Sustainability Appraisals

Sustainability Appraisals (SAs) are a requirement of a number of planning documents that we produce. SAs help us to fulfil the objective of achieving sustainable development in preparing our planning documents. 

Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report for the Local Development Framework

Following the completion of the SA scoping reports for the Affordable Housing SPD, the Natural Resource Impact Analysis SPD and the West End AAP we have decided that, for all future SA scoping reports, we will have one generic LDF scoping report. This view was reached because the SA scoping reports are very similar to each other and it was not considered appropriate or useful to continually consult on a virtually unchanged document.

The LDF SA scoping report below relates to the Core Strategy DPD, Parking Standards SPD and Planning Obligations SPD. The period for comments on the this Scoping Report has closed.

LDF SA Scoping Report - Update (7MB PDF)
LDF SA scoping report - main report (145kB PDF)
LDF SA scoping report - Appendices (451kB PDF)

SA for the Core Strategy 

The Sustainability Appraisal of the Core Strategy is available below.

Core Strategy - Proposed Changes amendment (371 kB PDF)
Core Strategy - SA amended following Further Preferred Options (5011kB PDF)
Core Strategy - SA Main text (566kB PDF)
Core Strategy - SA Appendices (841kB PDF)

SA Scoping Report for the Barton Area Action Plan (AAP)

The Barton Area Action Plan will set the planning policy framework for the area.  It will address the development of the site between Barton and Northway and will also look at how the benefits can be shared with neighbouring communities.

Barton AAP Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report (3.9MB PDF)
Barton AAP Responses to Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report (55kB PDF)

SA for the West End Area Action Plan (AAP)

The West End Area Action Plan is the key document through which the vision and objectives for the West End can be secured and implemented. The AAP builds on the existing policies of the Oxford Local Plan 2001-2016 and develops a series of principles and design concepts to guide and control development and to resist schemes contrary to the overall vision for the West End. 

The West End AAP was adopted in June 2008. The Scoping Report and the Sustainability Appraisal can be viewed below:

West End AAP SA scoping report - Main report (442kB PDF)
West End AAP SA scoping report - Appendices (1056kB PDF)
West End AAP Sustainability Appraisal (644kB PDF)

Page last reviewed 30 November 2012