Strategic Environmental Assessment

In preparing the Update to our Natural Heritage Futures documents (first published in 2002), SNH undertook a Strategic Environmental Assessment to assess their potential environmental effect. SNH undertook a public consultation in November 2008, both on the Update and on the Environmental Report, which describes the environmental effects of the proposed objectives and actions.

You can download an analysis of the responses   here.

The review and consultation proved valuable in helping to ensure that the Update reflects significant changes in policy drivers or legislative context, new mechanisms or changed priorities since 2002, and in assessing the implications these have for the objectives and actions for the natural heritage.

The SEA Adoption Statement   sets out the changes we have made following this consultation. We have also updated the Environmental Report   to take account of amendments made in finalising the Update.