Strategic Environmental Assessment

In order to facilitate the SEA process, a number of resources are available. However, these resources do not replace resources, toolkits and guidance developed by the European Union, and the UK and Scottish Governments. The resources available here should therefore supplement other resources available elsewhere. Some of the resources available include:

This section provides copies of (pre) screening, scoping and environmental reports produced by this council.

Aberdeen Adapts 

Aberdeen Food Growing Strategy

North East Scotland Roads Hierarchy Review and Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan

Aberdeen Low Emission Zone

Council Energy and Climate Plan 

Net Zero Aberdeen

This section provides copies of screening determinations and post-adoption statements produced by this council.

European Directive 92/43/EEC (The Habitats Directive) requires competent authorities to carry out an Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) of plans and projects that, either alone or in combination with other plans and projects, are likely to have a significant effect on European designated sites. In UK the transposition of the Directive into the UK Habitats Regulations did not specifically require land use plans and water management plans to be considered under Articles 6(3) and 6(4) of the Directive. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has therefore recently ruled that the UK has not been in compliance of the Habitats Directive. As a result of the ruling, Aberdeen City Council cannot adopt plans unless it determines that the provisions of the plan are not likely to have a significant effect on any European site. In the absence of such a determination, Aberdeen City Council will have to carry out an Habitats Regulation Assessment in respect of the provisions of plans in line with the requirements of Article 6(3) and 6(4) of the Habitats Directive. This section lists Habitat Regulations Assessments being undertaken.

One feature of plans, programmes or strategies that require SEA is that they set the framework for future development consent of projects listed in the schedule for environmental impact assessment (EIA). There is therefore the need to track the way EIAs are being undertaken consistent with the frameworks set by plans, programmes or strategies. This section will track EIA submitted to the council.

Decision Notice: Kincardine Floating Offshore Windfarm Lighting and Marking Plan

Decision Notice: Kincardine Floating Offshore Windfarm Environmental Management Plan

Decision Notice: Kincardine Floating Offshore Windfarm Development Specification and Layout Plan

Decision Notice: Kincardine Floating Offshore Windfarm Fisheries Managementand Mitigation Strategy

Decision Notice: Kincardine Floating Offshore Windfarm Variation of S.36 Consent

You can download a copy of the Landscape Character Assessment for Aberdeen below: 

Email ecocity@aberdeencity.gov.uk