APPENDIX 18: SUSTAINABILITY OBJECTIVES AND MONITORING INDICATORS
| Polulation and Human Health | |||||
| Living Environment Community Plan Theme | |||||
| Issue | Objective | Indicator | Target | Source | SA Area |
| 1. Resource Consumption | To reduce the average resource consumption of each resident | a) Ecological footprint of each resident (GHa/person) | Reduce the 2006 ecological footprint of residents | Counting Consumption | Environmental |
| b) Number of properties benefiting from energy saving grants | Maintain or increase the yearly rate of the number of properties gaining benefit from energy saving grants, in comparison to the 2005 level | CCBC Energy Data | Environmental | ||
| 2. Housing | To improve the condition of housing and ensure the range of housing types are accessible to meet the needs of residents. | c) Percentage of unfit dwellings | Eliminate the total number of unfit/non- decent homes by the end of the Plan period by reducing numbers each year | CCBC Performance Plan | Social |
| d) Average house price compared to average earnings | Reduce house price/earnings ratio |
Land Registry data www.statistics.gov.uk |
Social | ||
| 3. Crime | To reduce the incidence of crime | e) Burglary from a dwelling per 1,000 of population | Levels of Burglary to remain at least 10% below Wales average | www.upmystreet.com | Social |
| f) Percentage of residents by gender expressing fear of crime whilst walking in neighbourhood | To reduce the perceived fear of crime whilst walking within the neighbourhood | CCBC Household Survey | Social | ||
| Population and Human Health | |||||
| Education For Life Community Plan Theme | |||||
| Issue | Objective | Indicator | Target | Source | SA Area |
| 4. Education | To improve educational achievement | g) Percentage of children at 15/16 with 5 or more Grades A-C passes at GCSE | Maintain a higher percentage rate of children of 15/16 years of age achieving 5 or more Grades A-C passes at GCSE than the Wales average | CCBC Performance Plan | Social |
| h) Percentage of adults with literacy 2 numeracy skills | Increase the percentage of adults with literacy and numeracy skills at a rate higher than the Wales average | CCBC Performance Plan | Social | ||
| 5. Equalities | To allow equal opportunities for all | i) Number of racist incidents | Maintain numbers of recorded racist incidents at a lower level than the Wales average | Social | |
| j) Percentage of Black Minority Ethnic school childrenaged 15/16 with 5 or more Grades a-c passes at GCSE | Maintain numbers of recorded racist incidents at a lower level than the Wales average | CCBC Performance Plan | Social | ||
| k) Number of recorded access complaints | Reduce actual numbers of recorded complaints regarding access year on year | CCBC Performance Plan | Social | ||
| Population and Human Health | |||||
| Regeneration Community Plan Theme | |||||
| Issue | Objective | Indicator | Target | Source | SA Area |
| 6. Employment | To increase the percentage of people of working age in employment | l) Percentage of people of working age in employment | Increase the percentage of people of working age in employment to the UK national average |
www.Caerphilly.gov.uk - census data |
Economic |
| m) Levels of economic inactivity | Decrease the level of economic inactivity to t he UK national average |
www.Caerphilly.gov.uk - census data |
Economic | ||
| n) Number of active volunteers | To retain current levels of volunteering |
www.Caerphilly.gov.uk - gavo data |
Economic | ||
| 7. Wealth – Level of Economic Activity | To increase the wealth of individuals in CCBC | o) GVA: trend to reduce differential with rest of UK | To reduce the differential of Caerphilly GVA to that of the UK national average by 20% by the end of the Plan period | Economic | |
| p) Average earnings | Reduce the differential between Caerphilly average earnings and the UK national average by 20% by the end of the Plan period | Economic | |||
| q) Number of children receiving free School meals | To reduce the percentage of children receiving free school meals to the UK national average by the end of the Plan period | Social | |||
| r) Index of multiple deprivation | Reduce the number of Caerphilly CBC wards within the top 100 most deprived wards | Social | |||
| 8. Business | To ensure a sufficient range of employment sites are available | s) Level of inward investment | Increase the average amount of inward investment in comparison to the 2000-2005 average | CCBC Economic Development Data | Economic |
| t) Vacancy levels of industrial and commercial units |
Maintain a vacancy rate lower than the average for the South Wales Valleys Maintain a vacancy rate below that of the 2005 rate |
CCBC Economic Development Data | Economic | ||
| u) Business start up rates | Maintain business start up rates are higher than the Wales average | CCBC Economic Development Data | Economic | ||
| Population and Human Health | |||||
| Health, Social Care & Well-Being Community Plan Theme | |||||
| Issue | Objective | Indicator | Target | Source | SA Area |
| 9. Health | To improve the health of individuals | v) Life expectancy (Standard Mortality Rates) | Increase life expectancy to Wales average levels by the end of the Plan period | www.nhs.uk | Social |
| w) Percentage of population of working age on Invalidity Benefit | Reduce the percentage of population of working age claiming invalidity benefit to UK national average levels | www.nhs.uk | Economic | ||
| 10. Population | To retain the population of County Borough to at leastcurrent levels and attain a more balanced demographic structure? | x) Perceptions of the County Borough | Improve the levels of satisfaction expressed by residents of the County Borough, particularly in the Heads of the Valleys Regeneration Area | Social | |
| y) Population level and balance |
Retain or increase existing levels of population Achieve a proportion of elderly residents more in line with the Wales average level by the end of the Plan period |
Social | |||
| 11. Well-being | To allow all residents easy access to leisure facilities | z) Percentage of the population with 2 hectares or more of natural greenspace in accordance with the CCW model for accessible natural greenspace (Greenspace Toolkit). | Increase the percentage of population with 2 or more hectares of natural greenspace in accordance with the CCW Greenspace Toolkit | www.ccw.gov.uk | Social |
| aa) Numbers of people participating in sport | Increase number of users of leisure centres and playing pitches in comparison to the 2005 levels | CCC Leisure data | Social | ||
| bb) Numbers of allotments let |
Retain or increase the area provided for allotments within the County Borough Increase the percentage of allotments let |
CCC Leisure data | Social | ||
| Air Pollution | |||||
| Living Environment Community Plan Theme | |||||
| Issue | Objective | Indicator | Target | Source | SA Area |
| 1. Air Quality | To reduce air, noise, light and odour pollution and ensure air quality improves. | a) Number of incidents when NO2 air quality fails |
Consistently reduce the number of incidents of NO2 air quality failure Achieve no incidents of NO2 air quality failure by the end of the Plan period |
CCBC Air Quality Data | Environmental |
| b) Number of sites where NO2 failures occur |
Consistently reduce the number of locations of NO2 air quality failure Achieve no locations of NO2 air quality failure by the end of the Plan period |
CCBC Air Quality Data | Environmental | ||
| c) Number of recorded noise complaints | To reduce the number of justified noise complaints in comparison to the 2005 level | CCBC Complaints Data | Environmental | ||
| d) Number of recorded light nuisance complaints | To reduce the number of justified light complaints in comparison to the 2005 level | CCBC Complaints Data | Environmental | ||
| e) Number of recorded odour related complaints | To reduce the number of justified odour complaints in comparison to the 2005 level | CCBC Complaints Data | Environmental | ||
| Cultural Heritage and Landscape | |||||
| Living Environment Community Plan Theme | |||||
| Issue | Objective | Indicator | Target | Source | SA Area |
| 1. Landscape | To protect the landscape value of the most important landscapes in the County Borough and maintain a clean and accessible environment to encourage a greater sense of belonging. | a) Numbers of refused planning applications in landscape designated as SLAs | Maintain or increase the proportion of applications refused within designated SLAs | CCBC Development Control Monitoring | Environmental |
| b) Area of land under agreed management for landscape improvement or protection | Increase year on year the amount of land under approved management |
Tir Gofal www.ccw.gov.uk |
Environmental | ||
| c) Area of land beyond defined settlement boundaries developed for nonagricultural uses | Reduce the area of land, outside of defined settlement boundaries, developed each year for nonagricultural related uses in comparison to 2005 levels | CCBC Development Control Monitoring | Environmental | ||
| d) Numbers of reported incidents of fly tipping and abandoned cars | Reduction of incidents of fly tipping and abandoned cars in comparison with 2005 numbers | CCBC Development Control Monitoring | Environmental | ||
| e) Area of land subject to an environmental management agreement tied to a planning consent | Increase in land subject to environmental management through S106 agreements | CCBC Development Control Monitoring | Environmental | ||
| f) Area of land within Historic Landscapes affected by new developments | Realise no cases where development has been permitted on land within historic landscapes against Cadw advice | CCBC Development Control Monitoring | Social | ||
| Cultural Heritage and Landscape | |||||
| Living Environment Community Plan Theme | |||||
| Issue | Objective | Indicator | Target | Source | SA Area |
| 2. Culture | To protect the cultural identity of the County Borough | g) Percentage of school children in welsh medium education | Maintain existing levels of pupils being taught through welsh medium education | CCBC Performance Plan | Social |
| h) Number of community groups registered with the Gwent Association of Volunteers (GAVO) | Maintain or increase the numbers of voluntary organisations registered with GAVO, in comparison to 2000 levels. | GAVO Monitoring Data | Social | ||
| 3. Historic Assets | To protect and enhance important historic assets | i) Number of buildings on the “Buildings at Risk” register | To continually decrease the number of listed buildings on the Register (Once it has been produced). | CCBC Register of Buildings at Risk (When Produced) | Social |
| j) Number of developments following advice of the Glamorgan and Gwent Archaeological Trust (GGAT) | Realise no cases where development, which affects historic assets, that have been permitted contrary to GGAT advice. | CCBC Development Control Monitoring | Social | ||
| k) Number of planning refusals for development proposals on land within Historic Parks and Gardens | Realise 100% of planning applications for development in Historic Parks and Gardens be determined in accordance with GGAT and/or Cadw advice. | CCBC Development Control Monitoring | Social | ||
| l) Number of Listed Buildings and Scheduled Ancient Monuments improved and/or brought into beneficial use. | Increase the number of listed buildings and Scheduled Ancient Monuments improved and/or brought back into beneficial use through the Plan period | CCBC Development Control Monitoring | Social | ||
| Water | |||||
| Living Environment Community Plan Theme | |||||
| Issue | Objective | Indicator | Target | Source | SA Area |
| 1. Water Quantity, Quality and Use | To protect aquifers and improve the quality and quantity of the water in our rivers and to reduce water consumption | a) Percentage of river lengths good or better quality for chemical quality |
Continually improve both the length and rating of the chemical quality rivers in comparison to 2005 levels 100% of rivers reaching Grade C or above, in respect of chemical quality, by the end of the Plan period |
www.environment.agency.gov.uk/cams | Environmental |
| b) Percentage of river lengths good or better quality for biological quality |
Continually improve both the length and rating of the biological quality rivers in comparison to 2005 levels 100% of rivers reaching Grade C or above, in respect of biological quality, by the end of the Plan period |
Environmental | |||
| c) Litres of water consumed per resident | Reduce the levels of water consumption per resident to below 2005 levels | www.defra.gov.uk | Environmental | ||
| d) The number and volume of Environment Agency licensed abstractions | Maintain abstractions within Environment Agency guidelines | Environmental | |||
| e) Number of Environment Agency recorded pollution incidents | Year on year reduction in the number and seriousness of EA recorded pollution incidents | Environment Agency Monitoring Data | Environmental | ||
| 2. Flood | To minimise the number of developments affected by flooding | f) Percentage of development in flood risk area approved contrary to EA advice | Realise no cases where development is permitted within the flood risk area contrary to Environment Agency advice | CCBC Development Control Monitoring Data | Environmental |
| g) Number of residents of flood risk areas taking appropriate action. | Increase the number of residents living in flood risk areas taking advice from Environment Agency | Environment Agency Data | Environmental | ||
| h) Number of properties flooded | Reduction in the number of properties flooded in comparison with pre-2006 levels | Environment Agency Data | Environmental | ||
| i) Amount of approved development within C1 and C2 as defined by TAN 15 | Realise no cases where development is permitted in areas identified within Flood zones C1 and C2 without agreed mitigation being undertaken | CCBC Development Control Monitoring Data | Environmental | ||
| Geology and Geomorphology | |||||
| Living Environment Community Plan Theme | |||||
| Issue | Objective | Indicator | Target | Source | SA Area |
| 1. Soils | To make the most efficient use of land and to reduce contamination and safeguard soil quantity, quality and permeability. | a) Hectares of development on agricultural land of grades 1,2 and 3A. | No Grade 1, 2 or 3A agricultural land is lost to nonagricultural development | Environmental | |
| b) Area of development on brownfield land | That 78.5% of residential development takes place on brownfield land (percentage will not be known until sites are allocated) | CCBC Development Control Monitoring | Environmental | ||
| c) Hectares of land reclaimed | Reduce the amount of derelict land throughout the Plan period | CCBC Development Control Monitoring | Environmental | ||
| d) Number of potentially contaminated sites brought into use via remediation and redevelopment | Reduce the overall number of potentially contaminated sites within the County Borough | CCBC Environmental Health Data | Environmental | ||
| 2. Geology | To protect geologically important sites and improve their accessibility | e) Area of approved development on land designated as RIGs or geological SSSIs | No loss of land or setting for Regionally Important Geological Sites (RIGS) or geological Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) | CCBC Development Control Monitoring | Environmental |
| 3. Waste | To reduce the amount of waste produced and increase the reuse of materials | f) Total tonnes of waste to landfill | Reduce the amount of waste going to landfill by 1% per year between 2007 and 2017 | CCBC Public Services Improvement Plan | Environmental |
| g) Percentage of municipal waste recycled | Increase recycling from municipal waste from 27% to 40% by 2017 and to maintain the increase to the end of the Plan period | CCBC Public Services Improvement Plan | Environmental | ||
| h) Average amount of waste per household | Reduce the amount of waste produced per household per year to ¾ tonne by 2013 and maintain the reduction | Public Services Monitoring Data | Environmental | ||
| i) Percentage of biodegradable waste diverted from landfill | Reduce the percentage of biodegradable waste going to landfill to 35% of t he 1995 year level by 2020 | CCBC Public Services Improvement Plan | Environmental | ||
| j) Number of sites providing public recycling facilities | Increase the number of facilities over the Plan period | CCBC Public Services Improvement Plan | Environmental | ||
| k) Percentage of construction and demolition waste reused | Reuse of construction and demolition waste increased to in excess of 80% by the end of the Plan period | CCBC Public Services Improvement Plan | Environmental | ||
| Biodiversity | |||||
| Living Environment Community Plan Theme | |||||
| Issue | Objective | Indicator | Target | Source | SA Area |
| 1. Biodiversity | To enhance the biodiversity of the County Borough | a) Percentage of selected BAP species stable or increasing |
Ensure the presence of all 26 monitored species is retained in the County Borough throughout the Plan period Realise an increase in number and range of selected species over the Plan period |
Local Biodiversity Action Plan | Environmental |
| b) Area of biological SSSI lost to development | No net loss of area of biological SSSI to development | CCBC Development Control Monitoring | Environmental | ||
| c) No net loss of area of land identified as LNR or SINC as a result of development | Reduce the percentage of land identified as LNR or SINC below that lost under the previous development plan | CCBC Development Control Monitoring | Environmental | ||
| d) Numbers of approved planning applications including loss of hedgerows and woodlands | Less than 1% of planning applications result in the loss or compromise of woodland or hedgerows | CCBC Development Control Monitoring | Environmental | ||
| e) Reduce the area of coverage of key invasive plant species | Reduce the coverage of Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam and Giant Hogweed throughout the County Borough to 205 of the 2007 level | CCBC Countryside and Landscape Data | Environmental | ||
| Climactic Factors | |||||
| Living Environment Community Plan Theme | |||||
| Issue | Objective | Indicator | Target | Source | SA Area |
| 1. Climate Change | To reduce the total amount of CO2 produced within the County Borougheach year | a) Tonnes of CO2 / year | Reduce CO2 emissions to 80% of the 1999 levels by 2010 and to 69% of 1999 levels by 2021 | Counting Consumption Stockholm Convention | Environmental |
| b) Carbon Footprint | Reduce the carbon footprint residents of the County Borough below the 2006 level | New Monitoring Mechanism Required | Environmental | ||
| c) Number of businesses adopting environmental management systems | Year on year increase in numbers of businesses adopting environmental management schemes | CCBC Economic Development Monitoring Data | Environmental | ||
| Climactic Factors | |||||
| Regeneration Community Plan Theme | |||||
| Issue | Objective | Indicator | Target | Source | SA Area |
| 2. Transport | To reduce congestion by minimising the need to travel, encourage alternatives to the car and make best use of the existing transport infrastructure | d) Levels of private car ownership | Maintain car ownership levels below the Wales average | censusdata | Social |
| e) Levels of public transport usage | Year on year increases in public transport patronage throughout the Plan period | CCBC Transport Monitoring Data | Social | ||
| f) Average journey time data |
Realise decrease in average car journey times from 2006 level by the end of the Plan period Road traffic reduction in accordance with government 10 year plan |
CCBC Transport Monitoring Data | Social | ||
| g) No companies adopting green travel plans | Year on year increase in numbers of businesses adopting Green Travel Plans | CCBC Transport Monitoring Data | Economic | ||
| h) Percentage of public footpath network open | Year on year increase in lengths of public footpaths open and accessible | CCBC Rights of Way Improvement Plan | Environmental | ||
| i) Number of school travel plans prepared | 100% of schools to have a travel plan by the end of the Plan period | CCBC Highways Department Travel Plans | Environmental | ||
| 3. Energy | To increase the proportion of energy gained from renewable sources | j) Percentage of energy used in CCB generated from renewable sources | Ensure levels of corporate energy use does not fall below the 50% target set for 2010 | CCBC Corporate Energy Data | Environmental |
| k) Amount of renewable energy supplied to the national grid | Increase amount of energy supplied to the national grid over the Plan period | Environmental | |||
| l) Number of new build properties generating electricity from renewable sources. | All new housing development to produce at least 10% of their energy requirement by the end of the Plan period | CCBC Planning and Property Services Data | Environmental | ||
| Material Assets | |||||
| Regeneration Community Plan Theme | |||||
| Issue | Objective | Indicator | Target | Source | SA Area |
| 1. Material Assets | To improve the performance of material assets within the County Borough | a) Length of highway improved | CCBC Highways Data | Environmental | |
| b) Number of CSO (sewers) overflows | Reduction in the number of CSOs throughout the County Borough during the Plan period. | Welsh Water Data | Environmental | ||
| c) % satisfaction with town & village centres |
Increased levels of general satisfaction expressed by residents towards town and village centres throughout the County Borough. Significantly higher increase in levels of satisfaction expressed by residents in the Heads of the Valleys Regeneration Area in comparison to the County Borough average. |
Social | |||
| d) % of households connected to the internet |
Year on year increase in the number of households connected to the internet. Achieve UK national average levels of internet connectivity across the County Borough. |
Economic | |||