Integrated Impact Assessment (IIA) and Scoping Report
An updated Integrated Impact Assessment (IIA) has been completed to accompany the Regulation 19 Local Plan. The SDNPA is required to ensure that sustainable development is promoted throughout a Local Plan preparation.
To assist in this process the SDNPA must prepare a report assessing the sustainability of plans it prepares and will do so through undertaking an Integrated Impact Assessment.
The Integrated Impact Assessment incorporates:
- Sustainability Appraisal, incorporating Strategical Environmental Assessment (SA/SEA)
- Equalities Impact Assessment (EIA) and
- Health Impact Assessment (HIA)
A set of objectives are used which cover all the relevant issues. The development strategy, policies and allocations of the New Local Plan are assessed against these objectives. The outcomes from this Assessment have informed the choices made about the content of the Local Plan.
The updated IIA can be found here:
- Local Plan Regulation 19 Integrated Impact Assessment
- IIA Non-Technical Summary
- Appendix A – Sustainability Issues – March 2026
- Appendix B – Settlement Appraisal – March 2026
A Scoping Report for the SA/SEA was consulted on in 2023. Following the incorporation of EqIA and HIA a revised version of the Scoping Report was consulted on over the summer of 2024.