Assessment Details
REPORT DATE: 30/07/2010
MAIN SECTIONS RESPONSE SUMMARY
Economy Raw Materials Water Waste Transport Climate Change Energy Local Environment Quality Biodiversity, Landscape and Green Infrastructure Rural Built Environment Community Skills and Behaviour HealthEconomy
1 Economy
The project or proposal will contribute to a low carbon, resource efficient economy?
1.1 Locally sourced
The project or proposal will encourage local sourcing of food, goods and materials?
1.2 Resource efficiency
The project or proposal will develop resource efficiency, sustainable procurement and corporate social responsibility throughout the supply-chain?
1.3 Strong, stable economy
The project or proposal will help to achieve a strong, stable and sustainable economy for the benefit of all the region?
Raw Materials
2 Raw Materials
The project or proposal will minimise the use of scarce or non-renewable resources such as fossil fuels, land, minerals and water?
2.1 Minimising demand
The project or proposal will minimise the demand for products and raw materials?
2.2 Re-Use
The project or proposal will re-use existing materials?
Water
3 Water
The project or proposal will conserve and/or improve the quality of the region`s water resources?
3.1 Efficiency and conservation
The project or proposal will deliver water efficiency and conservation?
3.2 Water protection
The project or proposal will protect or improve inland or coastal waters?
3.3 Water reduction
The project or proposal will help to reduce the amount of water abstracted and/or used?
Waste
4 Waste
The project or proposal will reduce the level of waste produced?
4.1 Products and packaging
The project or proposal will make use of or increase the demand for recycled materials?
4.2 Recycled materials
The project or proposal will adopt processes that minimise the amount of waste generated?
4.3 Waste disposal
The project or proposal will reduce the amount of waste being sent to landfill and increase the proportion of waste which is recovered?
Transport
5 Transport
The project or proposal will increase the use of public transport, cycling and walking in order to reduce road traffic congestion, pollution and accidents and improve health through increased physical activity?
5.1 Air travel
The project or proposal will reduce the need for air travel particularly within the UK?
5.2 Road movements
The project or proposal will reduce road freight and road passenger movements promoting walking and cycling?
5.3 Rural access
The project or proposal will enable rural users to gain equal access?
5.4 Travel distances
The project or proposal will help to reduce the distances people have to travel on a regular basis?
Climate Change
6 Climate change
The project or proposal will help to mitigate and/or adapt to climate change impacts?
6.1 Adaption
The project or proposal will help the region to adapt to climate change?
6.2 Climate change awareness
The project or proposal will raise awareness of practices/behaviours which impact on climate change as well as measures to adapt to climate change?
6.3 Reduction of carbon dioxide emissions
The project or proposal will help to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases?
Energy
7 Energy reduction
The project or proposal will reduce overall energy use particularly energy generated by fossil fuels?
7.1 Renewable energy
The project or proposal will increase the amount of energy obtained from renewable and low carbon sources?
Local Environment Quality
8 Local environment quality
The project or proposal will contribute to the provision of cleaner, safer, greener communities?
8.1 Air quality
The project or proposal will protect or improve local air quality?
8.2 Green spaces
The project or proposal will create areas of green space or improve access to green spaces?
8.3 Litter
The project or proposal will reduce the amount of litter, flytipping or graffiti in local communities?
8.4 Noise levels
The project or proposal will reduce exposure to high noise levels?
8.5 Regeneration
The project or proposal will protect or enhance soils and/or land whilst promoting the re-use or regeneration of previously developed land?
Biodiversity, Landscape and Green Infrastructure
9 Biodiversity
The project or proposal will protect, enhance and manage biodiversity, Green Infrastructure and local landscape character?
9.1 Biodiversity engagement
Will the plan or project increase the access or contact that local communities have with habitats, species and the natural environment?
9.2 Biodiversity enhancement
Will the plan or project improve the nature conservation value of the region and its area of influence by restoring, enhancing or linking existing habitats or species populations, particularly conservation notable species and habitats?
9.3 Biodiversity protection
Will the project or proposal safeguard existing biodiversity resources, particularly protected or conservation-notable species, sites and habitats, within its area of influence?
9.4 Green infrastructure
The project or proposal will create new features of green infrastructure?
9.5 Landscape value
Will the project help to protect or improve areas of landscape value?
Rural
10 Managing Local Environments
The project or proposal will help create vibrant rural economies and societies with high employment, good public and private services and protected or enhanced countryside and townscapes?
10.1 Diversification
The project or proposal will promote farm diversification appropriate to the environment and ecological settings?
Built Environment
11 Built Environment
The project or proposal will enhance or protect any features of the built environment?
11.1 Historic Environment
The project or proposal will be able to contribute to protecting and improving the quality of the historic environment?
11.2 Quality Built Environments
The project or proposal will encourage development which will create and sustain well-designed, high quality built environments which include green space and encourage biodiversity?
11.3 Sustainable Development
The project or proposal will promote built development which will be sustainable in both its construction and operation?
Community
12 Community
The project or proposal will help to reduce inequality within the region (e.g. between groups, urban and rural areas) and/or between the region and disadvantaged parts of the world?
12.1 Community engagement
The project or proposal will help the local community to be actively engaged in the development and implementation of this project?
12.2 Crime
The project or proposal will help to reduce crime?
12.3 Discrimination
The project or proposal will reduce the incidence of discrimination (e.g. on grounds of race, colour, religious belief, gender, age, sexual orientation and disability)?
12.4 Fuel poverty
The project or proposal will help to reduce fuel poverty?
12.5 Homelessness
The project or proposal will help to reduce homelessness?
Skills and Behaviour
13 Skills and behaviour
The project or proposal will help to improve skills in the Region?
13.1 Employment for over 50s
The project or proposal will help to increase employment opportunities for those aged 50 and over?
13.2 Job opportunities
The project or proposal will help to create opportunities for those currently out of work?
13.3 Skilled workers
The project or proposal will help to support the region`s requirements for skilled workers?
Health
14 Health
The project or proposal will improve health and/or reduce health and welfare inequalities in the region?
14.1 Accessibility
The project or proposal will improve access to health and welfare services and information throughout the region?
14.2 Healthy behaviour
The project or proposal will encourage people to engage in healthy behaviour?
