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