Strategic Environmental Assessment - Sources of Data Scottish Enterprise Grampian Aberdeenshire Council Aberdeen City Council document five i Table of Contents Title Page i Table of Contents ii Introduction 1 Explanation of the Guidance 1 Biodiversity, fauna and flora 2 Population and Human Health 5 Water and Soil 6 Air 9 Climatic factors 11 Cultural Heritage (including architectural and archaeological heritage) 13 Landscape 15 Material Assets 16 document five ii Introduction Explanation of the Guidance The availability of good and reliable data is essential for every SEA being The first three columns of the guidance cover environmental issues, SEA undertaken In the SEA, information or data may be required for the objectives and indicators The fourth and fifth columns provide informa- compilation of baseline information or for the identification of envi- tion on sources suitable for plans covering small areas and wider local ronmental issues and problems Information and data required for SEA area Thus if you are preparing an area plan or neighbourhood action should cover a number of “environmental issues” including biodiversity plan, sources for information or data may come from officers listed (including fauna and flora), soil, population, human health, landscape, under “Area Data Source ” An SEA for a local plan will first consider cultural heritage (including architectural and archaeological heritage) data and information from officers and bodies listed under “Local Data and material assets In practice, one officer or organisation does not Source ” Similarly an SEA for a Strategic Development Plan will make use hold all of the information you require to carry out SEA Instead, differ- of data sources listed under “Regional Data Source ” ent officers or groups of persons within and outwith your Council hold information or data This booklet will guide you to different sources of It is important to note that even if you are preparing an SEA for a local data or information relevant to SEA plan you will need regional and national data This is because the UK-wide (2005) SEA Guidance and the Scottish Executive SEA Templates suggest that you include comparators in the analysis of baseline data (see the SEA Handbook for further details on trends and comparators) It has to be stressed that information provided here is the basic mini- mum Depending upon the scope of your SEA, you might supplement these data sources from other sources For example, consultations with experts; research into topic and monitoring papers, surveys (e g ecological surveys) and workshop could yield additional information and data document five 1 Biodiversity, fauna and flora Environmental Issue/SEA Topic: Biodiversity, fauna and flora Possible Objectives Possible SEA Indicators Area Data Source Local Data Source Regional Data Source • Avoid damage to • Reported levels of • NESBReC (01224273633 • NESBReC (01224273633 • NESBReC (01224273633 designated wildlife and damage to designated – Hilton Campus – Hilton Campus – Hilton Campus geological sites and sites/species – Aberdeen University) – Aberdeen University) – Aberdeen Univer- protected species • Achievement of sity)(01467628002 • Maintain biodiversity, Biodiversity Action Plan Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire – Gordon House) avoiding irreversible targets • (01467628002 – Gordon • (01467628002 – Gordon losses • Reported condition House) House) • Environment Planner • Restore the full range of of national important Environment Planner (Ecologist) (01467 characteristic habitats wildlife sites, SSSIs (Ecologist) (01467 • Environment Planner 628002) and species to viable • Achievement of 628002) (Ecologist) (01467 levels ‘Accessible natural Environment Planner 628002) • North East Scotland • Reverse the long term Greenspace Standards’ (Natural Heritage) - Environment Planner Local Biodiversity decline in farmland • Number/area of Local Banff – (01261 813219); (Natural Heritage) - Action Plan (NELBAP) birds Nature Reserve Inverurie – (01467 Banff – (01261 813219); The Macaulay Institute • Ensure he sustainable 628254); Stonehaven Inverurie – (01467 (01224 318611) management of key – 01569 768293 628254); Stonehaven Biodiversity Co- wildlife sites and the Countryside Access – 01569 768293 ordinator: j prigmore@ ecological processes on Officers - Inverurie Countryside Access macaulay ac uk which they depend (01467 628481; Aboyne Officers - Inverurie Biodiversity Assistant: • Provide opportunities – 013398 87453 (01467 628481; Aboyne j lamb@macaulay ac uk for people to come Ranger Service (Head – 013398 87453 into contact with and – 01467628399) Senior • Deer management appreciate wildlife and & Access & South – Deer Commission for document five wild places (01339885751) Scotland – www dcs Senior & Coastal & gov uk North (01771622857) Land use and land cover – DEFRA – www defra gov uk/environ- ment/statistics 2 Environmental Issue/SEA Topic: Biodiversity, fauna and flora continued Possible Objectives Possible SEA Indicators Area Data Source Local Data Source Regional Data Source Aberdeen City Aberdeen City Fisheries, aquaculture, • Local Nature Reserves • Local Nature Reserves fish stock – Fisheries -Sites of Special Scien- -Sites of Special Scien- Research service tific Interest tific Interest – www frs-scotland gov Improving and promot- Improving and promot- uk ing public access to the ing public access to the Forestry, woodland countryside countryside – Forestry Commission Tel: 01224 897400 Tel: 01224 897400 Scotland – www Email: italboys@aber- Email: italboys@aber- forestry gov uk/scotland deencity gov uk deencity gov uk • Bird Monitoring and • Tree maintenance & • Tree maintenance & survey work – www Woodland Manage- Woodland Manage- rspb org uk/scotland/ ment ment index asp Tel: 01224 522231 Tel: 01224 522231 Fax: 01224 523921 Fax: 01224 523921 • State of the envi- Email: richardn@ Email: richardn@ ronmental report aberdeencity gov uk aberdeencity gov uk and information on biodiversity – Scottish • Ranger Service on • Ranger Service on Environmental Protec- 01224 897400 or E-mail: 01224 897400 or E-mail: tion agency (SEPA) lochinch@aberdeencity lochinch@aberdeencity – www sepa org uk gov uk gov uk • Protected areas, natural heritage trends, wildlife document five – Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) - www snh org uk Native woodland herit- age- Woodland Trust – www woodland-trust org uk 3 Population and Human Health Environmental Issue/SEA Topic: Population and Human health Possible Objectives Possible SEA Indicators Area Data Source Local Data Source Regional Data Source • Create conditions to • Size of population • Research Officer • Research Officer • Research Officer improve health and • Changes in demogra- (012244743) (012244743) (012244743) reduce health inequali- phy Senior Information Senior Information Senior Information ties • Years of healthy life officer (01224664713) officer (01224664713) officer (01224664713) • Promote healthy living expectancy / infant Information & Information & Information & • Protect and enhance mortality rate Information Manager Information Manager Information Manager human health • Mortality by cause (012244740) (012244740) (012244740) • Reduce and prevent • Recorded crimes per crime, reduce the fear 1000 population • NHS Health Scotland • NHS Health Scotland • NHS Health Scotland of crime • Fear of crime surveys (2004) A Community (2004) A Community (2004) A Community • Decrease noise and • Number of transport/ Health and Well-being Health and Well-being Health and Well-being vibration pedestrian/cyclist road Profile Edinburgh Profile Edinburgh Profile Edinburgh • Increase opportunities accidents & Glasgow: Health & Glasgow: Health & Glasgow: Health for indoor recreation • Number of people Scotland Scotland Scotland and exercise affected by ambient noise levels • Scottish Neighbour- • Scottish Neighbour- • Scottish Neighbour- • Proportion of tranquil hood Statistics hood Statistics hood Statistics areas • Proportion of popula- • Aberdeenshire & • Aberdeenshire & • Noise policy, research tion living in most Aberdeen City (2004) Aberdeen City (2004) and mitigation – DEFRA deprived areas/reliant Strategic Forecasts Strategic Forecasts – www defra gov on key benefits/ income 2003-2021 2003-2021 uk/environment/noise document five deprived • General resident Aberdeen city – Noise Aberdeen city – Noise • Census data and perception surveys control control general population • Tel: 01224 523440 • Tel: 01224 523440 statistics - General Fax: 01224 647333 Fax: 01224 647333 Register for Scotland Email: poll@aberdeenc- Email: poll@aberdeenc- – www gro-scotland ity gov uk ity gov uk gvo uk 4 Environmental Issue/SEA Topic: Population and Human health continued Possible Objectives Possible SEA Indicators Area Data Source Local Data Source Regional Data Source • Strategic Research • Strategic Research (0131 334 0380) & Information Unit & Information Unit Health data, statistics, publications, (2006) 2006 City Focus (2006) 2006 City Focus support and journals – Health Aberdeen City Council Aberdeen City Council Education Board for Scotland – 01224522000 1224522000 www hebs scot nhs uk • Aberdeen City Council • Aberdeen City Council • Various public health and related (2005) Scottish Index (2005) Scottish Index statistics – NHS Health Scotland of Multiple Deprivation of Multiple Deprivation www phis org uk (SIMD) 2004: Analysis (SIMD) 2004: Analysis of Aberdeen Data of Aberdeen Data • Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics Aberdeen City Council Aberdeen City Council – population trends, social and