Sustainability Appraisal

The purpose of sustainability appraisal is to appraise the social, environmental and economic effects of strategies and policies in a development plan document or supplementary planning document from the outset of the perperation process.

A sustainability appraisal ensures that decisions are made to accord with sustainable development. Being subject to a sustainability appraisal is one of the legal tests for a development plan document at independent examination.

The sustainability appraisal process incorporates a strategic environmental assessment in line with government guidance. This concentrates purely on the environmental impacts of a plan at a strategic level.

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Planning Policy
E-mail sustainability@wigan.gov.uk
Opening Hours 08.45am to 5.00pm
Phone Number 01942 489235
Address Wigan Council, Wigan Life Centre, College Avenue, Wigan, WN1 1NJ
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