This section lists all the current consultations, ordered by the most recent first. Details on how to feedback comments are included in the links.
National Planning Framework 2 - Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) - Supplementary Assessment of Candidate National Developments - Consultation Report -
The Discussion Draft National Planning Framework, which was published in January 2008, proposed nine National Developments. Since then, numerous opportunities, ideas and proposals for other National Developments have been put forward by stakeholders, including members of the public. The Environmental Assessment (Scotland) Act 2005 obliges the Scottish Government to properly consider the environmental effects of a plan, and alternatives to it, before its content is finalised. The findings from this environmental assessment, and the views expressed on them by consultees, form just one part of an ongoing rigorous process of evaluation to decide which projects will be designated as National Developments. No final conclusions on the merits or otherwise of these suggested National Developments have been drawn at this stage. The presence of any Candidate National Development within the report does not indicate any commitment by the Scottish Government.
Written responses to this consultation paper by 31 October 2008 are invited.