Tramore Local Area Plan - Waterford County Council

Chapter 1: Introduction to the PlanPre-Planpublicconsultationmeeting inTramore ..Pre-Plan meeting held in the Majestic Hotel Tramore1.2.2 Strategic Environmental AssessmentStrategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) is the formal, systematic evaluationof the likely significant environmental effects of implementing a plan orprogramme before a decision is made to adopt the plan or programme.Article 1 of the SEA Directive states the following:StrategicEnvironmentalAssessment….“The objective of this Directive is to provide for a high level of protection ofthe environment and to contribute to the integration of environmentalconsiderations into the preparation and adoption of plans and programmeswith a view to promoting sustainable development, by ensuring that , inaccordance with this Directive, an environmental assessment is carried out ofcertain plans and programmes which are likely to have significant effects onthe environment”Under the Planning and Development Statutory (Strategic EnvironmentalAssessment) Regulations 2004 it is a requirement that an SEA be carried out fora Local Area Plan with a population in excess of 10, 000 people. The populationof Tramore is currently estimated at 10, 314 persons and therefore the PlanningAuthority is committed to preparing an Environmental Report in conjunctionwith the Local Area Plan. The Environmental Report, while a separate documentin its own right, should be read in conjunction with the Tramore Local Area Plan1.2.3 VisionThe Vision Statement of the County states that:‘County Waterford will be a proactive, sustainable community, strongin its own identity, with a good quality of life for all.’4