Tables of indicators: Table E: Managing the Natural and Historic Environment
Performance Key:
Improving / On Target = ↑ Declining / Not on Target = ↓ No Change / No Update = ↔
Table E: Managing the Natural and Historic Environment
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POLICY AREA
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INDICATOR
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TARGET / AIM
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COMMENTS
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CS19: Green Infrastructure
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Number of new green infrastructure projects developed
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No target set
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This indicator to be developed.
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Current Performance:
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No data
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↔
No Change / No Update
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CS19: Green Infrastructure
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Number of parks with a Green Flag award
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Target of 1 Country Parks / Urban Parks
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RMBC Green Spaces. Ulley
Country Park, Greasbrough Park and Clifton Park maintained
Green Flag status with the addition of Rother Valley Country
Park for 2021
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Current Performance:
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No change in (Target achieved)
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↔
No Change / No Update
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CS20: Biodiversity / Geodiversity
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Condition of Sites of Special
Scientific Interest (SSSI's) in the borough
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Reach national target
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National target is to reach 95% favourable (or unfavourable
recovering) - Natural England.
Target is being met locally.
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Current Performance:
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Natural England data shows SSSI coverage of 147.9ha, of which
76.5% favourable, 20.8% unfavourable recovering and 2.7% unfavourable declining or no change.
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↔
No Change / No Update
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CS20: Biodiversity / Geodiversity
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Changes in areas of biodiversity
importance
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Proportion of sites of importance to biodiversity and geodiversity that are in positive management
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Government Core output indicator - Local Wildlife System
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POLICY AREA
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INDICATOR
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TARGET / AIM
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COMMENTS
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Current Performance:
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In 2020 37 of 120 local sites (30%) are in positive management
(increase from 2014 baseline of 26%)
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↑
Improving / On Target
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CS21: Landscape
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Amount of land covered by woodland
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Increase the percentage of area in the borough covered by
woodland
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South Yorkshire Forest figures (SYF partnership now ended)
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Current Performance:
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3,053 ha; 10.63% of the borough
(no update from previous years provided / available)
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↔
No Change / No Update
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CS21: Landscape
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Amount of land covered by environment stewardship
schemes
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Increase the area of land under environmental management
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Natural England agri-environment scheme
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Current Performance:
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Environmental Stewardship schemes covering 5,110.61 ha (as per NE data 2020) - increase from 2017 baseline of 3,379 ha.
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↑
Improving / On Target
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CS22: Green Space
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Proportion of population living within easy walking distance of
green spaces meeting defined
quality standards
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To be set
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Green Spaces Strategy
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Current Performance:
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Currently not able to measure but is included within the Green
Spaces Strategy. May consider replacing with different measure in future.
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↔
No Change / No Update
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CS22: Green Space
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Net gains / losses in green space provision
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To be set
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Indicator to be developed
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Current Performance:
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No data, system required to measure to be put in place
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No Change / No Update
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CS23: Valuing the historic environment
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Number of designated heritage assets on the Historic England
"Heritage at Risk Register"
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Reduce number of designated assets on the "Heritage at Risk
Register"
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Historic England
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POLICY AREA
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INDICATOR
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TARGET / AIM
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COMMENTS
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Current Performance:
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Of the 16 Grade I and 38 Grade II* listed buildings in Rotherham, 3 have been designated as 'at risk' by Historic England (decrease of 2 from last year). From 2014 all heritage assets now shown - 8 Scheduled Ancient Monuments and 3 Conservation Areas are also deemed to be at risk. |
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No Change / No Update
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CS23: Valuing the historic environment
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Listed buildings and Ancient Monuments lost to development
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None to be lost to development
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As per Historic England
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Current Performance:
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Total of 533. [16 Grade I, 38 Grade II* and 469 Grade II]; 37 Scheduled Ancient Monuments. Increase of 9.
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No Change / No Updat
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CS24: Conserving and enhancing the Water Environment
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Number of planning applications granted contrary to advice of the
Environment Agency on flood defence or water quality grounds
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None to be granted against sustained EA advice
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Government Core output indicator (see also policy CS25)
No objections on water quality received.
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Current Performance:
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None granted against sustained EA advice.
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No Change / No Updat
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CS24: Conserving and enhancing the Water Environment
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Percentage of river length in
Rotherham assessed as being of good quality
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Yearly improvement in the percentage of river length of
'good' ecology status
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New baseline - 2014 data for the Water Framework Directive = 0% (87% is moderate) as advised by Environment Agency.
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POLICY AREA
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INDICATOR
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TARGET / AIM
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COMMENTS
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Current Performance:
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2016 figure (2013-15 data) = 16.8% 'good' quality, 74.1% moderate, 9.1% poor. EA advice updated only periodically.
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No Change / No Update
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CS25: Dealing with Flood Risk
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Number of planning applications granted contrary to advice of the
Environment Agency on flood defence or water quality grounds
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None to be granted against sustained EA advice
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Government Core output indicator (see also policy CS24)
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Current Performance:
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Performance on this indicator shown under Policy CS24
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CS26: Minerals
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Production of primary and secondary / recycled aggregates
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Maintain a supply of aggregate minerals to contribute to the regional and sub-regional demand
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Government Core output indicator
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Current Performance:
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Not available for Rotherham alone - commercially confidential data.
NPPF requires that a landbank of at least 10 years for crushed rock should be maintained. The 2019 Local Aggregate Assessment (based on 2018 data) showed that the landbank in 2018 stood well above this figure, at 31.4 years. 2019 data is unavailable as the 2020 Local Aggregate Assessment is delayed due to the national Aggregate Minerals Survey 2019 taking place.
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No Change / No Update
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