All emerging documents that form part of Bury's Local Plan will require a sustainability appraisal. The purpose of a sustainability appraisal is to ensure that the principles of sustainable development are fully taken into account during the plan preparation process.
| Stage | Sustainability appraisal process | Outputs |
| A | Setting the context, establishing the baseline and deciding on the scope | Sustainability appraisal scoping report |
| B | Developing and refining options and assessing effects | Initial sustainability appraisal work and ongoing engagement |
| C | Preparing the sustainability appraisal report | Prepare the sustainability appraisal report |
| D | Consulting on the development plan documents and the sustainability appraisal report | Public participation on the sustainability appraisal report, appraising significant changes to the plan and submission of the final sustainability appraisal report |
| E | Monitoring the significant effects of the implementation on the development plan documents | Sustainability appraisal monitoring to be included within the Local Plan monitoring report |
- SPD6: sustainability appraisal statement for alterations and extensions to residential properties[49KB]Downloadpdf file
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- SPD9: sustainability appraisal statement for conversions and re-use of buildings in the green belt[100KB]Downloadpdf file
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