Sustainability Appraisal
Under the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, all local Development Plan Documents (DPDs) must be subjected to a Sustainability Appraisal (SA).
This is carried out to assess whether proposed plans and policies meet sustainable development objectives, such as promoting waste as a resource and reducing the effects of minerals extraction on the environment.
SAs ensure that social, economic and environmental considerations are taken into account when plans are prepared.
The key stages of sustainability appraisal are:
- Stage A – setting the context and objectives, establishing the baseline and deciding the scope
- Stage B – developing and refining options and assessing effects
- Stage C – preparing the Sustainability Appraisal Report
- Stage D – consulting on the SA report
- Stage E – monitoring the significant effects of implementing the DPD.
Waste and Minerals Sustainability Appraisal
The SA Report of the Waste and Minerals Core Strategy Preferred Options was published for consultation between 21 October and 15 January 2010, along with the Core Strategy Preferred Strategy.
It sets out details of the process and outcomes from the appraisal of plan options and preferred options. The report and supporting documents are available to view on the Waste and Minerals Development Framework consultation portal website.
A draft Scoping Report was available for consultation between 19 March – 23 April 2007. Find out more about the Waste and Minerals Sustainability Appraisal scoping report.
