Draft final sustainability appraisal report and habitat regulations assessment screening report

On 28 March 2014, the Local Plan and its supporting documents were submitted for independent examination.

Information on what happened is set out on the Local Plan webpage.

What are the Draft Final Sustainability Appraisal Report and Habitat Regulations Assessment Screening Report?

Sustainability Appraisal is a core part of the plan making process and its aim is to help make sure that the Local Plan makes a good contribution to reaching 'sustainable development'.

Previous consultations looked at the scope of the appraisal, and initial sustainably appraisals.

The Local Plan now has a draft Final Sustainability Report.

It also has an audit trail setting out the other options considered for each of the policies and site allocations included in the Local Plan and the reasons for the chosen approach.

A Habitats Regulations Assessment Screening Report has also been prepared, to consider whether there would be any impact on important nature conservation sites.

Draft Final Sustainability Appraisal (March 2014)

The draft Final Sustainability Appraisal Report was subject to public consultation alongside the Proposed Submission Local Plan.

The draft Final Sustainability Appraisal Report has been updated following the public consultation, and the complete report is available to download:

Non Technical Summary [PDF, 0.5MB]
Part 1: Introduction [PDF, 0.4MB]
Part 2: Scoping Report: [PDF, 1.5MB]
- Part 2 Appendix 1: Detailed Information on the Sustainability Themes [PDF, 6MB]
- Part 2 Appendix 2: Habitat Regulations Assessment [PDF, 0.2MB]
- Part 2 Appendix 3: Land and Soil Resources [PDF, 36Kb] - Detailed Review of Plans and Programmes, Information Sources and Evidence Base
- Part 2 Appendix 4: Air Quality and Environmental Pollution [PDF, 73Kb] - Detailed Review of Plans and Programmes, Information Sources and Evidence Base
- Part 2 Appendix 5: Biodiversity [PDF, 70Kb] - Detailed Review of Plans and Programmes, Information Sources and Evidence Base
- Part 2 Appendix 6: Landscape and Townscape [PDF, 50Kb] - Detailed Review of Plans and Programmes, Information Sources and Evidence Base
- Part 2 Appendix 7: Climate Change and Renewable Energy [PDF, 76Kb] - Detailed Review of Plans and Programmes, Information Sources and Evidence Base
- Part 2 Appendix 8: Healthy Communities [PDF, 91Kb] - Detailed Review of Plans and Programmes, Information Sources and Evidence Base
- Part 2 Appendix 9: Inclusive Communities - Housing [PDF, 0.1MB] - Detailed Review of Plans and Programmes, Information Sources and Evidence Base
- Part 2 Appendix 10: Inclusive Communities - Redressing Inequalities and Involving the Community [PDF, 74Kb] - Detailed Review of Plans and Programmes, Information Sources and Evidence Base
- Part 2 Appendix 11: Economic Activity [PDF, 67Kb] - Detailed Review of Plans and Programmes, Information Sources and Evidence Base
- Part 2 Appendix 12: Transport [PDF, 0.1MB] - Detailed Review of Plans and Programmes, Information Sources and Evidence Base
- Part 2 Appendix 13: Habitats Directive Assessment Background Information [PDF, 7.5MB]
- Part 2 Appendix 14: Equalities Impact Assessment [PDF, 0.1MB]
Part 3: Results of the Sustainability Appraisal and Proposed Monitoring Strategy: [PDF, 0.9MB]

Annex A: Audit Trail

This shows the alternative options considered for each of the policies and site allocations included in the Local Plan and the reasons for the chosen approach.

Annex A Cover, Contents and Introduction [PDF, 0.2MB]

Annex A: Audit Tables

Annex A Appendix 1: Evidence Paper on Village Frameworks [PDF, 7.5MB]

Annex A Appendix 2: Responding to Representations on Site Options [PDF, 1MB]

Annex A Appendix 3: Responding to Representations on Rejected Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA) Sites [PDF, 0.6MB]

Annex A Appendix 4: Site Options on the Edge of Cambridge - Summary of Representations and Response to Key Issues [PDF, 0.7MB]

Annex A Appendix 5: Evidence Paper for Local Green Spaces (LGS) and Protected Village Amenity Areas (PVAA) [PDF, 0.8MB]

Annex A Appendix 6: Evidence Paper for Important Countryside Frontages (ICF) [PDF, 0.3MB]

Annex A Appendix 7: Site Assessments of Employment and Retail Sites [PDF, 0.5MB]

Annex A Appendix 8: Responding to Proposed Submission Representations on Sites Not Included in the Plan [PDF, 3MB]

Annex B: Site Assessment Matrices

Complete Sites List [PDF, 1.5MB]

Housing and Mixed Use Developments: SHLAA Sites 1 to 50 [PDF, 1MB] | SHLAA Sites 51 to 100 [PDF, 3MB]| SHLAA Sites 101 to 150 [PDF, 1MB]| SHLAA Sites 151 to 200 [PDF, 2MB]| SHLAA Sites 201 to 250 [PDF, 1MB] | SHLAA Sites 251 to 293 [PDF, 2.5MB]| SHLAA Sites 303 to 331 [PDF, 1.5MB] | SHLAA Sites 334 to 339 [PDF, 0.3MB] | Re-Assessments of Sites to take account of Revised Site Boundaries and Proposals, Green Belt Site Assumptions for Site Packages Review, and LDF Policies Carried Forward [PDF, 1MB]

Site Assessments for Edge of Cambridge Sites:

Habitat Regulations Assessment Screening Report (March 2014)

The Habitat Regulations Assessment Screening Report was subject to public consultation in July to October 2013 alongside the Proposed Submission Local Plan.

The Habitat Regulations Assessment Screening Report [PDF, 6.5MB] has been updated following the public consultation, and is available to download.

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