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Scottish Executive SEA Templates
Template 4 - Post-Adoption SEA Statement (without integrated guidance notes)
Post-Adoption SEA Statement - Cover Note
Key Facts
Strategic Environmental Assessment Process
[insert title of PPS] has been subject to a process of Strategic Environmental Assessment ( SEA), as required under the Environmental Assessment (Scotland) Act 2005. This has included the following activities:
- Taking into account the views of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Scottish Natural Heritage and the Scottish Ministers (Historic Scotland) regarding the scope and level of detail that was appropriate for the Environmental Report
- Preparing an Environmental Report on the likely significant effects on the environment of the draft PPS which included consideration of:
- the baseline data relating to the current state of the environment;
- links between the PPS and other relevant strategies, policies, plans, programmes and environmental protection objectives;
- existing environmental problems affecting the PPS;
- the plan's likely significant effects on the environment (positive and negative);
- measures envisaged for the prevention, reduction and offsetting of any significant adverse effects;
- an outline of the reasons for selecting the alternatives chosen;
- monitoring measures to ensue that any unforeseen environmental effects will be identified allowing for appropriate remedial action to be taken.
- Consulting on the Environmental Report
- Taking into account the Environmental Report and the results of consultation in making final decisions regarding the PPS
- Committing to monitoring the significant environmental effects of the implementation of the PPS. This will also identify any unforeseen adverse significant environmental effects and to enable taking appropriate remedial action.
How environmental considerations have been integrated into [the PPS] and how the environmental report has been taken into account
Table 1
Environmental considerations and findings from environmental report | Integrated into PPS (yes/no) | How integrated/taken into account or reason for not being taken into account |
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How opinions expressed during consultation have been taken into account (including any consultation required with other EU member states)
Table 2 - Lists Consultation Responses and sets out how they have been taken into Account
Consultee / respondent | Summary of comments | How the comment was taken into account in making the decision to adopt the final PPS |
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Reasons for choosing the [ PPS] as adopted, in the light of other reasonable alternatives
Measures that are to be taken to monitor significant environmental effects of the implementation of the PPS
Note - it may be useful to include a concluding paragraph here
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