Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Orkney Local Development Plan Proposed Plan (2016)
Appendix A: Plans, programmes and strategies (PPS) and other documents that are relevant to the Orkney Local Development Plan, including their environmental objectives
| Environmental requirements of PPS | How it affects or is affected by the Orkney Local Development Plan (LDP) |
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| CLIMATIC FACTORS | |
| The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change was established in 1992 as an international framework to agree strategies to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases in relation to their impact on global climate. The Kyoto Protocol (1997) established the first international agreements on targets and mechanisms for addressing climate change and aimed to reduce emissions of anthropogenic greenhouse gases by at least 5% and ideally 8% below 1990 levels during the period 2008-2012. During 2014 EU leaders agreed further binding targets to cut greenhouse gases by at least 40 per cent by 2030. Other targets agreed at the same time by the European Council were for a 27 per cent renewable energy market share and the same figure for energy efficiency improvement. The Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 sets a long-term target to reduce Scotland’s emissions of greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% by 2050, as well as an interim target of at least 42% by 2020 and a framework of annual targets intended to drive the policies necessary for achieving the long-term target. Low Carbon Scotland: Meeting our Emissions Reduction Targets 2013-2027: The Second Report on Proposals and Policies (RPP) is the Scottish Government’s second report on proposals and policies (RPP2) for meeting its climate change targets. It sets out how Scotland can deliver its statutory annual targets for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions for the period 2013-2027 set through the Climate Change Act. The National Planning Framework 3 requires planning to facilitate the transition to a low carbon economy, and help to deliver the aims of the RPP. Scottish Planning Policy 2014 (paragraphs 152 – 174) requires the planning system to: - support the transformational change to a low carbon economy, consistent with national objectives and targets, including deriving: - 30% of overall energy demand from renewable sources by 2020; - 11% of heat demand from renewable sources by 2020; and - the equivalent of 100% of electricity demand from renewable sources by 2020; - support the development of a diverse range of electricity generation from renewable energy technologies – including the expansion of renewable energy generation capacity and the development of heat networks; - guide development to appropriate locations and advise on the issues that will be taken into account when specific proposals are being assessed; - help to reduce emissions and energy use in new buildings and from new infrastructure by enabling development at appropriate locations that contributes to: - Energy efficiency; - Heat recovery; - Efficient energy supply and storage; - use heat mapping to identify the potential for co-locating developments with a high heat demand with sources of supply. Heat demand sites for particular consideration include high density developments, communities off the gas grid, fuel poor areas and anchor developments such as hospitals, schools, leisure centres and heat intensive industry; - support the development of heat networks in as many locations as possible, even where they are initially reliant on carbon-based fuels if there is potential to run them on renewable or low carbon sources of heat in the future. It should identify where heat networks, heat storage and energy centres exist or would be appropriate and include policies to support their implementation. Where heat networks are not viable, microgeneration and heat recovery technologies associated with individual properties should be encouraged. The Scottish Government’s Electricity Generation Policy Statement (2013) examines the way in which Scotland generates electricity, and considers the changes which will be necessary to meet the targets which the Scottish Government has established. The 2020 Routemap for Renewable Energy in Scotland (2011) is an update and extension to the Scottish Renewables Action Plan 2009. It reflects the challenge of the Scottish Government’s new target to meet an equivalent of 100% demand for electricity from renewable energy by 2020, as well as the target of 11% renewable heat. Towards Decarbonising Heat: Maximising the opportunities for Scotland. Draft Heat Generation Policy Statement sets out how low carbon heat can reach more householders, business and communities and a clear framework for investment in the future of heat in Scotland. It discusses how Scotland might reduce the amount of energy used for heat, diversify sources of heat, provide increased security of heat supply, greater local control and reduce the pressure on household energy bills. It also discusses how we might stimulate potential investment to deliver de-carbonised heat through growing and emerging sectors such as district heating and geothermal; and support industries and business sectors through identifying opportunities for heat efficiency, heat recovery, and renewable sources. It also sets targets for district heating in Scotland (40,000 homes by 2020). PAN 45 Renewable Energy Technologies (2002) provides information and advice on renewable energy technologies for harnessing renewable energy for electricity generation. Energy Efficiency and Micro generation: Achieving a Low Carbon Future: A Strategy for Scotland (2007) sets out a positive commitment to small scale, domestic level contributions to the broader agenda of a low carbon future. | Part four of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act places a duty on public bodies in exercising their functions: - in the way best calculated to contribute to the delivery of emission reduction targets, - in the way best calculated to help deliver any statutory climate change adaptation programme, and - in a way that it considers is most sustainable. The Orkney Local Development Plan has a major role to play in contributing towards achievement of these high level objectives. It should: - seek to ensure an area’s full potential for electricity and heat from renewable sources is achieved, in line with national climate change targets, giving due regard to relevant environmental, community and cumulative impact considerations. - support new build developments, infrastructure or retrofit projects which deliver energy efficiency and the recovery of energy that would otherwise be wasted. It should set out the factors to be taken into account in considering proposals for energy developments. The LDP should include a spatial framework identifying those areas that are likely to be most appropriate for onshore wind farms. It should indicate the minimum scale of onshore wind development that its spatial framework is intended to apply to. It should also set out the criteria that will be considered in deciding all applications for wind farms of different scales – including extensions and re-powering. It should identify where there is strategic capacity for wind farms, and areas with the greatest potential for wind development. The Development Plan or supplementary guidance should clearly explain the factors that will be taken into account in decision making on all renewable energy generation developments. Other measures to enable a decrease in locally produced carbon emissions should include: - promotion of patterns of settlement which encourage the use of more sustainable transport options; - promotion of sustainable alternatives to car transport ; - policies that aim to ensure the environmental impact of buildings is minimised. |
| In its Carbon Management Programme (2007) Orkney Islands Council sets out a Carbon Management Strategy and Implementation Plan committing to a target of reducing its CO₂ emissions by 11% by 2014. This target has been achieved. The Carbon Management Programme is under review and is due to be updated during 2015. A Sustainable Energy Strategy for Orkney, (2009) sets out the Council’s strategy and objectives in relation to on renewable energy. The strategy is due to be reviewed and updated during 2015. | The LDP should be compatible with the objectives of Orkney’s Carbon Management Programme and Sustainable Energy Strategy. |
| Realising that a certain level of climate change is inevitable, Scotland’s Climate Change Adaptation Framework) (2009) aims to increase Scotland’s resilience to the consequences of climate change. The sector summary on Spatial Planning and Land Use points out that the changing climate may increase tensions between land use objectives, for example, managing flood risk while promoting regeneration. Increased flooding and landslip risk will have implications for what particular land can be used for in the future. Areas which are likely to be increasingly susceptible to flooding may become unsuitable for residential developments; however, they may be more suitable for other uses, such as the creation of floodplain woodlands and wetland habitats. Holistic planning will be vital in building resilience to the impacts of climate change amongst communities (sustainable places), businesses and ecosystems. It includes planning to take account of flood risk and coastal erosion, identifying vulnerable land and infrastructure and making space for habitats. SPP, paragraph 88 requires development plans to recognise the potential impact of rising sea levels and more extreme weather events on coastal and island areas, and to take a precautionary approach to flood risk. | The LDP should be informed by Scotland’s Climate Change Adaptation Framework and promote policies which increase the resilience and preparedness of the Orkney Islands to the effects of Climate Change. Measures to enable climate change adaptation should be integrated into the LDP. The LDP should confirm that new development requiring new defences against coastal erosion or coastal flooding will not be supported except where there is a clear justification for a departure from the general policy. Where appropriate development plans should identify areas at risk and areas where a managed realignment of the coast would be beneficial. |
| The aim of The Floods Directive 2007/60/EC is to reduce and manage the risks that floods pose to human health, the environment, cultural heritage and economic activity. It requires Member States to carry out a preliminary assessment by 2011 to identify the river basins and associated coastal areas at risk of flooding. For such zones they should draw up flood risk maps and establish flood risk management plans focused on prevention, protection and preparedness. The Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009 transposes the Floods Directive into the Scottish context and updates legislation to manage the increasing risk of flooding. The Act places a duty on Scottish Ministers, SEPA, local authorities, Scottish Water and other responsible authorities to exercise their functions with a view to managing and reducing flood risk and to promote sustainable flood risk management. The main elements of flood risk management relevant to the planning system are assessing flood risks and undertaking structural and non-structural flood management measures. Production of Delivering Sustainable Flood Risk Management (2011) is one of the duties of the Scottish Ministers in the Act. This guidance Is issued to SEPA and the responsible authorities on fulfilling their duties to: - Act in the way best calculated to manage flood risk in a sustainable way; and - Consider the social, environmental and economic impact of exercising flood risk management functions. Surface Water Management Planning Guidance (2013) was developed by the Scottish Advisory and Implementation Forum for Flooding (SAIFF); its purpose is to assist responsible authorities in preparation of Surface Water Management Plans (SWMPs) to help manage surface water as required under the FRM Act. SEPA’s Flood Maps provide a strategic national overview of flood risk in Scotland and enables Local Authorities to take a more proactive approach to flood risk management. The maps illustrate where land is at risk (0.5% or 1:200) of flooding without constructed flood defences. Information on the new SEPA Flood Maps can be found at: http://www.sepa.org.uk/environment/water/flooding/flood-maps/. The National Planning Framework 3 supports a catchment-scale approach to sustainable flood risk management. Its spatial strategy aims to build the resilience of cities and towns, encourage sustainable land management in rural areas and address the long-term vulnerability of parts of Scotland’s coasts and islands. It recognises that planning can play an important role in reducing the vulnerability of existing and future development to flooding. Scottish Planning Policy 2014 (paragraphs 254 – 268) requires the planning system to promote: - a precautionary approach to flood risk from all sources, including coastal, fluvial, surface water, groundwater, reservoirs and drainage systems, taking account of the predicted effects of climate change; - flood avoidance by safeguarding flood storage and conveying capacity; and locating development away from functional flood plains and medium to high risk areas; - flood reduction: assessing flood risk and where appropriate undertaking natural and structural flood management measures, including flood protection, restoring natural features and characteristics, enhancing flood storage capacity, avoiding the construction of culverts where possible; and - avoidance of increased surface water flooding through requirements for Sustainable Drainage Systems. PAN 69 Planning and Building Standards Advice on Flooding (2004) provides practical advice on planning and building standards for areas where there is a risk of flooding. Provides advice on addressing flood risk in development plans and background information on the impact of floodwater on buildings and materials. | Planning authorities must take the probability of flooding from all sources – (coastal, fluvial (water course), pluvial (surface water), groundwater, sewers and blocked culverts) and the risks involved into account when preparing development plans. In allocating any strategic areas for future development, the LDP should take into account flood risk. The potential additional influence of climate change should also be borne in mind, given the long-term nature of the spatial strategy. The LDP should use the Orkney Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) to inform choices about the location of development as well as policies for flood risk management. It should also have regard to the flood maps prepared by SEPA and take account of finalised and approved Flood Risk Management Strategies and Plans. It should protect land with potential to contribute to managing flood risk, for example through natural flood management, managed coastal realignment, wash-land or green infrastructure creation, or as part of a scheme to manage flood risk. The Plan should use the risk framework set out in SPP 2014 to guide development: Little or No Risk – annual probability of coastal or watercourse flooding is less than 1:1000 years Low to Medium Risk – annual probability of coastal or watercourse flooding is between 1:1000 to 1:200 years Medium to High Risk – annual probability of coastal or watercourse flooding is greater than 1:200 years Surface Water Flooding: - Infrastructure and buildings should generally be designed to be free from surface water flooding in rainfall events where the annual probability of occurrence is greater than 1:200 years. - Surface water drainage measures should have a neutral or better effect on the risk of flooding both on and off the site, taking account of rain falling on the site and run-off from adjacent areas. SPP paragraph 88 also requires development plans to recognise that rising sea levels and more extreme weather events will potentially have a significant impact on coastal and island areas, and that a precautionary approach to flood risk should be taken. They should confirm that new development requiring new defences against coastal erosion or coastal flooding will not be supported except where there is clear justification for a departure from the general policy to avoid development in areas at risk. Where appropriate, development plans should identify areas at risk and areas where a managed realignment of the coast would be beneficial. |
| BIODIVERSITY, FAUNA & FLORA | |
| The Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004 introduced the ‘biodiversity duty’ - a ‘duty to further the conservation of biodiversity’ - for all public bodies, and sets out more specific provisions within this (e.g. for SSSIs). It also required the preparation of a Scottish Biodiversity Strategy to which all public bodies should pay regard, as well as a Scottish Biodiversity List of animals, plants and habitats that Scottish Ministers consider to be of principal importance for biodiversity conservation in Scotland. The purpose of the list is to help public bodies carry out their Biodiversity Duty by identifying the species and habitats which are the highest priority for biodiversity conservation in Scotland. Scottish Planning Policy 2014, paragraphs 193 to 218, provides guidance on how the Government’s policies for the conservation and enhancement of Scotland’s natural heritage should be reflected in land use planning. SPP requires the planning system to: - facilitate positive change while maintaining and enhancing distinctive landscape character; - conserve and enhance protected sites and species, taking account of the need to maintain healthy ecosystems and work with the natural processes which provide important services to communities; - promote protection and improvement of the water environment, including rivers, lochs, estuaries, wetlands, coastal waters and groundwater, in a sustainable and co-ordinated way; - seek to protect soils from damage such as erosion or compaction; - protect and enhance ancient semi-natural woodland as an important and irreplaceable resource, together with other native or long-established woods, hedgerows and individual trees with high nature conservation or landscape value; - seek benefits for biodiversity from new development where possible, including the restoration of degraded habitats and the avoidance of further fragmentation or isolation of habitats; and - support opportunities for enjoying and learning about the natural environment. | As a public body, Orkney Islands Council has a duty, “….in exercising any functions, to further the conservation of biodiversity so far as it is consistent with the proper exercise of those functions.” This duty must be reflected in the LDP and in development management decisions. The LDP should: - identify all international, national and local natural heritage designations (including potential SPAs and SACs) on the Proposals Maps and/or the relevant Supplementary Guidance, distinguishing clearly between international or national sites and sites of more local importance; - include planning policy for any areas identified as being of international, national or local importance for the natural heritage and safeguard any areas identified as being of major importance for nature conservation or amenity; - make clear the requirement to protect the integrity and qualifying interests of Natura 2000 sites; The LDP will be subject to a Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) under Article 6(3) of the Habitats Directive; - make appropriate provision for Local Nature Reserves and the protection and appropriate enhancement of open space of natural heritage value; - indicate the criteria against which a development affecting a natural heritage designation will be assessed; - include planning policy for protected species; - indicate the criteria against which a development affecting a protected species will be assessed; - provide for the conservation of the wider biodiversity outwith designated areas; - assist in reversing the decline of important species and habitats; - seek to prevent or minimise further fragmentation or isolation of habitats and enable opportunities to restore links which have already been broken; - seek to maximise habitat linkage in both urban and rural areas; - include planning policy for trees and woodland; it should identify woodlands of high nature conservation value and include policy for protecting them and enhancing their condition and resilience to climate change. Supplementary guidance may also include information to guide the development of further woodland in Orkney; and - recognise the positive role of planning in achieving appropriate biodiversity enhancement in addition to more protective measures where required. |
| The Conservation of Wild Birds Directive (79/409/EEC) is the EU’s oldest piece of nature legislation. Known as the Birds Directive it was adopted unanimously by Member States in 1979 as a response to increasing concerns about the declines in Europe’s wild bird populations resulting from pollution, loss of habitats as well as unsustainable use. It protects all wild birds (together with their nests and eggs) and their associated habitats. The Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild Fauna and Flora Directive (92/43/EEC), more commonly known as the Habitats Directive was adopted in 1992 to protect natural habitats and certain species of wild plants and animals. The species listed on Annexes II, IV and V of the Habitats Directive, plus those birds protected under the Birds Directive, are called species of ‘Community interest’. Together these Directives established a commitment to designating a network of sites known as Natura 2000 sites. Special Protected Areas (SPA) are designated under the Birds Directive and Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) are designated under the Habitats Directive. This is a key underlying international policy commitment, to be reflected in the policies of the Local Development Plan. The Convention on Wetlands of International Importance 1971 (amended 1982 and 1987) emphasizes the special value of wetland, particularly as a key habitat for waterfowl. The Convention resulted in the designation of sites known as Ramsar Sites for management and conservation at an international level. All Ramsar sites are also Natura 2000 sites and/or Sites of Special Scientific Interest. The Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats 1981 (the Bern Convention) was established to ensure the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats by means of cooperation between States. When enacted to implement the Birds Directive and Bern Convention, the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 provided a relatively straightforward source of wildlife law in Great Britain. However, the legal picture is now more complicated. Firstly, the introduction of the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994, commonly known as the Habitats Regulations, created a separate set of rules for those species (and habitats) protected under the Habitats Directive. Secondly, devolution has meant that changes to the 1981 Act through the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004 and the Habitats Regulations have been made differently in Scotland than in England and Wales. Part 1 of the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 details a large number of offences in relation to the killing and taking of wild birds, other animals and plants. A number of Schedules are attached which categorise species. This means that the degree of protection afforded varies according to which Schedule a species is listed on. The Act applies to the terrestrial environment and inshore waters (0-12 nautical miles). | The LDP should: - provide for the conservation of the wider biodiversity outwith designated areas; - assist in reversing the decline of important species and habitats; - seek to prevent or minimise further fragmentation or isolation of habitats and enable opportunities to restore links which have already been broken; - seek to maximise habitat linkage in both urban and rural areas; - include planning policy for trees and woodland; it should identify woodlands of high nature conservation value and include policy for protecting them and enhancing their condition and resilience to climate change. Supplementary guidance may also include information to guide the development of further woodland in Orkney; and - recognise the positive role of planning in achieving appropriate biodiversity enhancement in addition to more protective measures where required. Local Nature Conservation Sites designated for their biodiversity should seek to accommodate the following factors: - species diversity, species or habitat rarity, naturalness and extent of habitat, - contribution to national and local biodiversity objectives; - potential contribution to the protection or enhancement of connectivity between habitats or the development of green networks, and - the potential to facilitate enjoyment and understanding of the natural heritage. Local designations should be clearly identified and protected through the LDP. The reasons for designation should be clearly explained and the on-going relevance and function of local designations should be considered when the plan is prepared. Where assessments are carried out of existing and proposed Local Nature Conservation Sites these should be undertaken according to the established Guidance on Establishing and Managing Local Nature Conservation Site Systems in Scotland (2006). The role of planning in relation to biodiversity, and in terms of raising awareness and appreciation of natural heritage, should be reinforced and promoted by the LDP as far as possible. |
| The Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 establishes a new power for Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in the seas around Scotland, to recognise features of national importance and to meet international commitments for developing a network of MPAs. The Act allows for three different types of MPAs to be set up: - Nature Conservation MPAs - Demonstration and Research MPAs - Historic MPAs The 2010 Act also introduced improved protection for seals. Article 6 of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (1992) (commonly known as the Rio Convention requires that all parties to the Convention develop national biodiversity strategies, plans or programmes, and that they seek to integrate the provisions of these across other policy sectors. Targets set internationally to preserve biodiversity by 2010 were missed. This led to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity setting new targets for 2020, the ‘Aichi Targets’ (2010). In addition new 2020 targets were set for the EU and a new European Biodiversity Strategy was published in 2011. The new international targets call for a step change in efforts to halt the loss of biodiversity and to restore essential services that a healthy natural environment provides. Scotland’s Biodiversity It’s in Your Hands (2004), the Scottish Biodiversity Strategy, aims to ‘conserve biodiversity for the health, enjoyment and wellbeing of the people of Scotland, now and in the future’ and sets out a vision for 2030 as well as objectives and desired outcomes. The 2020 Challenge for Scotland’s Biodiversity is a supplement to the Scottish Biodiversity Strategy and focuses on desired outcomes for 2020. It responds to the new international targets, and updates some elements of the 2004 document. The Orkney Local Biodiversity Action Plan (2002) along with further versions of the Plan published in 2008 and 2013, each targeting action for 10 habitats identifies actions which can be taken locally, and which make a contribution to the conservation of those species and habitats identified as being “at risk” or “threatened” in the UK as a whole. It is presented as a series of habitat action plans and associated guiding principles. These plans identify the most important sites, both designated and non-designated. Assisting in the development and implementation of the LBAP is the Orkney Environmental Strategy (2013) which is a sub-strategy of the Orkney Community Plan. An associated Action Plan is nearing completion. | The LDP and its supplementary guidance should contribute towards fulfilment of the objectives and actions of the Orkney LBAP. |
| Getting the best from our land, a land use strategy for Scotland (2011) sets out the Scottish Government’s agenda for sustainable land use and identifies a set of ten Principles for Sustainable Land use. This strategy is currently under review and is likely to be updated during the lifetime of the LDP. The UK National Ecosystem Assessment (2011) (UKNEA) provides the first objective analysis of the benefits of the environment for nature itself, society and economic prosperity. Examples include the ways in which natural watercourse habitats help to regulate water flows, and peatlands and woodlands lock up carbon from the atmosphere. Together, these benefits or ‘ecosystems services’ represent a massive financial asset to Scotland, valued at between £21.5 and £23 billion per year. Applying an Ecosystems Approach to Land Use Scottish Government (2011), an information note which accompanies the land use strategy for Scotland, encourages greater application of an ‘Ecosystems Approach’ in decision-making affecting land use. | The Scottish Government expects public bodies to apply the Principles for Sustainable Land Use, as set out in the Land Use Strategy, when taking significant decisions affecting the use of land. The policies and proposals of the Local Development Plan should be consistent with the Ecosystems Approach. |
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