Preparation of an Environmental report detailed below (Article 5):

This Sustainability Appraisal Report incorporates the environmental report and was published alongside the Revised Submission Development Management Plan

a) An outline of the contents, main objectives of the plan, and relationship with other relevant plans and programmes

Scoping Report and Sustainability Appraisal of the Development Management Plan (November 2012)

b) The relevant aspects of the current state of the environment and the likely evolution thereof without implementation of the plan

Scoping Report and Sustainability Appraisal of the Development Management Plan (November 2012)

c) The environmental characteristics of areas likely to be significantly affected

Scoping Report and Sustainability Appraisal of the Development Management Plan (November 2012)

d) Any existing environmental problems which are relevant to the plan including, in particular, those relating to any areas of a particular environmental importance, such as areas designated pursuant to Directives 79/409/EEC and 92/43/EEC

Scoping Report and Sustainability Appraisal of the Development Management Plan (November 2012)

e) The environmental protection objectives relevant to the plan, and the way those objectives and any environmental considerations have been taken into account

Section 2, page 12 of this report

f) The likely significant effects on the environment, including on issues such as biodiversity, population, human health, fauna, flora, soil, water, air, climatic factors, material assets, cultural heritage including architectural and archaeological heritage, landscape and the interrelationship between the above factors

Section 4, page 18 and Appendix C of this report

g) The measures envisaged to prevent, reduce and as fully as possible offset any significant adverse effects on the environment

Section 4, page 18 and Appendix C of this report

h) An outline of the reasons for selecting the alternatives dealt with, and a description of how the assessment was undertaken including any difficulties encountered in compiling the required information

Section 2, page 13 and section 4, page 19 of this report

i) A description of measures envisaged concerning monitoring

Section 5, page 28 of this report

j) A non-technical summary of the information provided under the above headings

Page 4 of this report

Consult responsible environmental authorities when deciding on the scope and level of detail of the information which must be included in the environmental report (Article 5.4)

Scoping Report

Consult with responsible environmental bodies and the public on the draft plan and the environment report before the plan is adopted (Article 6)

Section 1, page 10 of this report

Take into account the Environmental Report and consultation responses during the preparation of the plan before it is adopted (Article 8)

Significant changes arising from the formal public consultation will be reported on following this report

When a plan is adopted Responsible Environmental bodies and the public and other relevant bodies will be informed of (Article 9):

a) the plan is adopted

b) a statement summarising how environmental consideration have been integrated into the plan, how any consultation responses have been taken into account and the reasons for choosing the plan as adopted.

c) the measures for monitoring (Article 9)

Will be undertaken in accordance with Regulations following adoption