Non-Technical Summary
Comment
Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report
Representation ID: 24952
Received: 27/10/2017
Respondent: Historic England
Whole document comment: We have confined our comments at this stage to the Issues and Options. We will consider the Sustainability Appraisal at the next stage with the proposed site allocations.
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Comment
Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report
Representation ID: 25004
Received: 25/10/2017
Respondent: Natural England
Q1: Natural England advise that the following types of plans relating to the natural environment should be considered where applicable: Green infrastructure, Biodiversity, Rights of Way Improvement, Shoreline Management, Coastal access, River basin management, AONB management, and landscape plans and strategies.
Q2: We agree with the following key sustainability issues relevant to the Ipswich Local Plan (Table A): The need to maintain and/or enhance soil quality, protect and enhance sites designated for their geological interest, manage pressure on protected sites, conserve and enhance biodiversity (including sites designated for the their nature conservation value), halt biodiversity net loss, ensure the protection and enhancement of local distinctiveness and character, and manage pressure from new development on the AONB.
Q3: See full text attached for detailed comments about SA framework objectives for biodiversity, and transport, travel and access. Also comments on suggested indicators for biodiversity, landscape and green infrastructure.
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Comment
Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report
Representation ID: 25053
Received: 31/10/2017
Respondent: Save Our Country Spaces
This SA Scoping document contains insufficient up to date detail on Air Quality/Health and Wellbeing and fails to make clear the most critical known relationships between them which must be mitigated and dealt with. The SA Scoping document is incomplete and inadequate to reflect current local, regional, national and international concerns and recent legal requirements, measured against Supreme Court Ruling and EU Directive on Air Quality. SOCS see no evidence of IBC/SCC Environmental and Public Health specialist input to this Scoping Exercise. There are now 5 AQMA's in Ipswich. Key documents on air quality and public health are not referenced.
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Comment
Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report
Representation ID: 25339
Received: 30/10/2017
Respondent: Environment Agency
The Water Framework directive (WFD) is mentioned, but not thoroughly considered. The WFD objectives and local RBMP actions should be used to inform the Local Plan making process. The LPA should consider the priorities in the RBMP when developing strategic plans to help deliver WFD objectives. The SA should detail where WFD requirements will have to be met and what actions/mitigation measures
will be required to deliver them.
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