Sustainability Appraisal/Strategic Environmental Assessment (SA/SEA) is a process of appraising the social, environmental and economic effects of plans strategies and policies from the outset of plan preparation.

Scoping Reports sets out the Sustainability Appraisal framework which will be used to test the spatial objectives and options of these plans and will help to identify the most sustainable options available. These scoping reports have been prepared for consultation on the scope and level of detail that should be included in the Sustainability Appraisal.

The Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Reports have been prepared for;

• Core Strategy and Site Allocations DPD
• Planning Obligations SPD
• Locally Important Buildings SPD
• Sites of Nature Conservation Interest
• Existing Dwellings in the Green Belt SPD

The Sustainability Appraisal scoping report for the Core Strategy and Site Allocations DPD can be downloaded at the top right hand side of this page. The reports for the Supplementary Planning Documents can be downloaded at the bottom of this page.