Fischer, T., Sustainability The plan explicitly mentions health Matuzzi, M., appraisal of numerous times, particularly in Nowacki, J. the Scoping the context of health services provisions. (2009) Report and Relevant health background documents the Key are listed Issues and Strategy A Council Health Promotion Team and a Options Local Health Body were involved in of the • • • • • preparation of the SA, whilst the HIA was Wrexham NR NR NR NR + ++ Local prepared by the Welsh HIA Support Unit Development and Wrexham Borough Council. Plan, December It is suggested that HIA was not used in a 2006; and the fully proactive manner in order to associated influence the choice of preferred options, 2008 ‘rapid but rather in an ex-post manner for HIA’. mitigating effects of developments that were already decided upon. Fischer, T., Peterborough Prepared by planning/environmental Matuzzi, M., Local consultants with main on biophysical Nowacki, J. Transport aspects. Presentation of baseline (2009) Plan SEA information was done in descriptive which manner, with no maps and impacts considered 1 limited to short, medium & long term. option for major No explicit mention that decision makers transport were influenced by health related aspects schemes of this SEA, although it is a requirement of against ‘do • • • • • + ++ UC UC NR NR nothing’. the Directive that the influence of the Used overall SEA should be detailed. The authors suggest therefore that it is assessment that health considerations had “probable” an impact. Problem of the overall context within SEA is applied: planning “discretionary appears to support at least – potentially the consideration of various – aspects that may go beyond those
Fischer, T., Matuzzi, M., Nowacki, J. (2009) Sustainability appraisal of the Scoping Report and the Key Issues and Strategy Options of the Wrexham Local Development Plan, December 2006; and the associated 2008 ‘rapid HIA’. • NR NR NR • NR • • • + ++ The plan explicitly mentions health numerous times, particularly in the context of health services provisions. Relevant health background documents are listed A Council Health Promotion Team and a Local Health Body were involved in preparation of the SA, whilst the HIA was prepared by the Welsh HIA Support Unit and Wrexham Borough Council. It is suggested that HIA was not used in a fully proactive manner in order to influence the choice of preferred options, but rather in an ex-post manner for mitigating effects of developments that were already decided upon. Fischer, T., Matuzzi, M., Nowacki, J. (2009) Peterborough Local Transport Plan SEA which considered 1 option for major transport schemes against ‘do nothing’. Used assessment • UC UC NR • NR • • • + ++ Prepared by planning/environmental consultants with main on biophysical aspects. Presentation of baseline information was done in descriptive manner, with no maps and impacts limited to short, medium & long term. No explicit mention that decision makers were influenced by health related aspects of this SEA, although it is a requirement of the Directive that the influence of the overall SEA should be detailed. The authors suggest therefore that it is “probable” that health considerations had an impact. Problem of the overall context within SEA is applied: “discretionary planning appears to support – at least potentially – the consideration of various aspects that may go beyond those
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