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4.2 The table below shows the assessment of whether or not the Ickford Neighbourhood
Development Plan will require a full SEA. The questions below are drawn from the diagram above
which sets out how the SEA Directive should be applied. The parish Council has given the District
Council an early indication of the scope of the plan and the policy areas they intend to cover. This
is what the screening is based on.

Table 1: Establishing the Need for SEA
Stage Y/ Reason
N
1. Is the plan subject to preparation and/or Y The Neighbourhood Development Plan will be
adoption by a national, regional or local adopted by a Local Planning Authority,
authority OR prepared by an authority for Aylesbury Vale District Council.
adoption through a legislative procedure by
Parliament or Government? (Art. 2(a))
2. Is the plan required by legislative, regulatory N The Neighbourhood Development Plan is an
or administrative provisions? (Art. 2(a)) optional plan produced by Ickford Parish
Council.
3. Is the plan prepared for agriculture, forestry, N The Neighbourhood Development Plan is
fisheries, energy, industry, transport, waste prepared for town and country planning
management, water management, purposes, but it does not set a framework for
telecommunications, tourism, town and country future development consent of projects in
planning or land use, AND does it set a Annexes I and II to the EIA Directive (Art 3.2(a)).
framework for future development consent of
projects in Annexes I and II to the EIA Directive?
(Art 3.2(a))
4. Will the plan, in view of its likely effect on N There are no areas of Natura 2000 sites (Special
sites, require an assessment for future Areas of Conservation or Special Protection
development under Article 6 or 7 of the Areas) in the parish. The nearest such sites are
Habitats Directive? Port Meadow (Oxford Meadows SAC) 21km
(Art. 3.2 (b)) away to the west and Aston Rowant SAC 14 km
away to the south. There have been sitings of
Pipistrellus pygmeaus, a Pipistrellus species, a
Plecotus Auritus and a Myotis Nattereri all
species protected under the Habitats Directive.
These were sighted at various locations around
the village between 2002-2012. There are
Biological Notification Sites within 2km of
Ickford village but these are not protected by
the Habitats Directive. Therefore there would
not be any impact on the Natura 2000 sites.
This impact can be subject to re-screening at
the Pre Submission, Submission and
Referendum stages of the plan.
5. Does the plan determine the use of small Y The early draft Neighbourhood Plan does not
areas at local level, OR is it a intend to allocate any sites or identify areas of
minor modification of a plan subject to Art. 3.2? specific quantities new development other than
(Art. 3.3) general policies covering the settlement
boundary and policies for economic
development (small business) replacement or

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