Abstract: . . .  land use interrelationships Key: + Potentially beneficial effects Potentially neutral effects ? Don’t know/ further work required - Potentially negative effects SECTION 4 – Next Steps It is SNH’s intention to consult on the Environmental Report as part of the SEA process at the same time as the draft biomass policy statement is released. This should be issued for consultation in late spring 2006. The Environmental Report will then be subject to an 8- week consultation period.  . . .
. . .  management practices may be identified as a condition of consent. Scoping in or out of SEA issues In accordance with the Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes (Scotland) Regulations Schedules 1 & 2, SNH has considered whether the environmental effects (positive and negative) of the Biomass Energy & the Natural Heritage Policy Statement are likely to be significant. A summary of our conclusions is given in Table 3. Page 10 10 Table 3: Significance of Environmental Effects Effect/SEA topic Will be scoped in/why Have been scoped out/why Biodiversity, flora and fauna Yes- could affect habitats . . .
. . .  - Potentially negative effects SECTION 4 – Next Steps It is SNH’s intention to consult on the Environmental Report as part of the SEA process at the same time as the draft biomass policy statement is released. This should be issued for consultation in late spring 2006. The Environmental Report will then be subject to an 8- week consultation period.  . . .
. . .  Could have a positive impact on biodiversity if good practice in land management is adopted + Could have a positive impact on biodiversity if good practice in land management is adopted Population - (+) Could have a negative impact on peoples access & enjoyment of the countryside and areas of high natural heritage value; May have a positive impact on the availability of local biodiversity if good practice in land management is adopted - (+) Could have a negative impact on peoples access & enjoyment of the countryside; May have a positive impact on the availability of local biodiversity if good . . .
. . .  Assessment (Scotland) Act 2005. A formal Screening Report has not been undertaken as part of this voluntary SEA. Summary - Key Facts Key facts relating to this SEA are set out below: Name of Responsible Authority: Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) Title of Plan/ Programme: Biomass Energy & the Natural Heritage: an SNH Policy Statement Legislative Background: This policy is not a legal requirement but contributes to a series of policy statements outlining SNH’s policy and position with regard to the natural heritage impacts of renewable energy proposals. Plan Subject: The policy considers the natural . . .
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