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Neighbourhood Area.

1(d) environmental problems relevant to N Ickford Neighbourhood Plan is not intended to
the plan allocate any land for development and is
unlikely to give rise to significant additional car
movements.
There are no Air Quality Management Areas
within or near to the Neighbourhood Area.

The early draft suggests there will be a policy
securing mitigation from adverse impacts on
the road network and pedestrian safety. This
would help address environmental problems.
1 (e) the relevance of the plan or N The Ickford Neighbourhood Plan is to be
programme for the implementation of developed in general conformity with the
Community legislation on the environment AVDLP 2004) saved policies, the Minerals and
(e.g. plans and programmes linked to Waste Core Strategy (2012) Plan and national
waste management or water protection) policy. The plan has no relevance to the
implementation of community legislation.
2 (a) the probability, duration, frequency N As the Ickford Neighbourhood Plan is not
and reversibility of the effects proposing to allocate land for development
there is unlikely to be any significant
environmental change involved in meeting the
needs of people living and working in the
parish. Any future development in the parish
will be restricted to land in Ickford village
contiguous with existing housing or
employment sites at existing small business
locations. It is highly unlikely these will be
significant and have any irreversible damaging
environmental impacts associated with the
Ickford Neighbourhood Plan.
2 (b) the cumulative nature of the effects N It is highly unlikely there will be any negative
cumulative effects of the policies, rather it
could potentially have moderate positive
effects. Any impact will be local in nature.
2 (c) the trans boundary nature of the N Effects will be local with no expected impacts
effects on neighbouring areas.
2 (d) the risks to human health or the N No risks have been identified.
environment (e.g. due to accidents)

2 (e) the magnitude and spatial extent of N The Neighbourhood Area covers an area which
the effects (geographical area and size of is 414.7 ha and contains a population is of 680
the population likely to be affected) residents (2011 census). The actual land where
new development is expected to be come
forward affected by the early draft is the village
itself and small businesses which in land take is
minimal in comparison to the total
Neighbourhood Area.
2 (f) the value and vulnerability of the area N The Ickford Neighbourhood Development Plan
likely to be affected due to: is unlikely to adversely affect the value and

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