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16.98 The Local Plan contains a number of specific policies that address the built environment. It relies upon a group of policies that focus upon developing urban areas such as LP01, LP03, LP04, LP06 – LP08 the comprehensive redevelopment of the former DERA site. Policy SP05 promotes the principle of ‘good design’ as advocated by the NPPF. 16.99 As opposed to the majority of the other environmental receptors, urban development such as promoted by the Local Plan is considered to be beneficial to the Built Environment. This has been reflected in the Level 4 SEA were alternatives promoting increased development volume result in more beneficial affects. This assessment consideration was not replicated in the more strategic Level 3 SA appraisal. The Level 3 SA dampened the results across the majority of alternatives, accounting for the wider consideration of environmental and social issues within the Level 3 SA. 16.100 It has been determined that cumulative effects are not considered to be significant on this receptor. 16.101 Overall, the effect of the accepted policies contained within this Local Plan on ER07 is considered to be mixed. ER09 – Historic Environment & Archaeology 16.102 The historic environment can be defined as archaeological assets (both known and unknown) alongside sites, structures, and features of historic significance and value. Runnymede has a diverse historic heritage, in terms of buildings, archaeology and some landscapes and contains 307 statutory listed buildings, including 4 grade I listed properties; Runnymede Park, Tite Hill; Founders Building, Royal Holloway College, Egham Hill; Great Fosters, Stroude Road and Holloway Sanatorium, Strode Road. A further 19 buildings merit Grade II* listing. Runnymede also contains a number of areas of archaeological interest as well as 7 areas of conservation. 16.103 Current indicator data suggests (see: Table 85) that the condition of this environmental receptor is overall favourable. The favourable condition assessment is transferred to its SEA Factor status. 16.104 There is scope for urban regeneration to adversely affect the historic environment. These effects can be expressed in construction and operation through vibration on structural integrity and the continued cumulative impacts that the deposition of atmospheric pollution on the fabric of historic building assets. The historic landscape can be affected by the construction of new supporting infrastructure or changes to the volume of existing provision. 16.105 The Local Plan could have brought forward policies that minimise the risks to the historic environment by proactively planning for its development and redevelopment. Risks to it that might arise from climate change and the construction and use of new development and supporting infrastructure on the historic environment and archaeology could have been assessed and proposed mitigation factored into proposals in advance. 16.106 The Level 4 SEA identified Local Plan polices LP01, LP02, LP04, LP05, LP06, LP08 and SP09 and SP10 as having the potential to adversely affect Runnymede’s historic assets. Whilst the Local Plan proposes the protection of the historic character in centres such as in the Egham and Englefield Green Area (LP04) and Chertsey (LP06), it does not propose any wider protection of the historic environment either in terms of use. This assessment consideration was not replicated in the Level 3 SA appraisal. The Level 3 SA enhanced a number of the results across the majority of alternatives. 16.107 It has been determined that cumulative effects are not considered to be significant on this receptor. 16.108 Overall, the effect of the accepted policies contained within this Local Plan on ER09 is considered to be neutral. ER10 – Landscape and Visual Amenity 16.109 The landscape and visual amenity receptor covers the effects on the character and the integrity of the landscape (such as areas designated as warranting protection on the grounds Page | 214 Runnymede BC FINAL Sustainability Appraisal Report – Feb 2013
of their natural beauty). Runnymede is typified as being a London urban fringe area constrained by Green Belt, alluvial flood plains and nature protection. 16.110 Current indicator data suggests (see: Table 90) that the condition of this environmental receptor is overall favourable. The favourable condition assessment is transferred to its SEA Factor status. 16.111 No landscapes in Runnymede are protected under the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty but 78% of its land area is designated as metropolitan Green Belt. Pockets of high quality urban environments pepper an otherwise non‐distinct urban realm. Urban development and supporting infrastructure developments and schemes have the capacity to significantly affect the quantity of both the borough’s Green Belt and its urban environments. 16.112 It is possibly optimistic to expect this Local Plan to bring forward policies to replace poor quality environments, enhance good quality environments, and strictly protect those limited environments that are deemed excellent. It might equally be optimistic to have expected it to brought forward policies that makes it possible to promote the development of places fit for the 21 st Century living, whilst managing the control of the risks such an ambition would present to the character and integrity of the limited amount of Runnymede’s good landscapes. 16.113 The Local Plan contains no specific landscape and visual polices. The importance of retaining landscape and protecting visual amenity is loosely expressed in a number of policies on town centre development such as and tourism Policy SP06. The Local Plan contains a number of specific policies that have the potential to adversely affect the limited landscape and visual amenity quality that exist. These are the group of policies that focus upon developing urban areas such as LP01, LP02, LP04, LP05 and LP08 the comprehensive redevelopment of the former DERA site. Policy SP05 promotes the principle of ‘good design’ as advocated by the NPPF. 16.114 It has been determined that cumulative effects are not considered to be significant on this receptor. 16.115 Overall, the effect of the accepted policies contained within this Local Plan on ER10 is considered to be neutral. ER01 – ER10 Overall Conclusion 15.116 The Local Plan preparation, as part of the SAR, has involved an examination of the impact of the policy alternatives on the 10 environmental receptors. The 18 policy alternatives have given rise to a number of issues that have required different degrees of scrutiny at the various levels of assessment that form part of the SEA and SA process. These are set out in sections 5 to 14. 15.117 The assembled data suggests that the 10 environmental receptors exhibit differing degrees of robustness and this reflects the complex relationship with the local area. Inevitably some of the receptors, such as ER01 (Natural Environment and Biodiversity), ER05 (Climate Change), and ER06 (Air quality) are particularly vulnerable to development changes in the local area. Consequently when considering the impact of the policy alternatives it was anticipated that any form of additional development would need to balance the impact on the environmental receptors and the need to accommodate the future needs of the local communities. 15.118 The scrutiny that has taken place as part of the SEA and SA process and reported in this Sustainability Appraisal Report has provided the groundwork that will form an implicit part of the consideration of future proposals. A key part of this consideration will be the need to follow through with mitigation measures outlined in Appendix 2 to ensure that the impact on the environmental receptors is moderated. 16.116 The report covers a spectrum of indicators that range from the negative to the positive. The overall view from the conclusions, when balancing the outcome of the SEA with the SA, is that the need to protect the receptors with the future needs of the local community results in a Plan with a neutral impact. Page | 215 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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9.11 The Air Quality Strategy for E
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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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not been approved yet and can be re
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11.8 The Directive requires buildin
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Local to reduce distance travelled
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11.83 SP06 has a neutral effect on
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No. Policy Impact 66 Location Polic
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Suggested Monitoring Regime Table 7
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Section 12. Introduction [ER07] Mat
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