The need to improve the energy efficiency of housing. • Shortfall in amount of housing for owner occupation in Hinckley. • High levels of homelessness in the Borough. • High levels of private car use. • Traffic flow and road safety issues. • The need to encourage walking, cycling and the use of public transport as viable • alternatives to the private car. The need to improve the provision and standard of parks and open spaces within the • Borough. 4.3 Environmental Baseline 4.3.1 Introduction This section sets out the existing environment in the Hinckley Town Centre area with regards water, biodiversity, landscape, waste management, cultural heritage, noise, air quality and climate change. The environmental baseline has been established with reference to: Environment Agency website • The Sustainable Development Unit [UK Govt.] • The Department for Communities and Local Government • The Land Registry (www.landregistry.gov.uk). • The National Land Use Database • The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs • (www.defra.gov.uk). Leicestershire County Council • (www.leics.gov.uk). The Renewable Energy Statistics database for the UK • (www.restats.org.uk). The UK Air Quality Archive • (www.airquality.co.uk). The Environment Agency • Natural England (www.naturalengland.org.uk). • The Multi-Agency Geographic Information for the Countryside database • (www.magic.gov.uk). English Heritage (www.english-heritage.org.uk). • The UK Database of Historic Parks and Gardens. • Hinckley Town Centre Renaissance Masterplan Baseline Report • – (2005). Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Biodiversity Action Plan • (2002). National Forest Biodiversity Action Plan • (2004). Leicestershire and Rutland Historic Environment Record • (HER). Leicestershire Municipal Waste Management • Strategy. Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Contaminated Land Strategy • (2004). Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Air Quality Updating and Screening Assessment • (2003). Hinckley and Bosworth Air Quality Review and Assessment Report • (2004). Hinckley and Bosworth Air Quality Review and Assessment Report • (2005). Hinckley and Bosworth Landscape Character Assessment • (2006).
• The need to improve the energy efficiency of housing. • Shortfall in amount of housing for owner occupation in Hinckley. • High levels of homelessness in the Borough. • High levels of private car use. • Traffic flow and road safety issues. • The need to encourage walking, cycling and the use of public transport as viable alternatives to the private car. • The need to improve the provision and standard of parks and open spaces within the Borough. 4.3 Environmental Baseline 4.3.1 Introduction This section sets out the existing environment in the Hinckley Town Centre area with regards water, biodiversity, landscape, waste management, cultural heritage, noise, air quality and climate change. The environmental baseline has been established with reference to: • Environment Agency website • The Sustainable Development Unit [UK Govt.] • The Department for Communities and Local Government • The Land Registry (www.landregistry.gov.uk). • The National Land Use Database • The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (www.defra.gov.uk). • Leicestershire County Council (www.leics.gov.uk). • The Renewable Energy Statistics database for the UK (www.restats.org.uk). • The UK Air Quality Archive (www.airquality.co.uk). • The Environment Agency • Natural England (www.naturalengland.org.uk). • The Multi-Agency Geographic Information for the Countryside database (www.magic.gov.uk). • English Heritage (www.english-heritage.org.uk). • The UK Database of Historic Parks and Gardens. • Hinckley Town Centre Renaissance Masterplan – Baseline Report (2005). • Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Biodiversity Action Plan (2002). • National Forest Biodiversity Action Plan (2004). • Leicestershire and Rutland Historic Environment Record (HER). • Leicestershire Municipal Waste Management Strategy. • Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Contaminated Land Strategy (2004). • Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Air Quality Updating and Screening Assessment (2003). • Hinckley and Bosworth Air Quality Review and Assessment Report (2004). • Hinckley and Bosworth Air Quality Review and Assessment Report (2005). • Hinckley and Bosworth Landscape Character Assessment (2006).