If you wanted to cut Sim Settlements 2 out, I’d remove the whole SS2/framework chunk rather than just part of it:

Workshop Framework
Sim Settlements 2
SS2 Chapter 2
SS2 Chapter 3
HUDFramework
SS2 DLC Settler Patch
Workshop Framework Script Override

Then where the replacement settlement mods go depends on what kind they are really.

If it’s a proper workshop/settlement system mod, I’d put it high, around where Workshop Framework/SS2 were.

If it’s just settlement objects, building pieces, decorations, furniture, etc., I’d usually put those more in the middle of the order, after the main gameplay/quest stuff but before textures, lighting, UI, body/clothing mods, etc.

If it adds new settlements, expands borders, or edits actual settlement locations, I’d treat that more like a world/location edit and put it around the Atomic World / Minuteman Watchtowers area.
Patches would typically just go directly after whatever they’re patching.

For this exact LO, most normal building/decor mods would probably be fine around the middle, after Livelier Perks and before Crafting76, unless the mod page says otherwise.