implementation of Holwell Neighbourhood Plan. community legislation on the environment (e.g plans and programmes linked to waste management or water protection). (2) Characteristics of the effects and of the area likely to be affected, having regard, in particular, to: a) The probability, It is anticipated that the plan period will be 15 duration, frequency, years. Whilst some effects of the plan may be and reversibility of irreversible, it is not considered probable that the effects. the plan will have significant effect since it is No only likely to bring forward in the region of 6 additional dwellings, above the 20 dwellings which already have consent, and possibly a village hall and recreational facilities over this period. b) The cumulative The Cerne Valley Neighbourhood Plan area is nature of the effects. located approximately 600m to the southwest of the site. The Cerne Valley Neighbourhood Plan extends the development boundary to the north and west of Cerne Abbas resulting in a modest amount of development. It is therefore No considered unlikely that the degree of development proposed through the Cerne Valley Neighbourhood Plan, when considered in combination with the proposals likely to come forward through the Holwell Neighbourhood Plan and the Local Plan, will introduce significant environmental effects. c) The transboundary The transboundary impacts, beyond the nature of the Holwell Neighbourhood Plan area, are No effects. unlikely to be significant in light of the nature and scale of the proposals. d) The risks to human The Holwell Neighbourhood Plan is unlikely to health or the introduce significant risks to human health and No environment (e.g the environment, for example due to accidents, due to accidents). in light of the scale and type the development.
implementation of community legislation on the environment (e.g plans and programmes linked to waste management or water protection). Holwell Neighbourhood Plan. (2) Characteristics of the effects and of the area likely to be affected, having regard, in particular, to: a) The probability, duration, frequency, and reversibility of the effects. It is anticipated that the plan period will be 15 years. Whilst some effects of the plan may be irreversible, it is not considered probable that the plan will have significant effect since it is only likely to bring forward in the region of 6 additional dwellings, above the 20 dwellings which already have consent, and possibly a village hall and recreational facilities over this period. No b) The cumulative nature of the effects. The Cerne Valley Neighbourhood Plan area is located approximately 600m to the southwest of the site. The Cerne Valley Neighbourhood Plan extends the development boundary to the north and west of Cerne Abbas resulting in a modest amount of development. It is therefore considered unlikely that the degree of development proposed through the Cerne Valley Neighbourhood Plan, when considered in combination with the proposals likely to come forward through the Holwell Neighbourhood Plan and the Local Plan, will introduce significant environmental effects. No c) The transboundary nature of the effects. The transboundary impacts, beyond the Holwell Neighbourhood Plan area, are unlikely to be significant in light of the nature and scale of the proposals. No d) The risks to human health or the environment (e.g due to accidents). The Holwell Neighbourhood Plan is unlikely to introduce significant risks to human health and the environment, for example due to accidents, in light of the scale and type the development. No
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