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Application of SEA to Different Types of PPS: Experience in Scotland

Application of SEA to Different Types of PPS: Experience in Scotland. IAIA 07 Seoul 5 June 2007 Amanda Chisholm. provide an overview of approaches to SEA taken forward for different types of PPS in Scotland. Purpose of presentation. scope of SEA in Scotland types of PPS approaches methods

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Application of SEA to Different Types of PPS: Experience in Scotland

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  1. Application of SEA to Different Types of PPS: Experience in Scotland IAIA 07 Seoul 5 June 2007 Amanda Chisholm

  2. provide an overview of approaches to SEA taken forward for different types of PPS in Scotland Purpose of presentation

  3. scope of SEA in Scotland • types of PPS • approaches • methods • data collection • issues & challenges • lessons learned Outline

  4. SEA Directive • 2001/42/EC • 2004 SEA Regulations • The Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes (Scotland) Regulations 2004 • 2005 Act • Environmental Assessment (Scotland) Act 2005 Scottish legislation

  5. Regulations: eleven sectors • agriculture, energy, transport, industry, tourism, water, fisheries, forestry, telecommunications, land use planning, waste • Act: everything else! Qualifying PPS

  6. all qualifying public sector plans, programmes & strategies with significant effects subject to SEA SEA requirement

  7. Sectors

  8. national: high level, very little detail • regional: various • local: mix • spatial and detailed • high level with very little detail Types of PPS

  9. Local Transport Strategy Local Authority PPS Regional Transport Strategy Corporate Plan Scottish Executive PPS Community Plan Structure Plan Local Plan National Parks Plan Masterplan/ Development Framework Types of PPS

  10. variant of Dutch e-test • structured questions • SEA objectives • GIS • checklists • matrix • causal chains? Range of methods

  11. SEA objectives & Matrix

  12. SEA often perceived as data-driven process • fit for purpose • necessary? • national policy vs local spatial plan Data collection

  13. Marine Renewables Strategy, Strategic Transport Projects Review: • collect data • consider potential impacts from marine renewables devices, roads/railways/ferries • identify mitigation measures • identify areas of significant impact Approaches: environmental capacity

  14. Historic Environment policy: • identify strategic actions • consider potential impacts • identify mitigation measures Approaches: strategic actions

  15. uncertainty • “influencing” PPS vs “delivery” PPS • identification of strategic actions • understanding of generic impacts • place in the hierarchy • mitigation • significance Issues

  16. effectiveness: • accessible? • better PPS? • cost • resources Challenges

  17. generic impacts • strategic actions • data • role of guidance • sharing of experience/ideas Lessons learned

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