This report investigates the likely significant impacts on
sustainable development that might arise from the actions proposed
in the Leigh Park Supplementary Planning Document. The
Supplementary Planning Document is a lower level plan that does not
make development allocations. As such the level of detail required
in the accompanying sustainability appraisal is not as great as for
higher level plans.
Sustainable development is often referred to as development
that meets the needs of the present generation without compromising
the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. The
Government requires that all local planning authorities test their
plans using ‘Sustainability Appraisal’ to ensure that they do not
conflict with the aims of sustainable development.
The Leigh Park
SPD
expands upon the
framework set out in Local Plan Policy UA3. A Sustainability
Appraisal has been conducted in parallel with the production of the
SPD
and a
report accompanied the draft
SPD
for
consultation.
This report assesses the likely sustainability effects of the
adopted
SPD
and sets out proposals for monitoring its effects.