Sustainability Appraisal (SA)

The Sustainability Appraisal consists of a number of documents which detail the SA that was carried out at every stage of the LDP's preparation.

All of the SA carried out at these stages can be accessed via the Council's LDP webpages.

For ease of reference, the final iterations of these documents, including Appendices, have been identified below, where there is a description of the document accompanied by a link to the document itself.

• Document Title: Sustainability Appraisal Powys LDP
• Description: Full report including appendices 1, 2 & 3 (for appendices 4, 5, & 6 see below).
• Date: September 2017
• Link to Document:  Sustainability Appraisal (Sep 2017) (PDF) [1MB]

• Document Title: Appendix 1 - SWOT Analysis Report
• Description: SWOT Analysis Report
• Date: September 2017
• Link to Document:  Sustainability Appraisal (Sep 2017) (PDF) [1MB]

• Document Title: Appendix 2 - Consideration of Growth Options and Alternatives at Preferred Strategy
• Description: Consideration of Growth Options and Alternatives at Preferred Strategy
• Date: September 2017
• Link to Document:  Sustainability Appraisal (Sep 2017) (PDF) [1MB]

• Document Title: Appendix 3 - Assessment of the Vision, Objectives, Policies and Spatial Strategy of the Plan
• Description: Assessment of the Vision, Objectives, Policies and Spatial Strategy of the Plan
• Date: September 2017
• Link to Document:  Sustainability Appraisal (Sep 2017) (PDF) [1MB]

• Document Title: Appendix 4 - Assessment of Settlement Hierarchy (Towns, Large Villages and Small Villages)
• Description: Assessment of Settlement Hierarchy (Towns, Large Villages and Small Villages)
• Date: October 2016
• Link to Document: Sustainability Appraisal Report - Appendix 4 - (Oct 2016)

• Document Title: Appendix 5 - Assessment of Site Allocations
• Description: Assessment of Site Allocations
• Date: September 2017
• Link to Document: Sustainability Appraisal Report - Appendix 5 - (Sept 2017)

• Document Title: Appendix 6 - Assessment of Candidate Sites
• Description: Assessment of Candidate Sites
• Date: October 2016
• Link to Document: Sustainability Appraisal Appendix 6 (Oct 2016)

• Document Title: SEA and SA - Inspector's Matters Arising Changes - Addenda to the Environmental Report and Sustainability Appraisal Report
• Description: Assessment of Inspector's Matters Arising Changes (incorporating Strategic Environmental Assessment Environmental Report)
• Date: April 2018
• Link to Document:  SEA Environmental Report Sustainability Appraisal Addendum April 2018 (PDF) [652KB]

• Document Title: Appendix A (see SEA)
• Description: 
• Date: 
• Link to Document: 

• Document Title: Appendix B
• Description: SA of Revised Policy RE1
• Date: April 2018
• Link to Document:  SEA Environmental Report Sustainability Appraisal Addendum April 2018 (PDF) [652KB]