Sustainability Appraisal
What should a sustainability appraisal
contain?
This statement should outline the elements of the scheme that
address sustainable development issues, including the positive
environmental, social and economic implications.
When is a sustainability appraisal
required?
For regionally significant proposals (see definition below) a
sustainability statement will be required. Definition of
Regionally Significant Development:
- Mixed Use development on sites of 10ha+, 10,000sq.m+ gross
floor space (not including residential) or 150+ residential
units.
- Residential Development of 150+ units or 50+ on an unallocated
greenfield site; Employment Development of 10ha+ on previously
developed land or 5ha+ on greenfield land; development that loses
more than 10,000 sq.m of employment space; or B1 office
developments over 5,000 sq.m in out of centre locations.
- Leisure and tourism uses which would attract more than 100,000
visitors per year or casinos with a floorspace of 5,000 sq.m+.
- Renewable Energy Developments with a total installed capacity
of 25 megawatts+.
- Non residential institutions of 2,500 sq.m in an out of centre
location.
If you are unclear whether you are required to supply a
sustainability appraisal then you should contact a Planning Officer
for guidance and advice.
The Government's Policy on delivering sustainable development is
set out in
PPS1(Feb 2005) and the supplement to PPS1 -
Planning and Climate Change (Jan 2008).