable, of a sustainable approach to minerals and waste disposal. Targets: Does not contain any targets.

The LPA will need to take account of this document. The SA Framework should include objectives on waste minimisation.

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The Dorset Trees, Woods and Forest Strategy (Dorset AONB Partnership, 2007) This document has been prepared by Dorset Woodlink, a group of several conservation organisations. It highlights the importance of woodland and trees for wildlife, recreation, education, landscape quality and as a buffer against climate change. It contains statistics showing the type of forest in Dorset and the fragmented ownership of the woodland, most of which is privately owned. The report advises therefore engaging with these owners as key to ensuring sustainable management. It also contains a number of other action points to collect species information and raise awareness, liaising with planning departments and other organisations.

Objectives:

• LPAs to include measures to identify opportunities for linking or buffering woodland, in particular ancient woodlands.

• Planning authorities should not grant planning permission for any development that would result in the loss or deterioration of a woodland unless the need for, and benefits of the development in that location outweigh the loss of the woodland habitat.

• Planning authorities to incorporate measures to protect woodland from further loss and damage and identify ways of reversing fragmentation of habitats.

• Veteran tees to be protected by Tree Preservation Orders. Planners should apply national planning guidance to ALL proposed developments that will affect veteran trees’ conservation value (including root systems), any alteration of local hydrology and pollution issues.


The LDF should include local policies to take account of all these objectives, which are also reflective of higher policy.

Evidence to Support Appropriate Assessment of Development Plans and Projects in SE Dorset. Liley et al. (Footprint Ecology, 2007) This extensive study presents the results of monitoring of visitor usage patterns to Dorset’s heathland sites, potential adverse impacts from humans and animals and some proposed mitigation measures. Although some of the information within it is out of date, e.g. visitor numbers to heathland sites, the information on the types of urban pressure and potential effects and mitigation remains relevant.

Objectives: The document aims to:

• Describe application of Appropriate Assessment • Present the evidence for urban effects on Dorset’s heaths • Show the level of visitor pressure across the whole of the heaths • Predict how this will change as a result of the implementation of

development policies in the RSS, in the absence of mitigation • Highlight policy directions, geographical restrictions and mitigation • Proposals which will achieve the outcome of no adverse effects on

the heaths Summarise further work which might be necessary.


This is a useful source of facts and information on Dorset’s heathlands and the information on impacts and proposed mitigation measures will influence the LPA’s future policies. It also ties into existing conservation objectives in the SA.

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Joint Municipal Waste Management Strategy for Dorset (2009) Local strategy to guide all important decisions and commitments concerning waste management. The strategy covers a 25-year period and is timetabled for review every five years.

Objectives/targets:

• Stabilisation and medium-long term reduction of municipal (household) waste

• High recycling and composting (Achieve 60 per cent recycling of household waste by 2015/16)

• Flexibility for residual waste treatment options • Meet and eventually exceed landfill targets especially of untreated

waste • Taking account of commercial waste management needs


The LPA will need to take account of this document. The SA Framework should include objectives on waste minimisation.

Local Economic Assessment for Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole (Bournemouth, Dorset & Poole Councils, 2011) Prepared for the BDP Partnership, this document provides a robust evidence base which assesses the strengths and weaknesses of the area’s economy and identifies future challenges.

Objectives: This report has been produced to assist decision makers and local communities in identifying the actions and strategies needed to support future economic growth. It identifies several challenges (in chapter 7) for instance the challenge arising from the Government’s proposal to allow the conversion of commercial premises (such as offices) to residential use which could further constrain the Borough’s limited supply of employment land and premises; and tackling the high cost of housing relative to incomes in the Dorset sub-region, which is currently a barrier to recruitment, particularly for younger people, including graduates. Targets: Does not contain any specific targets.

The LPA should take this document into account in preparing and updating its employment policies as well as any background papers e.g. Employment Land Review. The SA should factor in the document’s evidence in terms of designing or updating Framework objectives and indicators.

Poole and Christchurch Bays Shoreline Management Plan Review (Bournemouth Borough Council, 2011) The document, also called SMP2, sets sustainable coastal defence polices for the future

The shoreline management plan (SMP) is a non-statutory policy document which provides a large-scale assessment of the risks associated with coastal evolution and presents a policy framework to address these risks to people and the developed, historic and natural environment in a sustainable manner.

This is a useful resource for information about the long term plans for the shoreline and prevention of flooding and coastal erosion. Local planning documents should where appropriate tie in with the aims of this strategy, as

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management of the shoreline between Hurst Spit and Durlston Head in Dorset. It is the first revision of the original plan produced in 1999. It includes improved links with the planning system, greater consideration for the environmental effects of policies and greater opportunity for stakeholders to be involved at each stage of the review.

Objectives: The objectives of the plan are to support the Government’s aims:

• To reduce the threat of flooding and coastal erosion to people and their property, and

• To deliver the greatest environmental, social and economic benefit, consistent with the Government’s sustainable development principles.

Targets: Section 7 of the document (Action Plan) contains a list of works required in the SMP area, together with the responsible bodies, priority status and target and actual start dates.

should the SA objectives.

Raising the Game (Bournemouth, Dorset And Poole Economic Partnership, 2005) Economic Development Strategy 2005-2016. Produced by the Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole Economic Partnership, it is the first economic development strategy for the sub-region.

Objectives: The following priorities are identified: to improve physical infrastructure and transport connectivity, to increase the provision of affordable housing for key workers, to raise skills and workforce development, to improve business competitiveness, enterprise and innovation, to promote effective partnership working. Targets: Baseline and target percentages given against indicators for skill levels, productivity, earnings, knowledge-based employment and affordable housing for key workers.

The LPA needs to take this document into account in preparing its policies. The SA economic objectives should also take this document into account.

South East Dorset Green Infrastructure: Evidence and Opportunities Study (Land Use Consultants, 2010) This document details the findings of the South East Dorset Green Infrastructure Study,

Objectives: The study provides a framework for future green infrastructure planning in South East Dorset and the evidence base to inform a green infrastructure strategy. The document puts forward nine objectives for green infrastructure within the sub-region (paragraph 1.11):

The Local Plan has already included policies to promote green infrastructure (GI) networks through new development and future and revised policies should continue to do this and to take account of the GI objectives as set out in this

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commissioned by a partnership of South East Dorset local authorities and environmental bodies.

1. Health and well-being 2. Sustainable economic development 3. Tourism 4. Access and transport 5. Water management and climate change adaptation 6. Open space and recreation 7. Landscape character 8. Ecology and biodiversity 9. Cultural heritage

Targets: The study does not propose any new targets in relation to its objectives, but refers back to targets previously set in the sub-region’s Multi Area Agreement (MAA).

study.

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LOCAL: PLAN, PROGRAMME, STRATEGY OBJECTIVES AND KEY TARGETS RELEVANT TO THE SA OR LOCAL PLAN IMPLICATIONS FOR THE SA/LOCAL PLAN

Air Quality Strategy

Objectives: To assess air quality in Bournemouth against a number of Air Quality Objectives (AQOs), which are set by Government through the Air Quality Standards Regulations 2010 for 13 main pollutants. Targets: As per latest national targets.

The LPA will be able to develop policies to influence the future emission of pollutants arising from development and transportation.

Bournemouth Cultural Strategy (Bournemouth Borough Council, 2002) Bournemouth’s Cultural Strategy is a joint initiative by local and national government to promote and strengthen the cultural sector with local and regional strategies.

Objectives: The Cultural Strategy is linked to the Community Plan, which shares the same targets. As with the Community Plan, the objectives and targets need to involve the whole community if they are to be achieved. The strategy’s six aims are as follows:

• Aim 1. Develop Bournemouth’s Cultural Identity as Britain’s World Class Resort.

• Aim 2. Improve people’s quality of life and health through cultural activity.

• Aim 3. Promote the entitlement of every child and young person in Bournemouth to a fully rounded cultural and creative education.

• Aim 4. Include everyone in Bournemouth’s cultural life by valuing diversity.

• Aim 5. Conserve, enhance and promote access to Bournemouth’s environment and heritage.

• Aim 6. Encourage sustainable growth of Bournemouth’s cultural industries.

Targets: Many if not all of the targets within this document are now out of date; however the broad aims and objectives of the document remain relevant.

Sets a general framework for policy development.

Bournemouth Housing Strategy 2008-2011 Objectives The Housing Strategy will have a



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(Bournemouth Borough Council) The Housing Strategy is an over-arching document covering all aspects of housing in Bournemouth. It provides a long term vision as well as specific strategic aims to focus on over the more immediate three year period. This strategy is set to be replaced by a new Housing Strategy for 2013-2016, which is being consulted on at the time of writing.

The Housing Strategy identifies seven priorities for action in Bournemouth, many of which are likely to continue in the longer term beyond the lifetime of the strategy. These are to: • Increase affordable housing to address housing needs • Improve the quality and energy efficiency of all housing • Promote independence and inclusion • Prevent and tackle homelessness • Make best use of housing and ensure sustainable communities • Improve access to information about housing services and options • Deliver cost effective housing services with well developed partnership

working Targets: Contains several ongoing targets, as well as dated targets.

fundamental impact on the Council’s housing policies, notably the provision of affordable housing.

Bournemouth Parks Service: Service Plan 2012/13 (Bournemouth Borough Council)

Objectives/targets: Sets out a strategy for parks, gardens, play areas, outdoor sports, amenity sites, allotments, school sites, cemeteries and churchyards and the seafront. Contains several outcomes and targets relating to these facilities and areas.

The LPA currently sets open space standards and seeks developer contributions to fund parks and opens spaces in the Borough. It also needs to continue to take account of the need to maintain and improve them, as well as keeping them publicly accessible. Some of the existing SA Framework objectives link into this aim, for example those relating to conservation, health and the local economy.

Bournemouth Draft Public Realm Strategy: Guiding Principles Supplementary Planning Document (Bournemouth Borough Council, 2012)

Objective: To ensure that public art is considered within all relevant development projects

May influence policies on public art and will ensure that the issue is considered within development briefs.

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This document is currently under public consultation and set to be adopted in 2013. It provides guiding principles for the Borough’s public realm, including for the provision of public art as part of new developments.


The Bournemouth Sustainable Community Strategy 2011-2014

Objectives: The Bournemouth Sustainable Community Strategy sets out tough objectives and ambitious targets for making sustainable improvement in the quality of life in Bournemouth. The key priorities in the document are: Investing in People, A Thriving Economy, Safer & Stronger Communities, A Sustainable Environment and Health & Wellbeing.

Sets a general framework for policy development.

Children’s Learning and Engagement Service Plan 2012/13 (Bournemouth Borough Council)

Objectives/targets: Contains several outcomes and targets relating to education in the Borough.

The LPA will need to take account of this document when considering education policies and proposals.

Homelessness Strategy 2007-2011 (Bournemouth Borough Council)

Objectives: The strategy aims to: • Reduce levels of homelessness through effective preventative

work. • To ensure that there is sufficient supply of accommodation. • To ensure that there is satisfactory support for homeless people

including access to healthcare. Targets: Contains several ongoing targets, as well as dated targets.

The LPA will need to take account of this document when considering housing policies.

Seafront Strategy 2007-11 Sets out the policies for future management and development of the areas along the seafront.

Will influence the LPA’s coastal policies.

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Appendix 2

Stage A2: Baseline Data Indicator Current Situation Comparators Trend Data Sources

National Dorset CC

Objective 1.1: Improve Health

USE 5.7 PLUS: Male life expectancy at birth (2008-2010)

78 78.2 (E) 80.6 78 in 2007-2009 Office for National Statistics

Female life expectancy at birth (2004-2006) 82.6 82.3 (E) 84.7 82.6 in 2007-2009 Office for National Statistics

Objective 1.2: Reduce health inequalities

% of residents satisfied with LA sports and leisure facilities (2008/09)

57 Unknown 50 65 in 2006/2007 BBC Place Survey 2008/09, Audit Commission Best Value General (BVPI) Survey 2006/07

% of the population within 20 minutes of a range of 3 different sport facility types (2008/09)

Unknown 41 Unknown 29.18 in 2007 Sport England, Audit Commission

Objective 1.3: Promote healthy lifestyles, especially routine daily exercise

% of adult population participating in sport and active recreation for at least 12 days in a four-week period (NI 8) (2010-12)

24.5 22.4 (E) Unknown Unknown DCLG Active People Survey, Data Interchange Hub

% of people with limiting, long-term illness (2011) 18.6 17.6 (E) 20.1 20.05 in 2001 2011 Census, 2001 Census

% of people reporting general health as ‘Bad’ or ‘Very bad’ (2011/12)

5.7 5.4 (E) 5.00 Unknown 2011 Census

% of overweight/obese children in reception year (NI 55) (2010- 8.5 9.4 (E) Unknown Unknown Neighbourhood Statistics, ONS

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Indicator Current Situation Comparators Trend Data Sources National Dorset CC

2011)

Objective 2.1: Help make suitable housing available and affordable for everyone

Total number of affordable housing completions11 (2011/2012) (NI 155)

24 No longer available 303 (2010/11) 113 in 2010/2011 AMR 2011/2012 and 2010/2011, Dorset

County-wide Monitoring Report 2011

% of dwelling stock which is affordable (2011/12) 10 Unknown 12.45

(2006/07) 10in 2010/11 AMR 2011/12 and 2010/11, Dorset County-wide Monitoring Report 2007

Affordable dwellings completed as a % of all new housing completions (2011/12)

3.5 Unknown 28.06 (2010/11) 7.2 in 2010/2011

AMR 2011/12 and 2010/11, Audit Commission, Dorset County-wide Monitoring Report 2011, DCLG, DCC

Average house price to income ratio (2011) 11.4 to 1 11.1 to 1 (E) 13.6

11.3 to 1 in 2010 Home Truths South West 2012

% of second/holiday homes in dwelling stock 2.07 Unknown Unknown 2.06 in 2001 Authority Monitoring Report 2011/12,

2001 Census

% of residents who think that affordable decent housing is in need of improvement (2008/09)

27 Unknown Unknown 32 in 2006/07 BBC Place Survey 2008/09

% of housing stock owned outright 27.07 30.08 (E&W) 43 32.07 in 2001 2011 Census, 2001 Census

% of housing stock rented from RSLs/HA/Local authority (not including shared ownership)

11.1 17.6 (E&W) 12.4 10.52 in 2001 2011 Census, 2001 Census

% of housing stock rented from private landlords 28.2 15.3 (E&W) 9.29 18.35 in 2001 2011 Census, 2001 Census

Detached properties as a % of all housing 32.0 22.7 (E&W) 41.4 31.1 in 2001 2011 Census, 2001 Census

% of houses built out of all dwelling completions (2011/12) 21.06 Unknown Unknown 16.47 in 2010/11 AMR 2011/2012 and 2010/2011

11 N.B. This constitutes completed affordable housing units arising directly as a result of the Council’s affordable housing policy, and does not therefore include other housing built that could be classified as affordable, but which do not meet the definition of affordable units for the purpose of the policy.

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% of flats built out of all dwelling completions (2011/12) 76.58 Unknown Unknown 79.70 in 2010/11 AMR 2011/2012 and 2010/2011

% of bungalows built out of all dwelling completions (2011/12) 1.91 Unknown Unknown 3.33 in 2010/11 AMR 2011/2012 and 2010/2011

% of other dwellings e.g. HMO, built out of all dwelling completions (2011/12)

0.44 Unknown Unknown 0.50 in 2010/11 AMR 2011/2012 and 2010/2011

% of houses/bungalows in total dwelling stock (2011/12) 50.4 78 (E&W) 82.3 56.3 in 2001 2011 Census, 2001 Census

% of flats in total dwelling stock (2011/20012) 49.1 21.6 (E&W) 16.4 43.07 in 1991 2011 Census, 2001 Census

% 1 bedroom units completed out of all dwelling completions in 2011/2012






% 4+ bedroom units completed out of all dwelling completions in 2011/2012


Objective 2.2: Improve access to learning, training, skills and knowledge, including raising awareness of sustainability issues

% of population whose highest qualification is 1st degree or equivalent (NVQ4, including HND) (2011)

26.4 27.4 (E) 27 17.6 in 2001 2011 Census, 2001 Census

% of population whose highest qualification is 2 A levels or equivalent (NVQ3) (2011)

15.7 12.4 (E) 12.1 11.4 in 2001 2011 Census, 2001 Census

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% of population whose highest qualification is 5 or more GCSEs Grades A*-C (NVQ2) (2011)

15.5 15.2 (E) 16.9 21.4 in 2001 2011 Census, 2001 Census

% of people with no or low qualifications (BSA Standard Level 1 or below) (2002/03)

32.1 35.8 (E) 35 42.4 in 2001 2011 Census, 2001 Census

% of adult population of working age (16-65) with poor literacy skills (below BSA Standard Level 1) (2002/03)

11 16.2 (E) (14.9 in 2011) 7 Unknown Learning Skills Council, DBIS Skills for

Life Survey 2011

% of adult population of working age (16-65) with poor numeracy skills (below BSA Standard Level 1) (2002/03)

52 46.9 45 Unknown Learning Skills Council, DBIS Skills for Life Survey 2011

% of residents who think that education provision has improved or stayed the same, over the past 3 years (2003/04)

88.64 85.8 85.07 Unknown Audit Commission Best Value General (BVPI) Survey, DCLG

Objective 2.3: Reduce crime and fear of crime

Domestic and non-domestic burglaries per 1,000 population (20011/2012)

1.26 12.5(E&W) 13.3 13.6 in 2010/2011 UKCrimestats, Dorset Police, ONS, South West Observatory

Violent offences committed per 1,000 population (2011/2012) 5.73 36.56 20.05 23.02 in 2010/2011 UKCrimestats, Dorset Police, ONS, South

West Observatory

Theft of a vehicle per 1,000 population (2011/2012) 0.92 21.69 10.48 8.1 in 2010/2011 UKCrimestats, Dorset Police, ONS, South

West Observatory

Sexual offences per 1,000 population (2011/2012) Unknown Unknown 1.46 Unknown UKCrimestats, Dorset Police, ONS, South

West Observatory

Number of anti-social behaviour incidents per 1,000 population 20.79 Unknown Unknown Unknown UKCrimeStats

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(2011/2012)

% of residents who think that vandalism/graffiti is a problem in their area (2008/09)

31 Unknown Unknown 36% in 2006/07 BBC Place Survey 2008

% of residents who think that drug use is a problem in their area (2008/09)

33.4 30.5 Unknown 36 in 2006/07 BBC Place Survey 2008

% of residents that being rowdy/drunk in public places is a problem. (2008/09)

37 20 Unknown 44 in 2006/07 BBC Place Survey 2008

Objective 2.4. Promote stronger more vibrant communities

Use 1.1-2.3 PLUS: % of residents who think that community activities are in need of improvement (2008/09)

14 Unknown Unknown 13 in 2006/07 BBC Place Survey 2008

% of residents who think that activities for teenagers are in need of improvement (2008/09)


% of residents who think that facilities for young children are in need of improvement (2008/09)


% of residents who think that shopping facilities are in need of improvement (2008/09)


% of people who think cleanliness of streets is in need of improvement (2008/09)


% of residents who think that abandoned cars is a big or fairly big problem in their area

62 (target was 63) Unknown Unknown 55 in 2006/07 BBC ‘Measuring Up’ Customer Satisfaction Survey

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(2011/12)

% of residents satisfied with the amount of litter in their area (2011/12)

66 (target was 67) Unknown Unknown 65% in 2010/11 BBC ‘Measuring Up’ Customer Satisfaction Survey

% of residents who think that noisy neighbours are a problem (2011)

20 Unknown Unknown 20% in 2008/09 E-Panel Survey November 2011, BBC Place Survey 2008

% of residents satisfied overall with recycling service (2011/12) 92 (target was 89) Unknown Unknown 89% in 2010/11 BBC ‘Measuring Up’ Customer

Satisfaction Survey

Objective 2.5. Increase access to and participation in cultural activities

% of residents who think that cultural facilities are in need of improvement (2008/09)


Objective 3.1. Give everyone access to satisfying work opportunities, paid or unpaid

% of working age population who are unemployed (2011/12) 8.1 8.7 (GB) Unknown 8.2in 2010/11 NOMIS/ONS

% of employees in knowledge-based sector (2004) 22.4 22.9 15.4 24.6 in 2003 ABI 2004 NOMIS/ONS

% of employees in tourism (direct) (2004) 7.3 4.2 5 14 in 2003 ABI 2004 NOMIS/ONS

% of employees in service sector (2006/07) 93 82.1 83 91.4 in 2004 ABI 2006/07/ONS

% of total employment in creative industries (2004) 5.1 7.3 6.3 5.3 in 2003 ABI 2004 NOMIS/ONS

Objective 3.2. Help everyone afford a comfortable standard of living

Mean weekly pay (f-t) workplace based (2011) Unknown 605.50 (GB) Unknown Unknown ASHE 2011

Median weekly pay (f-t) all f-t employees (2011) 442.10 500.70(GB) Unknown 425.90 in 2010 ASHE 2011

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Average house price to income ratio (2011) 11.4 to 1 11.1 to 1 (E) 13.6

11.3 to 1 in 2010 Home Truths South West 2012

Objective 3.3.Reduce poverty and income inequality & 3.5. Increase the circulation of wealth

Use 3.2 PLUS: % of residents who think that wage levels in their area are too low and cost of living too high (2003/04)

23 Unknown Unknown Unknown BBC Place Survey 2008

% of residents who think that for their local area, job prospects are unsatisfactory (2003/2004)

14 Unknown Unknown Unknown BBC Place Survey 2008

% of Bournemouth lower super output areas (LSOAs) within the 30% most deprived LSOAs in the country – Based on overall rank of IMD (2010)

34 30 Unknown 34% in 2007 DCLG English Indices of Deprivation ID2010 and ID2007

% of children that live in families that are income deprived (2007) 21.3 18.27 13.24 Unknown

Audit Commission Index of Multiple Deprivation (IDACI) 2007

% of population over 60 who live in households that are income deprived (2007)

15.1 13.88 12.47 Unknown Audit Commission Index of Multiple Deprivation (IDAOPI) 2007

Objective 3.4. Meet local needs locally

Use 1.1-1.3, 2.1 & 4.1

Objective 3.6. Harness the economic potential of the coast in a sustainable way

No of day visits 2003 3,118,000 Unknown 15,333,000 4,333,594 in 2001 Towrads2015.co.uk Value of tourism 2003

No of staying visitor trips 2003 1,465,000 Unknown 4,520,000 1,373,000 in 2001 Towrads2015.co.uk Value of tourism 2003

No of hotel bedspaces 2004 12836 Unknown Unknown Unknown SW Tourism 2004

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No of guest house bedspaces 2004 4493 Unknown Unknown Unknown SW Tourism 2004

Objective 3.7. Reduce vulnerability of the economy to climate change

Use 4.1 PLUS: % Housing completions within Flood Risk Zone 2 2005/2006

0.08 Unknown Unknown 0 in 2004/2005 Bournemouth Borough Council, Research and Information

Area of land (Ha) within designated Flood Zone 2 (0.1-1%) Unknown at present Unknown 6.84 Unknown DCC, Bournemouth Borough Council,

Research and Information

Objective 4.1. Reduce the need to travel by car

% of households with no car 25.9 25.6 (E&W) 15.5 25.13 in 2001 2011 Census, 2001 Census

Average no of vehicles per household 1.13 1.17 (E&W) 1.41 1.11 in 2001 2011 Census, 2001 Census

% of people who travel to work by car or van (driver or passenger)

67.36 (62.04 as driver; 5.32 as a passenger) 61.48 (E&W) 66.95 70.93 (64.43 as driver;

6.50 as a passenger) in 1991 2011 Census, 2001 Census

% of population who travel over 20km to work12 8.23 12.60 13.49 6.59 in 1991 2001 Census, 1991 Census

% of resident population who work mainly at or from home13 9.65 9.19 12.38 7.46 in 1991 2001 Census, 1991 Census

% of residents travelling less than 2km to work14 22.15 20.02 23.09 26.64 in 1991 2001 Census, 1991 Census

% of residents who think that over the past 3 years traffic congestion has stayed the same or improved

22.25 Unknown 22.55 Unknown Audit Commission

Objective 4.2. Help everyone access basic services easily, safely and affordably

Use 1.1-1.3; 2.3-2.5; 4.1 & 4.3

12 Indicator not assessed for 2011 Census 13 Indicator not assessed for 2011 Census 14 Indicator not assessed for 2011 Census

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Objective 4.3. Make public transport, cycling and walking easier and more attractive

Use 4.1 PLUS: % of children travelling to school by car – Pupils aged 5-10 (NI 198a) (2008/09)

47.6 Unknown Unknown 51.1 in 2007/08 Local Transport Plan monitoring data

% of children travelling to school by car – Pupils aged 11-16 (NI 198g) (2008/09)

36.8 Unknown Unknown 39 in 2007/08 Local Transport Plan monitoring data

Travel Plans adopted 2006-2012 (all, including 100% Use Class C2 residential schemes)

36 N/A Unknown 24 up to end of 2011 Local Transport Plan monitoring data

Travel Plans adopted 2006-2012 (business/workplace)

37 N/A Unknown 25 up to end of 2011 Local Transport Plan monitoring data

Total cycle flows and overall average % cycle growth in Bournemouth town centre, using data from six monitoring sites (average annual daily flow) (% growth in trend column)

1,510 N/A N/A 26.3% from 2010 Bournemouth Transportation Statistics 2011 Annual Progress Report

Cycling trips recorded at three sites (2010/11)15 4,559 N/A N/A 4,684 in 2009/2010 Local Transport Plan monitoring data

Passenger rail usage based on sales of tickets which end or originate in Bournemouth (total entries and exits) (2010/11) 2,582,864

2,313.79m (entries/exits over whole

network, for national rail stations only)

Unknown 1,259,550 Office of Rail Regulation 2012

Bus patronage, trips (2011/12) 10,240,000 (7,520,729 above target) N/A N/A 19,334,600 in 2010/11 Local Transport Plan monitoring data

15 Boscombe, East-West and Town Centre screenlines (combination of annual manual and automated counts)

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% of residents who think that public transport is in need of improvement (2008/09)


% of residents satisfied with the provision of public transport information (2008/09)

56 48 Unknown 50 in 2006/2007 BBC Place Survey 2008/09

% of people who work who travel to work by train (based on resident population in employment aged 16-74 and not working from home)

1.85 5.64 (E) Unknown 1.56 in 2001 2011 Census, 2001 Census

% of people who work who travel to work by bus or coach 9.29 7.92 (E) Unknown 7.33 in 2001 2011 Census, 2001 Census

% of population who work who travel to work by bicycle 5.04 3.12 (E) Unknown 3.99 in 2001 2011 Census, 2001 Census

% of population who work who travel to work on foot 13.97 11.34 (E) Unknown 10.93 in 2001 2011 Census, 2001 Census

Objective 5.1. Protect and enhance habitats and species (taking account of climate change)

% of SSSI in favourable condition (2008) 68.44 44.88 (E) 47.64 71.09 in 2006 Dorset Environmental Records Centre,

Audit Commission, Natural England

% of SNCI in favourable condition Unknown Unknown 27.88 23.74 in 2006 Dorset Environmental Records Centre, Natural England

% of SNCI with condition not known 82.74 Unknown 70.56 76.26 in 2006 Dorset Environmental Records Centre,

Natural England

Loss or increase in area of BAP habitats Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Dorset Environmental Records Centre

Number of BAP-listed species present in Bournemouth Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Dorset Environmental Records Centre

Number of BAP-listed species present in Bournemouth whose populations are stable or

Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Dorset Environmental Records Centre

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increasing

% of land managed for nature conservation as a proportion of total open space freely accessible to the public (2011/12)


% of land managed for nature conservation as a proportion of managed open space in the Borough (2011/12)


% compliance with UK minimum (mandatory) bathing water standards (2012)

100 98 (E&W) (2011) Unknown 100 in 2008 Environment Agency, South West

Observatory

% of surface water length assessed as having good or better ecological status (2012)

Unknown 27 (E&W) 40.1 Unknown Environment Agency

Amount obtained in developer contributions to mitigate the impacts of new residential units on Heathland sites (since Interim Heathlands Development Framework adopted on 17.1.07)

£2,609,912.50* (cumulative income up to 31st October 2011)

N/A £Unknown £1,141,466.84 as of 30th September 2008

Dorset Heathlands Planning Framework Income and Expenditure Account (as at 31st October 2012)

Amount received in developer contributions to mitigate the impacts of new residential units on Heathland sites in the year 2012/13

£232,966.85 N/A Unknown N/A Dorset Heathlands Planning Framework Income and Expenditure Account (as at 31st October 2012)

Amount spent on Heathland management projects using developer contribution money

£1,595,735.28*(cumulative total to 31st October 2012)

N/A Unknown £538,170.00 as of 30th September 2008


Amount spent on Heathland management projects using developer contribution money in the year 2012/13 (not including

£395,990.21 (up to 31st October 2012)

N/A Unknown £74,640.23 during 2011/12


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outstanding commitments)

Proportion of Local Sites where active conservation management is being achieved (NI 197 – Improved Local Biodiversity) (2011)

50 Unknown 60.43 50 in 2009 Dorset Environmental Records Centre

Objective 5.2. Promote the conservation or sustainable re-use of land, buildings and existing infrastructure, including soils

% of new homes built on Brownfield, or previously developed land16 (2011/2012)

94.9 Unknown 70.31 (2010/11) 87 in 2010/2011

Annual Monitoring Report 2011/2012 and 2010/11 and Dorset County-wide Monitoring Report 2011

% of new homes built on Greenfield land (2011/2012) 5.1 Unknown 29.69

(2010/11) 13 in 2010/2011

Annual Monitoring Report 2011/2012 and 2010/11 and Dorset County-wide Monitoring Report 2011

Average density of new dwellings completed (DpH) 87.56 43 (2010) 91.18 in 2010/11 Residential land monitoring, BBC, DCLG

Objective 5.3. Protect and enhance the character and appearance of landscape and townscape

Use 5.2 PLUS: % of conservation areas in the locality with an up-to-date character appraisal (updated within the last five years) (2012)

9.5 Unknown Unknown 4.76 in 2006 Bournemouth Borough Council (Conservation)

% of land within the Borough that is more than 500m from accessible natural green space that is over 1ha in size and is not

2 Unknown Unknown N/A Bournemouth Borough Council (Policy/R&I)

16 N.B. The definition of Brownfield, or previously developed land (PDL), changed in 2010 under the new PPS3, now superseded by the National Planning Policy Framework (which adopts the same definition). Since 2010 residential gardens have not been included as PDL and have been classified as Greenfield land. The total % of new homes recorded as completed on PDL for 2010/11 was therefore significantly lower than for previous years.

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heathland SSSI (Measured June 2009)

% of residents satisfied with local authority parks and open spaces (2008/009)


Objectives 5.4. Protect and enhance diversity and local distinctiveness; & 5.5 Maintain and enhance cultural and historical assets and their settings

Planning application decisions affecting the historic environment (2011/12) 1,220

434,889 (including

National Park authorities)

5,293 1,456 in 2010/11 English Heritage (Heritage Counts)

Number of heritage assets assessed as being at risk within the Borough

1 site (two round barrows 300yds (270m) north west of Double

Dykes, Hengistbury Head 5,831 325 Unknown English Heritage (Heritage at Risk

Register)

% of Grade I and II* listed buildings at risk 0 1,248 21 0 in 2009 English Heritage (Heritage at Risk

Register)

% of residents who think that cultural facilities (e.g. cinemas, museums) are in need of improvement (2008/09)


% of residents satisfied with local authority provided museums (2008/09)

46 41.5 Unknown 48 in 2006/07 BBC Place Survey 2008/09

Objective 5.6. Reduce vulnerability to flooding, sea level rise (taking account of climate change)

Use 3.7 and 4.1 PLUS: Number of properties affected by coastal and river flooding (properties in Flood Zones 2 and 3)

Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown

Environment Agency

Number of properties at risk of flooding, from all sources (2011)

3,260** (including climate change allowance)

Unknown Unknown 4,100 in 2009 BBC Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment, 2011

Number of residential properties 1,297 N/A N/A Unknown Surface Water Management Plan –

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predicted to suffer internal flooding over a 30-year return period (30 year event) (2010)

Preliminary Flood Mapping and Feasibility Study, BBC/Mouchel

Number of planning applications approved contrary to the EA flood risk objections (2011/12)

0 97 (2010/11) (among LPAs

that had advised the Environment

Agency)

Unknown 0 in 2010/11 HLT5 – High Level Target Monitoring) (EA data source)

% of land within the Borough that is more than 500m from accessible natural green space that is over 1ha in size and is not heathland SSSI (Measured June 2009)


Objective 5.7. Create and maintain a green infrastructure of high quality, linked and publicly accessible open spaces across the Borough

% of land within the Borough that is more than 500m from accessible natural green space that is over 1ha in size and is not heathland SSSI (Measured June 2009)


Objective 6.1. Reduce non-renewable energy consumption and ‘greenhouse’ emissions; and 6.2. Increase the share of energy from renewable sources

Use 4.1-4.4 PLUS: Total capacity of renewable energy (Mw)

Unknown Unknown Unknown 2.55 in 2007 Annual Monitoring Report, National Core Output Indicator 9

Number of installed renewable energy schemes (January 2011) 39

616 (Dorset including

Bournemouth & Poole)

7 in January 2010 RegenSW Annual Survey (in Dorset County-wide Monitoring Report)

Total traffic flows and overall % 181,150 N/A N/A 3.1% from 187,000 in Bournemouth Transportation Statistics

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traffic growth in Bournemouth (average annual daily vehicles) (% growth in trend column)

2010 2011 Annual Progress Report

Total traffic flows and overall % traffic growth in Bournemouth during A.M. peak17 (average annual daily vehicles) (% growth in trend column)

17,080 N/A N/A 0.3% from 17,030 in 2010 Bournemouth Transportation Statistics 2011 Annual Progress Report

Objective 6.3. Keep water consumption within local carrying capacity limits (taking account of climate change)

Per capita daily household water consumption (measured, litres) (2010/11)

147.32 Unknown Unknown 150.92 in 2009-10 Sembcorp Bournemouth Water 2010-11 June Return data tables

Total water supply leakage per day (megalitres) (2010/11) 22 Unknown Unknown 21.78 in 2009-10 Sembcorp Bournemouth Water 2010-11

June Return data tables

Objective 6.4. Minimise consumption and extraction of minerals

Proportion of new development which follows sustainable construction principles

Unknown at present Unknown Unknown Unknown

Objective 6.5. Reduce waste not put to any use

% of household waste recycled and composted (2011/12) 52.7 Unknown Unknown 50in 2009/2010

Annual National Indicator Report 2011/12, BBC Municipal Waste Strategy 2011-2026

Kg of household waste collected per head (2009/10) (NI 191( 473.87 Unknown

(Avg) Unknown 537.14 in 2008/2009 BBC Municipal Waste Strategy 2011-2026

% of households resident in the Borough served by kerbside collection of at least two recyclables

96 Unknown (Avg) Unknown Unknown BBC Municipal Waste Strategy 2011-2026

Amount of waste to landfill in 15,992 Unknown Unknown Unknown – data not Annual Monitoring Report

17 Measured between 7-10 AM

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tonnes (2010/11) available

Objective 6.6. Minimise land, water, air, light, noise and genetic pollution

% of surface water length assessed as having good or better ecological status (2012)

Unknown 27 (E&W) 40.1 Unknown Environment Agency

% of residents who think that for their local area, that the level of pollution is in need of improvement (2008/09)


Levels of air pollution NO2 (nitrogen dioxide) μg m-3 annual mean 2009

17 Unknown Unknown 15 in 2008 DEFRA Air Quality Plan, 2011

Levels of air pollution PM10 (particulate matter) μg m-3 annual mean 2007

29 Unknown Unknown 29 in 2006 DEFRA

Number of pollution incidents 29 in 2008 Unknown 12 in 2006 26 between 2006 and 2007 Environment Agency

* These figures include admin fees but not include interest ** The 2011 figure is based on the Council’s own modeling of surface water flooding and takes into account a climate change allowance (the previous figure supplied by the Environment Agency did not include this and also may not have included properties that were not identified by the EA modeling.

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Appendix 3

Stage A3: Issues and Problems

Key Sustainability Issue Description Source Sustainability Appraisal Objectives SOCIAL Shortage of housing that is affordable

Average house prices and the house price to income ratio in the Borough remain higher than the national average (11.4 to 1 compared to the national average of 11.1 to 1). Affordability is exacerbated by market forces, in-migration, the selling off of social homes through the ‘right to buy’ and low average wages.

Home Truths South West 2.1, 2.4, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5

Shortfall of affordable housing In 2011/12 only 24 affordable units were built (based on the definition of affordable housing in Annex 2 of the National Planning Policy Framework). This accounts for 3.5% of all housing completions in Bournemouth in the year 2011/12. In 2006 the numbers of people on the housing register increased significantly, yet there was only a small net increase of 15 units in the amount of new social housing. Only 10% of Bournemouth’s dwelling stock is affordable housing. LDD policies routinely require at least 40% of housing to be affordable.

Authority Monitoring Report 2011/12,

2.1, 2.4, 3.2, 3.4, 3.5

Housing Mix/Type Despite the negative impact that the current recession has had on the number of new dwellings being built, the number to date remains ahead of target figures contained in the Core Strategy. However, there remains an imbalance in terms of the proportion of houses to flats being built. In 2011/2012 only 21.06% of dwelling completions were houses, whilst 76.58% of completions were flats. Currently there are still a greater number of houses than flats in the Borough’s dwelling stock, although if the trend in the type of dwelling being built continues, by 2014 the number of flats within Bournemouth will overtake the number of houses. This could have serious social implications, particularly for families.

Authority Monitoring Report 2011/2012

2.1, 2.4, 3.4

Implications for increased and ageing population

Interim projections suggest Bournemouth’s population could increase by around 18% in the next ten years. Most age groups are expected to increase in size. This may have implications for the provision of services and infrastructure.

Interim 2011 based sub-national population projections, ONS

1.1-1.3, 4.2

Planning for inclusive, mixed and sustainable communities

Balancing the needs of social, environmental and economic considerations is necessary to meet the sustainability objectives.

National plans and policies, Core Strategy, Community Strategy.

All SA Framework objectives

% of second/holiday homes within the Borough

2.07% of the housing stock is second/holiday homes. This is below average for Dorset, but is more than three times the national figure.

Revenue and Benefits, Bournemouth Borough

2.1, 3.5, 3.6

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Key Sustainability Issue Description Source Sustainability Appraisal Objectives This has implications for the supply of housing and has implications for sustainable communities.

Council, 2012

Protecting and enhancing local cultural facilities

Cultural facilities are key to mixed, vibrant and viable communities. 8% of residents think that cultural facilities have are in need of improvement (2008/09).

BBC Place Survey 2008 2.5, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5

Education standards Increasing educational standards through improved working with the local colleges and schools could improve people’s opportunities. In 2011, 32.1% of the population in the Borough had no or low qualifications.

2011 Census 2.2

Balancing the need to accommodate more dwellings within the Borough, with the protection of the local environment and character of the Borough

Although the Regional Spatial Strategy which set dwelling targets for the Borough to 2026 has been abolished, the Council is still aiming (and on track) to achieve its own target of 14,600 dwellings between 2006 and 2026 (643 dwellings per year over the last 15 years after subtracting dwellings built in the first five years). There will be a need to balance the protection of green spaces, parking, roads, amenity space, density and a shortfall of affordable housing with the need to provide for unmet demand of dwellings.

Local Planning Authority response to the issues raised by the Planning Inspector in Annex 1 in respect of Housing Need and Deliverability (for Exploratory Meeting); and Submission Statement for Examination into the Core Strategy, 14th March 2012.

2.1, 5.3

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Key Sustainability Issue Description Source Sustainability Appraisal Objectives

ECONOMIC Pressure for changing the use of employment land to other uses

Office sites are only coming forward if they have a significant residential element, which is reducing the maximum levels of office accommodation available. There is also pressure on traditional industrial estates for other uses e.g. retail warehousing. Only 0.1 hectares of employment land were completed in 2010/11, whilst 0.96 hectares of land were lost to non-employment uses. The majority (0.71 hectares) of this land was lost to residential use.

Annual Monitoring Report 2010/11

2.4, 3.1, 4.2

Employment opportunities at Bournemouth Airport

The forecast is for major economic development at this location in the future (post 2016) subject to the provision of required infrastructure. This may put pressure on unused development sites within the built up area for alternative uses, in particular residential development to accommodate workers based at the airport. This could potentially lead to long distance commuting.

Bournemouth Airport Area Action Plan

3.1, 3.2

Labour Supply The number of people available to fill jobs is forecast to grow by 4,800, whilst labour demand, i.e. the number of additional jobs created, is set to increase by 16,000 resulting in a significant excess of labour demand.

Employment Land Review, August 2011

3.1, 3.2

Travelling to work Less than 9% of commuters in the Borough travel to work by public transport, and over 64% travel to work in a private car (58.2% as car drivers, 6.2% as car passengers). Initiatives that support sustainable forms of transport and reducing the need to travel could reduce congestion and its associated impacts.

Census 2001 3.4, 4.1, 4.3

Maintain the vitality and vibrancy of the town and district centres

The town and district centres often act as the focal point for community life. The district centres’ economic viability has changed due to changes in shopping habits. Key to retaining and improving their vibrancy is the need to retain and improve their retail offer, public realm, and adequate space for office-based and leisure activities. They should also have sustainable access and traffic congestion should be eased as much as possible.

National Planning Policy Framework, Core Strategy

2.4, 2.5, 4.1, 4.3, 5.3

Limited job opportunities for young skilled educated in the area

There has been continued net outward migration of young people in the mid-20s age group, particularly those with graduate skills seeking higher paid work. Research has shown that the graduate perception is that they have to leave the area to develop their careers. This is a particular concern for the area as the loss of a skilled workforce has obvious economic implications.

Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole Economic Strategy – Raising the Game

2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 3.4

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Loss of tourist accommodation stock

High residential land values are encouraging a loss of tourist accommodation stock and this trend is likely to continue as long as residential values remain high. If this happens, the tourism element of the economic base will be harmed. The Core Strategy (adopted 2012) introduced Borough-wide policies which are aimed at halting the loss of tourist accommodation and other facilities.

Annual Monitoring Report 3.6

Low wages Wages are considerably lower than the Dorset or England and Wales average. Median annual earnings in Bournemouth are £22,989, whereas the England and Wales average is £26,036.

ASHE survey 2011, ONS 3.1, 3.2, 3.3

Low skills base 25.1% of the population of the Borough has no formal qualifications (2001) and the percentage of the population whose highest qualification is a first degree or equivalent is only 32% (2011), which is below the national average by 2.9%.

Census 2001, ONS (NOMIS) 2.2, 3.1, 3.2

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ENVIRONMENTAL Promoting good design in terms of both architecture and sustainability

Sustainable development by means of good design is one of the Government’s key objectives, as stated in the National Planning Policy Framework. Good design through design codes can improve the quality of new developments.

National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF)

5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.7, 6.3

Protection of valuable biodiversity

Within the Borough there are a number of both internationally and nationally designated areas, such as Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs), Special Protection Areas (SPAs), and Special Areas of Conservation (SACs). Increased development will have adverse impacts on biodiversity so it is important that these sites all continue to be protected or that appropriate mitigation is sought. Local authorities are also obligated to protect biodiversity outside these protected areas in line with the Natural Environment and Rural Communities (NERC) Act Section 40 Duty.

Local Plan, Core Strategy, The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010 and The Conservation &c (Amendment) Regulations 2011

5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.7, 6.6

Pressure on the natural and built environment

National planning guidance requires that previously developed land should be considered for development before Greenfield land. In Bournemouth virtually all development is currently on Brownfield sites, with an average of 95.7% of new homes being built on Brownfield land from 1994-2006. In 2011/2012 94.9% of new homes were built on Brownfield land in the Borough.

National Planning Policy Framework, Annual Monitoring Report

4.1, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3

Flood prevention The River Stour and other more minor rivers and streams pass through the Borough. Bournemouth is also a coastal town. Therefore there are a number of buildings that may be susceptible to fluvial or coastal flooding or be at risk from surface run-off. The Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) will inform the decision making process and steer development away from areas at high risk of flooding.

National Planning Policy Framework, Local Plan, Core Strategy, PPS25 Practice Guide, Strategic Flood Risk Assessment

3.7, 5.6

Protecting and enhancing open spaces within the built environment

Bournemouth has some 780ha of public open space, with 304ha set aside for active recreational purposes and the remaining land constituting countryside, woodland, clifftops, gardens, parkland or local amenity areas.. Green spaces are fundamental to the provision of healthy and thriving communities, yet there are currently deficiencies of open space in certain parts of the Borough. The problem is often exacerbated by building residential development at high densities.

Core Strategy, Green Space Strategy for Bournemouth 2007-11

5.3, 5.7, 6.6

Reduction of waste not being recycled

Currently, 52.5% of household waste is recycled in Bournemouth which is above the national average. Reduction in consumption and the increased ability to recycle, especially at the kerbside, will increase the rate of recycling. Bournemouth has a recycling kerbside collection scheme which has helped to improve recycling rates in the

Annual National Indicator Report 2011/12, BBC Municipal Waste Strategy 2011-2026

6.5

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Key Sustainability Issue Description Source Sustainability Appraisal Objectives last few years.

Greenbelt use and provision of green infrastructure and SANGs

Increased development levels will require more recreation provision in certain areas including Stour Valley to take pressure off Heathlands. It is possible that greenbelt land at north Bournemouth may be used for this purpose as a mitigation measure to reduce pressure on Dorset Heaths. National and local policies currently prevent the use of Green Belt unless in exceptional circumstances and this places further onus on the local planning authority and developers to provide Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace (SANGs) to offset development close to Heathland sites and to protect and enhance the Borough’s green infrastructure network. The objective of green infrastructure provision fulfills a range of social and economic as well as environmental aims.

Dorset Heathlands Framework Supplementary Planning Document, Core Strategy

1.1, 1.3, 3.7, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.6, 5.7

Energy and Water Efficiency There is a need to reduce the reliance on fossil fuels. Both the retrospective adaptation of buildings and the requirement of new buildings to be energy efficient would achieve reduction in energy use. Water consumption should be kept within local carrying capacity limits. The Core Strategy includes policies that set a mandatory threshold for energy used in developments of a certain size to be from renewable or low carbon sources, and encouraging provision of low carbon and renewable technology and infrastructure in other developments. Water efficiency is to be promoted through further policies covering the design and layout of new buildings and the provision of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS).

National plans and policies, Core Strategy, Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole Renewable Energy Strategy

6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4

Lack of supply of alternative fuels for transport and space-heating in the Borough

At present there are very few filling stations that sell Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in the Borough. Biomass and Biofuels could provide more sustainable forms of energy for domestic and business use.

Core Strategy 4.1, 4.3, 6.1, 6.2, 6.4

The need to travel by private car The percentage of households without access to a private car is 25.1%, marginally lower than the national average. Less than 9% of commuters in the Borough travel to work by public transport, and over 64% travel to work in a private car. The high use of the car has significant implications on the viability of local facilities, congestion and air/noise pollution.

Census 2001, South East Dorset Local Transport Plan (LTP3), Local Plan, Core Strategy

4.1, 4.3, 6.1, 6.2

Climate change The design of future development should take into account future climate change possibilities; this would include mitigation measures

National Planning Policy Framework

5.1, 5.2, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4

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Key Sustainability Issue Description Source Sustainability Appraisal Objectives as well as adaptation measures e.g. making development robust enough to withstand extreme events (temperature rises, hurricanes etc.)

Water Quality Protection and enhancement of the water environment is a key sustainability issue, and affects both humans and wildlife. It includes surface water quality, coastal waters, groundwater (water resources) and provision of adequate foul water drainage infrastructure.

Annual Monitoring Report, Environment Agency

5.1, 6.6

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Appendix 4

Stage A4: SA Framework N.B. The sources for data to measure the performance of the indicators in this table are listed in the table in Appendix 2 (Stage A2: Baseline Data) High level objective Detailed questions: does the

policy/proposal… Indicators

1.1. Improve health

1.2. Reduce health inequalities

1. Improve health

1.3. Promote healthy lifestyles, especially routine daily exercise

• Male life expectancy at birth • Female life expectancy at birth • % of residents satisfied with LA sports and leisure facilities • % of residents satisfied with sport and leisure facilities • % of population within 20 minutes of a range of 3 different sport facility types • % of adult population participating in sport and active recreation for at least 12 days

in a four-week period • % of people with limiting, long-term illness • % of people reporting general health as ‘not good’ • % of overweight or obese children in reception year

2.1. Help make suitable housing available and affordable for everyone

• Total number of affordable housing completions • % of dwelling stock which is affordable • Affordable dwellings completed as a % of all new housing completions • Average house price to income ratio • % of second/holiday homes in dwelling stock • % of residents who think that affordable decent housing is in need of improvement • % of housing stock owned outright • % of housing stock rented from RSLs/HA/Local Authority • % of housing stock rented from private landlords • Detached properties as a % of all housing • Number of new dwellings by type and size • % of houses/bungalows in total dwelling stock • % of flats in total dwelling stock

2. Support Communities that meet people’s needs

2.2. Give everyone access to learning, training, skills and knowledge

• % of population whose highest qualification is 1st degree or equivalent • % of population whose highest qualification is 2 A levels or equivalent • % of people with 5 or more GCSEs Grades A*- C • % of people with no or low qualifications • % of adult population with poor literacy skills

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High level objective Detailed questions: does the policy/proposal…

Indicators

• % of adult population with poor numeracy skills • % of residents who think that education provision has improved or stayed the same

2.3. Reduce crime and fear of crime • Domestic and non-domestic burglaries per 1,000 households • Violent offences committed per 1,000 population • Theft of a vehicle per 1,000 population • Sexual offences per 1,000 population • Number of anti-social behaviour incidents per 1,000 population • % of residents who think that vandalism/graffiti is a problem in their area • % of residents who think that drug use is a problem in their area • % of residents that being rowdy/drunk in public places is a problem.

2.4. Promote stronger more vibrant communities

Use indicators for 1.1-2.3 PLUS: • % of residents who think that community activities are in need of improvement • % of residents who think that activities for teenagers are in need of improvement • % of residents who think that facilities for children are in need of improvement • % of residents who think that shopping facilities are in need of improvement • % of people who think cleanliness of streets is in need of improvement • % of residents who think that abandoned cars is a big or fairly big problem in their

area • % of residents satisfied with the amount of litter in their area • % of residents who think that noisy neighbours are a problem • % of residents satisfied overall with recycling service

2.5. Increase access to and participation in cultural activities

• % of residents who think that cultural facilities are in need of improvement

3.1. Give everyone access to satisfying work opportunities, paid or unpaid

• % of working age population who are unemployed • % of employees in knowledge-based sector • % of employees in tourism (direct) • % of employees in service sector • % of total employment in creative industries

3.2. Help everyone afford a comfortable standard of living

• Mean weekly pay (f-t) workplace based • Median weekly pay (f-t) all f-t employees • Average house price to income ratio

3. Develop the economy in way’s that meet people’s needs

3.3. Reduce poverty and income equality Use 3.2 PLUS: • % of residents who think that wage levels in their area are too low and cost of living

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Indicators

too high • % of residents who think that for their local area job prospects are satisfactory • % of Bournemouth lower super output areas (LSOAs) within the 30% most deprived

LSOAs in the country % of children that live in families that are income deprived • % of population over 60 who live in households that are income deprived

3.4. Meet local needs locally Use 1.1-1.3, 2.1 and 4.1

3.5. Increase the circulation of wealth Use 3.3

3.6. Harness the economic potential of the coast in a sustainable way

• No of day visits • No of staying visitor trips • No of hotel bedspaces • No of guest house bedspaces

3.7. Reduce vulnerability of the economy to climate change

Use 4.1 PLUS: • % of housing completions within Flood Risk Zone 2 • Area of land (Ha) within designated Flood Zone 2 (0.1-1%)

4.1. Reduce the need to travel by car • % of households with no car • Average no of vehicles per household • % of people who travel to work by car • % of population who travel over 20km to work • % of resident population who work mainly at or from home • % of residents travelling less than 2km to work • % of residents who think that over the past 3 years traffic congestion has stayed the

same or improved

4.2. Help everyone access basic services easily, safely and affordably

• Use 1.1-1.3; 2.3-2.5; 4.1 and 4.3

4. Provide access to meet people’s needs with least damage to communities and the environment

4.3. Make public transport, cycling and walking easier and more attractive

Use 4.1 PLUS: • % of children travelling to school by car – Pupils aged 5-10 • % of children travelling to school by car – Pupils aged 11-16 • Travel Plans adopted • Travel Plans adopted (business) • Total cycle flows and overall average % cycle growth in Bournemouth town centre • Passenger rail usageBus patronage

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Indicators

• Cycling trips • % of residents who think that public transport has stayed the same or improved • % of residents satisfied with the provision of public transport information • % of people who work who travel to work by train • % of people who work who travel to work by bus or coach • % of population who work who travel to work by bicycle • % of population who work who travel to work on foot

5.1. Protect and enhance habitats and species (taking account of climate change)

• % of SSSI in favourable condition • % of SNCI in favourable condition • % of SNCI with condition not known • Loss or increase in area of BAP habitats • Number of BAP-listed species present in Bournemouth • Number of BAP-listed species present in Bournemouth whose populations are stable or

increasing • % of land managed for nature conservation as a proportion of total open space freely

accessible to the public • % of land managed for nature conservation as a proportion of managed open space in

the Borough • % compliance with UK minimum (mandatory) bathing water standards • Amount obtained in developer contributions to mitigate the impacts of new

residential units on Heathland sites (since Interim Heathlands Development Framework adopted on 17.1.07)

• Amount spent on Heathland management projects using developer contribution money • Proportion of Local Sites where active conservation management is being achieved (NI

197 – Improved Local Biodiversity)

5.2. Promote the conservation and wise use of land, including soils

• % of new homes built on Brownfield land • % of new homes built on Greenfield land • Average density of new dwellings completed

5. Maintain and improve environmental quality and assets

5.3. Protect and enhance landscape and townscape

Use 5.2 PLUS: • % of conservation areas in the locality with an up-to-date character appraisal • % of land within the Borough that is more than 500m from accessible natural green

space that is over 1ha in size and is not heathland SSSI • % of residents satisfied with local authority parks and open spaces

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Indicators

5.4. Protect and enhance diversity and local distinctiveness

5.5. Maintain and enhance cultural and historical assets and their settings

• Planning application decisions affecting the historic environment • Number of heritage assets assessed as being at risk within the Borough • % of Grade I and II* listed buildings at risk • % of residents who think that cultural facilities are in need of improvement • % of residents satisfied with local authority provided museums

5.6 Reduce vulnerability to flooding and sea level rise (taking account of climate change)

Use 3.7 and 4.1 PLUS: • Number of properties affected by coastal and river flooding (properties in Flood Zones

2 and 3) • Number of properties at risk of flooding, from all sources • Number of residential properties predicted to suffer internal flooding over a 30-year

return period • Number of planning applications approved contrary to the EA flood risk objections • % of land within the Borough that is more than 500m from accessible natural green

space that is over 1ha in size and is not heathland SSSI

5.7. Create and maintain a green infrastructure of high quality, linked and publicly accessible open spaces across the Borough

• % of land within the Borough that is more than 500m from accessible natural green space that is over 1ha in size and is not heathland SSSI (Measured June 2009)

6.1. Reduce non-renewable energy consumption and ‘greenhouse’ emissions

Use 4.1-4.4 PLUS: • Total capacity of renewable energy (Mw) • Number of installed renewable energy schemes • Total traffic flows and overall % traffic growth in Bournemouth • Total traffic flows and overall % traffic growth in Bournemouth during A.M. peak

6.2. Increase the share of energy from renewable sources

• Use 6.1

6.3. Keep water consumption within local carrying capacity limits (taking account of climate change)

• Per capital daily domestic water consumption • Total water supply leakage per day

6.4. Minimise consumption and extraction of minerals

• Proportion of new development which follows sustainable construction principles

6. Minimise consumption of natural resources

6.5. Reduce waste not put to any use • % of household waste recycled and composted

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Indicators

• Kg of household waste collected per head • % of households resident in the Borough served by kerbside collection of at least

recyclables • Amount of waste to landfill

6.6. Minimise land, water, air, light, noise and genetic pollution

• % of surface water length assessed as having good or better ecological status% of residents who think that for their local area pollution levels are in need of improvement

• Levels of air pollution NO2 & PM10 • Number of pollution incidents

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Appendix 5

Appraisal Matrix Template

SUSTAINABILITY OBJECTIVES ISSUE/POLICY

HIGH LEVEL OBJECTIVE DETAILED OBJECTIVE

1.1 Improve health

1.2 Reduce health inequalities 1. Improve Health

1.3 Promote healthy lifestyles, especially routine daily exercise

2.1 Help make suitable housing available and affordable for everyone

2.2 Improve access to learning, training, skills and knowledge, including raising awareness of sustainability issues

2.3 Reduce crime and fear of crime

2.4 Promote stronger more vibrant communities

2. Support communities that meet people’s needs

2.5 Increase access to and participation in cultural activities

3.1 Give everyone access to satisfying work opportunities, paid or unpaid

3.2 Help everyone afford a comfortable standard of living

3.3 Reduce poverty and income equality

3.4 Meet local needs locally

3.5 Increase the circulation of wealth

3.6 Harness the economic potential of the coast in a sustainable way

3. Develop the economy in ways that meet people’s needs

3.7 Reduce vulnerability of the economy to climate change

4.1 Reduce the need to travel by car

4.2 Help everyone access basic services easily, safely and affordably

4. Provide access to meet people’s needs with least damage to communities and the environment

4.3 Make public transport, cycling and walking easier and more attractive

5.1 Protect and enhance habitats and species (taking account of climate change)

5.2 Promote the conservation or sustainable re-use of land, buildings and existing infrastructure, including soils

5.3 Protect and enhance the character and appearance of landscape and townscape

5.4 Protect and enhance diversity, local distinctiveness and sense of place

5.5 Maintain and enhance cultural and historical assets and their settings

5.6 Reduce vulnerability to flooding, sea level rise (taking account of climate change)

5. Maintain and improve environmental quality and assets

5.7 Create and maintain a green infrastructure of high quality, linked and publicly accessible open spaces across the Borough

6.1 Reduce non-renewable energy consumption and ‘greenhouse’ emissions

6.2 Increase the share of energy from renewable sources

6.3 Keep water consumption within local carrying capacity limits

6.4 Minimise consumption and extraction of minerals

6.5 Reduce waste not put to any use

6. Minimise consumption of natural resources

6.6 Minimise land, water, air, light, noise and genetic pollution

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Appendix 6

Glossary of Terms Note: Text in blue signifies a separate entry within this table Term Acronym Description

Authority Monitoring Report AMR Report produced at least annually monitoring the implementation and outcome of objectives and the progress of the production of the Local Plan.

Core Strategy The main Development Plan Document within the Local Plan that sets out the long-term spatial vision and strategic objectives for the local planning authority’s area, with core policies to implement that vision.

Development Plan Document DPD A spatial planning document prepared by the local planning authority and subject to extensive public consultation and independent examination, which forms part of the Local Plan.

Local Development Document LDD Any adopted document making up part of the Local Plan.

Regional Spatial Strategy RSS Regional policy, now abolished, that was prepared by the Regional Assembly as the former regional planning body.

Scoping The process of deciding the scope and level of detail of a sustainability appraisal.

Scoping Report Sets out how the evidence base, objectives and framework for all SA reports will be developed.

Statement of Community Involvement

SCI Is a requirement of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 and sets out the standards by which the community will be involved. In addition a consultation statement will need to be included alongside all Development Plan Documents.

Strategic Environmental Assessment

SEA All documents must be prepared with a view to contributing to development which is sustainable. The requirement to undertake SEA is prescribed by a European Union Directive (2001/42/EC) (also known as ‘The SEA Directive’). This Directive was transposed into UK policy by The Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes Regulations 2004. This SA Scoping Report and the sustainability appraisal together fulfill the requirements of the SEA Directive to produce an ‘environmental assessment’ (see Chapter 3).

Supplementary Planning Document

SPD These documents cover a wide range of issues on which the local planning authority wishes to provide additional policy guidance to supplement Development Plan Document policies. They are not part of the Development Plan or subject to independent examination but are material considerations in determining planning applications.

Sustainability Appraisal SA A systematic and iterative process which seeks to appraise the social, environmental and economic effects of the policies contained within a Local Development Document prepared from the outset of the process.

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