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[null,null,null,null,null,null,"Derby City Council"]
[null,null,null,null,null,null,"Sustainability Appraisal"]
[null,null,null,null,null,null,"Interim SA Report: Appendix D"]
[null,null,null,null,null,null,"Policies Assessment"]
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[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"Prepared by:"]
[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,"SLR Consulting Ltd "]

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[null,null,null,"Contract  No:"]
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[null,null,null,"Issue",2]
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[null,null,null,"Authors        ","CT/ARK"]
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[null,null,null,"Project Director                     ","VP"]
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[null,null,null,"Date:","2026-01-08"]
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[null,null,"This document has been prepared by SLR Consulting Ltd with reasonable skill, care and diligence, and taking account of the timescales and resources devoted to it by agreement with Walsall Council (the Client) as part or all of the services it has been appointed by the Client to carry out. It is subject to the terms and conditions of that appointment.\nSLR shall not be liable for the use of or reliance on any information, advice, recommendations and opinions in this document for any purpose by any person other than the Client. Reliance may be granted to a third party only in the event that SLR and the third party have executed a reliance agreement or collateral warranty.\nInformation reported herein may be based on the interpretation of public domain data collected by SLR, and/or information supplied by the Client and/or its other advisors and associates. These data have been accepted in good faith as being accurate and valid.  \nThe copyright and intellectual property in all drawings, reports, specifications, bills of quantities, calculations and other information set out in this report remain vested in SLR unless the terms of appointment state otherwise.  \nThis document may contain information of a specialised and/or highly technical nature and the Client is advised to seek clarification on any elements which may be unclear to it. \nInformation, advice, recommendations and opinions in this document should only be relied upon in the context of the whole document and any documents referenced explicitly herein and should then only be used within the context of the appointment."]
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[null,"VERSION CONTROL RECORD"]
[null,"Issue",null,"Description of Status","Date","Reviewer Initials","Authors Initials"]
[null,1,null,"Draft","2025-12-09","VP","CT/ARK"]
[null,2,null,"Final for Reg 18","2026-01-08","VP","CT/ARK"]

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["The methodology used for the assessment of all policies is outlined below, with an explanation given under each header. The same assessment matrices has been used for the assessment of all policies, hence all follow the same format. "]
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["Policy Group"]
["Policies"]
["Policy/alternative description"]
["Assumptions Made"]
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["SA Framework",null,"SA Policy Assessment"]
["SA objective","Supporting Questions","Direct/\nIndirect","Magnitude","Duration","Spatial Extent","Permanence/ Reversibility","Significance","Description of potential effects","Potential for cumulative effects? ","Mitigation","Enhancements"]
["SA objectives will be listed here","SA supporting questions will be listed here.","Details on the nature of any potential effects will be listed here. For further details and definitions of each category, please see the 'Significance Scores' tab. \nFor cases where a neutral effect has been identified, N/A will be present across columns G-L. ",null,null,null,null,"A significance score will be selected here, which corresponds with the definitions detailed in the 'Significance Scores' tab. ","The potential effect identified in columns H-L will be detailed here, with justification for the significance score. \nAny information considered as a part of the assessments which has informed these potential effects will also be detailed here. ","Indicates whether the effect has a potential to contribute to cumulative effects that may arise, 'Yes/No'.","Any mitigation required for potential negative or uncertain effects will be detailed here. If the sole method of preventing a potential adverse effect is to not develop a site, \"No mitigation identified.\" will be written here. ","Any enhancement measures to maximise positive effects will be detailed here."]
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["Significant Negative and Uncertain Effects"]
["All potential significant negative and uncertain effects outlined in the assessment above, will be accumulated into this box. "]
["Significant Positive Effects"]
["Any potential significant positive effects identified within the assessment will be detailed here. "]
["Potential Cumulative Effects Identified"]
["Details of any potential cumulative effects, including which SA objectives could be affected, will be outlined here. This could include specific cumulative effects with another site, or those which could arise as a result of all development across the borough. "]
["Mitigation and enhancements"]
["Details of all  mitigation listed in column P and any potential enhancements arising from assessment will be summarised against the relevant assessment here. All potential significant negative and uncertain effects will have mitigation listed. "]

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[null,"Nature of effects",null,null,null,null,null,"Significance Scores"]
[null,"Criterion","Description",null,null,null,null,"Symbol","Definitions of Significance of Effects Against the SA Objectives","Assumptions on the nature of effects"]
[null,"Significance ","An assessment of the significance of the potential effects identified. This could be a positive effect, negative effect, neutral effect, significant positive effect or significant negative effect. The definitions for these effects are detailed to the right.",null,null,null,null,"++","Significant Positive Effect: the policy option supports the achievement of this objective; it addresses all relevant assessment questions and could result in a potentially significant beneficial effect e.g. improved access by walking and cycling modes to a local or town centre","Permanent\nContinual\nMagnitude: High 80%+ receptor or environmental capacity affected; or Medium 40-80% of receptor or environmental capacity of affected\nThe effect could be to:\n•\tenhance and redefine the location in a positive manner, making a contribution at a national or international scale; \n•\trepair or restore receptors badly damaged or degraded through previous uses; and/or \n•\timprove one or more key elements/features/ characteristics of a receptor with recognised quality such as a specific regional or national designation."]
[null,"Permanent/temporary","An assessment of whether the predicted effects would be permanent (P), or temporary (T). "]
[null,"Reversible/Irreversible","An assessment of whether or not the identified effect can be reversed (R) e.g. the loss of greenfield land to development would be irreversible (I). "]
[null,"Spatial extent","How far the effect is predicted to be spread geographically: "]
[null,null,"Localised = A specific area within Derby"]
[null,null,"Borough-wide = Across the entire of Derby"]
[null,null,"Regional = Across the entire of Derby, possibly reaching to neighbouring boroughs/the region"]
[null,null,"National = Beyond the Derby, with national or international ramifications"]
[null,"Magnitude","An assessment of the proportion of the receptor affected by the identified effect. ",null,null,null,null,"+","Minor Positive Effect: the policy option supports the achievement of this objective; it addresses some relevant assessment questions, although it may have only a minor beneficial effect","Reversible\nInfrequent or intermittent\nMagnitude: Low 20-40% of receptor or capacity affected.\nThe size, nature and location of a proposed scheme would: \n•\timprove undesignated yet recognised receptor qualities at the neighbourhood scale; \n•\tfit into or with the existing location and existing receptor qualities; and/or\n•\tenable the restoration of valued characteristic features partially lost through other land uses.  "]
[null,null,"Low (L) =20-40% of receptor or capacity affected "]
[null,null,"Medium (M) = 40-80% of receptor affected"]
[null,null,"High (H) =80+% of the receptor affected"]
[null,"Duration ","An assessment of the time period the predicted effects are likely to last. This could be:"]
[null,null,"Short (S)= 0-5 years"]
[null,null,"Medium (M) = 5-10 years"]
[null,null,"Long (L)= 10 years or more, up to the end of the Local Plan period ",null,null,null,null,0,"Neutral Effect: the policy option has no impact or effect and is neutral insofar as the benefits and drawbacks appear equal and neither is considered significant","N/A"]
[null,"Direct/Indirect","An assessment of whether the predicted effect will be directly (D) as a result of option implementation, or indirectly (I) caused by the policy option. ",null,null,null,null,"?","Uncertain Effect: Uncertain or insufficient information on which to determine the assessment this stage","N/A"]
[null,"Likelihood","An assessment of how likely it is that the implementation of the policy option will lead to the precited effect. This could be low (L), moderate (M) or high (H). ",null,null,null,null,"-","Minor Negative Effect: the policy option appears to conflict with the achievement of this objective; it does not address relevant assessment questions and may result in minor adverse effects","Reversible\nInfrequent or intermittent\nMagnitude: Low 20-40% of receptor or capacity affected.\nThe size, nature and location of a proposed scheme would: \n•\tbe out of scale with the location; or \n•\tleave an adverse impact on a receptor of recognised quality such as a specific district or county designation."]
[null,"Cumulative effect","An assessment of whether or not there is potential for a cumulative effect to occur on the IIA objective as a result of the policy option working in combination with other circumstances, policies or factors. Y= potential cumulative effect. No potential cumulative effect identified. ",null,null,null,null,"--","Significant Negative Effect: the policy option works against the achievement of this objective; it could exacerbate a negative situation and may result in a potentially significant adverse effect e.g. loss of all or part of a designated ecological site of national importance.","Permanent \nIrreversible\nContinual\nMagnitude: High 80%+ receptor or environmental capacity affected; or Medium 40-80% of receptor or environmental capacity of affected\nThe effect could be to:\n•\tpermanently degrade, diminish or destroy the integrity of the receptor; \n•\tcause a very high quality receptor to be permanently changed and its quality diminished; \n•\tcannot be fully mitigated and may cumulatively amount to a severe adverse effect;  \n•\tbe at a considerable variance to the location, degrading the integrity of the receptor; and/or \n•\twill be substantially damaging to a high quality receptor such as a specific regional or national designation."]

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["Policy/Alternative name",null,"Spatial Strategy Policy 1: Overall Objectives\nSpatial Strategy 2: Making Effective Use of Land and Resources"]
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["SA Framework",null,null,"SA Policy Assessment"]
["SA objective","SA","SA sub-objective","Direct/\nIndirect","Magnitude","Duration","Spatial Extent","Permanence/ Reversibility","Significance","Description of potential effects","Potential for cumulative effects? ","Mitigation","Enhancements"]
["SA1 Economy:\nTo deliver sustainable economic growth and support the creation of new businesses, whilst supporting the growth and retention of existing businesses","SA1","•\tSupport existing and new businesses within the Borough\n•\tDeliver employment space which meets identified needs (office space and light industrial units)\n•\tProtect and retain an adequate supply of employment floor space to address business needs\n•\tSupport the economic regeneration of the Borough, including within Walsall Town Centre and Aldridge, Bloxwich, Brownhills, Darlaston and Willenhall district centres\n•\tSafeguard established local centres and improve existing shopping facilities within them \n•\tSupport flexible working practices through the provision of digital infrastructure and connectivity\n•\tEnsure suitable employment space and infrastructure can be delivered to support green businesses and take advantage of the opportunities offered by the green industrial revolution","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Uncertain","It is unclear whether Walsall will be able to meet their identified need of 87.5ha of employment land within the Borough, as only spatial strategy options D, E and F outline this level of development. It is therefore uncertain whether new businesses will be able to be supported within the Borough if new employment space cannot be delivered. Therefore, an uncertain effect has been identified."]
["SA2 Employment:\nTo create greater employment opportunities and higher value jobs for all ages across the whole Borough","SA2","•\tProtect and create jobs in priority sectors such as advanced manufacturing, modern construction, low carbon innovation, logistics, health, digital and green businesses\n•\tImprove skills levels and access to training opportunities, particularly in relation to green skills (e.g. renewable energy installation and maintenance, sustainable construction techniques etc)\n•\tEncourage developers to demonstrate how they are investing in skills and employing local people","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Uncertain","It is unclear whether Walsall will be able to meet their identified need of 87.5ha of employment land within the Borough, as only spatial strategy options D, E and F outline this level of development. It is therefore uncertain whether new employment opportunities will be generated if new employment space cannot be delivered.  Therefore, an uncertain effect has been identified."]
["SA3 Accessibility:\nImprove local accessibility to healthcare, education, employment, retail facilities and recreational resources","SA3","•\tIncrease the delivery of new or enhanced facilities and services\n•\tEnsure everyone has equitable access to local services and facilities, including:\n-\tEducation facilities\n-\tHealth facilities\n-\tEmployment facilities\n-\tCommunity facilities\n-\tRecreation facilities\n-\tCultural facilities \n•\tIncrease education facility provision for vulnerable children and children with special educational needs and disabilities\n•\tEnsure all children have access to a local school within reasonable walking distance","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Uncertain","Any increase in development identified within the spatial strategy options in Spatial Strategy Policy 1 is likely to require additional infrastructure needs, particularly health practices, secondary schools and SEN schools, in order to adequately support the planned high levels of development. It is unclear whether the policies within the Local Plan will be able to provide for this however. Therefore, an uncertain effect has been identified."]
["SA4 Health and Quality of Life:\nMaintain and improve the health and wellbeing of residents and create safe and attractive places which contribute towards quality of life and community cohesion","SA4","•\tIncrease and improve access to green infrastructure/open space to help improve the physical and mental health of residents\n•\tImprove quality of and access to cultural heritage\n•\tEnsure provision of private amenity space\n•\tEncourage the protection of allotments and encourage the delivery of new spaces to grow food\n•\tIncrease and improve opportunities for active travel including walking, wheeling and cycling\n•\tIncrease and improve provision of informal and formal recreation (e.g. swimming pool, sports centre) facilities\n•\tProtect and enhance the quality and extent of existing informal and formal recreational assets\n•\tProvide attractive places which provide opportunities for communities to mix and meet\n•\tEnsure new developments and public spaces are designed to reduce crime and promote safety and wellbeing, particularly for women, day and night\n•\tEnsure development is built to accessible and inclusive design standards to address the needs of a range of users, including those who are disabled, elderly, families with children \n•\tReduce inequalities associated with deprivation across the Borough ","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Uncertain","Any increase in development identified within the spatial strategy options in Spatial Strategy Policy 1 is likely to lead to the development of housing on surplus open space, which will subsequently lead to the loss of some open space. It is currently unclear how much open space will be developed however. It is unclear whether the policies within the Local Plan will be able to entirely minimise or mitigate these impacts. Therefore, an uncertain effect has been identified."]
["SA5 Housing: \nTo deliver a range of housing sites and ensure everyone has access to high quality housing, which is affordable, and meets the needs of all residents","SA5","•\tIncrease the number of additional homes delivered to meet local needs/targets, including the delivery of the right sized housing (three and four bed) \n•\tProvide high quality, sustainable and affordable homes of the tenure and size to meet the identified needs including for first-time buyers\n•\tIncrease the delivery number of and range of suitable accommodation to address the needs of older people (including those who require support or care) \n•\tIncrease the delivery of homes built to accessible and adaptable standards (e.g. Part M of building regulations 2010) to address the needs of a range of users/occupants; such as those with disabilities, wheelchair users and families with children\n•\tImprove the condition and sustainability of the existing housing stock","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Uncertain","It is unclear whether Walsall will be able to meet their identified need of 19,856 dwellings within the Borough, as only spatial strategy option F outlines this level of development. Spatial Strategy Policy 2 does highlight however that provision should be made for dwelling types for which there is need and that adequate amenity is ensured for residents. Therefore, an uncertain effect has been identified."]
["SA6 Sustainable Travel:\nReduce the need to travel and promote the use of sustainable travel modes","SA6","•\tEnsure new development is located within an accessible distance to facilities, services and jobs in order to reduce journey lengths and time and/or the need to travel\n•\tMaximise access to public transport services by improving public transport connections to new and existing destinations\n•\tMaximise opportunities for active travel, including walking, wheeling and cycling by improving and creating safe and secure active travel networks","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Uncertain","Any increase in development identified within the spatial strategy options in Spatial Strategy Policy 1 is likely to require additional transport infrastructure needs, particularly public and active transport methods, in order to adequately support the planned high levels of development.It is unclear whether the policies within the Local Plan will be able to entirely minimise or mitigate these impacts. Therefore, an uncertain effect has been identified."]
["SA7 Air Pollution\nMinimise air pollution and ensure that future growth does not lead to the deterioration of environmental conditions","SA7","•\tMaintain and improve air quality within the Borough\n•\tEnsure that new and existing communities are not adversely affected by poor air quality","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Uncertain","As the whole of Walsall Borough is currently designated as an Air Quality Management Area, any increase in development identified within the spatial strategy options in Spaital Strategy Policy 1 is likely to exacerbate air pollution further, unless mitigation is put in place. It is unclear whether the policies within the Local Plan will be able to entirely minimise or mitigate these impacts. Therefore, an uncertain effect has been identified."]
["SA8 Light and Noise Pollution: \nMinimise noise and light pollution and ensure that future growth does not lead to the deterioration of environmental conditions","SA8","•\tMinimise noise pollution, ensuring that sensitive receptors, including new and existing communities are not adversely affected by ambient noise \n•\tAvoid exacerbating light pollution by keeping external lighting to the minimum required for safety and security ","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Uncertain","Any increase in development identified within the spatial strategy options in Spaital Strategy Policy 1 is likely to exacerbate noise and light pollution further, particularly options that will result in significant extensions to existing urban areas and the development of potential new settlements and employment land on greenfield land. It is unclear whether the policies within the Local Plan will be able to entirely minimise or mitigate these impacts. Therefore, an uncertain effect has been identified."]
["SA9 Soils and Water Pollution:\nMinimise water and soil pollution and ensure that future growth does not lead to the deterioration of environmental conditions","SA9","•\tMaintain and improve surface water and groundwater quality\n•\tProtect and maintain soil quality and avoid soil pollution \n•\tImprove or remediate contaminated land","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Uncertain","Any increase in development identified within the spatial strategy options in Spaital Strategy Policy 1 is likely to exacerbate water and soil pollution further, particularly options that will result in the development of potential new settlements and employment land on greenfield land. It is unclear whether the policies within the Local Plan will be able to entirely minimise or mitigate these impacts. Therefore, an uncertain effect has been identified."]
["SA10 Minimising Contributions to Climate Change: \nReduce contributions toward climate change and support the achievement of a net zero carbon Borough","SA10","•\tEnsure new and existing developments, including historic buildings, are energy efficient\n•\tSupport the shift towards usage of electric and ultralow emissions vehicles (ULEVs)\n•\tEncourage renewable energy generation or use of energy from renewable sources to minimise greenhouse house emissions","Direct","Low","Medium/Long","Borough-wide","Permanent/Irreversible","Minor Positive","Spatial Strategy Policy 2 provides support for SA10 as it highlights that all development should address climate change by ensuring that the development minimises energy consumption. Therefore, as the policy will only help to meet part of the SA objective, and is not currently strongly worded, a potential minor positive effect is predicted."]
["SA11 Adaptation to Climate Change:\nAdapt to the effects of climate change including flood risk, extreme weather and overheating, and strengthen climate resilience","SA11","•\tReduce flood risk and ensure new development provides sustainable urban drainage\n•\tEnsure new development is directed away from areas of fluvial flood risk\n•\tEnsure new development is designed to withstand future climate change (e.g. overheating and increased storm severity)\n•\tIncrease and improve green and blue infrastructure to create a connected network across the Borough and within the wider area\n•\tEnsure surface and groundwater water resources are used efficiently ","Direct","High","Medium/Long","Borough-wide","Permanent/Irreversible","Significant Positive","Spatial Strategy Policy 2 provides support for SA11 as it highlights that all development should address climate change by ensuring that the development minimises water usage in its construction and future usage, and addresses flood risk. Therefore, a potential significant positive effect is predicted."]
["SA12 Biodiversity:\nSafeguard and enhance biodiversity and geodiversity and improve connectivity between functional habitats","SA12","•\tAvoid adverse effects on internationally designated habitats sites\n•\tMaintain and enhance nature conservation assets, including nationally and locally designated wildlife sites (SLINCs and SINCs)\n•\tAchieve biodiversity net gain (BNG) in new developments\n•\tSupport habitat connectivity and ensure current ecological networks are not compromised through linking existing and new functional habitats and creating an improved, unprejudiced network across the Borough\n•\tImprove habitat maintenance\n•\tProtect sites of geological importance (geosites)","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Uncertain","The majority of the spatial strategy options within Spatial Strategy Policy 1 are likely to have some impact on biodiversity as a large number of the potential development site options border or overlap with biodiversity assets such as SSSIs, SINCS, SLINCs and PSIs. It is unclear whether the policies within the Local Plan will be able to entirely minimise or mitigate these impacts. Therefore, an uncertain effect has been identified."]
["SA13 Historic Environment:\nConserve and enhance the significance of heritage, cultural and archaeological assets and their settings","SA13","•\tConserve and enhance heritage, cultural and archaeological assets and features, and their settings\n•\tImprove the condition of the historic environment including heritage at risk, through conservation and renewal efforts\n•\tMaintain and enhance access to and understanding of heritage, cultural and archaeological assets and features for enjoyment and educational purposes\n•\tEnsure that new development uses existing historic character and heritage significance to guide new development \n•\tEncourage heritage-led regeneration \n•\tEncourage the re-use, retention and repair of historic assets ","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Uncertain","The majority of the spatial strategy options within Spatial Strategy Policy 1 are likely to have some impact on the historic environment as a large number of the potential development site options border or overlap with heritage assets such as conservation areas, areas of archaeological importance, listed buildings and locally listed buildings. It is unclear whether the policies within the Local Plan will be able to entirely minimise or mitigate these impacts. Therefore, an uncertain effect has been identified."]
["SA14 Landscape and Townscape: \nProtect and enhance local distinctiveness and landscape and townscape quality","SA14","•\tMaintain and strengthen local landscape and townscape character and distinctiveness\n•\tAvoid coalescence of settlements and/or urban sprawl\n•\tPromote high quality design which successfully responds to its context such as edge of settlement or urban environments\n•\tImprove the appearance of degraded areas\n•\tSafeguard natural landscape and townscape features such as trees and hedgerows","Direct","High","Medium/Long","Borough-wide","Permanent/Irreversible","Significant Negative","The majority of the spatial strategy options within Spatial Strategy Policy 1 will increase the density of housing on urban sites, plus other land especially in centres, which may impact on townscape quality. This is also encouraged in Spatial Strategy Policy 2. Additionally, some spatial strategy options will lead to development within the Green Belt, which is likely to impact the landscape and townscape character of the Borough. The development of sustainable urban extensions (SUEs) may also lead to coalescence of settlements. Therefore, a potential significant negative effect is identified."]
["SA15 Land Resources:\nEnsure efficient use of land and mineral resources","SA15","•\tProtect Best and Most Versatile (BMV) Agricultural Land\n•\tReuse previously developed, degraded, and/or under-used land in preference to development of greenfield land\n•\tAvoid the sterilisation of minerals resources and safeguard existing mineral resource areas","Direct","High","Medium/Long","Borough-wide","Permanent/Irreversible","Significant Negative","The majority of the spatial strategy options within Spatial Strategy Policy 1 focus development on both brownfield/urban land and greenfield land. The loss of greenfield land is permanent and irreversible. Development on greenfield land may also lead to the small area of agricultural land within Walsall Borough considered as 'best and most versatile' also being lost permanently. Local Plan policies will not be able to mitigate against this loss. Therefore, a potential significant negative effect is identified.",null,"The development of greenfield land cannot be mitigated as it is permanent and irreversible."]
["SA16 Waste: \nMinimise the generation of waste and effectively manage waste that is created","SA16","•\tEnable waste to be treated in line with circular economy principles (e.g. recycling, re-using, composting)\n•\tRequire adequate waste separation facilities in new and existing developments in order to encourage more recycling\n•\tSupport the circular use of the built environment by encouraging the repurposing and refurbishing of buildings, instead of demolition  \n•\tSafeguard existing waste management sites as key infrastructure for enabling circular economy practices","Direct","Low","Medium/Long","Borough-wide","Permanent/Irreversible","Minor Positive","Spatial Strategy Policy 2 provides support for SA16 as it highlights that all development should minimise waste during construction and future operation. Therefore, as the policy will only help to meet part of the SA objective, and is not currently strongly worded, a potential minor positive effect is predicted."]

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["Policy Group","General Development Principles"]
["Policies ","GD1: Placemaking Principles\nGD2: Character and Context\nGD3: Amenity\nGD4: Accessible Places\nGD5: Resilient Places and Community Safety\nGD6: Health and Wellbeing\nGD7: Comprehensive and Coordinated Development\nGD8: Enforcement\nGD9: Infrastructure and Developer Contribution"]
["Policy/alternative description"]
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["SA Framework",null,"SA Policy Assessment"]
["SA objective","Supporting Questions","Direct/\nIndirect","Magnitude","Duration","Spatial Extent","Permanence/ Reversibility","Significance","Description of potential effects","Potential for cumulative effects? ","Mitigation","Enhancements"]
["SA1: Population and Equalities\nTo build inclusive communities by reducing social exclusion, reducing deprivation, promoting equity, equality and respecting diversity, improving local accessibility to healthcare, education, employment, retail facilities and recreational resources (including open spaces and sports facilities).  ","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tHelp to reduce deprivation and the inequality gap?\n•\tEnsure all residents have equitable access to health services?\n•\tConsider the needs of an aging population?\n•\tEnsure new housing is well located, close to a range of services such as shops, schools and employment opportunities?\n•\tImprove opportunities for active travel including walking and cycling?\n•\tEnsure everyone has access to high quality open space and recreation facilities?\n•\tProtect community facilities and improve access to important local services for the most deprived?","Direct","Medium","Long(20+yrs)","Borough-wide","Permanent/Irreversible","Significant Positive","The majority of policies within the General Development Principles group are anticipated to result in a potential significant positive effect on population and equalities. \nPolicy GD1 and GD2 both contribute to ensuring high quality design within developments, as well as ensuring infrastructure for all users.\nPolicy GD4 ensures accessible spaces for all groups, reducing barriers to accessing local spaces and facilities.\nPolicy GD6 supports health and wellbeing of the local population, which also includes ensuring spaces are of high quality, and provide access for all groups to services and the local environment.\nPolicy GD8 and GD9 support the development of additional infrastructure, through making provision and developer contributions towards additional infrastructure, including education and ensuring access for all.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA2: Human Health\nTo improve health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities, improving quality of life for all.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tHelp to improve health and reduce health inequalities?\n•\tContribute to healthy lifestyles?\n•\tEncourage walking, cycling and a reduction in private car use?\n•\tHelp to ensure health services are provided alongside development?\n•\tProtect existing services?","Direct","Medium","Long(20+yrs)","Borough-wide","Permanent/Irreversible","Significant Positive","Policies within the General Development Principles group  have the potential to result in a potential significant positive effect on human health. \nPolicy GD1 and GD2's contributions to design and accessibility are anticipated to improve permeability and active travel opportunities, promoting physical activity.\nPolicy GD3 preserves amenity, which is anticipated to improve both physical and mental wellbeing, preserving views and sunlight, as well as preventing excessive air quality and noise.\nPolicy GD4 ensures developments are designed to be accessible to all users, including disabled people, reducing barriers to access.\nPolicy GD6 specifically focuses on health and wellbeing, reducing inequalities and proposing mitigation measures to ensure that vulnerable groups are not disproportionately affected by development.\nPolicy GD9 is also anticipated to improve health indirectly through the support for developer contributions to improve community facilities such as education, health and community facilities, and disabled access.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA3: Economy\nTo deliver economic growth and support the creation of new and retention of existing businesses.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tSupport the growth of higher skilled economic sectors? \n•\tProvide new employment premises which meet identified local needs in the area? \n•\tImprove business infrastructure, such as broadband and provide attractive sites for modern businesses?\n•\tSupport the city’s retail sector, especially the city centre and other retail centres?","Indirect","Medium","Long(20+yrs)","Localised","Permanent/Irreversible","Minor Positive","Policy GD7 aims to ensure that development can be phased with supporting infrastructure, and ensure that neighbouring sites can also be developed. This may result in additional opportunities for development but is likely to be determined by individual developments that may arise. \nPolicy GD9 seeks developer contributions towards additional infrastructure, which has potential to support the development of new economic uses within the city.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA4: Employment\nTo create greater employment opportunities, higher value jobs and access to training.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tIncrease job availability?\n•\tIncrease the quality and choice of local employment?\n•\tImprove access to employment centres?\n•\tMeet the skills needs and future demand for labour?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Neutral","N/A","No","N/A","N/A"]
["SA5: Crime and Safety\nTo reduce crime and the fear of crime for all residents inclusively, improving safety.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tHelp to create streets where people feel safe, particularly after dark?\n•\tMake a positive contribution to community cohesion?\n•\tSupport designing out crime principals? \n•\tReduce levels of crime derivation? \n•\tImprove road safety and reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured (KSI) on the roads, particularly children from deprived backgrounds? \n•\tCreate spaces where women and girls feel safe and included?","Direct","Medium","Long(20+yrs)","Borough-wide","Permanent/Irreversible","Significant Positive","Potential significant positive effects upon crime and safety have been identified as a result of Policies GD1, GD5 and GD6. \nPolicy GD5 specifically relates to resilient places and community safety, including ensuring that new development is designed to improve community safety and reduce the risk of crime. This policy is anticipated to contribute to designing out crime, and improving feelings of safety amongst the community.\nPolicy GD1 and GD6 also aims to ensure safe spaces are developed, further improving feelings of safety, with potential to reduce levels of crime.\nTraffic management measures, such as those included within Policy GD9 and GD5 are also anticipated to result in improvements to community safety, reducing the number of collisions and KSI on roads.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA6: Housing\nTo provide everybody with access to an affordable home which is resilient to the effects of climate change.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tSupport a range of housing types and sizes, including affordable housing units??\n•\tEnsure that there is an adequate supply of housing development land to meet local needs?\n•\tBe sustainably designed and resilient to the effects of climate change and designed to meet all needs, for example “Lifetime Homes” standards?","Direct","Medium","Long(20+yrs)","Borough-wide","Permanent/Irreversible","Significant Positive","Potential significant positive effects on housing have been identified as a result of Policies GD1, GD6 and GD9.\nPolicy GD1 aims to ensure that development includes a minimum density of 80 dwellings per hectare (ha) and provide a mix of home types and tenures, as well as good homes standards. This is anticipated to encourage developments to contribute towards meeting the city's housing need, as well as reducing housing inequalities.\nPolicy GD6 also ensures that development of new homes are of high quality, meeting space, daylight and amenity standards, as well as ensuring homes are well ventilated and avoid overheating. This is anticipated to ensure homes are resilient to the effects of climate change.\nPolicy GD9 also supports the development of affordable housing, which is anticipated to further ensure that a range of housing needs are met through the plan.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA7: Leisure and Recreation\nTo provide better opportunities for people to participate in cultural, leisure and recreational activities.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tHelp to improve access to formal and informal recreation facilities?\n•\tProvide opportunities for engagement in a range of cultural activities?\n•\tCreate new allotments where there is a demand?","Direct","Medium","Long(20+yrs)","Borough-wide","Permanent/Irreversible","Significant Positive","Potential significant positive effects on leisure and recreation have been identified as a result of Policies GD1, GD6 and GD9. These policies all contribute to the development of new open spaces and sports facilities, and are therefore anticipated to provide a range of leisure and recreational facilities for the community. ","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA8: Biodiversity and Natural Capital\nTo protect and improve biodiversity, geo-diversity, including protect and enhance favourable conditions on SSSI’s, SPAs, SACs and other wildlife sites and improve connectivity between, and access to, green spaces and functional habitats.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tConserve and enhance habitats in the LNRS?\n•\tConserve and enhance species diversity and in particular avoid harm and increase the ranges of protected species?\n•\tProvide opportunities for new habitat creation and lead to a net gain in biodiversity?\n•\tProtect geo-diversity?\n•\tImprove the ecological quality and character of open spaces?\n•\tMaintain and enhance woodland cover and management in appropriate areas (e.g. areas of ash dieback)?\n•\tMaintain or enhance tree cover?\n•\tProtect and promote effective management of SPAs and SACs in the LP area and its surroundings?\n•\tHelp to protect and enhance other designated sites e.g., SSSIs, Wildlife Sites, LNRs etc?\n•\tImprove climate change adaptation through provision of accessible green space or green and blue infrastructure?\n•\tPrevent the fragmentation of habitats, provide links between green spaces or help to deliver/support other ecological networks?\n•\tSupport the natural capital of the city?","Direct","Medium","Long(20+yrs)","Borough-wide","Permanent/Irreversible","Minor Positive","Potential minor positive effects are anticipated to arise as a result of General Development Principles Policy GD1 and GD9.\nPolicy GD1 aims to contribute to the development of open spaces and nature, including improving green infrastructure and biodiversity.\nPolicy GD9 outlines requirements for developer contributions towards the provision of biodiversity net gain (BNG) and green infrastructure, including green space. The development of new open spaces and biodiversity net gain is anticipated to improve the green infrastructure network and biodiversity across the city.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA9: Landscape and Townscape\nTo protect and enhance the character and appearance of the landscape and townscape, including landscape and townscape assets, as well as the area’s other natural assets and resources.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tProtect and enhance landscape and townscape quality, character and distinctiveness?\n•\tAvoid loss of, and damage to greenbelt / green wedge land?\n•\tMake use of previously used / brownfield land and buildings?\n•\tSafeguard individual landscape and townscape features such as hedgerows, ponds, public squares, etc?","Direct","Medium","Long(20+yrs)","Borough-wide","Permanent/Irreversible","Significant Positive","Policies within the General Development Principles group may result in potential significant positive effects upon landscape and townscape. The majority of policies, including GD1, GD2, GD5 and GD9, are likely to contribute to ensuring high quality design of both the built environment and open space. These policies also consider the existing environment, to ensure that developments are sensitive to the existing setting, whilst enhancing the public realm. Enhancements to public spaces are anticipated to result in improved landscape and townscape setting whilst supporting the preservation of existing assets.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA10: Historic Environment\nTo conserve and enhance the historic environment, heritage assets (including known and unknown archaeological sites) and their settings and maintain and enhance access to cultural heritage for enjoyment and educational purposes.   ","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tPreserve and enhance the character or appearance of conservation areas and their settings?\n•\tPreserve or enhance heritage assets and their settings?\n•\tPreserve or enhance archaeological features and their settings?\n•\tImprove the condition of heritage at risk? \n•\tRe-use/retain historic buildings or fabric?\n•\tProtect and conserve the Outstanding Universal Value of the DVMWHS?","Direct","Medium","Long(20+yrs)","Borough-wide","Permanent/Irreversible","Significant Positive","Policies within the General Development Principles group may result in potential significant positive effects upon the historic environment. The majority of policies, including GD1, GD2, GD5, GD8 and GD9, consider the historic environment and are anticipated to contribute to preserving and enhancing the historic environment. These policies  consider heritage assets within the potential for development, to ensure that developments are sensitive to the existing setting, and minimise degradation to these assets. It is also anticipated that due to the sensitive, high quality design proposed, this may contribute to enhancing the setting of these assets.\nAdditionally, Policy GD8 seeks to proactively work with the owners of heritage assets that are at risk, to ensure their protection and future, viable use.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA11: Air, Noise and Light Pollution\nTo maintain good local air quality and to minimise noise and light pollution","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tMaintain or improve local air quality?\n•\tEncourage the installation of electric vehicle charging points?\n•\tAvoid adverse impacts from noise?\n•\tMinimise light pollution?","Indirect","Low","Medium(10yrs)","Localised","Permanent/Reversible","Minor Positive","Potential minor positive effects  may arise from Policy GD3. This policy indirectly addresses air and light pollution through ensuring developments do not contribute to unacceptable harm caused by noise, air or light pollution. \nAdditionally, a number of policies within General Development Principles are anticipated to encourage a reduction in private vehicle use, which may indirectly improve air quality in areas of improved infrastructure.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA12: Water Environment\nTo ensure sustainable management of water resources and to minimise the risk of flooding.","Will the policy or proposal: \n•\tMinimise contamination of watercourses and improve water quality in watercourses?\n•\tAvoid exacerbating flood risk for any source and be designed to be resilient to flood risk for its lifetime?\n•\tSupport the use of Sustainable Drainage Systems?\n•\tEncourage water efficiency and demand management?\n•\tAvoid deterioration and enhance the ecological status of water bodies? \n•\tContribute toward achieving Water Framework Directive objectives?","Indirect","Low","Long(20+yrs)","Localised","Permanent/Irreversible","Minor Positive","Potential minor positive effects are anticipated to arise from Policy GD1 and Policy GD9 as a result of improving water management and seeking developer contributions to water, sewerage, surface water drainage and flood defences. This is anticipated to improve water supply and drainage within development areas and limit water pollution arising from development.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA13: Climate Change\nAdapt to the effects of climate change including flood risk, extreme weather and overheating, and strengthen climate resilience.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tMinimise flood risk and ensure new development provides sustainable urban drainage?\n•\tEnsure new development is designed to withstand future climate change (e.g. overheating and increased storm severity)?\n•\tIncrease and improve green and blue infrastructure to create a connected network across the city and within the wider area?\n•\tEnsure surface and groundwater water resources are used efficiently?\n•\tReduce energy consumption?\n•\tSupport the delivery of renewable and decentralised energy capacity (including small scale or community energy projects)?\n•\tSupport energy efficient design?","Direct","Medium","Long(20+yrs)","Borough-wide","Permanent/Irreversible","Significant Positive","Potential significant positive effects upon climate change have been identified as a result of Policies GD1, GD3, GD6 and GD9, supporting climate resilience measures, the improvement of green infrastructure and efficient energy usage.\nPolicy GD1 aims to ensure that development is resilient to environmental changes, and ensure that development is adaptable to changing needs and evolving technologies, which is anticipated to include climate resilience measures, as well as ensuring the energy hierarchy has been followed.\nPolicy GD3 considers the amenity of development, which includes loss of sunlight and daylight and wind and micro-climate. These effects can be exacerbated by climate change, and is therefore likely to contribute to resilient developments.\nPolicy GD6 also ensures that development of new homes ensure daylight and amenity standards, as well as ensuring homes are well ventilated and avoid overheating. This is anticipated to ensure homes are resilient to the effects of climate change.\nPolicy GD9 seeks developer contributions towards flood defences and surface water drainage, which may improve the resilience of developments to the effects of climate change, specifically increased rainfall and flood events.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA14: Greenhouse Gases\nTo reduce the contribution towards the emission of greenhouse gases.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tReduce GHG emissions?\n•\tSupport the shift towards low carbon technologies and the usage of electric and ultralow emissions vehicles and appropriate infrastructure to support these?\n•\tProvide opportunities to access local services and facilities by low carbon public transport, walking or wheeling?\n•\tPromote a low carbon local economy? \n•\tReduce levels of embodied carbon?","Direct","Medium","Long(20+yrs)","Borough-wide","Permanent/Irreversible","Minor Positive","Potential minor positive effects have been identified for greenhouse gases in relation to General Development Principles policies, specifically Policy GD1, GD3 and GD9. \nThese policies aim to reduce traffic generation and promote active travel which may indirectly result in a reduction in private vehicle use, and a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA15: Transport and Accessibility\nTo reduce the number of journeys made by car, within and to and from the area and improve access to jobs, services and facilities.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tUtilise and enhance existing infrastructure?\n•\tHelp to meet local needs locally through low carbon travel options?\n•\tFacilitate safe walking and cycling?\n•\tFacilitate the use of public transport?\n•\tDeliver opportunities to relieve traffic congestion?\n•\tEncourage travel planning for businesses?\n•\tHelp to reduce the distances people have to travel on a regular basis for education, employment and services?\n•\tHelp to improve access to services and facilities for those living in rural or remote settlements, or experiencing other access constraints?\n•\tHelp to support homeworking by residents?","Direct","Medium","Long(20+yrs)","Borough-wide","Permanent/Irreversible","Significant Positive","Potential significant positive effects upon transport and accessibility have been identified as a result of the majority of General Development Principle policies, including Policy GD1, GD2, GD3, GD5, GD6 and GD9.\nPolicy GD1 contributes to improving the accessibility of developments via both road and active travel modes, promoting active travel and ensuring the integration of transport within developments.\nPolicy GD2 ensures that vehicle parking and cycle parking and servicing is considered within developments, as well as permeability and connectivity to the surrounding area.\nPolicy GD3 aims to reduce traffic generation and ensure access and parking is considered within developments.\nPolicy GD5 includes traffic calming measures to limit speeds, control vehicle movements and ensure pedestrian access\nPolicy GD7 ensures that development supports walking, cycling and wheeling.\nPolicy GD9 seeks developer contributions to traffic management measures and road improvements.\nThese policies are all anticipated to encourage a modal shift away from private vehicle use, towards active modes, whilst ensuring the transport network is well connected to the surrounding area, preserving access to services for residents. Additionally, traffic management measures are anticipated to improve the safety of the city's roads.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA16: Geology and Soils\nTo minimise water and soil pollution and ensure protection of natural resources including greenfield land, soil, and minerals resources.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tUtilise previously developed land?\n•\tSeek to improve or remediate contaminated land or reuse previously developed land which has not been restored?\n•\tProtect soil quality and avoid soil pollution?\n•\tProtect Best and Most Versatile (BMV) Agricultural Land?\n•\tProtect Greenbelt/ Green Wedges land?\n•\tProtect sites safeguarded for mineral workings?","Direct","Low","Long(20+yrs)","Borough-wide","Permanent/Irreversible","Minor Positive","Potential minor positive effects are anticipated to arise from Policy GD1 due to the consideration of the built form, including making efficient use of land within developments. This is anticipated to protect green wedges and land within the city, developing a higher density of development on sites that come forward.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA17: Waste\nTo minimise the generation of waste and effectively manage waste that is created.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tEnhance opportunities for waste to be treated in line with circular economy principles (e.g. recycling, re-using, composting)?\n•\tProvide adequate waste separation facilities in new and existing developments in order to encourage more recycling?\n•\tEncourage the repurposing and refurbishing of buildings, instead of demolition?","Direct","Low","Long(20+yrs)","Borough-wide","Permanent/Irreversible","Minor Positive","Potential minor positive effects are anticipated as a result of Policy GD1 and GD9. Policy GD1 includes reference to ensuring that homes have demonstrated attention to detail in relation to waste, as well as careful selection of materials and construction techniques, which is anticipated to result in minimisation of waste creation.\nAdditionally, Policy GD9 seeks developer contributions towards waste and recycling infrastructure, which may result in increased recycling rates in the city and improved waste management.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]

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["Policy Group","Housing"]
["Policies ","H1: Housing Delivery\nH2: Residential Development - General Criteria\nH3: Housing Extensions\nH4: Affordable Housing\nH5: Looked After Children\nH6: Accommodation for Older People and People with Disabilities\nH7: Proposals Which Would Create and New House in Multiple Occupation\nH8: Student Accommodation\nH9: Self-Build, Custom Build and Community Build Homes\nH10: Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling Showpeople"]
["Policy/alternative description"]
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["SA Framework",null,"SA Policy Assessment"]
["SA objective","Supporting Questions","Direct/\nIndirect","Magnitude","Duration","Spatial Extent","Permanence/ Reversibility","Significance","Description of potential effects","Potential for cumulative effects? ","Mitigation","Enhancements"]
["SA1: Population and Equalities\nTo build inclusive communities by reducing social exclusion, reducing deprivation, promoting equity, equality and respecting diversity, improving local accessibility to healthcare, education, employment, retail facilities and recreational resources (including open spaces and sports facilities).  ","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tHelp to reduce deprivation and the inequality gap?\n•\tEnsure all residents have equitable access to health services?\n•\tConsider the needs of an aging population?\n•\tEnsure new housing is well located, close to a range of services such as shops, schools and employment opportunities?\n•\tImprove opportunities for active travel including walking and cycling?\n•\tEnsure everyone has access to high quality open space and recreation facilities?\n•\tProtect community facilities and improve access to important local services for the most deprived?","Direct","High","Long(20+yrs)","Regional","Permanent/Irreversible","Significant Positive","Policies within the Housing group aim to provide an appropriate mix of different sized homes, specialist homes, and shared living and the development of gypsy and traveller sites. This is anticipated to help reduce inequalities with access to housing, particularly for those in the community that are most vulnerable.\nPolicy H2 aims to provide accessible homes, including adaptable homes, whilst Policy H6 outlines requirements for homes for older people and those with disabilities.\nEnsuring that housing adheres to quality standards, within Policy H2, has potential to ensure that those with low income will not experience discrimination in housing standards. \nSimilarly, Policy H4 ensures affordable housing needs are met providing homes for different socio-economic groups.\nPolicy H5 also includes the potential for additional childcare provision, which may help to meet community needs.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA2: Human Health\nTo improve health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities, improving quality of life for all.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tHelp to improve health and reduce health inequalities?\n•\tContribute to healthy lifestyles?\n•\tEncourage walking, cycling and a reduction in private car use?\n•\tHelp to ensure health services are provided alongside development?\n•\tProtect existing services?","Direct","High","Long(20+yrs)","Regional","Permanent/Irreversible","Minor Positive","Policies within the Housing group aim to provide an appropriate mix of different sized homes, specialist homes, and shared living and the development of gypsy and traveller sites. As housing is a social determinant of health, potential minor positive effects have been identified.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA3: Economy\nTo deliver economic growth and support the creation of new and retention of existing businesses.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tSupport the growth of higher skilled economic sectors? \n•\tProvide new employment premises which meet identified local needs in the area? \n•\tImprove business infrastructure, such as broadband and provide attractive sites for modern businesses?\n•\tSupport the city’s retail sector, especially the city centre and other retail centres?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Neutral","N/A","No","N/A","N/A"]
["SA4: Employment\nTo create greater employment opportunities, higher value jobs and access to training.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tIncrease job availability?\n•\tIncrease the quality and choice of local employment?\n•\tImprove access to employment centres?\n•\tMeet the skills needs and future demand for labour?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Neutral","N/A","No","N/A","N/A"]
["SA5: Crime and Safety\nTo reduce crime and the fear of crime for all residents inclusively, improving safety.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tHelp to create streets where people feel safe, particularly after dark?\n•\tMake a positive contribution to community cohesion?\n•\tSupport designing out crime principals? \n•\tReduce levels of crime derivation? \n•\tImprove road safety and reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured (KSI) on the roads, particularly children from deprived backgrounds? \n•\tCreate spaces where women and girls feel safe and included?","Indirect","Low","Medium(10yrs)","Localised","Permenant/Reversible","Minor Positive","Policy H2 outlines requirements for new residential development to provide good standards of privacy and security. This is anticipated to aid in deterring crime and improving overall feelings of safety within new residential developments.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA6: Housing\nTo provide everybody with access to an affordable home which is resilient to the effects of climate change.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tSupport a range of housing types and sizes, including affordable housing units??\n•\tEnsure that there is an adequate supply of housing development land to meet local needs?\n•\tBe sustainably designed and resilient to the effects of climate change and designed to meet all needs, for example “Lifetime Homes” standards?","Direct","High","Long(20+yrs)","Regional","Permanent/Irreversible","Significant Positive","All policies within the Housing group will contribute to delivering the city's housing target of 12,500 homes between 2023-2043. In addition, all policies include a variety of housing types and tenures, including affordable and adaptive homes, to meet the needs of all residents inclusively. Policy H2 also ensures that new homes comply with building regulations, and meet high quality standards. Therefore, potential significant positive effects have been identified.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA7: Leisure and Recreation\nTo provide better opportunities for people to participate in cultural, leisure and recreational activities.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tHelp to improve access to formal and informal recreation facilities?\n•\tProvide opportunities for engagement in a range of cultural activities?\n•\tCreate new allotments where there is a demand?","Direct","Low","Long(20+yrs)","Localised","Permanent/Irreversible","Minor Positive","Policy H2 ensures that any open space development is of high quality. Additionally, Policy H8 ensures that new student accommodation has communal facilities and recreation and shared spaces. This is anticipated to provide leisure and recreation facilities, particularly for students. Therefore, a potential minor positive effect have been identified.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA8: Biodiversity and Natural Capital\nTo protect and improve biodiversity, geo-diversity, including protect and enhance favourable conditions on SSSI’s, SPAs, SACs and other wildlife sites and improve connectivity between, and access to, green spaces and functional habitats.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tConserve and enhance habitats in the LNRS?\n•\tConserve and enhance species diversity and in particular avoid harm and increase the ranges of protected species?\n•\tProvide opportunities for new habitat creation and lead to a net gain in biodiversity?\n•\tProtect geo-diversity?\n•\tImprove the ecological quality and character of open spaces?\n•\tMaintain and enhance woodland cover and management in appropriate areas (e.g. areas of ash dieback)?\n•\tMaintain or enhance tree cover?\n•\tProtect and promote effective management of SPAs and SACs in the LP area and its surroundings?\n•\tHelp to protect and enhance other designated sites e.g., SSSIs, Wildlife Sites, LNRs etc?\n•\tImprove climate change adaptation through provision of accessible green space or green and blue infrastructure?\n•\tPrevent the fragmentation of habitats, provide links between green spaces or help to deliver/support other ecological networks?\n•\tSupport the natural capital of the city?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Uncertain","There is potential for housing developments to result in the loss of biodiversity and natural capital through land take. Depending on the location of development sites, there may also be temporary disturbances to habitats and species during construction. There is also potential for development to provide additional green space and biodiversity net gain in line with Policy EN1 and EN10, which could result in increases in biodiversity and natural capital through the provision of habitats and green infrastructure. This is likely to be determined by individual developments arising as a result of this policy.","Yes","Development that may arise as a result of these policies should aim to minimise loss of biodiversity where possible. \nA CEMP should be implemented to aid in minimising disturbance during construction.","N/A"]
["SA9: Landscape and Townscape\nTo protect and enhance the character and appearance of the landscape and townscape, including landscape and townscape assets, as well as the area’s other natural assets and resources.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tProtect and enhance landscape and townscape quality, character and distinctiveness?\n•\tAvoid loss of, and damage to greenbelt / green wedge land?\n•\tMake use of previously used / brownfield land and buildings?\n•\tSafeguard individual landscape and townscape features such as hedgerows, ponds, public squares, etc?","Direct","Medium","Long(20+yrs)","Localised","Permanent/Irreversible","Significant Positive","Policy H2 ensures that residential developments create an interesting townscape and urban form, whilst Policy H3 ensures that house extensions do not adversely affect the street scene and are in character with the surrounding area. Policy H10 ensures that gypsy and traveller sites have been designed to provide good levels of residential amenity, which has potential to minimise any adverse effects arising from potential gypsy and traveller developments. Additionally, Policies H10 and H2 protect greenbelt land and encourage brownfield use, preserving the landscape character. High quality designs, as outlined within Policy GD1 and GD2, have the potential to improve the setting of the landscape and townscape, adding to its value, resulting in potential significant positive effects.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA10: Historic Environment\nTo conserve and enhance the historic environment, heritage assets (including known and unknown archaeological sites) and their settings and maintain and enhance access to cultural heritage for enjoyment and educational purposes.   ","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tPreserve and enhance the character or appearance of conservation areas and their settings?\n•\tPreserve or enhance heritage assets and their settings?\n•\tPreserve or enhance archaeological features and their settings?\n•\tImprove the condition of heritage at risk? \n•\tRe-use/retain historic buildings or fabric?\n•\tProtect and conserve the Outstanding Universal Value of the DVMWHS?","Indirect","Medium","Short/Medium","Localised","Permanent/Reversible","Minor Negative","There is potential for the development of housing to result in the degradation or loss of heritage assets through land take as well as poor design. There is also potential for temporary disturbance to the setting of heritage assets during construction from dust, construction traffic and noise and vibration. However, Policy H2 encourages high quality design that may improve the setting of local heritage assets. ","Yes","A lighting strategy should be prepared to minimise light spill onto heritage assets.\nSensitive design should be implemented for any new developments to ensure positive effects on local heritage assets and landscapes.","N/A"]
["SA11: Air, Noise and Light Pollution\nTo maintain good local air quality and to minimise noise and light pollution","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tMaintain or improve local air quality?\n•\tEncourage the installation of electric vehicle charging points?\n•\tAvoid adverse impacts from noise?\n•\tMinimise light pollution?","Direct","Medium","Short/Medium","Localised","Permanent/Reversible","Minor Negative","Policy H2 includes cycle storage facilities, whilst Policy H8 encourages student accommodation development to be well located close to public transport and active travel connectivity. There is potential for these policies to encourage a reduction in private vehicle use and improve air quality. \nHowever, the construction of housing developments arising from these policies is likely to result in temporary worsening of air quality during construction. There is also potential that additional housing development may increase air pollution from transport, particularly private vehicles, as well as worsening noise and light pollution due to development. Whilst the implementation of Policy EN22 and EN24 aid in reducing pollution from development, there is still potential for an overall minor negative effect.","Yes","A Dust Management Plan should be prepared as part of the Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP).","N/A"]
["SA12: Water Environment\nTo ensure sustainable management of water resources and to minimise the risk of flooding.","Will the policy or proposal: \n•\tMinimise contamination of watercourses and improve water quality in watercourses?\n•\tAvoid exacerbating flood risk for any source and be designed to be resilient to flood risk for its lifetime?\n•\tSupport the use of Sustainable Drainage Systems?\n•\tEncourage water efficiency and demand management?\n•\tAvoid deterioration and enhance the ecological status of water bodies? \n•\tContribute toward achieving Water Framework Directive objectives?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Neutral","N/A","No","N/A","N/A"]
["SA13: Climate Change\nAdapt to the effects of climate change including flood risk, extreme weather and overheating, and strengthen climate resilience.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tMinimise flood risk and ensure new development provides sustainable urban drainage?\n•\tEnsure new development is designed to withstand future climate change (e.g. overheating and increased storm severity)?\n•\tIncrease and improve green and blue infrastructure to create a connected network across the city and within the wider area?\n•\tEnsure surface and groundwater water resources are used efficiently?\n•\tReduce energy consumption?\n•\tSupport the delivery of renewable and decentralised energy capacity (including small scale or community energy projects)?\n•\tSupport energy efficient design?","Direct","Low","Long(20+yrs)","Localised","Permanent/Irreversible","Minor Positive","Potential minor positive effects have been identified due to the requirements of Policy H2. This policy ensures that residential developments facilitate energy efficiency and have regard to achieving appropriate ambient temperature. This is anticipated to improve the energy efficiency and energy usage of developments, reducing energy consumption. There is potential for development to be located within flood ones, particularly given the large proportion of the city centre that is at risk of flooding. This may result in reduced climate resilience if flood mitigation measures are not implemented. However, the implementation of Policy CL1 and CL2 is anticipated to aid in mitigating flood risk.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA14: Greenhouse Gases\nTo reduce the contribution towards the emission of greenhouse gases.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tReduce GHG emissions?\n•\tSupport the shift towards low carbon technologies and the usage of electric and ultralow emissions vehicles and appropriate infrastructure to support these?\n•\tProvide opportunities to access local services and facilities by low carbon public transport, walking or wheeling?\n•\tPromote a low carbon local economy? \n•\tReduce levels of embodied carbon?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Uncertain","The development of housing is likely to result in significant levels of embodied carbon, however the implementation of Policy CL5 is anticipated to aid in reducing embodied carbon. Policy H2 considers energy efficiency within development. However, it is not clear whether this will include potential for renewable energy generation or measures that will reduce GHG emissions. As many of these measures will be determined by scheme level design, uncertain effects have been identified.","Yes","The design of new developments should include the implementation of renewable energy generation measures where possible.","N/A"]
["SA15: Transport and Accessibility\nTo reduce the number of journeys made by car, within and to and from the area and improve access to jobs, services and facilities.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tUtilise and enhance existing infrastructure?\n•\tHelp to meet local needs locally through low carbon travel options?\n•\tFacilitate safe walking and cycling?\n•\tFacilitate the use of public transport?\n•\tDeliver opportunities to relieve traffic congestion?\n•\tEncourage travel planning for businesses?\n•\tHelp to reduce the distances people have to travel on a regular basis for education, employment and services?\n•\tHelp to improve access to services and facilities for those living in rural or remote settlements, or experiencing other access constraints?\n•\tHelp to support homeworking by residents?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Uncertain","Policy H2 includes cycle storage facilities, whilst Policy H8 encourages student accommodation development to be well located close to public transport and active travel connectivity. There is potential for these policies to encourage a modal shift away from private vehicle use, and encouragement of active and public transport modes. However, this is likely to be determined by the location of developments that may arise, and their proximity to the existing active travel network.","Yes","Policies should consider ensuring that housing developments are well located close to public transport modes, or provide additional public transport infrastructure.","N/A"]
["SA16: Geology and Soils\nTo minimise water and soil pollution and ensure protection of natural resources including greenfield land, soil, and minerals resources.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tUtilise previously developed land?\n•\tSeek to improve or remediate contaminated land or reuse previously developed land which has not been restored?\n•\tProtect soil quality and avoid soil pollution?\n•\tProtect Best and Most Versatile (BMV) Agricultural Land?\n•\tProtect Greenbelt/ Green Wedges land?\n•\tProtect sites safeguarded for mineral workings?","Direct","Medium","Long(20+yrs)","Borough-wide","Permanent/Irreversible","Minor Positive","Policy H10 ensures that gypsies and travellers sites are located outside of the Green Belt, whilst Policy H1 supports the regeneration of brownfield land. This is anticipated to protect greenfield land within the city. However, there is potential for development to occur on greenfield land within Derby, which may result in potential loss of agricultural land.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA17: Waste\nTo minimise the generation of waste and effectively manage waste that is created.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tEnhance opportunities for waste to be treated in line with circular economy principles (e.g. recycling, re-using, composting)?\n•\tProvide adequate waste separation facilities in new and existing developments in order to encourage more recycling?\n•\tEncourage the repurposing and refurbishing of buildings, instead of demolition?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Uncertain","Some developments that may come forward as a result of these policies may be resource intensive and could generate a significant amount of construction waste. Development should support the use of sustainable sourced/recycled materials in line with Policy GD1. As detailed design is currently unavailable, uncertain effects have been identified.","Yes","A Site Waste Management Plan should be prepared as part of the CEMP and OEMP.","N/A"]

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["Policy Group","Economy"]
["Policies ","E1: New Employment Locations\nE2: Existing Employment Locations\nE3: Local Labour Agreements\nE4: Office Development\nE8: Defined Centres\nE9: Main Town Centre Uses Outside of Centres\nE10: Tourism and Culture\nE11: Managing the Proliferation of Specific In-Centre Uses"]
["Policy/alternative description"]
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["SA Framework",null,"SA Policy Assessment"]
["SA objective","Supporting Questions","Direct/\nIndirect","Magnitude","Duration","Spatial Extent","Permanence/ Reversibility","Significance","Description of potential effects","Potential for cumulative effects? ","Mitigation","Enhancements"]
["SA1: Population and Equalities\nTo build inclusive communities by reducing social exclusion, reducing deprivation, promoting equity, equality and respecting diversity, improving local accessibility to healthcare, education, employment, retail facilities and recreational resources (including open spaces and sports facilities).  ","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tHelp to reduce deprivation and the inequality gap?\n•\tEnsure all residents have equitable access to health services?\n•\tConsider the needs of an aging population?\n•\tEnsure new housing is well located, close to a range of services such as shops, schools and employment opportunities?\n•\tImprove opportunities for active travel including walking and cycling?\n•\tEnsure everyone has access to high quality open space and recreation facilities?\n•\tProtect community facilities and improve access to important local services for the most deprived?","Direct","Medium","Medium/Long","Borough-wide","Permanent/Irreversible","Minor Positive","Policy E3 includes the potential to improve the skills and employment opportunities for local residents. Policy E1 also includes the potential for new employment uses which include a variety of workspace opportunities.\nPolicy E8 supports the development of defined centres. This is anticipated to improve access to employment and retail opportunities.\nPolicy E10 supports tourism and culture within Derby, and is anticipated to result in improvements to accessing cultural opportunities within the city. A potential minor positive effect has therefore been identified.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA2: Human Health\nTo improve health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities, improving quality of life for all.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tHelp to improve health and reduce health inequalities?\n•\tContribute to healthy lifestyles?\n•\tEncourage walking, cycling and a reduction in private car use?\n•\tHelp to ensure health services are provided alongside development?\n•\tProtect existing services?","Direct","Medium","Medium/Long","Borough-wide","Permanent/Irreversible","Minor Positive","All policies within the Economy group indirectly support human health. There is evidence that good employment improves health and wellbeing across people's lives, not only from an economic perspective, but also due to improvements in quality of life. Additionally, Policy E3 includes the use of local labour and providing skills and education opportunities for local residents. This is likely to result in improved opportunities for employment and positive effects on mental wellbeing. A potential minor positive effect has therefore been identified.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA3: Economy\nTo deliver economic growth and support the creation of new and retention of existing businesses.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tSupport the growth of higher skilled economic sectors? \n•\tProvide new employment premises which meet identified local needs in the area? \n•\tImprove business infrastructure, such as broadband and provide attractive sites for modern businesses?\n•\tSupport the city’s retail sector, especially the city centre and other retail centres?","Direct","High","Long(20+yrs)","Regional","Permanent/Irreversible","Significant Positive","All policies within the Economy group are anticipated to contribute to improving Derby's economy. These policies are anticipated to provide space for both existing and future economic uses, preserving current economic sectors, whilst encouraging inward investment into Derby. Policies E8 and E9 also include the development of local centres and town centre uses, which are anticipated to support the city's retail sector. A potential significant positive effect has therefore been identified.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA4: Employment\nTo create greater employment opportunities, higher value jobs and access to training.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tIncrease job availability?\n•\tIncrease the quality and choice of local employment?\n•\tImprove access to employment centres?\n•\tMeet the skills needs and future demand for labour?","Direct","High","Long(20+yrs)","Regional","Permanent/Irreversible","Significant Positive","All policies within the Economy group contribute to increasing the number of employment opportunities within the city. All policies contribute to the development of a range of employment types within the city, whilst Policy E3 includes the potential for local labour agreements, which is anticipated to improve the training and skills of the local population. A potential significant positive effect has therefore been identified.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA5: Crime and Safety\nTo reduce crime and the fear of crime for all residents inclusively, improving safety.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tHelp to create streets where people feel safe, particularly after dark?\n•\tMake a positive contribution to community cohesion?\n•\tSupport designing out crime principals? \n•\tReduce levels of crime derivation? \n•\tImprove road safety and reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured (KSI) on the roads, particularly children from deprived backgrounds? \n•\tCreate spaces where women and girls feel safe and included?","Direct","Low","Medium(10yrs)","Localised","Permanent/Reversible","Minor Positive","Policy E11 aims to reduce the potential for anti-social behaviour from over proliferation of establishments, whilst aiming to create a safe daytime and night time economy. This has potential to result in a potential minor positive effect, improving feelings of safety, particularly at night time when residents may feel more unsafe.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA6: Housing\nTo provide everybody with access to an affordable home which is resilient to the effects of climate change.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tSupport a range of housing types and sizes, including affordable housing units??\n•\tEnsure that there is an adequate supply of housing development land to meet local needs?\n•\tBe sustainably designed and resilient to the effects of climate change and designed to meet all needs, for example “Lifetime Homes” standards?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Neutral","N/A","No","N/A","N/A"]
["SA7: Leisure and Recreation\nTo provide better opportunities for people to participate in cultural, leisure and recreational activities.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tHelp to improve access to formal and informal recreation facilities?\n•\tProvide opportunities for engagement in a range of cultural activities?\n•\tCreate new allotments where there is a demand?","Direct","Medium","Medium(10yrs)","Borough-wide","Permanent/Irreversible","Minor Positive","Policy E8 includes the development of town and local centres, whilst Policy E10 focuses on shaping Derby as a cultural and leisure destination. These policies have potential to improve leisure and recreational opportunities for residents and visitors within the city. A potential minor positive effect has therefore been identified.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA8: Biodiversity and Natural Capital\nTo protect and improve biodiversity, geo-diversity, including protect and enhance favourable conditions on SSSI’s, SPAs, SACs and other wildlife sites and improve connectivity between, and access to, green spaces and functional habitats.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tConserve and enhance habitats in the LNRS?\n•\tConserve and enhance species diversity and in particular avoid harm and increase the ranges of protected species?\n•\tProvide opportunities for new habitat creation and lead to a net gain in biodiversity?\n•\tProtect geo-diversity?\n•\tImprove the ecological quality and character of open spaces?\n•\tMaintain and enhance woodland cover and management in appropriate areas (e.g. areas of ash dieback)?\n•\tMaintain or enhance tree cover?\n•\tProtect and promote effective management of SPAs and SACs in the LP area and its surroundings?\n•\tHelp to protect and enhance other designated sites e.g., SSSIs, Wildlife Sites, LNRs etc?\n•\tImprove climate change adaptation through provision of accessible green space or green and blue infrastructure?\n•\tPrevent the fragmentation of habitats, provide links between green spaces or help to deliver/support other ecological networks?\n•\tSupport the natural capital of the city?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Uncertain","There is potential for some habitats and biodiversity to be lost as a result of the implementation of these policies. There is also potential for development to provide additional green space and biodiversity net gain in line with Policy EN1 and EN10, which could result in increases in biodiversity and natural capital through the provision of habitats and green infrastructure. Uncertain effects have therefore been identified.","Yes","Development that may arise as a result of these policies should aim to minimise loss of biodiversity where possible. \nA CEMP should be implemented to aid in minimising disturbance during construction.","N/A"]
["SA9: Landscape and Townscape\nTo protect and enhance the character and appearance of the landscape and townscape, including landscape and townscape assets, as well as the area’s other natural assets and resources.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tProtect and enhance landscape and townscape quality, character and distinctiveness?\n•\tAvoid loss of, and damage to greenbelt / green wedge land?\n•\tMake use of previously used / brownfield land and buildings?\n•\tSafeguard individual landscape and townscape features such as hedgerows, ponds, public squares, etc?","Direct","Medium","Medium(10yrs)","Localised","Permanent/Irreversible","Minor Positive","There is potential for the development of additional employment space to impact the landscape and townscape if not sensitively designed. However, the implementation of GD1 and GD2, as well as CC6 aid in ensuring high quality design. Policy E10 is anticipated to result in improvements to the public realm and improve the townscape of Derby. Additionally, Policy E11 prevents the over-proliferation of specific uses, this is anticipated to result in a diverse townscape and frontages. Policy E8 focuses on defined centres, which has potential to enhance existing local centres within the city.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA10: Historic Environment\nTo conserve and enhance the historic environment, heritage assets (including known and unknown archaeological sites) and their settings and maintain and enhance access to cultural heritage for enjoyment and educational purposes.   ","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tPreserve and enhance the character or appearance of conservation areas and their settings?\n•\tPreserve or enhance heritage assets and their settings?\n•\tPreserve or enhance archaeological features and their settings?\n•\tImprove the condition of heritage at risk? \n•\tRe-use/retain historic buildings or fabric?\n•\tProtect and conserve the Outstanding Universal Value of the DVMWHS?","Direct","Medium","Short/Medium","Localised","Permanent/Reversible","Minor Positive","The development of employment infrastructure has potential to impact the setting of local heritage assets if not sensitively designed. However, Policy H2 encourages high quality design that may improve the setting of local heritage assets. \nPolicy E10 may result in positive effects on heritage assets, including the DVMWHS. This policy is anticipated to improve access and appreciation of the local heritage environment, and has potential to improve the setting of heritage assets through improving the public realm.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA11: Air, Noise and Light Pollution\nTo maintain good local air quality and to minimise noise and light pollution","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tMaintain or improve local air quality?\n•\tEncourage the installation of electric vehicle charging points?\n•\tAvoid adverse impacts from noise?\n•\tMinimise light pollution?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Neutral","N/A","No","N/A","N/A"]
["SA12: Water Environment\nTo ensure sustainable management of water resources and to minimise the risk of flooding.","Will the policy or proposal: \n•\tMinimise contamination of watercourses and improve water quality in watercourses?\n•\tAvoid exacerbating flood risk for any source and be designed to be resilient to flood risk for its lifetime?\n•\tSupport the use of Sustainable Drainage Systems?\n•\tEncourage water efficiency and demand management?\n•\tAvoid deterioration and enhance the ecological status of water bodies? \n•\tContribute toward achieving Water Framework Directive objectives?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Uncertain","Urban intensification and additional employment developments could increase flood risk as a result of increases in hard standing surfaces. The implementation of Policy CL1 has potential to aid in reducing flood risk. However, exact details of these impacts will be determined by the individual scheme level designs that may come forward. Uncertain effects have therefore been identified.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA13: Climate Change\nAdapt to the effects of climate change including flood risk, extreme weather and overheating, and strengthen climate resilience.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tMinimise flood risk and ensure new development provides sustainable urban drainage?\n•\tEnsure new development is designed to withstand future climate change (e.g. overheating and increased storm severity)?\n•\tIncrease and improve green and blue infrastructure to create a connected network across the city and within the wider area?\n•\tEnsure surface and groundwater water resources are used efficiently?\n•\tReduce energy consumption?\n•\tSupport the delivery of renewable and decentralised energy capacity (including small scale or community energy projects)?\n•\tSupport energy efficient design?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Neutral","N/A","No","N/A","N/A"]
["SA14: Greenhouse Gases\nTo reduce the contribution towards the emission of greenhouse gases.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tReduce GHG emissions?\n•\tSupport the shift towards low carbon technologies and the usage of electric and ultralow emissions vehicles and appropriate infrastructure to support these?\n•\tProvide opportunities to access local services and facilities by low carbon public transport, walking or wheeling?\n•\tPromote a low carbon local economy? \n•\tReduce levels of embodied carbon?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Uncertain","Some developments that may come forward as a result of these policies may be resource intensive and could contain a significant amount of embodied carbon. As detailed design is currently unavailable, uncertain effects have been identified.","Yes","Development that may arise as a result of these policies should aim to utilise low carbon materials within construction.","N/A"]
["SA15: Transport and Accessibility\nTo reduce the number of journeys made by car, within and to and from the area and improve access to jobs, services and facilities.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tUtilise and enhance existing infrastructure?\n•\tHelp to meet local needs locally through low carbon travel options?\n•\tFacilitate safe walking and cycling?\n•\tFacilitate the use of public transport?\n•\tDeliver opportunities to relieve traffic congestion?\n•\tEncourage travel planning for businesses?\n•\tHelp to reduce the distances people have to travel on a regular basis for education, employment and services?\n•\tHelp to improve access to services and facilities for those living in rural or remote settlements, or experiencing other access constraints?\n•\tHelp to support homeworking by residents?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Uncertain","There is potential for the development of additional employment locations and facilities to result in additional vehicle movements throughout the city. There is potential for increased uptake in sustainable travel modes, depending upon the location and infrastructure included within new developments. ","Yes","Policies should consider ensuring that developments are well located close to public transport modes, or provide additional public transport infrastructure.","N/A"]
["SA16: Geology and Soils\nTo minimise water and soil pollution and ensure protection of natural resources including greenfield land, soil, and minerals resources.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tUtilise previously developed land?\n•\tSeek to improve or remediate contaminated land or reuse previously developed land which has not been restored?\n•\tProtect soil quality and avoid soil pollution?\n•\tProtect Best and Most Versatile (BMV) Agricultural Land?\n•\tProtect Greenbelt/ Green Wedges land?\n•\tProtect sites safeguarded for mineral workings?","Indirect","Medium","Medium(10yrs)","Localised","Permanent/Irreversible","Minor Positive","Policy E2 indirectly contributes towards protecting greenfield land by preserving existing employment sites and their uses. This may contribute to making best use of existing land. Potential minor positive effects have therefore been identified.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA17: Waste\nTo minimise the generation of waste and effectively manage waste that is created.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tEnhance opportunities for waste to be treated in line with circular economy principles (e.g. recycling, re-using, composting)?\n•\tProvide adequate waste separation facilities in new and existing developments in order to encourage more recycling?\n•\tEncourage the repurposing and refurbishing of buildings, instead of demolition?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Uncertain","Some developments that may come forward as a result of these policies may be resource intensive and could generate a significant amount of construction waste. Development should support the use of sustainable sourced/recycled materials in line with Policy GD1. As detailed design is currently unavailable, uncertain effects have been identified.","Yes","A Site Waste Management Plan should be prepared as part of the CEMP and OEMP.","N/A"]

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["Policy Group","Environment - Biodiversity and Green Infrastructure"]
["Policies ","EN1: Green and Blue Infrastructure\nEN2: Dark Infrastructure\nEN3: Open Space, Sport and Recreation Buildings\nEN4: Allotments and Community Gardens\nEN5: Green Belt\nEN6: Green Wedges\nEN7: Green Gaps\nEN8: Biodiversity and Geodiversity\nEN9: Trees and Hedgerows\nEN10: Biodiversity Net Gain"]
["Policy/alternative description"]
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["SA Framework",null,"SA Policy Assessment"]
["SA objective","Supporting Questions","Direct/\nIndirect","Magnitude","Duration","Spatial Extent","Permanence/ Reversibility","Significance","Description of potential effects","Potential for cumulative effects? ","Mitigation","Enhancements"]
["SA1: Population and Equalities\nTo build inclusive communities by reducing social exclusion, reducing deprivation, promoting equity, equality and respecting diversity, improving local accessibility to healthcare, education, employment, retail facilities and recreational resources (including open spaces and sports facilities).  ","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tHelp to reduce deprivation and the inequality gap?\n•\tEnsure all residents have equitable access to health services?\n•\tConsider the needs of an aging population?\n•\tEnsure new housing is well located, close to a range of services such as shops, schools and employment opportunities?\n•\tImprove opportunities for active travel including walking and cycling?\n•\tEnsure everyone has access to high quality open space and recreation facilities?\n•\tProtect community facilities and improve access to important local services for the most deprived?","Direct","Medium","Long(20+yrs)","Borough-wide","Permanent/Reversible","Significant Positive","Policy EN1 provides enhancements to open space within the city, improving community open space provision as well as providing high quality design for future open spaces.\nPolicy EN3 also preserves and enhances open space and recreational facilities, which will enhance open spaces for the current and future populations. Similarly, Policy EN4's preservation of existing allotments and future allotments provides spaces for the community and social interaction. A potential significant positive effect has therefore been identified.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA2: Human Health\nTo improve health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities, improving quality of life for all.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tHelp to improve health and reduce health inequalities?\n•\tContribute to healthy lifestyles?\n•\tEncourage walking, cycling and a reduction in private car use?\n•\tHelp to ensure health services are provided alongside development?\n•\tProtect existing services?","Direct","Medium","Long(20+yrs)","Borough-wide","Permanent/Reversible","Significant Positive","Policy EN1 aims to maintain and enhance green infrastructure and open spaces. This should contribute to improving mental wellbeing through providing spaces for social interaction and physical activity. Additionally, Policy EN3 preserves open space and recreational facilities within the city, which should help to improve peoples' health.\nPolicy EN4 also outlines opportunities for preserving and enhancing allotments and community gardens. This provides space for social interaction, as well as healthy food. A potential significant positive effect has therefore been identified.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA3: Economy\nTo deliver economic growth and support the creation of new and retention of existing businesses.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tSupport the growth of higher skilled economic sectors? \n•\tProvide new employment premises which meet identified local needs in the area? \n•\tImprove business infrastructure, such as broadband and provide attractive sites for modern businesses?\n•\tSupport the city’s retail sector, especially the city centre and other retail centres?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Neutral","N/A","No","N/A","N/A"]
["SA4: Employment\nTo create greater employment opportunities, higher value jobs and access to training.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tIncrease job availability?\n•\tIncrease the quality and choice of local employment?\n•\tImprove access to employment centres?\n•\tMeet the skills needs and future demand for labour?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Neutral","N/A","No","N/A","N/A"]
["SA5: Crime and Safety\nTo reduce crime and the fear of crime for all residents inclusively, improving safety.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tHelp to create streets where people feel safe, particularly after dark?\n•\tMake a positive contribution to community cohesion?\n•\tSupport designing out crime principals? \n•\tReduce levels of crime derivation? \n•\tImprove road safety and reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured (KSI) on the roads, particularly children from deprived backgrounds? \n•\tCreate spaces where women and girls feel safe and included?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Uncertain","Policy EN3 requires new open space to be designed to be safe. However, it is currently uncertain what measures will be included to improve safety within open spaces as this is likely to be determined by individual scheme design.\nPolicy EN2 has potential to reduce feelings of safety, particularly during night time hours, as a result of alteration to night lighting. However, this is likely to be determined by individual development that arises and scheme design, although it is anticipated this will be in line with Policy GD5. Uncertain effects have therefore been identified.","Yes","Alterations to artificial light should ensure that lighting is maintained and not removed, particularly in areas of higher crime.","N/A"]
["SA6: Housing\nTo provide everybody with access to an affordable home which is resilient to the effects of climate change.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tSupport a range of housing types and sizes, including affordable housing units??\n•\tEnsure that there is an adequate supply of housing development land to meet local needs?\n•\tBe sustainably designed and resilient to the effects of climate change and designed to meet all needs, for example “Lifetime Homes” standards?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Neutral","N/A","No","N/A","N/A"]
["SA7: Leisure and Recreation\nTo provide better opportunities for people to participate in cultural, leisure and recreational activities.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tHelp to improve access to formal and informal recreation facilities?\n•\tProvide opportunities for engagement in a range of cultural activities?\n•\tCreate new allotments where there is a demand?","Direct","Medium","Long(20+yrs)","Borough-wide","Permanent/Irreversible","Significant Positive","Policy EN3 encourages the preservation of existing open space, sports and recreational buildings and land, as well as outlining standards for new open space development outside of the city centre, ensuring adequate open space amenity.\nPolicy EN4 also protects allotments and community gardens where possible, and encourages new allotment development. \nThese policies aid in improving access to formal and informal recreational facilities, providing opportunities for people to participate in activities. A potential significant positive effect has therefore been identified.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA8: Biodiversity and Natural Capital\nTo protect and improve biodiversity, geo-diversity, including protect and enhance favourable conditions on SSSI’s, SPAs, SACs and other wildlife sites and improve connectivity between, and access to, green spaces and functional habitats.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tConserve and enhance habitats in the LNRS?\n•\tConserve and enhance species diversity and in particular avoid harm and increase the ranges of protected species?\n•\tProvide opportunities for new habitat creation and lead to a net gain in biodiversity?\n•\tProtect geo-diversity?\n•\tImprove the ecological quality and character of open spaces?\n•\tMaintain and enhance woodland cover and management in appropriate areas (e.g. areas of ash dieback)?\n•\tMaintain or enhance tree cover?\n•\tProtect and promote effective management of SPAs and SACs in the LP area and its surroundings?\n•\tHelp to protect and enhance other designated sites e.g., SSSIs, Wildlife Sites, LNRs etc?\n•\tImprove climate change adaptation through provision of accessible green space or green and blue infrastructure?\n•\tPrevent the fragmentation of habitats, provide links between green spaces or help to deliver/support other ecological networks?\n•\tSupport the natural capital of the city?","Direct","High","Long(20+yrs)","Borough-wide","Permanent/Reversible","Significant Positive","All policies within Environment - Biodiversity and Green Infrastructure will contribute to improving biodiversity and natural capital across the city, including improving and enhancing green and blue infrastructure, open spaces and contributing towards biodiversity net gain (BNG).\nThese policies are anticipated to contribute to preserving and enhancing current biodiversity and open space, including designated sites and woodland, and are anticipated to contribute to reducing disturbance to habitats and species. Additionally, Policy EN1 supports the recovery of designated sites and supports the delivery of the Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS). As a result of this, a potential significant positive effect has therefore been identified.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA9: Landscape and Townscape\nTo protect and enhance the character and appearance of the landscape and townscape, including landscape and townscape assets, as well as the area’s other natural assets and resources.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tProtect and enhance landscape and townscape quality, character and distinctiveness?\n•\tAvoid loss of, and damage to greenbelt / green wedge land?\n•\tMake use of previously used / brownfield land and buildings?\n•\tSafeguard individual landscape and townscape features such as hedgerows, ponds, public squares, etc?","Direct","Medium","Long(20+yrs)","Borough-wide","Permanent/Irreversible","Significant Positive","Policies within Environment - Biodiversity and Green Infrastructure largely contribute to enhancing Derby's landscapes. Policy EN1 aims to enhance the landscape by providing additional open space that is of high quality, and preserving existing green and blue infrastructure within the city.  Policy EN2 also aims to reduce light pollution, which may positively contribute to landscape setting. A potential significant positive effect has therefore been identified.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA10: Historic Environment\nTo conserve and enhance the historic environment, heritage assets (including known and unknown archaeological sites) and their settings and maintain and enhance access to cultural heritage for enjoyment and educational purposes.   ","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tPreserve and enhance the character or appearance of conservation areas and their settings?\n•\tPreserve or enhance heritage assets and their settings?\n•\tPreserve or enhance archaeological features and their settings?\n•\tImprove the condition of heritage at risk? \n•\tRe-use/retain historic buildings or fabric?\n•\tProtect and conserve the Outstanding Universal Value of the DVMWHS?","Direct","Low","Medium(10yrs)","Localised","Permanent/Reversible","Minor Positive","Policy EN8 requires that natural heritage assets are considered within development to minimise any impacts.\nPolicy EN2 has potential to indirectly benefit the historic environment due to reducing light pollution, improving the setting of heritage assets. Additionally, Policy EN1's consideration of high quality design for open spaces also has potential to enhance the setting of the city's heritage assets. A potential minor positive effect has therefore been identified.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA11: Air, Noise and Light Pollution\nTo maintain good local air quality and to minimise noise and light pollution","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tMaintain or improve local air quality?\n•\tEncourage the installation of electric vehicle charging points?\n•\tAvoid adverse impacts from noise?\n•\tMinimise light pollution?","Direct","Medium","Medium/Long","Localised","Permanent/Reversible","Minor Positive","Policy EN2 encourages the restoration of natural darkness, reducing artificial light pollution. A potential minor positive effect has therefore been identified.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA12: Water Environment\nTo ensure sustainable management of water resources and to minimise the risk of flooding.","Will the policy or proposal: \n•\tMinimise contamination of watercourses and improve water quality in watercourses?\n•\tAvoid exacerbating flood risk for any source and be designed to be resilient to flood risk for its lifetime?\n•\tSupport the use of Sustainable Drainage Systems?\n•\tEncourage water efficiency and demand management?\n•\tAvoid deterioration and enhance the ecological status of water bodies? \n•\tContribute toward achieving Water Framework Directive objectives?","Direct","Medium","Long(20+yrs)","Borough-wide","Permanent/Reversible","Significant Positive","Policy EN1 outlines the requirements for blue infrastructure inclusion, including SuDS, enhancing flood protection and water quality. Additionally, Policy EN8 ensures that water quality is protected and enhanced within development. This is anticipated to result in a potential significant positive effect on water quality.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA13: Climate Change\nAdapt to the effects of climate change including flood risk, extreme weather and overheating, and strengthen climate resilience.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tMinimise flood risk and ensure new development provides sustainable urban drainage?\n•\tEnsure new development is designed to withstand future climate change (e.g. overheating and increased storm severity)?\n•\tIncrease and improve green and blue infrastructure to create a connected network across the city and within the wider area?\n•\tEnsure surface and groundwater water resources are used efficiently?\n•\tReduce energy consumption?\n•\tSupport the delivery of renewable and decentralised energy capacity (including small scale or community energy projects)?\n•\tSupport energy efficient design?","Indirect","Medium","Long(20+yrs)","Borough-wide","Permanent/Reversible","Significant Positive","Policy EN1 outlines requirements for green infrastructure to be resilient to the effects of climate change, including ensuring SuDS are implemented within design, as well as green roofs and walls. \nPolicy EN6 permits climate change mitigation measures to be developed within the green wedge.\nPolicy EN9 protects existing trees and woodland areas. \nThe protection of existing green spaces, and ensuring development is resilient to the effects of climate change can increase drainage and reduce surface runoff, as well as providing shade and reducing risk of overheating. A potential significant positive effect has therefore been identified.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA14: Greenhouse Gases\nTo reduce the contribution towards the emission of greenhouse gases.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tReduce GHG emissions?\n•\tSupport the shift towards low carbon technologies and the usage of electric and ultralow emissions vehicles and appropriate infrastructure to support these?\n•\tProvide opportunities to access local services and facilities by low carbon public transport, walking or wheeling?\n•\tPromote a low carbon local economy? \n•\tReduce levels of embodied carbon?","Indirect","Medium","Long(20+yrs)","Borough-wide","Temporary/Reversible","Minor Positive","The protection and enhancement of biodiversity and green and blue infrastructure, particularly from Policy EN1 and EN8, present opportunities to reduce GHG emissions using an ecosystems based approach to development. A potential minor positive effect has therefore been identified.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA15: Transport and Accessibility\nTo reduce the number of journeys made by car, within and to and from the area and improve access to jobs, services and facilities.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tUtilise and enhance existing infrastructure?\n•\tHelp to meet local needs locally through low carbon travel options?\n•\tFacilitate safe walking and cycling?\n•\tFacilitate the use of public transport?\n•\tDeliver opportunities to relieve traffic congestion?\n•\tEncourage travel planning for businesses?\n•\tHelp to reduce the distances people have to travel on a regular basis for education, employment and services?\n•\tHelp to improve access to services and facilities for those living in rural or remote settlements, or experiencing other access constraints?\n•\tHelp to support homeworking by residents?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Neutral","N/A","No","N/A","N/A"]
["SA16: Geology and Soils\nTo minimise water and soil pollution and ensure protection of natural resources including greenfield land, soil, and minerals resources.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tUtilise previously developed land?\n•\tSeek to improve or remediate contaminated land or reuse previously developed land which has not been restored?\n•\tProtect soil quality and avoid soil pollution?\n•\tProtect Best and Most Versatile (BMV) Agricultural Land?\n•\tProtect Greenbelt/ Green Wedges land?\n•\tProtect sites safeguarded for mineral workings?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Uncertain","Policy EN6 and EN7 both restrict inappropriate development within green wedges and green gaps. However, they also support development on these areas in specific circumstances. This has the potential to result in the loss of green wedges and green gaps depending on the nature of schemes that come forward.","Yes","Where development occurs on greenfield land, this should be focussed upon low value land that is not of agricultural use, where possible. ","N/A"]
["SA17: Waste\nTo minimise the generation of waste and effectively manage waste that is created.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tEnhance opportunities for waste to be treated in line with circular economy principles (e.g. recycling, re-using, composting)?\n•\tProvide adequate waste separation facilities in new and existing developments in order to encourage more recycling?\n•\tEncourage the repurposing and refurbishing of buildings, instead of demolition?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Neutral","N/A","No","N/A","N/A"]

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["Policy Group","Environment - Historic Environment"]
["Policies ","EN11: Historic Environment\nEN12: Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site\nEN13: Darley Abbey Mills Complex\nEN14: Conservation Areas\nEN15: Listed Buildings and Locally Listed Buildings\nEN16: Heritage Statements of Significance\nEN17: Uses Within Buildings of Architectural or Historic Importance\nEN18: Archaeology\nEN19: Historic Parks and Gardens and Designated Landscapes"]
["Policy/alternative description"]
[]
["SA Framework",null,"SA Policy Assessment"]
["SA objective","Supporting Questions","Direct/\nIndirect","Magnitude","Duration","Spatial Extent","Permanence/ Reversibility","Significance","Description of potential effects","Potential for cumulative effects? ","Mitigation","Enhancements"]
["SA1: Population and Equalities\nTo build inclusive communities by reducing social exclusion, reducing deprivation, promoting equity, equality and respecting diversity, improving local accessibility to healthcare, education, employment, retail facilities and recreational resources (including open spaces and sports facilities).  ","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tHelp to reduce deprivation and the inequality gap?\n•\tEnsure all residents have equitable access to health services?\n•\tConsider the needs of an aging population?\n•\tEnsure new housing is well located, close to a range of services such as shops, schools and employment opportunities?\n•\tImprove opportunities for active travel including walking and cycling?\n•\tEnsure everyone has access to high quality open space and recreation facilities?\n•\tProtect community facilities and improve access to important local services for the most deprived?","Direct","Low","Long(20+yrs)","Localised","Permanent/Reversible","Minor Positive","Policy EN11 outlines the requirement for historic shop fronts to be accessible, including upper floors. This is anticipated to allow access to users, particularly those with access needs.\nAdditionally, Policy EN19 preserves historic parks and gardens, a valuable community asset for open space use. A potential minor positive effect has therefore been identified.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA2: Human Health\nTo improve health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities, improving quality of life for all.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tHelp to improve health and reduce health inequalities?\n•\tContribute to healthy lifestyles?\n•\tEncourage walking, cycling and a reduction in private car use?\n•\tHelp to ensure health services are provided alongside development?\n•\tProtect existing services?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Neutral","N/A","No","N/A","N/A"]
["SA3: Economy\nTo deliver economic growth and support the creation of new and retention of existing businesses.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tSupport the growth of higher skilled economic sectors? \n•\tProvide new employment premises which meet identified local needs in the area? \n•\tImprove business infrastructure, such as broadband and provide attractive sites for modern businesses?\n•\tSupport the city’s retail sector, especially the city centre and other retail centres?","Direct","Low","Long(20+yrs)","Localised","Permanent/Reversible","Minor Positive","Policy EN12 encourages the economic revitalisation of the DVMWHS area. There is potential for this to encourage investment into the area, which may benefit the Derby economy. A potential minor positive effect has therefore been identified.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA4: Employment\nTo create greater employment opportunities, higher value jobs and access to training.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tIncrease job availability?\n•\tIncrease the quality and choice of local employment?\n•\tImprove access to employment centres?\n•\tMeet the skills needs and future demand for labour?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Neutral","N/A","No","N/A","N/A"]
["SA5: Crime and Safety\nTo reduce crime and the fear of crime for all residents inclusively, improving safety.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tHelp to create streets where people feel safe, particularly after dark?\n•\tMake a positive contribution to community cohesion?\n•\tSupport designing out crime principals? \n•\tReduce levels of crime derivation? \n•\tImprove road safety and reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured (KSI) on the roads, particularly children from deprived backgrounds? \n•\tCreate spaces where women and girls feel safe and included?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Neutral","N/A","No","N/A","N/A"]
["SA6: Housing\nTo provide everybody with access to an affordable home which is resilient to the effects of climate change.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tSupport a range of housing types and sizes, including affordable housing units??\n•\tEnsure that there is an adequate supply of housing development land to meet local needs?\n•\tBe sustainably designed and resilient to the effects of climate change and designed to meet all needs, for example “Lifetime Homes” standards?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Neutral","N/A","No","N/A","N/A"]
["SA7: Leisure and Recreation\nTo provide better opportunities for people to participate in cultural, leisure and recreational activities.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tHelp to improve access to formal and informal recreation facilities?\n•\tProvide opportunities for engagement in a range of cultural activities?\n•\tCreate new allotments where there is a demand?","Direct","High","Long(20+yrs)","Borough-wide","Permanent/Reversible","Significant Positive","All policies within Environment - Historic Environment encourage the preservation of heritage assets, which can provide important leisure and tourism opportunities. Policy EN11 considers the preservation of the DVMWHS and encourages the revitalisation of the area, which is anticipated to encourage visitors to the WHS. Additionally, Policy EN19 aims to preserve historic parks and gardens, providing opportunities for leisure and recreation. A potential significant positive effect has therefore been identified.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA8: Biodiversity and Natural Capital\nTo protect and improve biodiversity, geo-diversity, including protect and enhance favourable conditions on SSSI’s, SPAs, SACs and other wildlife sites and improve connectivity between, and access to, green spaces and functional habitats.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tConserve and enhance habitats in the LNRS?\n•\tConserve and enhance species diversity and in particular avoid harm and increase the ranges of protected species?\n•\tProvide opportunities for new habitat creation and lead to a net gain in biodiversity?\n•\tProtect geo-diversity?\n•\tImprove the ecological quality and character of open spaces?\n•\tMaintain and enhance woodland cover and management in appropriate areas (e.g. areas of ash dieback)?\n•\tMaintain or enhance tree cover?\n•\tProtect and promote effective management of SPAs and SACs in the LP area and its surroundings?\n•\tHelp to protect and enhance other designated sites e.g., SSSIs, Wildlife Sites, LNRs etc?\n•\tImprove climate change adaptation through provision of accessible green space or green and blue infrastructure?\n•\tPrevent the fragmentation of habitats, provide links between green spaces or help to deliver/support other ecological networks?\n•\tSupport the natural capital of the city?","Direct","Medium","Medium(10yrs)","Localised","Permanent/Reversible","Minor Positive","Policy EN12 ensures that proposals prevent harm to biodiversity within the DVMWHS and its buffer. A potential minor positive effect has therefore been identified.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA9: Landscape and Townscape\nTo protect and enhance the character and appearance of the landscape and townscape, including landscape and townscape assets, as well as the area’s other natural assets and resources.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tProtect and enhance landscape and townscape quality, character and distinctiveness?\n•\tAvoid loss of, and damage to greenbelt / green wedge land?\n•\tMake use of previously used / brownfield land and buildings?\n•\tSafeguard individual landscape and townscape features such as hedgerows, ponds, public squares, etc?","Direct","Medium","Long(20+yrs)","Borough-wide","Permanent/Irreversible","Significant Positive","A number of policies within Environment - Historic Environment are likely to contribute to potential significant positive effects on landscape and townscape. Policies EN12, EN13, EN14, and EN19 aim to preserve the historic environment and their settings, as well as enhancing sensitive design, including of conservation areas, which is anticipated to preserve Derby's diverse landscape and enhance landscape setting.  ","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA10: Historic Environment\nTo conserve and enhance the historic environment, heritage assets (including known and unknown archaeological sites) and their settings and maintain and enhance access to cultural heritage for enjoyment and educational purposes.   ","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tPreserve and enhance the character or appearance of conservation areas and their settings?\n•\tPreserve or enhance heritage assets and their settings?\n•\tPreserve or enhance archaeological features and their settings?\n•\tImprove the condition of heritage at risk? \n•\tRe-use/retain historic buildings or fabric?\n•\tProtect and conserve the Outstanding Universal Value of the DVMWHS?","Direct","High","Long(20+yrs)","Borough-wide","Permanent/Irreversible","Significant Positive","All policies within Environment - Historic Environment are likely to contribute to preserving and enhancing the historic environment and heritage assets within Derby, including the DVMWHS, archaeological assets and heritage at risk. The policies encourage the preservation and enhancement of heritage assets. However, Policy EN15 allows, under some circumstances, the loss of heritage assets only if proposals meet stringent criteria. Potential significant positive effects have been identified as a result of preservation and enhancement of heritage assets and their settings.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA11: Air, Noise and Light Pollution\nTo maintain good local air quality and to minimise noise and light pollution","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tMaintain or improve local air quality?\n•\tEncourage the installation of electric vehicle charging points?\n•\tAvoid adverse impacts from noise?\n•\tMinimise light pollution?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Neutral","N/A","No","N/A","N/A"]
["SA12: Water Environment\nTo ensure sustainable management of water resources and to minimise the risk of flooding.","Will the policy or proposal: \n•\tMinimise contamination of watercourses and improve water quality in watercourses?\n•\tAvoid exacerbating flood risk for any source and be designed to be resilient to flood risk for its lifetime?\n•\tSupport the use of Sustainable Drainage Systems?\n•\tEncourage water efficiency and demand management?\n•\tAvoid deterioration and enhance the ecological status of water bodies? \n•\tContribute toward achieving Water Framework Directive objectives?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Neutral","N/A","No","N/A","N/A"]
["SA13: Climate Change\nAdapt to the effects of climate change including flood risk, extreme weather and overheating, and strengthen climate resilience.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tMinimise flood risk and ensure new development provides sustainable urban drainage?\n•\tEnsure new development is designed to withstand future climate change (e.g. overheating and increased storm severity)?\n•\tIncrease and improve green and blue infrastructure to create a connected network across the city and within the wider area?\n•\tEnsure surface and groundwater water resources are used efficiently?\n•\tReduce energy consumption?\n•\tSupport the delivery of renewable and decentralised energy capacity (including small scale or community energy projects)?\n•\tSupport energy efficient design?","Direct","Medium","Long(20+yrs)","Localised","Permanent/Irreversible","Minor Positive","Policy E13 encourages the redevelopment of vacant buildings and aims to ensure that development does not compromise flood defences, and provides satisfactory flood mitigation where required. \nPolicy EN11 also aims to adapt heritage assets to climate change. This is likely to improve the resilience of heritage assets and their settings.  A potential minor positive effect has therefore been identified.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA14: Greenhouse Gases\nTo reduce the contribution towards the emission of greenhouse gases.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tReduce GHG emissions?\n•\tSupport the shift towards low carbon technologies and the usage of electric and ultralow emissions vehicles and appropriate infrastructure to support these?\n•\tProvide opportunities to access local services and facilities by low carbon public transport, walking or wheeling?\n•\tPromote a low carbon local economy? \n•\tReduce levels of embodied carbon?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Neutral","N/A","No","N/A","N/A"]
["SA15: Transport and Accessibility\nTo reduce the number of journeys made by car, within and to and from the area and improve access to jobs, services and facilities.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tUtilise and enhance existing infrastructure?\n•\tHelp to meet local needs locally through low carbon travel options?\n•\tFacilitate safe walking and cycling?\n•\tFacilitate the use of public transport?\n•\tDeliver opportunities to relieve traffic congestion?\n•\tEncourage travel planning for businesses?\n•\tHelp to reduce the distances people have to travel on a regular basis for education, employment and services?\n•\tHelp to improve access to services and facilities for those living in rural or remote settlements, or experiencing other access constraints?\n•\tHelp to support homeworking by residents?","Direct","Low","Medium(10yrs)","Localised","Permanent/Reversible","Minor Positive","Policy EN13 outlines that development in the Darley Abbey Mills Complex should provide acceptable access and parking, but also promote access by non-car travel modes. This may encourage the uptake of public and sustainable transport modes when accessing the site. A potential minor positive effect has therefore been identified.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA16: Geology and Soils\nTo minimise water and soil pollution and ensure protection of natural resources including greenfield land, soil, and minerals resources.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tUtilise previously developed land?\n•\tSeek to improve or remediate contaminated land or reuse previously developed land which has not been restored?\n•\tProtect soil quality and avoid soil pollution?\n•\tProtect Best and Most Versatile (BMV) Agricultural Land?\n•\tProtect Greenbelt/ Green Wedges land?\n•\tProtect sites safeguarded for mineral workings?","Direct","Low","Medium/Long","Localised","Permanent/Irreversible","Minor Positive","There is potential for Policy EN13 to ensure the reuse of vacant buildings in the Darley Abbey Mills Complex. Policy EN15 encourages changes of use for listed buildings, ensuring all viable uses have been considered in encouraging the retention of these assets prior to demolition. This has potential to encourage the use of brownfield land, protecting land within the city. A potential minor positive effect has therefore been identified.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA17: Waste\nTo minimise the generation of waste and effectively manage waste that is created.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tEnhance opportunities for waste to be treated in line with circular economy principles (e.g. recycling, re-using, composting)?\n•\tProvide adequate waste separation facilities in new and existing developments in order to encourage more recycling?\n•\tEncourage the repurposing and refurbishing of buildings, instead of demolition?","Direct","Low","Medium/Long","Localised","Permanent/Irreversible","Minor Positive","There is potential for Policy EN13 to ensure the reuse of vacant buildings in the Darley Abbey Mills Complex. Policy EN15 encourages changes of use for listed buildings, ensuring all viable uses have been considered in encouraging the retention of these assets prior to demolition. A potential minor positive effect has therefore been identified.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]

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["Policy Group","Environment - Townscape"]
["Policies ","EN20: Advertisements\nEN21: Shopfronts"]
["Policy/alternative description"]
[]
["SA Framework",null,"SA Policy Assessment"]
["SA objective","Supporting Questions","Direct/\nIndirect","Magnitude","Duration","Spatial Extent","Permanence/ Reversibility","Significance","Description of potential effects","Potential for cumulative effects? ","Mitigation","Enhancements"]
["SA1: Population and Equalities\nTo build inclusive communities by reducing social exclusion, reducing deprivation, promoting equity, equality and respecting diversity, improving local accessibility to healthcare, education, employment, retail facilities and recreational resources (including open spaces and sports facilities).  ","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tHelp to reduce deprivation and the inequality gap?\n•\tEnsure all residents have equitable access to health services?\n•\tConsider the needs of an aging population?\n•\tEnsure new housing is well located, close to a range of services such as shops, schools and employment opportunities?\n•\tImprove opportunities for active travel including walking and cycling?\n•\tEnsure everyone has access to high quality open space and recreation facilities?\n•\tProtect community facilities and improve access to important local services for the most deprived?","Direct","Low","Medium(10yrs)","Localised","Permanent/Reversible","Minor Positive","Policy EN20 ensures that advertisements do not create obstructions to pedestrian or cycle networks, aiding in ensuring that disabled users, or those with pushchairs, are able to access the pedestrian network.\nPolicy EN21 ensures that shopfronts must provide entrances that promote accessibility and inclusivity, including access for disabled users. This is anticipated to result in a potential minor positive effect.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA2: Human Health\nTo improve health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities, improving quality of life for all.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tHelp to improve health and reduce health inequalities?\n•\tContribute to healthy lifestyles?\n•\tEncourage walking, cycling and a reduction in private car use?\n•\tHelp to ensure health services are provided alongside development?\n•\tProtect existing services?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Neutral","N/A","No","N/A","N/A"]
["SA3: Economy\nTo deliver economic growth and support the creation of new and retention of existing businesses.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tSupport the growth of higher skilled economic sectors? \n•\tProvide new employment premises which meet identified local needs in the area? \n•\tImprove business infrastructure, such as broadband and provide attractive sites for modern businesses?\n•\tSupport the city’s retail sector, especially the city centre and other retail centres?","Indirect","Low","Medium(10yrs)","Localised","Permanent/Reversible","Minor Positive","There is potential for Policy EN20 and EN21 to indirectly contribute to the local economy. Advertising and high quality shopfronts may encourage investment and sales within the city. A potential minor positive effect has therefore been identified.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA4: Employment\nTo create greater employment opportunities, higher value jobs and access to training.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tIncrease job availability?\n•\tIncrease the quality and choice of local employment?\n•\tImprove access to employment centres?\n•\tMeet the skills needs and future demand for labour?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Neutral","N/A","No","N/A","N/A"]
["SA5: Crime and Safety\nTo reduce crime and the fear of crime for all residents inclusively, improving safety.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tHelp to create streets where people feel safe, particularly after dark?\n•\tMake a positive contribution to community cohesion?\n•\tSupport designing out crime principals? \n•\tReduce levels of crime derivation? \n•\tImprove road safety and reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured (KSI) on the roads, particularly children from deprived backgrounds? \n•\tCreate spaces where women and girls feel safe and included?","Direct","Medium","Medium(10yrs)","Localised","Permanent/Reversible","Minor Positive","Policy EN21 considers building safety measures implementation, and encourages sensitive measures to be implemented, ensuring frontages are active. Active frontages have the potential to result in improved feelings of safety. Policy EN20 also contributes to improving safety, preserving public and highways safety. A potential minor positive effect has therefore been identified.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA6: Housing\nTo provide everybody with access to an affordable home which is resilient to the effects of climate change.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tSupport a range of housing types and sizes, including affordable housing units??\n•\tEnsure that there is an adequate supply of housing development land to meet local needs?\n•\tBe sustainably designed and resilient to the effects of climate change and designed to meet all needs, for example “Lifetime Homes” standards?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Neutral","N/A","No","N/A","N/A"]
["SA7: Leisure and Recreation\nTo provide better opportunities for people to participate in cultural, leisure and recreational activities.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tHelp to improve access to formal and informal recreation facilities?\n•\tProvide opportunities for engagement in a range of cultural activities?\n•\tCreate new allotments where there is a demand?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Neutral","N/A","No","N/A","N/A"]
["SA8: Biodiversity and Natural Capital\nTo protect and improve biodiversity, geo-diversity, including protect and enhance favourable conditions on SSSI’s, SPAs, SACs and other wildlife sites and improve connectivity between, and access to, green spaces and functional habitats.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tConserve and enhance habitats in the LNRS?\n•\tConserve and enhance species diversity and in particular avoid harm and increase the ranges of protected species?\n•\tProvide opportunities for new habitat creation and lead to a net gain in biodiversity?\n•\tProtect geo-diversity?\n•\tImprove the ecological quality and character of open spaces?\n•\tMaintain and enhance woodland cover and management in appropriate areas (e.g. areas of ash dieback)?\n•\tMaintain or enhance tree cover?\n•\tProtect and promote effective management of SPAs and SACs in the LP area and its surroundings?\n•\tHelp to protect and enhance other designated sites e.g., SSSIs, Wildlife Sites, LNRs etc?\n•\tImprove climate change adaptation through provision of accessible green space or green and blue infrastructure?\n•\tPrevent the fragmentation of habitats, provide links between green spaces or help to deliver/support other ecological networks?\n•\tSupport the natural capital of the city?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Neutral","N/A","No","N/A","N/A"]
["SA9: Landscape and Townscape\nTo protect and enhance the character and appearance of the landscape and townscape, including landscape and townscape assets, as well as the area’s other natural assets and resources.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tProtect and enhance landscape and townscape quality, character and distinctiveness?\n•\tAvoid loss of, and damage to greenbelt / green wedge land?\n•\tMake use of previously used / brownfield land and buildings?\n•\tSafeguard individual landscape and townscape features such as hedgerows, ponds, public squares, etc?","Direct","High","Long(20+yrs)","Localised","Permanent/Irreversible","Minor Positive","Policy EN20 should contribute to ensuring that advertisements do not detract from the current appearance of key views as well as ensuring they are of high quality design. Additionally, this policy considers the screening of unsightly land, for example during construction, which may improve the setting to the local landscape and townscape.\nPolicy EN21 will ensure high quality design and frontages are delivered which is likely to improve the townscape setting and improve active frontages. A potential minor positive effect has therefore been identified.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA10: Historic Environment\nTo conserve and enhance the historic environment, heritage assets (including known and unknown archaeological sites) and their settings and maintain and enhance access to cultural heritage for enjoyment and educational purposes.   ","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tPreserve and enhance the character or appearance of conservation areas and their settings?\n•\tPreserve or enhance heritage assets and their settings?\n•\tPreserve or enhance archaeological features and their settings?\n•\tImprove the condition of heritage at risk? \n•\tRe-use/retain historic buildings or fabric?\n•\tProtect and conserve the Outstanding Universal Value of the DVMWHS?","Direct","Medium","Long(20+yrs)","Localised","Permanent/Irreversible","Minor Positive","Policy EN20 considers the effects of advertisements upon the historic environment, including DVMWHS and other listed heritage assets. This also includes ensuring digital displays do not detract from the setting of conservation areas and heritage assets. Policy EN21 also seeks to retains historic shopfronts. This is likely to preserve the current state of heritage assets and ensure advertisements do not detract from their settings. A potential minor positive effect has therefore been identified.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA11: Air, Noise and Light Pollution\nTo maintain good local air quality and to minimise noise and light pollution","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tMaintain or improve local air quality?\n•\tEncourage the installation of electric vehicle charging points?\n•\tAvoid adverse impacts from noise?\n•\tMinimise light pollution?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Uncertain","There is potential for the illumination of digital displays to result in increased light pollution. Policy EN20 states that illuminated advertisements will be considered on a case by case basis. This is likely to be determined by individual proposals that may arise. Uncertain effects have therefore been identified.","Yes","Policy EN20 could be expanded to ensure that digital displays do not contribute to excessive levels of light pollution.","N/A"]
["SA12: Water Environment\nTo ensure sustainable management of water resources and to minimise the risk of flooding.","Will the policy or proposal: \n•\tMinimise contamination of watercourses and improve water quality in watercourses?\n•\tAvoid exacerbating flood risk for any source and be designed to be resilient to flood risk for its lifetime?\n•\tSupport the use of Sustainable Drainage Systems?\n•\tEncourage water efficiency and demand management?\n•\tAvoid deterioration and enhance the ecological status of water bodies? \n•\tContribute toward achieving Water Framework Directive objectives?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Neutral","N/A","No","N/A","N/A"]
["SA13: Climate Change\nAdapt to the effects of climate change including flood risk, extreme weather and overheating, and strengthen climate resilience.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tMinimise flood risk and ensure new development provides sustainable urban drainage?\n•\tEnsure new development is designed to withstand future climate change (e.g. overheating and increased storm severity)?\n•\tIncrease and improve green and blue infrastructure to create a connected network across the city and within the wider area?\n•\tEnsure surface and groundwater water resources are used efficiently?\n•\tReduce energy consumption?\n•\tSupport the delivery of renewable and decentralised energy capacity (including small scale or community energy projects)?\n•\tSupport energy efficient design?","Indirect","Low","Medium(10yrs)","Localised","Permenant/Irreversible","Minor Negative","There is potential for digital advertisements to increase energy usage. A potential minor negative effect has therefore been identified.","Yes","Policy EN20 could include reference to ensuring energy efficient digital billboards are implemented, and encourage the use of renewable energy sources if appropriate.","N/A"]
["SA14: Greenhouse Gases\nTo reduce the contribution towards the emission of greenhouse gases.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tReduce GHG emissions?\n•\tSupport the shift towards low carbon technologies and the usage of electric and ultralow emissions vehicles and appropriate infrastructure to support these?\n•\tProvide opportunities to access local services and facilities by low carbon public transport, walking or wheeling?\n•\tPromote a low carbon local economy? \n•\tReduce levels of embodied carbon?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Neutral","N/A","No","N/A","N/A"]
["SA15: Transport and Accessibility\nTo reduce the number of journeys made by car, within and to and from the area and improve access to jobs, services and facilities.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tUtilise and enhance existing infrastructure?\n•\tHelp to meet local needs locally through low carbon travel options?\n•\tFacilitate safe walking and cycling?\n•\tFacilitate the use of public transport?\n•\tDeliver opportunities to relieve traffic congestion?\n•\tEncourage travel planning for businesses?\n•\tHelp to reduce the distances people have to travel on a regular basis for education, employment and services?\n•\tHelp to improve access to services and facilities for those living in rural or remote settlements, or experiencing other access constraints?\n•\tHelp to support homeworking by residents?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Neutral","N/A","No","N/A","N/A"]
["SA16: Geology and Soils\nTo minimise water and soil pollution and ensure protection of natural resources including greenfield land, soil, and minerals resources.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tUtilise previously developed land?\n•\tSeek to improve or remediate contaminated land or reuse previously developed land which has not been restored?\n•\tProtect soil quality and avoid soil pollution?\n•\tProtect Best and Most Versatile (BMV) Agricultural Land?\n•\tProtect Greenbelt/ Green Wedges land?\n•\tProtect sites safeguarded for mineral workings?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Neutral","N/A","No","N/A","N/A"]
["SA17: Waste\nTo minimise the generation of waste and effectively manage waste that is created.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tEnhance opportunities for waste to be treated in line with circular economy principles (e.g. recycling, re-using, composting)?\n•\tProvide adequate waste separation facilities in new and existing developments in order to encourage more recycling?\n•\tEncourage the repurposing and refurbishing of buildings, instead of demolition?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Neutral","N/A","No","N/A","N/A"]

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["Policy Group","Environment - Pollution"]
["Policies ","EN22: Air Quality\nEN23: Land Contamination\nEN24: Pollution"]
["Policy/alternative description"]
[]
["SA Framework",null,"SA Policy Assessment"]
["SA objective","Supporting Questions","Direct/\nIndirect","Magnitude","Duration","Spatial Extent","Permanence/ Reversibility","Significance","Description of potential effects","Potential for cumulative effects? ","Mitigation","Enhancements"]
["SA1: Population and Equalities\nTo build inclusive communities by reducing social exclusion, reducing deprivation, promoting equity, equality and respecting diversity, improving local accessibility to healthcare, education, employment, retail facilities and recreational resources (including open spaces and sports facilities).  ","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tHelp to reduce deprivation and the inequality gap?\n•\tEnsure all residents have equitable access to health services?\n•\tConsider the needs of an aging population?\n•\tEnsure new housing is well located, close to a range of services such as shops, schools and employment opportunities?\n•\tImprove opportunities for active travel including walking and cycling?\n•\tEnsure everyone has access to high quality open space and recreation facilities?\n•\tProtect community facilities and improve access to important local services for the most deprived?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Neutral","N/A","No","N/A","N/A"]
["SA2: Human Health\nTo improve health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities, improving quality of life for all.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tHelp to improve health and reduce health inequalities?\n•\tContribute to healthy lifestyles?\n•\tEncourage walking, cycling and a reduction in private car use?\n•\tHelp to ensure health services are provided alongside development?\n•\tProtect existing services?","Indirect","Low","Medium(10yrs)","Localised","Permanent/Reversible","Minor Positive","Poor air quality has been found to exacerbate existing health conditions, particularly amongst children, older people and those with long term health conditions. Policy EN22 and EN24 aim to improve air quality, as well as reduce noise and vibration. This is anticipated to improve physical health and wellbeing. A potential minor positive effect has therefore been identified.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA3: Economy\nTo deliver economic growth and support the creation of new and retention of existing businesses.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tSupport the growth of higher skilled economic sectors? \n•\tProvide new employment premises which meet identified local needs in the area? \n•\tImprove business infrastructure, such as broadband and provide attractive sites for modern businesses?\n•\tSupport the city’s retail sector, especially the city centre and other retail centres?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Neutral","N/A","No","N/A","N/A"]
["SA4: Employment\nTo create greater employment opportunities, higher value jobs and access to training.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tIncrease job availability?\n•\tIncrease the quality and choice of local employment?\n•\tImprove access to employment centres?\n•\tMeet the skills needs and future demand for labour?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Neutral","N/A","No","N/A","N/A"]
["SA5: Crime and Safety\nTo reduce crime and the fear of crime for all residents inclusively, improving safety.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tHelp to create streets where people feel safe, particularly after dark?\n•\tMake a positive contribution to community cohesion?\n•\tSupport designing out crime principals? \n•\tReduce levels of crime derivation? \n•\tImprove road safety and reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured (KSI) on the roads, particularly children from deprived backgrounds? \n•\tCreate spaces where women and girls feel safe and included?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Neutral","N/A","No","N/A","N/A"]
["SA6: Housing\nTo provide everybody with access to an affordable home which is resilient to the effects of climate change.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tSupport a range of housing types and sizes, including affordable housing units??\n•\tEnsure that there is an adequate supply of housing development land to meet local needs?\n•\tBe sustainably designed and resilient to the effects of climate change and designed to meet all needs, for example “Lifetime Homes” standards?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Neutral","N/A","No","N/A","N/A"]
["SA7: Leisure and Recreation\nTo provide better opportunities for people to participate in cultural, leisure and recreational activities.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tHelp to improve access to formal and informal recreation facilities?\n•\tProvide opportunities for engagement in a range of cultural activities?\n•\tCreate new allotments where there is a demand?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Neutral","N/A","No","N/A","N/A"]
["SA8: Biodiversity and Natural Capital\nTo protect and improve biodiversity, geo-diversity, including protect and enhance favourable conditions on SSSI’s, SPAs, SACs and other wildlife sites and improve connectivity between, and access to, green spaces and functional habitats.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tConserve and enhance habitats in the LNRS?\n•\tConserve and enhance species diversity and in particular avoid harm and increase the ranges of protected species?\n•\tProvide opportunities for new habitat creation and lead to a net gain in biodiversity?\n•\tProtect geo-diversity?\n•\tImprove the ecological quality and character of open spaces?\n•\tMaintain and enhance woodland cover and management in appropriate areas (e.g. areas of ash dieback)?\n•\tMaintain or enhance tree cover?\n•\tProtect and promote effective management of SPAs and SACs in the LP area and its surroundings?\n•\tHelp to protect and enhance other designated sites e.g., SSSIs, Wildlife Sites, LNRs etc?\n•\tImprove climate change adaptation through provision of accessible green space or green and blue infrastructure?\n•\tPrevent the fragmentation of habitats, provide links between green spaces or help to deliver/support other ecological networks?\n•\tSupport the natural capital of the city?","Indirect","Low","Medium(10yrs)","Localised","Permanent/Reversible","Minor Positive","Policy EN22 and EN24 are both likely to contribute to potential indirect positive effects on biodiversity through improvements to air quality and reductions in noise and vibration, improving the environment for species and habitats.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA9: Landscape and Townscape\nTo protect and enhance the character and appearance of the landscape and townscape, including landscape and townscape assets, as well as the area’s other natural assets and resources.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tProtect and enhance landscape and townscape quality, character and distinctiveness?\n•\tAvoid loss of, and damage to greenbelt / green wedge land?\n•\tMake use of previously used / brownfield land and buildings?\n•\tSafeguard individual landscape and townscape features such as hedgerows, ponds, public squares, etc?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Neutral","N/A","No","N/A","N/A"]
["SA10: Historic Environment\nTo conserve and enhance the historic environment, heritage assets (including known and unknown archaeological sites) and their settings and maintain and enhance access to cultural heritage for enjoyment and educational purposes.   ","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tPreserve and enhance the character or appearance of conservation areas and their settings?\n•\tPreserve or enhance heritage assets and their settings?\n•\tPreserve or enhance archaeological features and their settings?\n•\tImprove the condition of heritage at risk? \n•\tRe-use/retain historic buildings or fabric?\n•\tProtect and conserve the Outstanding Universal Value of the DVMWHS?","Indirect","Low","Medium(10yrs)","Localised","Permanent/Reversible","Minor Positive","Policy EN22 and EN24 are both likely to contribute to potential indirect positive effects on the historic environment through improvements to air quality. Poor air quality contributes to the degradation of heritage assets. Therefore, improving air quality is likely to indirectly benefit heritage assets. A potential minor positive effect has therefore been identified.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA11: Air, Noise and Light Pollution\nTo maintain good local air quality and to minimise noise and light pollution","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tMaintain or improve local air quality?\n•\tEncourage the installation of electric vehicle charging points?\n•\tAvoid adverse impacts from noise?\n•\tMinimise light pollution?","Direct","High","Medium(10yrs)","Localised","Permanent/Reversible","Significant Positive","Potential minor positive effects have been identified from Policy EN22 and EN24. These policies should both contribute to improving air quality. Policy EN24 also contributes to reducing light, noise, vibration, and odour, dust, smoke and fume emissions. A potential significant positive effect has therefore been identified.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA12: Water Environment\nTo ensure sustainable management of water resources and to minimise the risk of flooding.","Will the policy or proposal: \n•\tMinimise contamination of watercourses and improve water quality in watercourses?\n•\tAvoid exacerbating flood risk for any source and be designed to be resilient to flood risk for its lifetime?\n•\tSupport the use of Sustainable Drainage Systems?\n•\tEncourage water efficiency and demand management?\n•\tAvoid deterioration and enhance the ecological status of water bodies? \n•\tContribute toward achieving Water Framework Directive objectives?","Direct","Low","Medium(10yrs)","Localised","Permanent/Reversible","Minor Positive","Policy EN24 should ensure that developments do not contribute to unacceptable water pollution. This is likely to improve water quality within the area and has potential to result in a minor positive effect.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA13: Climate Change\nAdapt to the effects of climate change including flood risk, extreme weather and overheating, and strengthen climate resilience.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tMinimise flood risk and ensure new development provides sustainable urban drainage?\n•\tEnsure new development is designed to withstand future climate change (e.g. overheating and increased storm severity)?\n•\tIncrease and improve green and blue infrastructure to create a connected network across the city and within the wider area?\n•\tEnsure surface and groundwater water resources are used efficiently?\n•\tReduce energy consumption?\n•\tSupport the delivery of renewable and decentralised energy capacity (including small scale or community energy projects)?\n•\tSupport energy efficient design?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Neutral","N/A","No","N/A","N/A"]
["SA14: Greenhouse Gases\nTo reduce the contribution towards the emission of greenhouse gases.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tReduce GHG emissions?\n•\tSupport the shift towards low carbon technologies and the usage of electric and ultralow emissions vehicles and appropriate infrastructure to support these?\n•\tProvide opportunities to access local services and facilities by low carbon public transport, walking or wheeling?\n•\tPromote a low carbon local economy? \n•\tReduce levels of embodied carbon?","Direct","Low","Medium(10yrs)","Localised","Permanent/Reversible","Minor Positive","Policy EN24 has potential to contribute to reducing GHG emissions from development by reducing emissions such as fumes and vapour. A potential minor positive effect has therefore been identified.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA15: Transport and Accessibility\nTo reduce the number of journeys made by car, within and to and from the area and improve access to jobs, services and facilities.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tUtilise and enhance existing infrastructure?\n•\tHelp to meet local needs locally through low carbon travel options?\n•\tFacilitate safe walking and cycling?\n•\tFacilitate the use of public transport?\n•\tDeliver opportunities to relieve traffic congestion?\n•\tEncourage travel planning for businesses?\n•\tHelp to reduce the distances people have to travel on a regular basis for education, employment and services?\n•\tHelp to improve access to services and facilities for those living in rural or remote settlements, or experiencing other access constraints?\n•\tHelp to support homeworking by residents?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Neutral","N/A","No","N/A","N/A"]
["SA16: Geology and Soils\nTo minimise water and soil pollution and ensure protection of natural resources including greenfield land, soil, and minerals resources.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tUtilise previously developed land?\n•\tSeek to improve or remediate contaminated land or reuse previously developed land which has not been restored?\n•\tProtect soil quality and avoid soil pollution?\n•\tProtect Best and Most Versatile (BMV) Agricultural Land?\n•\tProtect Greenbelt/ Green Wedges land?\n•\tProtect sites safeguarded for mineral workings?","Direct","Low","Long(20+yrs)","Localised","Permanent/Irreversible","Minor Positive","Policy EN24 should ensure that development does not contribute to unacceptable land contamination. Additionally, Policy EN23 considers contaminated sites and ensures the remediation of contaminated land. This is likely to improve the land quality in the city and contribute to the utilisation of brownfield land. A potential minor positive effect has therefore been identified.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA17: Waste\nTo minimise the generation of waste and effectively manage waste that is created.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tEnhance opportunities for waste to be treated in line with circular economy principles (e.g. recycling, re-using, composting)?\n•\tProvide adequate waste separation facilities in new and existing developments in order to encourage more recycling?\n•\tEncourage the repurposing and refurbishing of buildings, instead of demolition?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Neutral","N/A","No","N/A","N/A"]

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["Policy Group","Climate Change"]
["Policies ","CL1: Flood Risk and Water Management\nCL2: Our City Our River\nCL3: Sustainable Design and Construction\nCL4: Renewable and Low Carbon Energy\nCL5: Embodied Carbon"]
["Policy/alternative description"]
[]
["SA Framework",null,"SA Policy Assessment"]
["SA objective","Supporting Questions","Direct/\nIndirect","Magnitude","Duration","Spatial Extent","Permanence/ Reversibility","Significance","Description of potential effects","Potential for cumulative effects? ","Mitigation","Enhancements"]
["SA1: Population and Equalities\nTo build inclusive communities by reducing social exclusion, reducing deprivation, promoting equity, equality and respecting diversity, improving local accessibility to healthcare, education, employment, retail facilities and recreational resources (including open spaces and sports facilities).  ","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tHelp to reduce deprivation and the inequality gap?\n•\tEnsure all residents have equitable access to health services?\n•\tConsider the needs of an aging population?\n•\tEnsure new housing is well located, close to a range of services such as shops, schools and employment opportunities?\n•\tImprove opportunities for active travel including walking and cycling?\n•\tEnsure everyone has access to high quality open space and recreation facilities?\n•\tProtect community facilities and improve access to important local services for the most deprived?","Indirect","Low","Long(20+yrs)","Borough-wide","Permanent/Reversible","Minor Positive","Climate change policies will provide adaptation and mitigation measures which will support the city's population both now and in the future. Policy CL3 outlines energy efficiency requirements for new and existing buildings, which is anticipated to support better quality housing stock and present energy and cost savings for residents.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA2: Human Health\nTo improve health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities, improving quality of life for all.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tHelp to improve health and reduce health inequalities?\n•\tContribute to healthy lifestyles?\n•\tEncourage walking, cycling and a reduction in private car use?\n•\tHelp to ensure health services are provided alongside development?\n•\tProtect existing services?","Direct","Low","Long(20+yrs)","Localised","Permanent/Reversible","Minor Positive","The provision of energy efficient buildings, as outlined in Policy CL3, will help to improve residents' health by reducing exposure to cold and air pollutants. Potential cost savings may also provide more disposable income and reduce levels of stress and anxiety associated with the rising cost of living.\nPolicy CL4 considers amenity effects that may arise from energy developments, and the impacts this may have on human health. Acknowledging this provides potential mitigation measures to preserve human health. Overall, a potential minor positive effect is identified.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA3: Economy\nTo deliver economic growth and support the creation of new and retention of existing businesses.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tSupport the growth of higher skilled economic sectors? \n•\tProvide new employment premises which meet identified local needs in the area? \n•\tImprove business infrastructure, such as broadband and provide attractive sites for modern businesses?\n•\tSupport the city’s retail sector, especially the city centre and other retail centres?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Neutral","N/A","No","N/A","N/A"]
["SA4: Employment\nTo create greater employment opportunities, higher value jobs and access to training.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tIncrease job availability?\n•\tIncrease the quality and choice of local employment?\n•\tImprove access to employment centres?\n•\tMeet the skills needs and future demand for labour?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Neutral","N/A","No","N/A","N/A"]
["SA5: Crime and Safety\nTo reduce crime and the fear of crime for all residents inclusively, improving safety.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tHelp to create streets where people feel safe, particularly after dark?\n•\tMake a positive contribution to community cohesion?\n•\tSupport designing out crime principals? \n•\tReduce levels of crime derivation? \n•\tImprove road safety and reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured (KSI) on the roads, particularly children from deprived backgrounds? \n•\tCreate spaces where women and girls feel safe and included?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Neutral","N/A","No","N/A","N/A"]
["SA6: Housing\nTo provide everybody with access to an affordable home which is resilient to the effects of climate change.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tSupport a range of housing types and sizes, including affordable housing units??\n•\tEnsure that there is an adequate supply of housing development land to meet local needs?\n•\tBe sustainably designed and resilient to the effects of climate change and designed to meet all needs, for example “Lifetime Homes” standards?","Indirect","Low","Long(20+yrs)","Localised","Permanent/Irreversible","Minor Positive","Policies within Climate Change are indirectly anticipated to contribute to improved housing quality within the city, through delivering high quality building standards, including energy efficiency measures, the consideration of heating and cooling, and climate resilience measures.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA7: Leisure and Recreation\nTo provide better opportunities for people to participate in cultural, leisure and recreational activities.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tHelp to improve access to formal and informal recreation facilities?\n•\tProvide opportunities for engagement in a range of cultural activities?\n•\tCreate new allotments where there is a demand?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Neutral","N/A","No","N/A","N/A"]
["SA8: Biodiversity and Natural Capital\nTo protect and improve biodiversity, geo-diversity, including protect and enhance favourable conditions on SSSI’s, SPAs, SACs and other wildlife sites and improve connectivity between, and access to, green spaces and functional habitats.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tConserve and enhance habitats in the LNRS?\n•\tConserve and enhance species diversity and in particular avoid harm and increase the ranges of protected species?\n•\tProvide opportunities for new habitat creation and lead to a net gain in biodiversity?\n•\tProtect geo-diversity?\n•\tImprove the ecological quality and character of open spaces?\n•\tMaintain and enhance woodland cover and management in appropriate areas (e.g. areas of ash dieback)?\n•\tMaintain or enhance tree cover?\n•\tProtect and promote effective management of SPAs and SACs in the LP area and its surroundings?\n•\tHelp to protect and enhance other designated sites e.g., SSSIs, Wildlife Sites, LNRs etc?\n•\tImprove climate change adaptation through provision of accessible green space or green and blue infrastructure?\n•\tPrevent the fragmentation of habitats, provide links between green spaces or help to deliver/support other ecological networks?\n•\tSupport the natural capital of the city?","Direct","Medium","Medium(10yrs)","Localised","Permanent/Reversible","Minor Positive","Policy CL2 is anticipated to contribute to positive effects upon biodiversity through improvements to green infrastructure and biodiversity net gain long the River Derwent corridor, enhancing biodiversity.\nPolicy CL4 also ensures that energy generation proposals that may arise consider biodiversity net gain and local ecology. This is anticipated to aid in mitigating disturbance and displacement that may arise from development.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA9: Landscape and Townscape\nTo protect and enhance the character and appearance of the landscape and townscape, including landscape and townscape assets, as well as the area’s other natural assets and resources.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tProtect and enhance landscape and townscape quality, character and distinctiveness?\n•\tAvoid loss of, and damage to greenbelt / green wedge land?\n•\tMake use of previously used / brownfield land and buildings?\n•\tSafeguard individual landscape and townscape features such as hedgerows, ponds, public squares, etc?","Direct","Medium","Medium(10yrs)","Localised","Permanent/Reversible","Minor Positive","Policy CL2 includes the development of new public realm areas, including public art, and placemaking principles along the River Derwent corridor.\nPolicy CL4 also ensures that energy generation that may arise considers the surrounding landscape, aiding in ensuring that development design is sensitive to the surrounding area.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA10: Historic Environment\nTo conserve and enhance the historic environment, heritage assets (including known and unknown archaeological sites) and their settings and maintain and enhance access to cultural heritage for enjoyment and educational purposes.   ","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tPreserve and enhance the character or appearance of conservation areas and their settings?\n•\tPreserve or enhance heritage assets and their settings?\n•\tPreserve or enhance archaeological features and their settings?\n•\tImprove the condition of heritage at risk? \n•\tRe-use/retain historic buildings or fabric?\n•\tProtect and conserve the Outstanding Universal Value of the DVMWHS?","Direct","Medium","Medium(10yrs)","Localised","Permanent/Reversible","Minor Positive","Policy CL3 outlines retrofitting of heritage assets, improving efficiency. This also considers the significance of projects and aids in mitigating harm to heritage assets.\nPolicy CL4 also ensures that energy generation proposals consider designated and non-designated assets, aiding in mitigating adverse effects that may arise, this may result in design that is sensitive to the setting of heritage assets.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA11: Air, Noise and Light Pollution\nTo maintain good local air quality and to minimise noise and light pollution","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tMaintain or improve local air quality?\n•\tEncourage the installation of electric vehicle charging points?\n•\tAvoid adverse impacts from noise?\n•\tMinimise light pollution?","Direct","Medium","Medium/Long","Localised","Permanent/Reversible","Minor Positive","Policy CL4 considers the amenity of energy generation developments, which includes air quality, shadow flicker, noise and odour. This is anticipated to indirectly result in the mitigation of negative effects to air quality and noise pollution.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA12: Water Environment\nTo ensure sustainable management of water resources and to minimise the risk of flooding.","Will the policy or proposal: \n•\tMinimise contamination of watercourses and improve water quality in watercourses?\n•\tAvoid exacerbating flood risk for any source and be designed to be resilient to flood risk for its lifetime?\n•\tSupport the use of Sustainable Drainage Systems?\n•\tEncourage water efficiency and demand management?\n•\tAvoid deterioration and enhance the ecological status of water bodies? \n•\tContribute toward achieving Water Framework Directive objectives?","Direct","Medium","Medium(10yrs)","Regional","Permanent/Reversible","Significant Positive","Generally, all policies within Climate Change contribute to improving water quality and flood risk mitigation within the city, as well as improving water efficiency.\nPolicy CL1 includes flood risk mitigation measures, including the implementation of SuDS, as well as ensuring access to watercourses. The policy will also ensure development considers Water Framework Objectives and ensures that wastewater infrastructure and water supply capacity is considered within development.\nPolicy CL2 will ensure that flood defences are implemented, as well as enhancing the area of the River Derwent.\nPolicy CL3 will ensure that new dwellings implement water efficiency measures.\nPolicy CL4 will also ensure any negative effects on water quality and resources are mitigated within energy generation proposals.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA13: Climate Change\nAdapt to the effects of climate change including flood risk, extreme weather and overheating, and strengthen climate resilience.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tMinimise flood risk and ensure new development provides sustainable urban drainage?\n•\tEnsure new development is designed to withstand future climate change (e.g. overheating and increased storm severity)?\n•\tIncrease and improve green and blue infrastructure to create a connected network across the city and within the wider area?\n•\tEnsure surface and groundwater water resources are used efficiently?\n•\tReduce energy consumption?\n•\tSupport the delivery of renewable and decentralised energy capacity (including small scale or community energy projects)?\n•\tSupport energy efficient design?","Direct","High","Long(20+yrs)","Regional","Permanent/Irreversible","Significant Positive","All policies within Climate Change contribute to improving resilience within Derby's developments, including existing buildings. Policies include the implementation of flood risk mitigation measures, including SuDS and flood defences, and the consideration of flood risk within development. There are also anticipated to be improvements to energy efficiency through the implementation of the energy hierarchy, as well as ensuring energy efficiency within buildings. Proposals for renewable and low carbon energy are also supported.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA14: Greenhouse Gases\nTo reduce the contribution towards the emission of greenhouse gases.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tReduce GHG emissions?\n•\tSupport the shift towards low carbon technologies and the usage of electric and ultralow emissions vehicles and appropriate infrastructure to support these?\n•\tProvide opportunities to access local services and facilities by low carbon public transport, walking or wheeling?\n•\tPromote a low carbon local economy? \n•\tReduce levels of embodied carbon?","Direct","Medium","Long(20+yrs)","Regional","Permanent/Irreversible","Significant Positive","Policies within Climate Change contribute to reducing GHG emissions through the reduction in energy usage as a result of energy efficiency measures implemented within new and existing development. Policy CL3 also ensures that development contributes to meeting the Derby target of being net zero carbon by 2035. Additionally, Policy CL5 also minimises embodied carbon within development, conserving resources.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA15: Transport and Accessibility\nTo reduce the number of journeys made by car, within and to and from the area and improve access to jobs, services and facilities.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tUtilise and enhance existing infrastructure?\n•\tHelp to meet local needs locally through low carbon travel options?\n•\tFacilitate safe walking and cycling?\n•\tFacilitate the use of public transport?\n•\tDeliver opportunities to relieve traffic congestion?\n•\tEncourage travel planning for businesses?\n•\tHelp to reduce the distances people have to travel on a regular basis for education, employment and services?\n•\tHelp to improve access to services and facilities for those living in rural or remote settlements, or experiencing other access constraints?\n•\tHelp to support homeworking by residents?","Direct","Low","Medium(10yrs)","Localised","Permanent/Reversible","Minor Positive","Policy CL4 considers additional traffic flows that may arise from energy generation developments. This is anticipated to indirectly result in a reduction of vehicle movements during construction, as well as during the maintenance of facilities, reducing congestion on local routes as well as the number of journeys associated with facilities.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA16: Geology and Soils\nTo minimise water and soil pollution and ensure protection of natural resources including greenfield land, soil, and minerals resources.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tUtilise previously developed land?\n•\tSeek to improve or remediate contaminated land or reuse previously developed land which has not been restored?\n•\tProtect soil quality and avoid soil pollution?\n•\tProtect Best and Most Versatile (BMV) Agricultural Land?\n•\tProtect Greenbelt/ Green Wedges land?\n•\tProtect sites safeguarded for mineral workings?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Neutral","N/A","No","N/A","N/A"]
["SA17: Waste\nTo minimise the generation of waste and effectively manage waste that is created.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tEnhance opportunities for waste to be treated in line with circular economy principles (e.g. recycling, re-using, composting)?\n•\tProvide adequate waste separation facilities in new and existing developments in order to encourage more recycling?\n•\tEncourage the repurposing and refurbishing of buildings, instead of demolition?","Direct","Low","Long(20+yrs)","Localised","Permanent/Reversible","Minor Positive","Policy CL4 ensures that energy generation proposals demonstrate how materials can be re-used and recycled when at end of life. This is anticipated to contribute to reducing waste generation as a result of these developments.\nPolicy CL5 also encourages the reduction of waste, minimising the use of materials and encouraging recycling measures, reducing waste sent for disposal.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]

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["Policy Group","Infrastructure and Community"]
["Policies ","IC1: Social and Community Facilities\nIC2: Cemetery\nIC3: Education Provision\nIC4: Higher and Further Education\nIC5: Communication Infrastructure"]
["Policy/alternative description"]
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["SA Framework",null,"SA Policy Assessment"]
["SA objective","Supporting Questions","Direct/\nIndirect","Magnitude","Duration","Spatial Extent","Permanence/ Reversibility","Significance","Description of potential effects","Potential for cumulative effects? ","Mitigation","Enhancements"]
["SA1: Population and Equalities\nTo build inclusive communities by reducing social exclusion, reducing deprivation, promoting equity, equality and respecting diversity, improving local accessibility to healthcare, education, employment, retail facilities and recreational resources (including open spaces and sports facilities).  ","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tHelp to reduce deprivation and the inequality gap?\n•\tEnsure all residents have equitable access to health services?\n•\tConsider the needs of an aging population?\n•\tEnsure new housing is well located, close to a range of services such as shops, schools and employment opportunities?\n•\tImprove opportunities for active travel including walking and cycling?\n•\tEnsure everyone has access to high quality open space and recreation facilities?\n•\tProtect community facilities and improve access to important local services for the most deprived?","Direct","High","Long(20+yrs)","Borough-wide","Permanent/Irreversible","Significant Positive","All policies within the Infrastructure and Community group support the development of new facilities across a range of services, including education, communication infrastructure and cemeteries. This is anticipated to contribute to providing services that meet the needs of the current and future population of Derby. The development of new facilities is also anticipated to improve access across social groups, improving equitable access to services. Additionally, the consideration of active travel connectivity and connectivity to the wider housing environment is considered when developing new infrastructure.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA2: Human Health\nTo improve health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities, improving quality of life for all.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tHelp to improve health and reduce health inequalities?\n•\tContribute to healthy lifestyles?\n•\tEncourage walking, cycling and a reduction in private car use?\n•\tHelp to ensure health services are provided alongside development?\n•\tProtect existing services?","Direct","High","Long(20+yrs)","Borough-wide","Permanent/Irreversible","Significant Positive","Policy IC1 includes the development of social and community facilities. This is anticipated to include a variety of facilities that improve physical and mental wellbeing amongst residents of Derby. Additionally, Policy IC1 and IC3 ensure that the development of new community infrastructure is well located in close proximity to active travel modes. Policy IC4 also encourages the promotion of active travel modes. This is likely to improve opportunities for physical health improvements, promoting healthy lifestyles.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA3: Economy\nTo deliver economic growth and support the creation of new and retention of existing businesses.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tSupport the growth of higher skilled economic sectors? \n•\tProvide new employment premises which meet identified local needs in the area? \n•\tImprove business infrastructure, such as broadband and provide attractive sites for modern businesses?\n•\tSupport the city’s retail sector, especially the city centre and other retail centres?","Direct","Low","Medium(10yrs)","Borough-wide","Permanent/Reversible","Minor Positive","Policy IC5 outlines improvements to communication infrastructure provision within Derby. This is anticipated to also include improved communication infrastructure for businesses, which may support local businesses.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA4: Employment\nTo create greater employment opportunities, higher value jobs and access to training.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tIncrease job availability?\n•\tIncrease the quality and choice of local employment?\n•\tImprove access to employment centres?\n•\tMeet the skills needs and future demand for labour?","Direct","Low","Long(20+yrs)","Borough-wide","Permanent/Irreversible","Minor Positive","Policy IC4 encourages the development of higher education facilities. Improving higher education provision is anticipated to improve the skills and employment opportunities within Derby, providing potential for improved employment opportunities.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA5: Crime and Safety\nTo reduce crime and the fear of crime for all residents inclusively, improving safety.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tHelp to create streets where people feel safe, particularly after dark?\n•\tMake a positive contribution to community cohesion?\n•\tSupport designing out crime principals? \n•\tReduce levels of crime derivation? \n•\tImprove road safety and reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured (KSI) on the roads, particularly children from deprived backgrounds? \n•\tCreate spaces where women and girls feel safe and included?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Neutral","N/A","No","N/A","N/A"]
["SA6: Housing\nTo provide everybody with access to an affordable home which is resilient to the effects of climate change.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tSupport a range of housing types and sizes, including affordable housing units??\n•\tEnsure that there is an adequate supply of housing development land to meet local needs?\n•\tBe sustainably designed and resilient to the effects of climate change and designed to meet all needs, for example “Lifetime Homes” standards?","Direct","Low","Long(20+yrs)","Borough-wide","Permanent/Irreversible","Minor Positive","Policy IC4 includes the development of new student accommodation, aiding in releasing homes within the city for non-students, and improving a mix of housing provision.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA7: Leisure and Recreation\nTo provide better opportunities for people to participate in cultural, leisure and recreational activities.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tHelp to improve access to formal and informal recreation facilities?\n•\tProvide opportunities for engagement in a range of cultural activities?\n•\tCreate new allotments where there is a demand?","Direct","Medium","Long(20+yrs)","Borough-wide","Permanent/Irreversible","Significant Positive","Policy IC1 includes the development of new community infrastructure, and ensures a mix of infrastructure provision, including social, cultural and recreational uses. This policy is anticipated to provide a range of facilities for current and future population use.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA8: Biodiversity and Natural Capital\nTo protect and improve biodiversity, geo-diversity, including protect and enhance favourable conditions on SSSI’s, SPAs, SACs and other wildlife sites and improve connectivity between, and access to, green spaces and functional habitats.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tConserve and enhance habitats in the LNRS?\n•\tConserve and enhance species diversity and in particular avoid harm and increase the ranges of protected species?\n•\tProvide opportunities for new habitat creation and lead to a net gain in biodiversity?\n•\tProtect geo-diversity?\n•\tImprove the ecological quality and character of open spaces?\n•\tMaintain and enhance woodland cover and management in appropriate areas (e.g. areas of ash dieback)?\n•\tMaintain or enhance tree cover?\n•\tProtect and promote effective management of SPAs and SACs in the LP area and its surroundings?\n•\tHelp to protect and enhance other designated sites e.g., SSSIs, Wildlife Sites, LNRs etc?\n•\tImprove climate change adaptation through provision of accessible green space or green and blue infrastructure?\n•\tPrevent the fragmentation of habitats, provide links between green spaces or help to deliver/support other ecological networks?\n•\tSupport the natural capital of the city?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Uncertain","There is potential for the development of infrastructure and community facilities to result in disturbance and loss of biodiversity during construction. It is currently unclear whether development will include additional green space and protect biodiversity on these sites in line with Policy EN1 and EN10, which could result in increases in biodiversity and natural capital through the provision of habitats and green infrastructure.","Yes","Development that may arise as a result of these policies should aim to minimise loss of biodiversity where possible. \nA CEMP should be implemented to aid in minimising disturbance during construction.","N/A"]
["SA9: Landscape and Townscape\nTo protect and enhance the character and appearance of the landscape and townscape, including landscape and townscape assets, as well as the area’s other natural assets and resources.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tProtect and enhance landscape and townscape quality, character and distinctiveness?\n•\tAvoid loss of, and damage to greenbelt / green wedge land?\n•\tMake use of previously used / brownfield land and buildings?\n•\tSafeguard individual landscape and townscape features such as hedgerows, ponds, public squares, etc?","Indirect","Low","Medium/Long","Localised","Permanent/Irreversible","Minor Positive","Development of infrastructure provision has potential, if not sensitively designed, to result in negative effects upon landscapes, townscapes and their settings. However, it is assumed that development will be undertaken in line with GD1 and GD2, contributing to high quality design. Policy IC5 ensures that communication infrastructure is sensitive to visual impacts, whilst Policy IC4 ensures that higher education developments respect landscape character and amenity.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA10: Historic Environment\nTo conserve and enhance the historic environment, heritage assets (including known and unknown archaeological sites) and their settings and maintain and enhance access to cultural heritage for enjoyment and educational purposes.   ","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tPreserve and enhance the character or appearance of conservation areas and their settings?\n•\tPreserve or enhance heritage assets and their settings?\n•\tPreserve or enhance archaeological features and their settings?\n•\tImprove the condition of heritage at risk? \n•\tRe-use/retain historic buildings or fabric?\n•\tProtect and conserve the Outstanding Universal Value of the DVMWHS?","Indirect","Low","Long(20+yrs)","Localised","Permanent/Irreversible","Minor Positive","Policy IC5 ensures that the development of new communication infrastructure is in line with the NPPF objectives, including respective heritage assets and conservation areas that are sensitive to this development.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA11: Air, Noise and Light Pollution\nTo maintain good local air quality and to minimise noise and light pollution","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tMaintain or improve local air quality?\n•\tEncourage the installation of electric vehicle charging points?\n•\tAvoid adverse impacts from noise?\n•\tMinimise light pollution?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Neutral","N/A","No","N/A","N/A"]
["SA12: Water Environment\nTo ensure sustainable management of water resources and to minimise the risk of flooding.","Will the policy or proposal: \n•\tMinimise contamination of watercourses and improve water quality in watercourses?\n•\tAvoid exacerbating flood risk for any source and be designed to be resilient to flood risk for its lifetime?\n•\tSupport the use of Sustainable Drainage Systems?\n•\tEncourage water efficiency and demand management?\n•\tAvoid deterioration and enhance the ecological status of water bodies? \n•\tContribute toward achieving Water Framework Directive objectives?","Direct","Low","Long(20+yrs)","Localised","Permanent/Irreversible","Minor Positive","There is potential for negative effects upon groundwater contamination as a result of the development of a cemetery. However, Policy IC2 ensures a Groundwater Pollution Assessment has been undertaken, in line with requirements from the Environment Agency.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA13: Climate Change\nAdapt to the effects of climate change including flood risk, extreme weather and overheating, and strengthen climate resilience.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tMinimise flood risk and ensure new development provides sustainable urban drainage?\n•\tEnsure new development is designed to withstand future climate change (e.g. overheating and increased storm severity)?\n•\tIncrease and improve green and blue infrastructure to create a connected network across the city and within the wider area?\n•\tEnsure surface and groundwater water resources are used efficiently?\n•\tReduce energy consumption?\n•\tSupport the delivery of renewable and decentralised energy capacity (including small scale or community energy projects)?\n•\tSupport energy efficient design?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Neutral","N/A","No","N/A","N/A"]
["SA14: Greenhouse Gases\nTo reduce the contribution towards the emission of greenhouse gases.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tReduce GHG emissions?\n•\tSupport the shift towards low carbon technologies and the usage of electric and ultralow emissions vehicles and appropriate infrastructure to support these?\n•\tProvide opportunities to access local services and facilities by low carbon public transport, walking or wheeling?\n•\tPromote a low carbon local economy? \n•\tReduce levels of embodied carbon?","Direct","Low","Medium(10yrs)","Localised","Permanent/Reversible","Minor Positive","Policy IC4 supports the University in achieving net zero targets. This is anticipated to aid in the university reducing GHG emissions.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA15: Transport and Accessibility\nTo reduce the number of journeys made by car, within and to and from the area and improve access to jobs, services and facilities.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tUtilise and enhance existing infrastructure?\n•\tHelp to meet local needs locally through low carbon travel options?\n•\tFacilitate safe walking and cycling?\n•\tFacilitate the use of public transport?\n•\tDeliver opportunities to relieve traffic congestion?\n•\tEncourage travel planning for businesses?\n•\tHelp to reduce the distances people have to travel on a regular basis for education, employment and services?\n•\tHelp to improve access to services and facilities for those living in rural or remote settlements, or experiencing other access constraints?\n•\tHelp to support homeworking by residents?","Direct","Medium","Medium(10yrs)","Borough-wide","Permanent/Irreversible","Minor Positive","Policy IC1 and IC3 ensure that the development of new community infrastructure is well located in close proximity to active travel modes. Policy IC4 also encourages the promotion of active travel modes. This is anticipated to encourage a modal shift away from private vehicle use towards active travel modes. Policy IC5 aims to ensure that development does not alter access to road and active travel access. There is potential for short term negative effects during construction, however it is anticipated that these effects may be minimised by scheme design.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA16: Geology and Soils\nTo minimise water and soil pollution and ensure protection of natural resources including greenfield land, soil, and minerals resources.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tUtilise previously developed land?\n•\tSeek to improve or remediate contaminated land or reuse previously developed land which has not been restored?\n•\tProtect soil quality and avoid soil pollution?\n•\tProtect Best and Most Versatile (BMV) Agricultural Land?\n•\tProtect Greenbelt/ Green Wedges land?\n•\tProtect sites safeguarded for mineral workings?","Indirect","Low","Long(20+yrs)","Localised","Permanent/Irreversible","Minor Negative","There is potential for development of new infrastructure, including that proposed within Policy IC2, to result in negative effects upon greenfield land and green wedges if land take is required.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA17: Waste\nTo minimise the generation of waste and effectively manage waste that is created.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tEnhance opportunities for waste to be treated in line with circular economy principles (e.g. recycling, re-using, composting)?\n•\tProvide adequate waste separation facilities in new and existing developments in order to encourage more recycling?\n•\tEncourage the repurposing and refurbishing of buildings, instead of demolition?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Uncertain","Infrastructure proposals which will come forward as a result of these policies are likely to be resource intensive and could generate a significant amount of construction waste. As the location and design of some proposals that may come forward as a result of these policies are not yet known, uncertain effects have been identified.","Yes","A Site Waste Management Plan should be prepared as part of the CEMP and OEMP.","N/A"]

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["Policy Group","Transport and Movement"]
["Policies ","T1: Active and Sustainable Transport\nT2: Transport Infrastructure\nT3: Servicing, Accessibility and Parking\nT4: Protected Routes\nT5: Electric Vehicle Charging Facilities\nT6: Transport Mobility Hubs\nT7: Safeguarded Areas around Aerodromes (East Midlands Airport)"]
["Policy/alternative description"]
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["SA Framework",null,"SA Policy Assessment"]
["SA objective","Supporting Questions","Direct/\nIndirect","Magnitude","Duration","Spatial Extent","Permanence/ Reversibility","Significance","Description of potential effects","Potential for cumulative effects? ","Mitigation","Enhancements"]
["SA1: Population and Equalities\nTo build inclusive communities by reducing social exclusion, reducing deprivation, promoting equity, equality and respecting diversity, improving local accessibility to healthcare, education, employment, retail facilities and recreational resources (including open spaces and sports facilities).  ","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tHelp to reduce deprivation and the inequality gap?\n•\tEnsure all residents have equitable access to health services?\n•\tConsider the needs of an aging population?\n•\tEnsure new housing is well located, close to a range of services such as shops, schools and employment opportunities?\n•\tImprove opportunities for active travel including walking and cycling?\n•\tEnsure everyone has access to high quality open space and recreation facilities?\n•\tProtect community facilities and improve access to important local services for the most deprived?","Direct","Medium","Long(20+yrs)","Regional","Permanent/Reversible","Significant Positive","Developing and promoting active and sustainable travel networks, as outlined by Policies T1, T5 and T6 should contribute to providing infrastructure that fits the needs of the current and future population. Additionally, Policy T1 should also provide improved accessibility for all social groups within active and sustainable travel networks, including users of adaptive cycles.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA2: Human Health\nTo improve health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities, improving quality of life for all.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tHelp to improve health and reduce health inequalities?\n•\tContribute to healthy lifestyles?\n•\tEncourage walking, cycling and a reduction in private car use?\n•\tHelp to ensure health services are provided alongside development?\n•\tProtect existing services?","Direct","Medium","Long(20+yrs)","Regional","Permanent/Reversible","Significant Positive","Policy T1 and T2 both encourage active travel. This is likely to directly result in improvements to human health through improved physical activity rates.\nPolicy T4 also outlines improving active travel routes and connectivity across the city. This is likely to further encourage physical activity.\nPolicies within Transport and Movement encourage a modal shift away from private vehicle use, improving air quality. Air quality improvements also contribute to improving physical health, particularly amongst children and young people, the elderly and those with existing long term health conditions.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA3: Economy\nTo deliver economic growth and support the creation of new and retention of existing businesses.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tSupport the growth of higher skilled economic sectors? \n•\tProvide new employment premises which meet identified local needs in the area? \n•\tImprove business infrastructure, such as broadband and provide attractive sites for modern businesses?\n•\tSupport the city’s retail sector, especially the city centre and other retail centres?","Indirect","Low","Long(20+yrs)","Localised","Permanent/Reversible","Minor Positive","There is potential for development proposals that encourage active travel accessibility to result in increased footfall and potential for improving the vitality of town and district centres. Policy T3 also ensures that on-site parking provision within non-residential developments meets required standards, providing access to economic uses.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA4: Employment\nTo create greater employment opportunities, higher value jobs and access to training.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tIncrease job availability?\n•\tIncrease the quality and choice of local employment?\n•\tImprove access to employment centres?\n•\tMeet the skills needs and future demand for labour?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Neutral","N/A","No","N/A","N/A"]
["SA5: Crime and Safety\nTo reduce crime and the fear of crime for all residents inclusively, improving safety.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tHelp to create streets where people feel safe, particularly after dark?\n•\tMake a positive contribution to community cohesion?\n•\tSupport designing out crime principals? \n•\tReduce levels of crime derivation? \n•\tImprove road safety and reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured (KSI) on the roads, particularly children from deprived backgrounds? \n•\tCreate spaces where women and girls feel safe and included?","Direct","Medium","Long(20+yrs)","Borough-wide","Permanent/Irreversible","Minor Positive","Policy T3 outlines requirements to provide safe access within new developments whilst Policy T6 also includes the reduction of conflicts between users at mobility hubs, improving safety in these areas and reducing the potential for collisions.\nPolicy T1 also includes the provision of cycle parking, which may reduce theft of bicycles.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA6: Housing\nTo provide everybody with access to an affordable home which is resilient to the effects of climate change.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tSupport a range of housing types and sizes, including affordable housing units??\n•\tEnsure that there is an adequate supply of housing development land to meet local needs?\n•\tBe sustainably designed and resilient to the effects of climate change and designed to meet all needs, for example “Lifetime Homes” standards?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Neutral","N/A","No","N/A","N/A"]
["SA7: Leisure and Recreation\nTo provide better opportunities for people to participate in cultural, leisure and recreational activities.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tHelp to improve access to formal and informal recreation facilities?\n•\tProvide opportunities for engagement in a range of cultural activities?\n•\tCreate new allotments where there is a demand?","Indirect","Medium","Long(20+yrs)","Localised","Permanent/Reversible","Minor Positive","The development of active travel networks and promotion of these uses within Transport and Movement policies may aid in providing opportunities for recreation through walking, wheeling and cycling.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA8: Biodiversity and Natural Capital\nTo protect and improve biodiversity, geo-diversity, including protect and enhance favourable conditions on SSSI’s, SPAs, SACs and other wildlife sites and improve connectivity between, and access to, green spaces and functional habitats.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tConserve and enhance habitats in the LNRS?\n•\tConserve and enhance species diversity and in particular avoid harm and increase the ranges of protected species?\n•\tProvide opportunities for new habitat creation and lead to a net gain in biodiversity?\n•\tProtect geo-diversity?\n•\tImprove the ecological quality and character of open spaces?\n•\tMaintain and enhance woodland cover and management in appropriate areas (e.g. areas of ash dieback)?\n•\tMaintain or enhance tree cover?\n•\tProtect and promote effective management of SPAs and SACs in the LP area and its surroundings?\n•\tHelp to protect and enhance other designated sites e.g., SSSIs, Wildlife Sites, LNRs etc?\n•\tImprove climate change adaptation through provision of accessible green space or green and blue infrastructure?\n•\tPrevent the fragmentation of habitats, provide links between green spaces or help to deliver/support other ecological networks?\n•\tSupport the natural capital of the city?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Uncertain","There is potential for the development of new proposals that may come forward as part of Transport and Movement policies to result in the loss of biodiversity and natural capital, particularly if developing new routes. It is assumed that the majority of proposals will be delivered within the existing highway boundary and that any loss would be of small scale. There is potential for development to improve the public realm, which may include additional green infrastructure, however this is likely to be determined by individual scheme design.","Yes","Development that may arise as a result of these policies should aim to minimise loss of biodiversity where possible. \nA CEMP should be implemented to aid in minimising disturbance during construction.","N/A"]
["SA9: Landscape and Townscape\nTo protect and enhance the character and appearance of the landscape and townscape, including landscape and townscape assets, as well as the area’s other natural assets and resources.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tProtect and enhance landscape and townscape quality, character and distinctiveness?\n•\tAvoid loss of, and damage to greenbelt / green wedge land?\n•\tMake use of previously used / brownfield land and buildings?\n•\tSafeguard individual landscape and townscape features such as hedgerows, ponds, public squares, etc?","Direct","Medium","Long(20+yrs)","Borough-wide","Permanent/Irreversible","Minor Positive","All policies in this group support a modal shift and reduction of vehicles on the borough's roads. A reduction in vehicles is likely to result in a reduction of vehicular disturbance, such as noise and air pollution, and subsequently improve the landscape and townscape through reduced numbers of vehicles on roads.\nThere is potential for proposals that may come forward as part of Transport and Movement to result in negative effects on the landscape and townscape setting. It is, however, anticipated that that the majority of the proposals will be delivered within the existing highway boundary.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA10: Historic Environment\nTo conserve and enhance the historic environment, heritage assets (including known and unknown archaeological sites) and their settings and maintain and enhance access to cultural heritage for enjoyment and educational purposes.   ","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tPreserve and enhance the character or appearance of conservation areas and their settings?\n•\tPreserve or enhance heritage assets and their settings?\n•\tPreserve or enhance archaeological features and their settings?\n•\tImprove the condition of heritage at risk? \n•\tRe-use/retain historic buildings or fabric?\n•\tProtect and conserve the Outstanding Universal Value of the DVMWHS?","Direct","Medium","Long(20+yrs)","Borough-wide","Permanent/Irreversible","Minor Positive","All of the policies in this grouping support a modal shift and reduction of vehicles on the borough's roads. A reduction in vehicles is likely to result in reductions in pollution and disturbance, reducing the degradation of heritage assets and improving their overall setting.\nPolicy T1 and T5 considers the potential for development to affect the historic environment, aiming to mitigate where possible.\nThere is potential for proposals that may come forward as a result of Transport and Movement policies to result in negative effects on the historic environment setting. It is however anticipated that the majority of the proposals will be delivered within the existing highway boundary.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA11: Air, Noise and Light Pollution\nTo maintain good local air quality and to minimise noise and light pollution","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tMaintain or improve local air quality?\n•\tEncourage the installation of electric vehicle charging points?\n•\tAvoid adverse impacts from noise?\n•\tMinimise light pollution?","Indirect","Medium","Short/Medium","Regional","Permanent/Reversible","Minor Positive","All of the policies in this grouping encourage active travel contributing to a modal shift away from private car use and reduction in emissions. This supports improving air quality across the borough. There is potential for the construction of new and upgraded active travel routes to temporarily reduce air quality (from dust and plant emissions) during construction but it is expected that such impacts would be controlled through standard construction management techniques.  ","Yes","A Dust Management Plan should be prepared as part of the Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP).","N/A"]
["SA12: Water Environment\nTo ensure sustainable management of water resources and to minimise the risk of flooding.","Will the policy or proposal: \n•\tMinimise contamination of watercourses and improve water quality in watercourses?\n•\tAvoid exacerbating flood risk for any source and be designed to be resilient to flood risk for its lifetime?\n•\tSupport the use of Sustainable Drainage Systems?\n•\tEncourage water efficiency and demand management?\n•\tAvoid deterioration and enhance the ecological status of water bodies? \n•\tContribute toward achieving Water Framework Directive objectives?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Neutral","N/A","No","N/A","N/A"]
["SA13: Climate Change\nAdapt to the effects of climate change including flood risk, extreme weather and overheating, and strengthen climate resilience.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tMinimise flood risk and ensure new development provides sustainable urban drainage?\n•\tEnsure new development is designed to withstand future climate change (e.g. overheating and increased storm severity)?\n•\tIncrease and improve green and blue infrastructure to create a connected network across the city and within the wider area?\n•\tEnsure surface and groundwater water resources are used efficiently?\n•\tReduce energy consumption?\n•\tSupport the delivery of renewable and decentralised energy capacity (including small scale or community energy projects)?\n•\tSupport energy efficient design?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Neutral","N/A","No","N/A","N/A"]
["SA14: Greenhouse Gases\nTo reduce the contribution towards the emission of greenhouse gases.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tReduce GHG emissions?\n•\tSupport the shift towards low carbon technologies and the usage of electric and ultralow emissions vehicles and appropriate infrastructure to support these?\n•\tProvide opportunities to access local services and facilities by low carbon public transport, walking or wheeling?\n•\tPromote a low carbon local economy? \n•\tReduce levels of embodied carbon?","Direct","Medium","Medium(10yrs)","Regional","Permanent/Reversible","Minor Positive","All policies within the Transport and Movement group should contribute to encouraging modal shift away from private car use, therefore reducing GHG emissions from vehicles. However, there is potential for the construction of new and upgraded active travel routes to result in increased GHG emissions during construction and they are likely to have high levels of embodied carbon.\nPolicy T5 also includes the provision of electric vehicle charging within new developments. This encourages zero emission vehicle use and is likely to reduce the GHGs from private vehicle use.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA15: Transport and Accessibility\nTo reduce the number of journeys made by car, within and to and from the area and improve access to jobs, services and facilities.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tUtilise and enhance existing infrastructure?\n•\tHelp to meet local needs locally through low carbon travel options?\n•\tFacilitate safe walking and cycling?\n•\tFacilitate the use of public transport?\n•\tDeliver opportunities to relieve traffic congestion?\n•\tEncourage travel planning for businesses?\n•\tHelp to reduce the distances people have to travel on a regular basis for education, employment and services?\n•\tHelp to improve access to services and facilities for those living in rural or remote settlements, or experiencing other access constraints?\n•\tHelp to support homeworking by residents?","Direct","High","Medium/Long","Regional","Permanent/Irreversible","Significant Positive","All policies within Transport and Movement contribute to improving accessibility of all transport modes across Derby. Whilst there is a focus on reducing car usage within the city centre, consideration is given to providing appropriate car parking and access with appropriate uses. Generally, the policies should improve active travel and public transport accessibility and connectivity across the city, including through mobility hubs, improving permeability across the city when accessing services. Policy T7 also aims to  maintain airport activities, preserving this transport hub within the city.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA16: Geology and Soils\nTo minimise water and soil pollution and ensure protection of natural resources including greenfield land, soil, and minerals resources.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tUtilise previously developed land?\n•\tSeek to improve or remediate contaminated land or reuse previously developed land which has not been restored?\n•\tProtect soil quality and avoid soil pollution?\n•\tProtect Best and Most Versatile (BMV) Agricultural Land?\n•\tProtect Greenbelt/ Green Wedges land?\n•\tProtect sites safeguarded for mineral workings?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Uncertain","The location of some proposals that may come forward as a result of these policies is not yet known. Whilst it is likely that the majority may result in the reallocation of the existing highway network, there could be potential for some land take. If a preference for road network reallocation is sought there is potential for positive effects.","Yes","Where development occurs on greenfield land, this should be focussed upon low value land that is not of agricultural use, where possible. ","N/A"]
["SA17: Waste\nTo minimise the generation of waste and effectively manage waste that is created.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tEnhance opportunities for waste to be treated in line with circular economy principles (e.g. recycling, re-using, composting)?\n•\tProvide adequate waste separation facilities in new and existing developments in order to encourage more recycling?\n•\tEncourage the repurposing and refurbishing of buildings, instead of demolition?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Uncertain","Some proposals which may come forward as a result of these policies may be resource intensive and could generate a significant amount of construction waste. If a preference for road network reallocation is sought there is potential for positive effects. As the location and design of some proposals that may come forward as a result of these policies are not yet known, uncertain effects have been identified.\nPolicy T3 ensures that suitable storage for refuse bins is included within development, aiding in waste management.","Yes","A Site Waste Management Plan should be prepared as part of the CEMP and OEMP.","N/A"]

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["SA Framework",null,"SA Policy Assessment"]
["SA objective","Supporting Questions","Direct/\nIndirect","Magnitude","Duration","Spatial Extent","Permanence/ Reversibility","Significance","Description of potential effects","Potential for cumulative effects? ","Mitigation","Enhancements"]
["SA1: Population and Equalities\nTo build inclusive communities by reducing social exclusion, reducing deprivation, promoting equity, equality and respecting diversity, improving local accessibility to healthcare, education, employment, retail facilities and recreational resources (including open spaces and sports facilities).  ","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tHelp to reduce deprivation and the inequality gap?\n•\tEnsure all residents have equitable access to health services?\n•\tConsider the needs of an aging population?\n•\tEnsure new housing is well located, close to a range of services such as shops, schools and employment opportunities?\n•\tImprove opportunities for active travel including walking and cycling?\n•\tEnsure everyone has access to high quality open space and recreation facilities?\n•\tProtect community facilities and improve access to important local services for the most deprived?","Direct","Medium","Long(20+yrs)","Regional","Permanent/Irreversible","Significant Positive","Policy CC1 aims to reduce inequalities amongst the city centre population. A number of policies also include the potential for providing additional education provision depending on local needs. \nPolicy CC10 ensures inclusive access to streets and spaces, including street furniture which can provide places to stop and rest for those with mobility impairments.\nThese policies are anticipated to improve services for the current and future population, whilst reducing inequalities.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA2: Human Health\nTo improve health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities, improving quality of life for all.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tHelp to improve health and reduce health inequalities?\n•\tContribute to healthy lifestyles?\n•\tEncourage walking, cycling and a reduction in private car use?\n•\tHelp to ensure health services are provided alongside development?\n•\tProtect existing services?","Indirect","Low","Medium(10yrs)","Borough-wide","Permanent/Reversible","Minor Positive","All of the policies in this grouping help to support social cohesion across the city, encouraging opportunities for social interaction between community members. Policy CC1 is anticipated to improve quality of life, which is likely to improve mental wellbeing. Additionally, Policy CC10 includes the provision of street furniture, which may aid those who have access needs in utilising city centre spaces.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA3: Economy\nTo deliver economic growth and support the creation of new and retention of existing businesses.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tSupport the growth of higher skilled economic sectors? \n•\tProvide new employment premises which meet identified local needs in the area? \n•\tImprove business infrastructure, such as broadband and provide attractive sites for modern businesses?\n•\tSupport the city’s retail sector, especially the city centre and other retail centres?","Direct","High","Long(20+yrs)","Regional","Permanent/Irreversible","Significant Positive","All policies within the City Centre grouping should contribute to improving the diversity of the economy within Derby, and encouraging economic growth through a range of sectors across the city. Development proposed throughout policies is anticipated to improve the vitality and resilience of the city centre, promoting different uses and active frontages to promote economic growth, including within the retail sector.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA4: Employment\nTo create greater employment opportunities, higher value jobs and access to training.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tIncrease job availability?\n•\tIncrease the quality and choice of local employment?\n•\tImprove access to employment centres?\n•\tMeet the skills needs and future demand for labour?","Direct","Medium","Long(20+yrs)","Regional","Permanent/Irreversible","Significant Positive","City centre developments could contribute to the availability of additional employment opportunities within Derby. The development of mixed use development is anticipated to provide additional opportunities for employment, and improvements to partnerships between education providers and local businesses through Policy CC7 is anticipated to improve skills and opportunities for work amongst the local population.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA5: Crime and Safety\nTo reduce crime and the fear of crime for all residents inclusively, improving safety.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tHelp to create streets where people feel safe, particularly after dark?\n•\tMake a positive contribution to community cohesion?\n•\tSupport designing out crime principals? \n•\tReduce levels of crime derivation? \n•\tImprove road safety and reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured (KSI) on the roads, particularly children from deprived backgrounds? \n•\tCreate spaces where women and girls feel safe and included?","Direct","Medium","Medium(10yrs)","Localised","Permanent/Reversible","Significant Positive","Policy CC1 aims to improve the safety of the city centre, including by reducing antisocial behaviour within the city centre.\nPolicy CC6 and CC10 should both improve wayfinding, which can improve feelings of safety, particularly at night.\nA potential significant positive effect on crime and safety is also likely as a result of improving active frontages within the city, preventing vacant areas and reducing the likelihood of crime.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA6: Housing\nTo provide everybody with access to an affordable home which is resilient to the effects of climate change.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tSupport a range of housing types and sizes, including affordable housing units??\n•\tEnsure that there is an adequate supply of housing development land to meet local needs?\n•\tBe sustainably designed and resilient to the effects of climate change and designed to meet all needs, for example “Lifetime Homes” standards?","Direct","Medium","Long(20+yrs)","Borough-wide","Permanent/Irreversible","Significant Positive","A number of policies, including Policy CC1, CC3, and CC4 include the development of new homes. This supports meeting the city's housing target and providing a mix of housing types and tenures in sustainable locations to meet the needs of current and future populations.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA7: Leisure and Recreation\nTo provide better opportunities for people to participate in cultural, leisure and recreational activities.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tHelp to improve access to formal and informal recreation facilities?\n•\tProvide opportunities for engagement in a range of cultural activities?\n•\tCreate new allotments where there is a demand?","Direct","Medium","Long(20+yrs)","Borough-wide","Permanent/Irreversible","Minor Positive","Policy CC1 supports the development of high quality leisure facilities, which should improve the provision of these facilities. Additionally, regeneration arising from Policy CC5 is anticipated to result in improvement to leisure uses.\nPolicy CC7 outlines improvements to shopping, eating and drinking facilities, which should improve opportunities for leisure and recreation.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA8: Biodiversity and Natural Capital\nTo protect and improve biodiversity, geo-diversity, including protect and enhance favourable conditions on SSSI’s, SPAs, SACs and other wildlife sites and improve connectivity between, and access to, green spaces and functional habitats.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tConserve and enhance habitats in the LNRS?\n•\tConserve and enhance species diversity and in particular avoid harm and increase the ranges of protected species?\n•\tProvide opportunities for new habitat creation and lead to a net gain in biodiversity?\n•\tProtect geo-diversity?\n•\tImprove the ecological quality and character of open spaces?\n•\tMaintain and enhance woodland cover and management in appropriate areas (e.g. areas of ash dieback)?\n•\tMaintain or enhance tree cover?\n•\tProtect and promote effective management of SPAs and SACs in the LP area and its surroundings?\n•\tHelp to protect and enhance other designated sites e.g., SSSIs, Wildlife Sites, LNRs etc?\n•\tImprove climate change adaptation through provision of accessible green space or green and blue infrastructure?\n•\tPrevent the fragmentation of habitats, provide links between green spaces or help to deliver/support other ecological networks?\n•\tSupport the natural capital of the city?","Direct","Medium","Medium(10yrs)","Localised","Permanent/Irreversible","Minor Positive","Policy CC1 supports the development of green streets, which has potential to improve planting and provide small scale biodiversity improvements within the city centre. Additionally, Policy CC10 will ensure that development is connected to nature and open spaces, and biodiversity is enhanced within new development that is proposed.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA9: Landscape and Townscape\nTo protect and enhance the character and appearance of the landscape and townscape, including landscape and townscape assets, as well as the area’s other natural assets and resources.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tProtect and enhance landscape and townscape quality, character and distinctiveness?\n•\tAvoid loss of, and damage to greenbelt / green wedge land?\n•\tMake use of previously used / brownfield land and buildings?\n•\tSafeguard individual landscape and townscape features such as hedgerows, ponds, public squares, etc?","Direct","Medium","Long(20+yrs)","Localised","Permanent/Irreversible","Significant Positive","All of policies in this grouping should contribute to enhancing the public realm and regeneration within the city centre, utilising high quality design to create active frontages and improve the townscape setting.\nPolicy CC6 also aims to ensure that tall buildings positively contribute to active frontages, which is also included within Policy CC9. ","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA10: Historic Environment\nTo conserve and enhance the historic environment, heritage assets (including known and unknown archaeological sites) and their settings and maintain and enhance access to cultural heritage for enjoyment and educational purposes.   ","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tPreserve and enhance the character or appearance of conservation areas and their settings?\n•\tPreserve or enhance heritage assets and their settings?\n•\tPreserve or enhance archaeological features and their settings?\n•\tImprove the condition of heritage at risk? \n•\tRe-use/retain historic buildings or fabric?\n•\tProtect and conserve the Outstanding Universal Value of the DVMWHS?","Direct","Medium","Long(20+yrs)","Localised","Permanent/Irreversible","Minor Positive","Within Policy CC1, the historic environment is considered as a catalyst for regeneration. This is anticipated to positively contribute to the setting of these assets, and may enhance previously 'at risk' assets if these are located within areas of redevelopment. Similarly, Policy CC2 also recognises heritage and arts character within the city centre, which is anticipated to preserve this character.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA11: Air, Noise and Light Pollution\nTo maintain good local air quality and to minimise noise and light pollution","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tMaintain or improve local air quality?\n•\tEncourage the installation of electric vehicle charging points?\n•\tAvoid adverse impacts from noise?\n•\tMinimise light pollution?","Direct","Medium","Medium(10yrs)","Localised","Permanent/Reversible","Minor Positive","Policy CC6 seeks to ensure the effective dispersion of air pollution by avoiding canyonisation. Additionally, Policy CC11 outlines the implementation of quiet zones within the city centre, to reduce noise pollution.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA12: Water Environment\nTo ensure sustainable management of water resources and to minimise the risk of flooding.","Will the policy or proposal: \n•\tMinimise contamination of watercourses and improve water quality in watercourses?\n•\tAvoid exacerbating flood risk for any source and be designed to be resilient to flood risk for its lifetime?\n•\tSupport the use of Sustainable Drainage Systems?\n•\tEncourage water efficiency and demand management?\n•\tAvoid deterioration and enhance the ecological status of water bodies? \n•\tContribute toward achieving Water Framework Directive objectives?","Direct","Low","Long(20+yrs)","Localised","Permanent/Irreversible","Minor Positive","Policy CC10 specifies the consideration and integration of SuDS within development where appropriate, aiding in minimising flood risk.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA13: Climate Change\nAdapt to the effects of climate change including flood risk, extreme weather and overheating, and strengthen climate resilience.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tMinimise flood risk and ensure new development provides sustainable urban drainage?\n•\tEnsure new development is designed to withstand future climate change (e.g. overheating and increased storm severity)?\n•\tIncrease and improve green and blue infrastructure to create a connected network across the city and within the wider area?\n•\tEnsure surface and groundwater water resources are used efficiently?\n•\tReduce energy consumption?\n•\tSupport the delivery of renewable and decentralised energy capacity (including small scale or community energy projects)?\n•\tSupport energy efficient design?","Direct","Medium","Long(20+yrs)","Localised","Permanent/Irreversible","Minor Positive","Policy CC1 considers climate change adaptation measures within development, improving climate resilience. Similarly, Policy CC7 also aids in ensuring development is resilient to climate change.\nPolicy CC6 ensures that tall building developments consider microclimate, including daylight and sunlight, aiding in improving resilience to increased heat as a result of climate change.\nPolicy CC10 also includes the implementation of SuDS, improving resilience against increased flood risk.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA14: Greenhouse Gases\nTo reduce the contribution towards the emission of greenhouse gases.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tReduce GHG emissions?\n•\tSupport the shift towards low carbon technologies and the usage of electric and ultralow emissions vehicles and appropriate infrastructure to support these?\n•\tProvide opportunities to access local services and facilities by low carbon public transport, walking or wheeling?\n•\tPromote a low carbon local economy? \n•\tReduce levels of embodied carbon?","Direct","Medium","Medium(10yrs)","Regional","Permanent/Reversible","Minor Positive","All policies within the city centre group should contribute to encouraging modal shift away from private car use, therefore reducing GHG emissions from vehicles.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA15: Transport and Accessibility\nTo reduce the number of journeys made by car, within and to and from the area and improve access to jobs, services and facilities.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tUtilise and enhance existing infrastructure?\n•\tHelp to meet local needs locally through low carbon travel options?\n•\tFacilitate safe walking and cycling?\n•\tFacilitate the use of public transport?\n•\tDeliver opportunities to relieve traffic congestion?\n•\tEncourage travel planning for businesses?\n•\tHelp to reduce the distances people have to travel on a regular basis for education, employment and services?\n•\tHelp to improve access to services and facilities for those living in rural or remote settlements, or experiencing other access constraints?\n•\tHelp to support homeworking by residents?","Direct","Medium","Medium(10yrs)","Borough-wide","Permanent/Reversible","Minor Positive","All policies outlining development within the city centre are likely to indirectly encourage public transport use as these areas are well connected to existing public transportation networks.\nPolicy CC1 aims to ensure that development is well connected to sustainable transport modes, including active and public transport modes.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA16: Geology and Soils\nTo minimise water and soil pollution and ensure protection of natural resources including greenfield land, soil, and minerals resources.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tUtilise previously developed land?\n•\tSeek to improve or remediate contaminated land or reuse previously developed land which has not been restored?\n•\tProtect soil quality and avoid soil pollution?\n•\tProtect Best and Most Versatile (BMV) Agricultural Land?\n•\tProtect Greenbelt/ Green Wedges land?\n•\tProtect sites safeguarded for mineral workings?","Direct","Medium","Long(20+yrs)","Localised","Permanent/Irreversible","Significant Positive","Policy CC1 specifies utilising brownfield land within the city centre for development. Additionally, the majority of policies within the City Centre policy grouping encourage the redevelopment of existing brownfield spaces, protecting greenfield land.","Yes","N/A","N/A"]
["SA17: Waste\nTo minimise the generation of waste and effectively manage waste that is created.","Will the policy or proposal:\n•\tEnhance opportunities for waste to be treated in line with circular economy principles (e.g. recycling, re-using, composting)?\n•\tProvide adequate waste separation facilities in new and existing developments in order to encourage more recycling?\n•\tEncourage the repurposing and refurbishing of buildings, instead of demolition?","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","N/A","Neutral","N/A","No","N/A","N/A"]