Integrated sustainability appraisal (ISA)
Isle of Anglesey County Council is undertaking an integrated approach to the Sustainability Appraisal and other assessment processes for the new LDP. The ISA will combine:
- Sustainability appraisal (SA) and strategic environmental assessment (SEA)
- Equalities impact assessment (EqIA)
- Aspects of health impact assessment (HIA)
- Welsh language impact assessment (WLIA)
- National and local well‑being goals
- NRW area statement
- Section 6 duty (to maintain and enhance biodiversity, and promote the resilience of ecosystems)
ISA considers and communicates the likely significant economic, social, environmental and cultural effects of the LDP. The process seeks to maximise the positive impacts of the Plan making process and mitigate negative impacts.
Scoping report
The first stage of ISA is the preparation of a scoping report.
The scoping stage involved:
- reviewing relevant plans, policies and programmes
- considering the environmental, social and economic baseline
- identifying key sustainability issues
- setting out the ISA framework (a set of sustainability objectives for assessing the likely effects of the plan)
- developing a proposed methodology that will be used for the later stages of the ISA including the assessment of candidate sites.
The scoping report was consulted on from 9 July 2025 to 13 August 2025.
Go to the scoping report consultation - this link will open in a new tab - link opens a new tab
ISA of the vision, objectives and options
An initial ISA report accompanies the vision, objectives and options consultation.
It includes:
- compatibility analysis of LDP and ISA objectives
- an appraisal of proposed growth and spatial options
Integrated sustainability appraisal for the new Local Development Plan: initial report - this link opens in a new tab - link opens a new tab
Habitats regulations assessment (HRA)
Under the habitats regulations, the council must assess whether the LDP is likely to have a significant effect on any European site, alone or in combination with other plans or projects. This HRA requirement applies throughout LDP preparation.