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ANNEX 1



SUSTAINABILITY APPRAISAL

REVIEW OF PLANS,

POLICIES AND

PROGRAMMES

Table of contents




PLANNING STRATEGY 8

EUROPEAN OVER-ARCHING PRINCIPLES 8

NATIONAL OVER-ARCHING PRINCIPLES 8

NATIONAL SPATIAL STRATEGY 9

ATLANTIC GATEWAY 10

MANCHESTER CITY REGION OVER-ARCHING PRINCIPLES 11

MANCHESTER CITY REGION SPATIAL FRAMEWORK 11

SALFORD’S OVER-ARCHING PRINCIPLES 12

SALFORD’S SPATIAL FRAMEWORK 13

REFERENCES (Planning strategy) 14



SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES 16

PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES 16

OBJECTIVES FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES 17

GOVERNANCE 17

COMMUNITY COHESION 17

CITIZENSHIP AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT 18

SOCIAL INCLUSION 18

REFERENCES (sustainable communities) 19



HOUSING 20

GENERAL 20

UNDERSTANDING HOUSING MARKETS 21

HOUSING MARKET RENEWAL 21

MEETING HOUSING PROVISION 22

MANAGING THE SUPPLY OF HOUSING 23

LOCATION OF NEW RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT 23

BRING VACANT/UNDERUSED PROPERTIES BACK INTO USE 24

RE-USING PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED LAND 24

PROVISION OF AN APPROPRIATE MIX OF HOUSING 25

HOUSING DESIGN (Also see Design and Construction) 25

AFFORDABLE /SPECIAL NEEDS HOUSING/MINORITY GROUPS 26

STUDENT ACCOMMODATION 27

GYPSIES AND TRAVELLERS 28

DENSITY OF NEW HOUSING 28

PROVISION OF PARKING 28

PROVISION OF OPEN SPACE WITHIN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT 28

(Also see Health) 28

REFERENCES (housing) 29

EMPLOYMENT 31

ECONOMIC GROWTH 31

ECONOMIC EVIDENCE BASE 33

ENCOURAGING INWARD INVESTMENT 33

INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT 33

CLUSTERS 33

COMMUNICATION 34

Green Economy 34

MANAGING EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT 34

TARGETING GROWTH SECTORS 36

KNOWLEDGE BASED INDUSTRIES 37

REGIONAL CENTRE 38

REGIONAL INVESTMENT SITES 38

AGMA STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT SITES 39

MEDIACITY:UK 39

ENTREPRENEURIAL CULTURE/ BUSINESS START-UPS 39

INVESTMENT IN DEPRIVED AREAS 40

PRODUCTIVITY 40

EMPLOYMENT RATE 41

WORKLESSNESS AND SOCIAL INCLUSION (Also see Education) 41

INCOME 42

RURAL ECONOMY (Also see Land and Soil and Countryside & Landscape) 43

MOBILE AND HOME WORKING 43

KNOWLEDGE / INNOVATION (Also see Education) 43

REFERENCES (employment) 44

RETAIL AND TOWN CENTRES 46

NETWORKS AND HIERARCHIES OF CENTRES 46

Promoting Growth and Managing Centres 46

CONSUMER CHOICE AND COMPETITION 47

EVIDENCE BASE AND MONITORING 48

ALLOCATING SITES AND CONSIDERING APPLICATIONS FOR TOWN CENTRE USES 48

IMPACT ASSESSMENT 50

RELEVANT AREA BASED TOWN CENTRE POLICIES 50

COMPARISON AND CONVENIENCE RETAIL NEEDS 50

PROVISION OF LEISURE USES 51

REFERENCES (RETAIL AND TOWN CENTRES) 51

EDUCATION 52

GENERAL 52

PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES 52

IMPROVE EDUCATION AND SKILLS LEVELS OF THE POPULATION 53

IMPROVE EDUCATION AND SKILLS LEVELS IN YOUNG PEOPLE 54

IMPROVE EDUCATION AND SKILLS LEVELS IN THE ADULT POPULATION 56

VOCATIONAL TRAINING & SUPPORTING ECONOMIC GROWTH 57

retaining and attracting skilled people 57

REFERENCES (education) 58

TRANSPORT 59

GENERAL 59

REDUCE THE NEED TO TRAVEL 60

IMPROVE ACCESS BY SUSTAINABLE MODES 60

INTEGRATED TRANSPORT 61

SOCIAL INCLUSION 61

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT 62

SUPPORTING ECONOMIC GROWTH 62

NEW DEVELOPMENT 63

TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT/ TRAVEL PLAN 64

INFRASTRUCTURE 64

HIGHWAYS 64

ROAD SAFETY 65

PARKING 65

HEAVY AND LIGHT RAIL 67

CYCLING AND WALKING 68

PARK AND RIDE 70

FREIGHT 70

AIRPORTS 71

REFERENCES (TRANSPORT) 71



TOURISM 74

GENERAL 74

PROVISION OF NEW TOURIST INFRASTRUCTURE 75

SPECIFIC TOURISM LOCALES 76

HERITAGE TOURISM (Also see Heritage) 76

WATERWAYS AND TOURISM (Also see Water and Flood Risk) 77

REGIONAL PARKS AND TOURISM (Also see Recreation/ Open Space/ Green Infrastructure) 77

RURAL TOURISM 77

SUSTAINABLE TOURISM 77

MINIMISING SOCIAL IMPACTS 78

MINIMISING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS 78

TOURISM, EMPLOYMENT AND THE ECONOMY (Also see Employment) 79

PROMOTING TOURISM 80

REFERENCES (TOURISM) 80



CLIMATE CHANGE 82

GENERAL 82

REDUCING CONTRIBUTIONS (Also see Energy, Air Quality, Design and construction and Transport) 82

ADAPTING TO CLIMATE CHANGE 83

REFERENCES (CLIMATE CHANGE) 84

Countryside and Landscape 86

URBAN FRINGE 86

COUNTRYSIDE PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT 86

AGRICULTURE AND DIVERSIFICATION (Also see Land and Soil) 87

RURAL COMMUNITIES 88

LANDSCAPE QUALITY 88

GREENBELT 89

TREES, FORESTRY & WOODLANDS 90

NATURE IMPROVEMENT AREAS 91

References (COUNTRYSIDE AND LANDSCAPE) 91



RECREATION / OPEN SPACE / GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE 93

RECREATION AND LEISURE 93

PROVISION OF OPEN SPACE/ RECREATION FACILITIES 93

SETTING OPEN SPACE/ RECREATION STANDARDS 94

OPEN SPACES AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES 95

PROTECTION OF OPEN SPACES/ RECREATIONAL FACILITIES 95

WELL-DESIGNED OPEN SPACES/ LOCAL AMENITY 97

OPEN SPACE AND DEVELOPMENT 97

SECURITY OF OPEN SPACES 98

COUNTRYSIDE RECREATION (Also see Countryside and Landscape) 98

GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE 99

RECREATION AND WATERWAYS (Also see Water and Flood Risk and Transport (walking and cycling)) 100

REGIONAL PARKS 100

COUNTRY PARKS 101

REFERENCES (RECREATION/ OPEN SPACE/ GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE) 101

RECYCLING AND WASTE MANAGEMENT 103

SUSTAINABLE Waste MANAGEMENT 103

Waste Hierarchy 103

Proximity Principle 103

Promoting REDUCTION/ REUSE / Recycling/ COMPOSTING 104

LANDFILL 104

PRovision of WAste FAcilities 105

DISPOSAL OF HAZARDOUS WASTE (Also see Hazardous substances) 105

REFERENCES (RECYCLING AND WASTE MANAGEMENT) 106

WATER & FLOOD RISK 108

INTEGRATED WATER MANAGEMENT 108

WATER QUALITY (Also see Utilities Infrastructure) 108

CONSUMPTION 109

FLOODING 110

FLOOD DEFENCES 111

SEQUENTIAL APPROACH 112

IMPLICATIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE 112

REFERENCES (WATER AND FLOOD RISK) 113

AIR QUALITY 115

AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENTS 115

AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT ZONES 115

IMPACTS OF NEW DEVELOPMENT 116

MITIGATION MEASURES 117

REDUCING EMISSIONS (See Transport and Energy) 117

REFERENCES (AIR QUALITY) 117

BIODIVERSITY 118

GENERAL 118

PROTECTED HABITATS 119

NATURA 2000 120

Protected Species 121

Restoration of Lowland Bogs 121

APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT 121

Ecological Appraisal 122

REFERENCES (BIO-DIVERSITY) 122

LAND AND SOIL 124

GREENFIELD/BROWNFIELD 124

CONTAMINATED LAND 124

DERELICT LAND 124

PROTECTION OF IMPORTANT SOIL TYPES 125

UNSTABLE LAND 126

REFERENCES (LAND AND SOIL) 126

MINERALS 127

Supply 127

SAFEGUARDING 128

Efficient Use 128

Environmental Impact 129

RESTORATION, AFTERCARE AND AFTER-USE 129

STORAGE, HANDLING AND TRANSPORTATION 130

REFERENCES (MINERALS) 130



ENERGY 131

GENERAL 131

ENERGY AND THE HOME / FUEL POVERTY (Also see Design and Construction) 132

ENERGY AND WASTE (Also see Recycling and Waste Management) 132

ENERGY EFFICIENCY/REDUCING CONSUMPTION 132

REDUCING EMISSIONS 133

ENERGY GENERATION 133

RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION 134

MICRO GENERATION 137

ENERGY AND NEW DEVELOPMENT 138

REFERENCES (ENERGY) 139

CRIME 141

REDUCING CRIME 141

CRIMINAL DAMAGE 141

PROPERTY CRIME 141

PERSONAL CRIME 142

ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR AND DRUGS AND ALCOHOL RELATED OFFENCES 142

DESIGNING OUT CRIME (Also see Design and Construction) 142

FEAR OF CRIME 143

PRISONS (Also see Sustainable Communities) 144

REFERENCES (CRIME) 144



Hazardous Substances 146

HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AND NEW DEVELOPMENT 146

DISPOSAL OF HAZARDOUS WASTE (See Recycling and Waste Management) 146

REFERENCES (HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES) 146



HEALTH 147

IMPROVING HEALTH 147

REDUCING HEALTH INEQUALITIES 148

PROVISION OF/ACCESS TO HEALTH FACILTIES (Also see Retail and Town Centres) 149

HEALTH & NEW DEVELOPMENT 149

PROMOTING HEALTHY LIVING (Also see Recreation/ Open Space/ Green Infrastructure, Transport, and Retail and Town Centres) 150

REFERENCES (HEALTH) 150

Mixed-Use Development 152

BENEFITS OF MIXED USE 152

Appropriate locations for mixed-use development 152

IMPLEMENTATION/CREATING MIXED-USE AREAS 153

REFERENCES (MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT) 153

DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION 155

GENERAL 155

SUSTAINABLE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION 156

PUBLIC REALM 158

ACCESS & CIRCULATION 158

DESIGN AND CRIME 159

TALL BUILDINGS 160

WATERSIDE DEVELOPMENT 160

REFERENCES (DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION) 161

UTILITIES INFRASTRUCTURE 163

GENERAL 163

WATER SUPPLY (Also see Water and Flood Risk) 163

ENERGY SUPPLY (Also see Energy) 164

GAS SUPPLY 164

SEWERAGE 164

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES 165

REFERENCES (UTILITIES INFRASTRUCTURE) 167



HERITAGE 169

GENERAL 169

HERITAGE AND EVIDENCE 170

HERITAGE AND LOCAL PLANNING APPROACHES 170

HERITAGE-LED REGENERATION 170

LISTED BUILDINGS & CONSERVATION AREA 171

HERITAGE TOURISM (Also see Tourism) 171

HERITAGE AND CLIMATE CHANGE 171

REFERENCES (HERITAGE) 171

NOISE 173

NEW DEVELOPMENT 173

ASSESSING NOISE IMPACTS 173

REDUCING NOISE HAZARD 173

REFERENCES (NOISE) 174

ADVERTISEMENTS 175

GENERAL 175



REFERENCES (ADVERTISEMENTS) 175

COMPLETE LIST OF PLANS, POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES REVIEWED 176




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