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ISBN 978 0 7559 7182 4 (Web only publication)

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Contents

COVERING LETTER

1. INTRODUCTION
Facilitating further public engagement in the SEA process
Rationale for selection of Candidate National Developments for further environmental assessment and consultation
SEA as part of a wider decision making process
Methodology for the Supplementary Assessment of Candidate National Developments

2. SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF THE CANDIDATE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS

3. ASSESSMENT OF CUMULATIVE EFFECTS

4. IMPLICATIONS OF THE CANDIDATE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS FOR THE BROADER CONTENT OF THE NATIONAL PLANNING FRAMEWORK
Compatibility Analysis

5. NEXT STEPS

APPENDIX 1 SEA OBJECTIVES AND SUB CRITERIA

APPENDIX 2 FULL ASSESSMENT FINDINGS

IMPORTANT ADVICE TO STAKEHOLDERS ON THE ROLE OF THIS DOCUMENT

The Discussion Draft National Planning Framework, which was published in January 2008, proposed nine National Developments.

Since then, numerous opportunities, ideas and proposals for other National Developments have been put forward by stakeholders, including members of the public.

The Environmental Assessment (Scotland) Act 2005 obliges the Scottish Government to properly consider the environmental effects of a plan, and alternatives to it, before its content is finalised. This document is the result of that work.

The findings from this environmental assessment, and the views expressed on them by consultees, form just one part of an ongoing rigorous process of evaluation to decide which projects will be designated as National Developments. As announced by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth in September 2007, a set of 6 criteria is being used to assess the suitability of each suggested National Development for inclusion in the NPF.

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