SEA Environmental Report Version 2 and Appropriate Assessment - Finalised SAEFLP 2009
What is this consultation event all about?
This particular consultation event is seeking comments on two important documents forming part of the St Andrews & East Fife Local Plan process:
- The Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA): Environmental Report (Version 2); and
- The Appropriate Assessment.
Both of these documents assess the policies and proposals of the Finalised St Andrews & East Fife Local Plan 2009, which was approved for public consultation by Fife Council's Planning Committee on 30th June, 2009.
The SEA: Environmental Report for the St Andrews and East Fife Local Plan has been drawn up in accordance with the Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes (Scotland) Regulations 2004. The SEA must be taken into account by the Council in developing the Local Plan which is eventually adopted. It must be available for public comment alongside the Plan itself.
The Appropriate Assessment is an assessment of the Local Plan's likely effect upon designated European designated sites. European sites include Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) under the Habitats Directive, and Special Protection Areas (SPA) under the Birds Directive (these are known collectively as Natura 2000 sites).
How can I make my comments online as part of this consultation event?
The main body of the SEA: Environmental Report Version 2, its 7 Annexes, and the Appropriate Assessment document are available to view online here (see them by clicking the "Supporting Documents" tab at the bottom of the page).
Please read the documents, or the parts of the documents that are relevant to you, then record your views by using the comments form which appears when you click the "Start Survey" button.
When you are ready to make your comments, please click on the event; then log-in (or register if you haven't already done so) and click the "Start Survey" button below.
What happens at the end of the consultation period?
The SEA: Environmental Report is updated and reviewed at each stage of the Local Plan process. Your comments will be considered as part of this review. As the Local Plan passes through further stages of scrutiny, including an Examination, the SEA will be updated to reflect any changes in the Plan.
The event is not currently available for consultation.