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Sustainability Appraisal and Strategic Environmental Assessment
The LDP undergoes a Sustainability Appraisal to assess social, economic and environmental impacts, which incorporates a Strategic Environmental Assessment as required by planning legislation.
Sustainability Appraisal (SA) – A Sustainability Appraisal is a tool for appraising the provisions of the LDP to ensure that they are in line with the objectives of sustainable development. It is a requirement of the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 and assesses the social, economic and environmental impacts of the LDP. The SA incorporates a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) as required under the Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004.
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