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Local Plan Review 2026-2043 Issues and Options Consultation

Ends on 16 March 2026 (40 days remaining)

Sustainability Appraisal

  1. Sustainability Appraisal is an integral part of the plan-making process, and the local authority is legally required to carry out a sustainability appraisal of a plan’s proposals during its preparation.
     
  2. The Council has commenced work on the Sustainability Appraisal and drafted a Stage A – Scoping Report, which has been sent to statutory consultees for comment.
     
  3. In accordance with national planning guidance[70], the scoping report seeks to identify relevant sustainability issues and objectives from plans and policies, as well as evaluate the baseline information on existing environmental, economic and social characteristics of the Borough. These in turn have informed a revised sustainability appraisal framework and objectives, against which potential alternative options and policies will be assessed as the plan moves forward.

[70] https://www.gov.uk/guidance/strategic-environmental-assessment-and-sustainability-appraisal#Sustainability-appraisal-process

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