PPS 2 Natural Heritage·Page 15·4.6
Strategic Environmental Assessment Requirements
Strategic Environmental Assessment must be carried out in parallel with development plan preparation, and an Environmental Report must accompany certain plans or programmes before adoption.
SEA must be carried out in conjunction with, and parallel to, the development of any plan and integrated with the plan process. Under the provisions of the SEA Directive and the Regulations, an Environmental Report is needed to accompany certain plans or programmes which must be taken into account before adoption of a development plan.
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