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Application of SEA to Different Types of PPS: Experience in Scotland
IAIA 07 Seoul
5 June 2007
Amanda Chisholm
Purpose of presentation
• provide an overview of approaches to SEA taken forward for different types of PPS in Scotland
Outline
• scope of SEA in Scotland
• types of PPS
• approaches– methods– data collection
• issues & challenges
• lessons learned
Scottish legislation
• 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
Qualifying PPS
• Regulations: eleven sectors– agriculture, energy, transport,
industry, tourism, water, fisheries, forestry, telecommunications, land use planning, waste
• Act: everything else!
SEA requirement
• all qualifying public sector plans, programmes & strategies with significant effects subject to SEA
Land use planning/Town andcountry planning
agriculture
forestry
fisheries
energy
industry
transport
waste management
water management
telecommunications
tourism
other
EU PPS
Sectors
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
2004 2005 2006
T&CP
Agriculture
Forestry
Fisheries
Energy
Industry
Transport
Waste
Water
Other
EU
Types of PPS
• national: high level, very little detail
• regional: various
• local: mix– spatial and detailed – high level with very little
detail
Types of PPS
• 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
Range of methods
• variant of Dutch e-test
• structured questions
• SEA objectives
• GIS
• checklists
• matrix
• causal chains?
SEA objectives & Matrix
SEA objectives
1 2 comments
Policy 1 + -
Policy 2 + -
Proposal 1 + -
Data collection
• SEA often perceived as data-driven process
• fit for purpose
• necessary?
• national policy vs local spatial plan
Approaches: environmental capacity
• 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: strategic actions
• Historic Environment policy:– identify strategic actions– consider potential impacts– identify mitigation measures
Issues
• uncertainty• “influencing” PPS vs “delivery”
PPS• identification of strategic actions• understanding of generic impacts• place in the hierarchy• mitigation• significance
Challenges
• effectiveness:– accessible?– better PPS?
• cost• resources
Lessons learned
• generic impacts
• strategic actions
• data
• role of guidance
• sharing of experience/ideas