Regulations and guidance implementing the SEA Directive in the UK

 

SEA Directive

 

	Implementing legislation	Implementing guidance
England	The Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes Regulations 2004	ODPM (2005) Sustainability Appraisal of Regional Spatial Strategies and Local Development Documents Planning Advisory Service (2010) Sustainability appraisal advice note	ODPM (2005) A Practical Guide to the Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive
	Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004	DfT (2009) Strategic Environmental Assessment of Transport Plans and Programmes
Northern Ireland	The Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2004
Scotland	Environmental Assessment (Scotland) Act 2005	Scottish Executive (2006) SEA toolkit
Wales	The Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes (Wales) Regulations 2004	Welsh Assembly (2006) Local Development Plan Manual

  

Other guidance:

• CCW and others (2004) Strategic environmental assessment and biodiversity: Guide for Practitioners. 
• Environment Agency and others (2007) Strategic environmental assessment and climate change. 
• Department of Health (2007) Draft guidance on health in strategic environmental assessment
• English Heritage (2010) SEA, sustainability appraisal and the historic environment