Sustainability Appraisal Main Modifications Report

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Section 4.2

The proposed modifications to the strategic objectives enhance the compatibility with the SA Objectives reported previously, see Chapter 7 for more detail.

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Section 5.5.4

New Policy SP1a

This newly introduced policy has not previously been subject to SA. As it relates to plans for the review of the Local Plan, the new policy is not likely to have any significant sustainability effects in relation to any of the SA Objectives. The Local Plan partial review will itself be subject to SA as it is prepared.

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Policy SP1

Yes, see Chapter 7.

Changes to the strategic allocations reflected in this overarching policy are addressed separately through the individual allocations policies.

The sites specified as being allocated to meet Luton's needs were already allocated in the submitted Local Plan.

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Policy SP3

Yes, see Chapter 7.

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SA1

Yes, see Chapter 7.

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SE1

Yes, see Chapter 7.

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SA2

Yes, see Chapter 7.

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SE2

Yes, see Chapter 7.

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SA3

Yes, see Chapter 7.

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SA3

Yes, see Chapter 7.

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Policy SA4

Yes, see Chapter 7.

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SA4

Yes, see Chapter 7.

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SE3

Yes, see Chapter 7.

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SE3

Yes, see Chapter 7.

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SE4

Yes, see Chapter 7.

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HA1

Yes, see Chapter 7.

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Policy SP4

Yes, see Chapter 7.

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Settlement Hierarchy Table

Yes, see Chapter 7.

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Policy SP7

Yes, see Chapter 7.

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Policy SP8

No significant implications for the SA findings reported previously – proposed changes do not change the positive effects already identified on SA1: Housing.

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Policy H1

No significant impacts on the SA findings reported previously – the proposed changes reinforce the positive effects already identified on SA1: Housing.

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Policy H2

No significant impacts on the SA findings reported previously – the proposed changes reinforce the positive effects already identified on SA1: Housing and SA5: Health.

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Policy H3

No significant impacts on the SA findings reported previously – the proposed changes reinforce the positive effects already identified on SA1: Housing and SA5: Health.

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Policy H4

No significant impacts on the SA findings reported previously – the proposed changes reinforce the positive effects already identified on SA1: Housing and SA5: Health.

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Policy H5

No significant impacts on the SA findings reported previously – the proposed changes reinforce the positive effects already identified on SA1: Housing and SA5: Health.

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Section 11.6 and Policy H6

The deletion of policy H6 in its entirety means that the effects of the policy will also no longer occur. Therefore, this policy will no longer contribute towards the positive effects of the housing policies on SA1: Housing and SA5: Health that were previously identified.

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Policy H7

No significant impacts on the SA findings reported previously – the proposed changes reinforce the positive effects already identified on SA1: Housing and SA5: Health.

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Policy H8

No significant impacts on the SA findings reported previously – the proposed changes reinforce the positive effects already identified on SA1: Housing.

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Policy EMP1

No significant impacts on the SA findings reported previously – the proposed changes reinforce the positive effects already identified on SA4: Economy.

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Policy EMP2

No significant impacts on the SA findings reported previously – the proposed changes reinforce the positive effects already identified on SA4: Economy.

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Policy EMP3

No significant impacts on the SA findings reported previously – the proposed changes reinforce the positive effects already identified on SA4: Economy.

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Policy EMP4

No significant impacts on the SA findings reported previously – the proposed changes reinforce the positive effects already identified on SA4: Economy.

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Policy EMP5

No significant impacts on the SA findings reported previously – the proposed changes reinforce the positive effects already identified on SA4: Economy.

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Policy R1

No significant implications for the SA findings reported previously – proposed changes reinforce the positive effects already identified on SA6: Highways and SA7: Sustainable Transport.

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Policy R2

No significant implications for the SA findings reported previously – proposed changes reinforce the positive effects already identified on SA4: Economy.

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Policy R3

No significant implications for the SA findings reported previously – proposed changes reinforce the positive effects already identified on SA6: Highways and SA7: Sustainable Transport.

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Policy T1

No significant implications for the SA findings reported previously – proposed changes reinforce the positive effects already identified on SA6: Highways and SA7: Sustainable Transport.

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Policy T2

No significant implications for the SA findings reported previously – proposed changes reinforce the positive effects already identified on SA3: Access to Services, SA6: Highways and SA7: Sustainable Transport.

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Policy T3

No significant implications for the SA findings reported previously – proposed changes reinforce the positive effects already identified on SA6: Highways and SA7: Sustainable Transport.

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Policy T4

While the policy wording is significantly reduced, the policy will still have positive effects on SA 3: Access to Services and SA7: Sustainable Transport, as previously identified.

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Policy T5

No significant implications for the SA findings reported previously – proposed changes reinforce the positive effects already identified on SA6: Highways and SA7: Sustainable Transport from the transport policies collectively.

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Policy T6

No significant implications for the SA findings reported previously – proposed changes reinforce the positive effects already identified on SA6: Highways and SA7: Sustainable Transport from the transport policies collectively.

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Policy EE1

No significant implications for the SA findings reported previously – proposed changes reinforce the positive effects already identified on SA5: Health, SA8: Climate Change, SA9: Water, SA10: Flooding and SA12: Biodiversity. The addition of reference to the historic environment enhances positive effects on SA14: Historic Environment.

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Policy EE2

No significant implications for the SA findings reported previously – proposed changes reinforce the positive effects already identified on SA12: Biodiversity.

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Policy EE3

No significant implications for the SA findings reported previously – proposed changes reinforce the positive effects already identified on SA12: Biodiversity.

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Policy EE4

No significant implications for the SA findings reported previously – proposed changes reinforce the positive effects already identified on SA12: Biodiversity.

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Policy EE5

No significant implications for the SA findings reported previously – proposed changes reinforce the positive effects already identified on SA13: Landscape.

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Policy EE6

The deletion of this policy means that the effects previously identified in the SA will no longer result from the policy, including a contribution towards the positive effects of the DM policies collectively on SA5: Health.

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Policy EE7

No significant implications for the SA findings reported previously – proposed changes reinforce the positive effects already identified on SA13: Landscape.

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Policy EE8

No significant implications for the SA findings reported previously – proposed changes reinforce the positive effects already identified on SA12: Biodiversity.

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Policy EE9

No significant implications for the SA findings reported previously – proposed changes reinforce the positive effects already identified on SA5: Health and the positive effects of the DM policies collectively on SA12: Biodiversity and SA13: Landscape.

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Policy EE10

No significant implications for the SA findings reported previously – proposed changes reinforce the positive effects already identified on SA5: Health.

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Policy EE11

No significant implications for the SA findings reported previously – proposed changes reinforce the positive effects already identified of the DM policies collectively on SA12: Biodiversity and SA13: Landscape. The additional wording enhances positive effects on SA10: Flooding.

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Policy EE12

No significant implications for the SA findings reported previously – proposed changes reinforce the positive effects already identified on SA5: Health.

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Policy EE13

No significant implications for the SA findings reported previously – proposed changes reinforce the positive effects already identified on SA5: Health.

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Policy EE14

No significant implications for the SA findings reported previously – proposed changes reinforce the positive effects already identified on SA11: Soil and enhance positive effects on SA9: Water and SA14: Heritage.

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Policy CC1

No significant implications for the SA findings reported previously – proposed changes reinforce the positive effects already identified on SA8: Climate Change, SA9: Water and SA10: Flooding.

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Policy CC2

No significant implications for the SA findings reported previously – proposed changes reinforce the positive effects already identified from the DM policies collectively on SA8: Climate Change. Additional wording enhances positive effects on SA14: Heritage.

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Policy CC3

No significant implications for the SA findings reported previously – proposed changes reinforce the positive effects already identified on SA8: Climate Change, SA9: Water and SA10: Flooding.

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Policy CC4

No significant implications for the SA findings reported previously – proposed changes reinforce the positive effects already identified on SA9: Water and SA10: Flooding. Additional wording enhances positive effects on SA12: Biodiversity.

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Policy CC5

No significant implications for the SA findings reported previously – proposed changes reinforce the positive effects already identified on SA8: Climate Change, SA9: Water and SA10: Flooding.

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Policy CC6

No significant implications for the SA findings reported previously – proposed changes reinforce the positive effects already identified for the DM policies collectively on SA9: Water.

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Policy CC7

No significant implications for the SA findings reported previously – proposed changes reinforce the positive effects already identified on SA9: Water. Additional wording enhances positive effects on SA12: Biodiversity.

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Policy CC8

No significant implications for the SA findings reported previously – proposed changes reinforce the positive effects already identified on SA5: Health. Additional wording enhances positive effects on SA6: Air Quality.

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Policy HQ1

No significant implications for the SA findings reported previously – proposed changes reinforce the positive effects already identified for the DM policies collectively on SA12: Biodiversity, SA13: Landscape and SA14: Heritage.

Additional wording enhances positive effects on SA5: Health.

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Policy HQ2

No significant implications for the SA findings reported previously – proposed changes reinforce the positive effects already identified on SA3: Access to Services.

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Policy HQ3

No significant implications for the SA findings reported previously – proposed changes reinforce the positive effects already identified for the DM policies collectively on SA3: Access to Services.

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Policy HQ4

No significant implications for the SA findings reported previously – proposed changes reinforce the positive effects already identified on SA3: Access to Services.

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Policy HQ5

No significant implications for the SA findings reported previously – proposed changes reinforce the positive effects already identified for the DM policies collectively on SA3: Access to Services and SA4: Economy.

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Policy HQ7

No significant implications for the SA findings reported previously – proposed changes reinforce the positive effects already identified for the DM policies collectively on SA5: Health.

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Policy HQ8

No significant implications for the SA findings reported previously – proposed changes reinforce the positive effects already identified on SA1: Housing. Additional wording enhances positive effects on SA5: Health and SA13: Landscape.

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Policy HQ9

While the policy is significantly redrafted, it will still have positive effects on SA1: Housing as previously identified. The additional wording enhances positive effects on SA12: Biodiversity.

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Policy HQ10

The change to the policy title does not affect the SA findings reported previously.

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Policy HQ11

No significant implications for the SA findings reported previously – proposed changes reinforce the positive effects already identified for SA1: Housing.

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Policy HE1:

Archaeology and Scheduled Monuments

No significant implications for the SA findings reported previously – proposed changes do not change the positive effects already identified on SA14: Heritage.

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Policy HE2: Historic Parks and Gardens

No significant implications for the SA findings reported previously – proposed changes do not change the positive effects already identified on SA14: Heritage.

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Policy HE3: Built Heritage

No significant implications for the SA findings reported previously – proposed changes do not change the positive effects already identified on SA14: Heritage.

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Policy DC1

No significant implications for the SA findings reported previously – proposed changes do not change the positive effects already identified on SA13: Landscape.

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Policy DC2

No significant implications for the SA findings reported previously – proposed changes do not change the positive effects already identified for the DM policies collectively on SA13: Landscape.

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Policy DC3

No significant implications for the SA findings reported previously – proposed changes do not change the positive effects already identified on SA1: Housing.

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Policy DC4

No significant implications for the SA findings reported previously – proposed changes do not change the positive effects already identified on SA13: Landscape.

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Policy DC5

No significant implications for the SA findings reported previously – proposed changes do not change the positive effects already identified on SA11: Soil.