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Strategic Context – Sources of relevant objectives and goals Local Plan Relevant objectives and comment Surrey Policy: The Surrey Waste Plan, Surrey Urban Habitat Action Plan, Surrey’s Countryside The Future Action Plan Rural Strategy, Surrey Woodland Habitat Action Plan, Surrey Biodiversity Action Plan, Surrey Wetland Habitat Action Plan , Surrey Climate Change Strategy, Surrey Local Transport Plan Runnymede Policy: Runnymede Sustainable Community Strategy and Corporate Plan, Runnymede Borough Council (Saved) Local Plan 2007 European Law: European Directive EIA , European Directive SEA , European Water Framework Directive International 15.6 Convention on Climate Change and Biodiversity (1992) will other improvements to the public realm. Certain areas of the greenbelt, waterways and other landscape, though protected or environmentally valuable, are not of high visual quality and can be addressed as part of the aspirations of the emerging vision. 15.7 This convention focused upon the need for conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its components, and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from commercial and other utilisation of genetic resources. The agreement covers all ecosystems, species and genetic resources. European 15.8 European Sustainable Development Strategy (2009): This strategy focuses upon a reduction in climate change and the promotion of a low carbon economy. It also looks to the reduction of unsustainable trends such as the need to decrease high energy consumption in the transport sector and to reverse the current loss of biodiversity and natural resources. 15.9 European Conservation of Natural Habitats (1992): The main aim of the Habitats Directive is to promote the maintenance of biodiversity by requiring member states to take measures to maintain or restore natural habitats and wild species listed on the Annexes to the Directive at a favourable conservation status, introducing robust protection for those habitats and species of European importance. In applying these measures Member States are required to take account of economic, social and cultural requirements, as well as regional and local characteristics. National 15.10 National Planning Policy Framework (2012): This framework sets out government aims to achieve Sustainable development. This focus’s upon the following areas: Building a strong , competitive economy Ensuring the vitality of town centres Supporting a prosperous rural economy Promoting sustainable transport Supporting high quality communications infrastructure Delivering a wide choice of high quality homes Requiring good design Promoting healthy communities Protecting green belt land Meeting the challenge of climate change , flooding and coastal change Conserving and enhancing the natural environment Conserving and enhancing the historic environment Facilitating the sustainable use of minerals Page | 194 Runnymede BC FINAL Sustainability Appraisal Report – Feb 2013
15.11 Soil Strategy for England (2009): This strategy require all England’s soils will be managed sustainable and degradation threats tackled successfully by 2030. This will improve the quality of England’s soils and safeguard their ability to provide essential services for future generations. Regional 15.12 South East Regional Minerals Strategy ( 2009): This underlines the requirement to: County Safeguard the region’s naturally occurring minerals and encourage the use of suitable alternative construction materials where appropriate Protect the environment and local amenity Minimise the adverse impacts of the transport of minerals and construction materials 15.13 Surrey County Council Rural Strategy (2010): The main objectives for the above strategy are: Local An equality in policy and investment with the urban areas Empowered and self sufficient communities Thriving rural economy and land‐based sector Bio‐diverse and well‐managed countryside Adequate and dependable infrastructure – including roads, water and housing Resilience to adverse impact – including climate change, flooding, disease and energy costs. 15.14 Runnymede Borough Council Open Space Study (2012): This study defines the nature and distribution of open space sites in the Borough, and identifies the classifications and broad locations where there is under provision, or where quality could be improved. This study makes recommendations to remedy historical deficits and to cater for growth. Current Baseline Condition 15.15 The SEA Directive and UK SEA Regulations require that an account be given of the current and likely future composition and condition of the environment in the area covered by the proposed plan. The environmental baseline presented in this section has been compiled from available sources of primary and secondary data that in the main relate to RSF Indicators that have been monitored by the Council in one form or another since 2004. 15.16 The landscape of Runnymede is characterised as ‘Thames Basin Lowland’, urban fringe, which is of gently undulating vale of small‐scale field interspersed by woods, shaws ponds, meadows and heath. Typically the rural landscape gives the perception that farming enterprises within the borough are in a state of decline. Areas around towns and villages have a generally unkempt appearance. The majority of the borough (78%) comprises of greenbelt, which includes 281 hectares covered by environmental stewardship schemes. 15.17 In terms of the urban landscape the major towns are Addlestone, Chertsey, Egham, and Virginia Water. The 2007 Saved Local Plan highlighted the need for revitalisation within the town centres within Runnymede. This conclusion is replicated within the Council emerging SCS. 15.18 Table 92 provides a summary of the key environmental issues and challenges that have been identified as having particular relevance to the Council’s emerging Local Plan on this receptor. Those issues and challenges have been identified from the baseline environmental information as well as through discussion with various officers within the Council and external statutory and non‐statutory consultees. Page | 195 Runnymede BC FINAL Sustainability Appraisal Report – Feb 2013
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CONTENTS List of Tables ...........
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SECTION 8. [ER04] WATER RESOURCES A
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Local Plan Policy Context Conclusio
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Table 59 - ER04 - Water Resource an
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Commenting on this SAR Report Pleas
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Glossary of terms TERM Baseline Dat
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Section 1. Section 1 Introduction t
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Section 16 Conclusions 1.17 This se
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Section 2. Legal and Statutory Requ
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effects on the environment of certa
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Box 1 ‐ Elements of an Environmen
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Table 2 - Assessment Chapter Compon
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Date Key stage in SA/SEA Effect on
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Section 3. Introduction Framework a
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3.16 Monitoring reports will be aug
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Figure 4 - Compatibility between SA
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Table 6 - Meeting the requirements
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Environmental Receptor ER03 Land an
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the SEA. Each policy and its altern
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Table 10 - Additive and interactive
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3.43 In terms of environment, asses
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Section 4. Assessment of RBC’s Lo
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LP Objective Strategic Policy Objec
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No. Policy LP04 Development in Egha
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Location Policy 2 (LP02) - Housing
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4.41 The approach in Policy LP04 ac
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4.56 Policy LP08 seeks to provide
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4.73 To summarise, Policy SP03 prom
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4.90 However, the policy appears to
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Policy and Alternatives Considered
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Section 5. Introduction [ER01] Natu
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Protecting and enhancing valued lan
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Sites of International Importance a
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SSSI Area (ha) Reason for designati
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Evolution of Baseline in Absence of
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scenario) will have a similar impac
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5.63 LP07 overall in the SA conside
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Policy SP08 - Employment Developmen
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Cumulative Effects Assessment 5.100
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Section 6. Introduction [ER02] Welf
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European Nitrates Directive (1991)
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Figure 8 ‐ Projected Population i
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for community gain. Across the rang
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alternative to leave the site in th
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the policy requires all development
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6.96 With regard to WHWB5 (opportun
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Section 7. Introduction [ER03] Land
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County 7.12 Surrey Waste Plan (2008
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Evolution of Baseline condition in
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through the appropriate re‐use of
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Policy SP07: Thames Basin Heaths Sp
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Table 52 - Suggested Monitoring of
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Section 8. Introduction [ER04] Wate
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Local 8.11 Strategic Flood Risk Ass
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Figure 11 - Source Protection Zone
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8.32 An increase in population with
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the final development schemes. Ther
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encourages proposals that enhance t
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Cumulative Effects Assessment 8.87
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Section 9. Introduction [ER05] Air
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9.11 The Air Quality Strategy for E
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to 23 μg/m 3 in 2011 55 . It is as
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9.45 LP02 overall in the SA conside
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9.67 The overall conclusion of the
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Policy SP08: Employment Development
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and from ER06 Climate change. Syner
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The dispersion software used to mod
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not been approved yet and can be re
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Table 66 - Suggested Monitoring of
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