Sustainability Appraisals identify and report on the ability of particular plans to achieve social, environmental, economic and resource objectives.
A systematic review of the Borough Council's Local Plan policies, in order to evaluate their impacts on achieving sustainable development. The appraisal is an integral part of the plan making and review process, which allows for the valuation of alternatives and is based on a quantifiable baseline of environmental, social and economic aspects of achieving sustainable development.
an assessment of the environmental, social and economic implications of a particular plan and this needs to be carried out for every development plan document in the Local Development Framework
A long term review of how mineral extraction in an area is expected to develop in a sustainable manner, with reference to environmental, social and economic issues.
A process which evaluates how economically, socially and physically sustainable the Plan's contents are.
In United Kingdom Planning Law a Sustainability Appraisal is an appraisal of the economic, environmental and social effects of a plan from the outset of the preparation process to allow decisions to be made that accord with sustainable development. Since 2001, Sustainability Appraisals have had to be in conformity with the Strategic Environmental Assessment EU directive.