2.3 Sustainability Appraisal Guidance The SA process undertaken by WYGE has been developed in accordance with the following National and European guidance: Department of Health (2007) Draft Guidance on Health in Strategic Environmental • Assessment. English Nature, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), Countryside Agency and • Environment Agency (2004) SEA and Biodiversity: Guidance for Practitioners. Environment Agency (2004) Strategic Environmental Assessment of External Plans and • Programmes. Environment Agency (2007) Strategic Environmental Assessment and Climate Change • Guidance Note. European Community (2001) SEA and Integration of the Environment into Strategic • Decision Making. ODPM (2005i) Sustainability Appraisal of Regional Spatial Strategies and Local • Development Frameworks: Guidance for Regional Planning Bodies and Local Planning Authorities. ODPM (2005ii) A Practical Guide to the Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive. • RSPB (2007) Strategic Environmental Assessment Learning From Practice. • – 2.4 Sustainability Appraisal Stages The SA process adopted by WYGE for the SPD has been developed following current guidance produced by the ODPM (2005ii). It involves the following steps: STAGE A Setting the context and objectives, establishing the baseline and deciding on the scope Identifying other plans and programmes of relevance to the SPD. • Collating baseline data and identifying gaps in the current baseline. • Identifying baseline conditions and key sustainability issues on the basis of • the baseline data collated. Developing SA objectives. • Consulting on the scope of the SA. • STAGE B Developing and refining options and assessing effects Testing the SPD objectives against the SA objectives1. • Developing the SPD options. • Predicting and assessing the significant effects of implementing Local Plan • Policy IMP1. Predicting and assessing the significant effects of implementing Local Plan • Policy IMP1 with the SPD. Developing mitigation for any adverse effects and to maximise beneficial • effects. Developing recommendations for future monitoring requirements or • indicators. STAGE C Preparing the Sustainability Report Subsequent to the publication of this Sustainability Report the following stages of the SA process will need to be undertaken by Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council: STAGE D Consulting on the SPD and the Sustainability Report WYGE is unable to undertake a compatibility test as the SPD does not propose any specific 1 objectives.
2.3 Sustainability Appraisal Guidance The SA process undertaken by WYGE has been developed in accordance with the following National and European guidance: • Department of Health (2007) Draft Guidance on Health in Strategic Environmental Assessment. • English Nature, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), Countryside Agency and Environment Agency (2004) SEA and Biodiversity: Guidance for Practitioners. • Environment Agency (2004) Strategic Environmental Assessment of External Plans and Programmes. • Environment Agency (2007) Strategic Environmental Assessment and Climate Change Guidance Note. • European Community (2001) SEA and Integration of the Environment into Strategic Decision Making. • ODPM (2005i) Sustainability Appraisal of Regional Spatial Strategies and Local Development Frameworks: Guidance for Regional Planning Bodies and Local Planning Authorities. • ODPM (2005ii) A Practical Guide to the Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive. • RSPB (2007) Strategic Environmental Assessment – Learning From Practice. 2.4 Sustainability Appraisal Stages The SA process adopted by WYGE for the SPD has been developed following current guidance produced by the ODPM (2005ii). It involves the following steps: STAGE A Setting the context and objectives, establishing the baseline and deciding on the scope • Identifying other plans and programmes of relevance to the SPD. • Collating baseline data and identifying gaps in the current baseline. • Identifying baseline conditions and key sustainability issues on the basis of the baseline data collated. • Developing SA objectives. • Consulting on the scope of the SA. STAGE B Developing and refining options and assessing effects • Testing the SPD objectives against the SA objectives1. • Developing the SPD options. • Predicting and assessing the significant effects of implementing Local Plan Policy IMP1. • Predicting and assessing the significant effects of implementing Local Plan Policy IMP1 with the SPD. • Developing mitigation for any adverse effects and to maximise beneficial effects. • Developing recommendations for future monitoring requirements or indicators. STAGE C Preparing the Sustainability Report Subsequent to the publication of this Sustainability Report the following stages of the SA process will need to be undertaken by Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council: STAGE D Consulting on the SPD and the Sustainability Report 1 WYGE is unable to undertake a compatibility test as the SPD does not propose any specific objectives.
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