Sustainability Appraisal

LDF documents are subject to Sustainability Appraisal which examine the economic, social and environmental impacts of proposed policies and developments.

Sustainability Appraisals

Sustainability Appraisal

Local Development Documents (LDDs), such as the Core Strategy and the Site Specific Proposals, as well as Supplementary Planning Documents, are subject to 'Sustainability Appraisals'. These appraisals examine the economic, social and environmental impacts of proposed policies or developments. This helps us to ensure that all policies and proposals will help to achieve sustainable development.

A Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report for the Core Strategy and Site Specific Proposals was consulted upon and published in 2005. This document sets the context for the subsequent Sustainability Appraisals which are being prepared for all Local Development and Supplementary Planning Documents. Sustainability Appraisals are consulted upon in tandem with the main consultation documents.

Core Strategy
A Sustainability Appraisal was published for the adopted Core Strategy and is available to view below. The Core Strategy process involved various stages of consultation and the Sustainability Appraisals produced at these times are also available below.

Core Strategy Single Policy Review: Conversion & Re-use of Rural Buildings as Dwellings Sustainability Appraisal (PDF 3MB)
Adoption Stage - Core Strategy Sustainability Appraisal (PDF 2.7MB)
Submission Stage - Core Strategy Sustainability Appraisal (PDF 2MB)
Preferred Options Stage - Core Strategy Sustainability Appraisal Report - Part 1 (PDF 2MB)
Preferred Options Stage - Core Strategy Sustainability Appraisal Report - Part 2 (PDF 3.5MB)
Scoping Report for the Core Strategy and Site Specific Proposals (PDF 4MB)

Site Specific Proposals
An initial Sustainability Appraisal Report was published in 2006 for consultation alongside the Site Specific Proposals document (preferred options stage). A final report was published for consultation alongside the Site Specific Proposals Draft Plan in the Summer of 2009.

Draft Plan - Site Specific Proposals Sustainability Appraisal - Part 1, Main Report (3.5MB PDF)
Draft Plan - Site Specific Proposals Sustainability Appraisal - Part 2, Site Appraisals & Maps (18.2MB PDF) - Tables and Maps associated with Part 1.
Preferred Options - Site Specific Proposals Sustainability Appraisal Report (PDF 8MB)
Preferred Options - Site Specific Proposals Sustainability Appraisal - Coastal Service Villages (PDF 2.7MB)
Scoping Report for the Core Strategy and Site Specific Proposals (PDF 4MB)

Design Guide
The North Norfolk Design Guide Sustainability Appraisal was published for consultation from 9 June to 21 July 2008.

North Norfolk Design Guide Sustainability Appraisal (PDF 2.6MB)

Landscape Character Assessment
The Landscape Character Assessment Sustainability Appraisal was published for consultation from 19 January to 2 March 2009.

Landcape Character Assessment Sustainability Appraisal (PDF 2.3MB)