24th September 2009
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1 Introduction
1.1 Background
1.2 Strategic Environmental Assessment of the STPR
1.3 The Post - Adoption Statement
1.4 Key Facts
Table 1.1 Key Facts
2 Addressing Environmental Considerations in STPR
2.1 Introduction
2.2 The Appraisal Process for STPR
2.3 SEA methodology
2.4 How Environmental Considerations have been Integrated into STPR
Figure 2.1 Process relationship between SEA and STPR
2.5 How the results of the Environmental Report have been taken into account
3 Taking Account of Consultation Responses
3.1 Consultation Background
3.2 Consultation Requirements
3.3 Summary of Consultation Responses
3.4 Addressing Consultation Responses
Table 3.1 Taking Account of Themed Consultation Responses
Table 3.2 Taking Account of Specific Consultation Responses
3.5 Conclusions
4 Consideration of Alternatives
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Appraising Alternatives
4.3 Assessment of Alternatives
4.4 Strategic Alternatives
4.5 Intervention Specific Alternatives
4.6 Conclusion
5 Mitigation
5.1 General Principles of Mitigation
5.2 Mitigation Commitments
6 Monitoring
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Purpose of Monitoring Environmental Effects
Table 6.1 Monitoring Indicators
6.3 Issues in Monitoring the STPR
6.4 Process of Monitoring the STPR
Annex 1 - Comments received on STPR and responses
Annex 2 - Consultees
