TAYplan SEA
Can you tell me about TAYplan?
TAYplan is the Dundee, Perth, Angus and North Fife Strategic
Development Planning Authority. The Strategic Development Planning
Authority (SDPA) was designated by Scottish Ministers in June 2008.
What's the role of the TAYplan?
The role of the SDPA is to prepare and maintain a Strategic
Development Plan for the area covered by the four Councils. When
completed, the Strategic Development Plan will replace the existing
Dundee and Angus Structure Plan 2002, the Perth and Kinross
Structure Plan 2003 and the Fife Structure Plan 2009
(specifically the North of Fife). In addition, we will
have to prepare a Local Development Plan for our area.
Can you tell me about the TAYplan Main Issues Report?
The Main Issues Report is the first stage in
producing the Strategic Development Plan. The purpose of the Main
Issues Report is to set out the vision and spatial strategy for the
area. It also looks at where development should and should not take
place.
The Main Issues Report and its associated documents were approved
by the TAYplan Joint Committee on the 16th February 2010. The
consultation on the Main Issues Report ended on 2 July
2010. If you want to find out more about it go to the
TAYplan website.
I've heard about the Environmental Report can you tell me more
about it?
All plans need to have their effects on the environment
assessed. This done through the preparation of
an Environmental Report. The legislation requires that
when a plan is produced jointly there has to be a lead authority
which prepares and publishes the Environmental Report.
On this occasion we are the lead authority.
What's in the environmental report?
The Environmental Report is an important stage in
Strategic Environmental Assessment which is an iterative process
that identifies and reports on the likely significant environmental
effects of the Plan and the extent to which implementation of
the Plan will support environmental objectives.
What is covered by the assessment?
The Assessment has:
- taken a long term view of how the area covered by the TAYplan
is expected to develop;
- provided a mechanism for identifying the likely significant
environmental effects;
- identified measures for ensuring such effects are mitigated or
enhanced where possible;
- reflected global, national, regional and local challenges;
and
- provided an audit trail of how the Plan has been revised to
take account of the findings of the assessment.
Who is the environmental report submitted to?
The Environmental Report is submitted together with
the Main Issues Report for consideration by the 'consultation
bodies'. The consultation bodies are:
- the Scottish Ministers (including Historic Scotland)
- the Scottish Environment Protection Agency; and
- Scottish Natural Heritage
We have received comments on the Environmental Report from the
Consultation Authorities and these can be viewed on this page.
What did the Consultation Authorities say?
In general terms the Consultation Authorities were satisfied
that the Environmental Report provided a satisfactory assessment of
potential significant environmental effects. However, they
have raised some detailed issues which will have to be taken into
account in the preparation of the Proposed Plan.
What happens next?
We will be reviewing the comments we have received on the
Environmental Report and those comments together with the
Environmental Report will be taken into account as the Proposed
Plan is prepared. It is anticipated that the Proposed Plan
will be published early in 2011.
If you have any questions on the Environmental Report you should
email:
sea@pkc.gov.uk
If you have any questions on the Main Issues Report you should
contact the TAYplan team by email at:
contactus@tayplan-sdpa.gov.uk
