The initial Draft Scoping Report Iteration 1: Consultation Outcomes Report (August 2019) was sent to the three statutory Strategic Environmental Assessment Consultation Bodies with environmental responsibilities, as well as to neighbouring authorities and other appropriate consultees, in accordance with Article 5(4) of the European Union Directive 2001/42/EC Regulations, set out in the Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes Regulations 2004. The consultation was also publicised on this website, and the consultation ran from 12th August until 7th October 2019, for a period of 8 weeks. All consultation responses received were considered, and were used to inform the IA. A summary of all responses and subsequent alterations to the Scoping Report can be found in this consultation outcomes report.

Published: August 2019

The framework set out in this Integrated Appraisal (IA) Scoping Report (Iteration 2, October 2019) follows the prescribed structure for SA process in national Planning Practice Guidance, and will be conducted at relevant points throughout Local Plan development, to provide a balanced and inclusive assessment and better informed Local Plan. It identifies the relevant plans, policies, programmes and objectives to inform the IA and the Local Plan; baseline information; key sustainability issues and problems; and an IA framework consisting of objectives, against which the Local Plan will be assessed as it evolves. It can be used to test the evidence underpinning the plan and help to demonstrate how the tests of soundness have been met. It should be noted that IA is an iterative and on-going process, and therefore stages and tasks may be revisited and updated or revised as the plan develops, to take account of updated or new evidence as well as consultation responses. The IA framework for the Central Lancashire Local Plan will include three separate but complementary assessments:

• Sustainability Appraisal (SA) / Strategic Environment Assessment (SEA):

Sustainability Appraisal is a systematic process that must be carried out during the preparation of the Central Lancashire Local Plan. Its role is to promote sustainable development by assessing the extent to which the emerging Local Plan proposals and policies, when judged against reasonable alternatives, will help to achieve relevant environmental, economic and social objectives, as well as a means of identifying and mitigating any potential adverse effects that the plan might otherwise have. Section 19 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 requires any local planning authority (in our case, jointly done through the Central Lancashire partnership) to carry out a Sustainability Appraisal of each of the proposals in a Local Plan during its preparation.

• Health Impact Assessment (HIA):

To assess the effects of the Local Plan on the health and well-being of the population and its ability to access health-related facilities and services. This also addresses equalities issues and has some overlap with Equalities Impact Assessment.

• Equalities Impact Assessment (EqIA):

To assess the effects of the Local Plan in terms of equalities issues, with a particular focus on disadvantaged or excluded groups of people. EqIA helps identify where we can promote equality of opportunity.

Published: October 2019

This report sets out the findings of the IA of the reasonable alternative development site options that are being considered for allocation in the Local Plan. The findings will be taken into account by the CLAs when considering which sites to take forward as preferred options

• RD03b Appendix A
• RD03ci Appendix B - Chorley
• RD03cii Appendix B - Preston
• RD03ciii Appendix B - South Ribble

Published: November 2022

Published: November 2019

• Site Assessment process
• Chorley Site profiles
• Preston Site profiles
• South Ribble Site profiles

Published: December 2022