Annual Monitoring Report 2007(6.6MB) - Scarborough Borough ...

Annual Monitoring Report 2007
4 Local Development Framework -
Indicators
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Flood Protection and Water Quality
4.117 This section relates to the current situation within the Borough relating to flood protection
and water quality. Information is provided by the Environment Agency to the Local Planning
Authority with reference to planning applications where flood protection and/or water quality
may be an issue. This indicator analyses if the comments and advice of the Environment Agency
are taken into consideration.
Core Output Indicator 7 - Number of planning permissions granted contrary to the
sustained advice of the Environment Agency on either flood defence grounds or water
quality
4.118 One planning application for a new dwelling was granted on appeal contrary to the
advice of the Environment Agency during the year 2006/07. However, one of the conditions of
the approval was that a Flood Risk Assessment was to be submitted and approved by the Local
Planning Authority (which would be assessed by the Environment Agency) prior to the
commencement of development and that the development accorded with the agreed assessment.
Regional Indicator HT29 Has your authority undertaken a Strategic Flood Risk
Assessment, and is it PPS25 compliant?
4.119 This is a new indicator. The Council, in conjunction with Ryedale District Council
commissioned the SFRA, and it was completed in early 2006. It is compliant with PPS25.
Air Quality
4.120 Air quality in the Borough as a whole is very good, possibly due to the predominately
rural nature of the Borough and the lack of any severely congested roads. There is no Air Quality
Management Area (AQMA) in the LDF area.
Derelict Land
Regional Indicator 9.9 - Between 01/04/06 and 31/03/07, what proportion of the local
authority's total derelict or degraded land was restored into active use?
4.121 19.39% of the Local Authority's degraded/ derelict land was restored into active use.
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
4.122 In light of concerns about climate change, renewable energy generation / energy
efficiency is increasingly important. The principal aim of the Planning System is to achieve
sustainable development, and renewable energy generation and energy efficiency in
developments are increasingly important areas within sustainable development. Government
targets for renewable energy generation suggest that Local Planning Authorities will have to
deal with increasing pressure to allow appropriate schemes. The Borough Council along with
North Yorkshire County Council and the other North Yorkshire District councils commissioned