Supporting assessments and environmental reports
Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)
The preparation of the Caithness and Sutherland Local Development Plan (CaSPlan) has been informed by a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) which has been published and consulted on for each main stage in the plan making process. The key stages of the Plan making process and associated versions of the SEA are listed below:
- Main Issues Report (Oct 2014) which was accompanied by the Environmental Report
- Proposed Plan (Jan 2016) which was accompanied by the Revised Environmental Report
- Modified Proposed Plan (Sept 2016) which was accompanied by an Addendum to the Revised Environmental Report
- Intention to Adopt CaSPlan (July 2018) which was accompanied by a Post Examination Addendum to the Revised Environmental Report
- Adopted CaSPlan (August 2018) which was accompanied by the Finalised Environmental Report and the Post Adoption Statement
Habitats Regulations Appraisal (HRA)
A final Habitat Regulations Appraisal has been prepared which reflects comments received by SNH following the completion of the Examination process. As shown in Appendix 2 of the HRA, SNH have confirmed that they are satisfied with the revised post Examination CaSPlan as far as Natura site considerations are concerned. It therefore represents the final HRA Record and concludes the HRA process for CaSPlan.
Equalities Impact Assessment (EQIA)
We undertook an Equalities Impact Assessment (EqIA) screening to consider how the Plan might affect different groups within the community.
Monitoring statement
A Monitoring Report was prepared that assesses changes in the characteristics of the CaSPlan area and the success or otherwise of previous planning policies. We also prepared an Addendum: Housing Background Paper to the Monritoing Report was produced as a background document to the Proposed Plan.