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• 1. Non Technical Summary
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 The Sustainability Appraisal Process
  • 1.3 Summary of the SA Findings
  • 1.4 Consultation
• 2. Introduction
  • 2.1 Purpose of the Old Press/Mill Lane SPD
  • 2.2 Purpose of the Sustainability Appraisal
  • 2.3 The SA Process
  • 2.4 Relationship with the SEA Process
• 3. Appraisal Methodology
  • 3.1 Stages in the SA Process
  • 3.2 Timing of the SA Process
  • 3.3 Who carried out the SA
  • 3.4 Difficulties encountered in compiling information and carrying out the assessment
• 4. Summary of the relevant findings from Stage A of the SA Process
  • 4.1 Task A1 - Context Review
  • 4.2 Task A2 - Baseline Information
  • 4.3 Task A3 - Identification of Sustainability Issues & Problems
  • 4.4 Future Trends without the Old Press/Mill Lane SPD
  • 4.5 Task A4 - Developing the Sustainability Appraisal Framework
  • 4.6 Task A5 - Consulting on the Scope of the SA
• 5. Developing and Refining Options and Assessing Effects
  • 5.1 Task B1 - Testing the SPD Objectives and Local Plan Policies against the Sustainability Appraisal Framework
    • Appraisal of the SPD Objectives
    • Appraisal of the Local Plan Policies
  • 5.2 Summary of the Appraisal Findings
    • Appraisal of the SPD Objectives
    • Appraisal of the Local Plan Policies
  • 5.3 Task B2 - Developing the SPD Options
  • 5.4 Tasks B3 & B4 - Predicting and Evaluating the effects of the Draft SPD
  • 5.5 Task B5 - Considering ways of mitigating adverse effects and maximising beneficical effects
  • 5.6 Task B6 - Proposing measures to monitor the significant effects of implementing the SPD
  • 5.7 Uncertainties and risks
  • 5.8 Next steps
• Appendix 1: Testing the SPD Objectives against the SA Objectives
• Appendix 2: Testing the Local Plan Policies Against the SA Objectives