What is a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)?
The European Union’s Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive (which came into effect on 21 July 2004) aims to protect the environment and integrate environmental considerations into the planning process to promote sustainable development.
Why does this relate to the development of our LTP?
Our second Local Transport Plan falls within the requirements of this Directive and the partners will be demonstrating that the document gives sufficient consideration to:
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Environmental matters such as air, climatic factors, landscape, biodiversity, fauna, flora, soil, water and material assets
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Human health
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Population (quality of life)
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Cultural heritage (including architectural and archaeological heritage)
SEA represents good practice and brings transparency in policy development. It helps to show how the partners already exercise professional judgement in relation to understanding, planning for and mitigating the consequences of our policies and programmes but places this in a more structured, formal and accountable framework.
To help us ensure we have met and fully understood all the requirements of the objective, with the assistance of consultants Scott Wilson, we have developed a South Yorkshire Strategic Environmental Assessment Report which can be viewed via the following links:
Volume 1 - Strategic Environmental Assessment Report
- Appendix E - LTP2 Links to Other Strategies
- Appendix F - LTP2 Plans Policy Review
- Monitoring Protocol
- SEA Objectives Compatibility Matrix (table 7.2)
- SEA Study Area Map
- Sheffield LTP Baseline (Updated)
Volume 2 - Appraisal Worksheets