6.2.2 |Summary of the

6.2.2 |Summary of the Assessment Approach

Positive Impacts include, but are not limited to:

A review of policy and plans was undertaken for each topic listed in the SEA Directive, and this informed the identification of key environmental issues relevant to NIFTI and the SEA, and the development of high-level SEA objectives for each topic. These SEA objectives provided a framework for the assessment of potentially significant effects of NIFTI and are detailed in Table 5. They will also be used to provide mitigation and recommendations to monitor any impacts of NIFTI.

ᴏ Positive impacts to population and human health as a result of increased safety, with improvements to signage, adequate road surfacing, junction upgrades or realignment works.

ᴏ Benefits for the economy, tourism and regional connectivity providing better social inclusion.

ᴏ Reduced carbon emissions and improved air quality as a result of sustainable mobility developments.

The assessment involved several steps:

ᴏ Reduction in localised noise pollution and vibration as a result of development in sustainable and active travel modes and actions to promote electric vehicles.

ᴏ A compatibility analysis of the SEA objectives with the NIFTI framework

ᴏ Assessment of the Investment Priorities and Hierarchies against the SEA objectives to determine potential adverse and beneficial effects

For further detail on the assessment of NIFTI, see Section 8 of the Environmental Report.

ᴏ Assessment of potential cumulative effects between NIFTI Investment Priorities and other plans and programmes

ᴏ Assessment of the proposed NIFTI and consideration of reasonable alternatives

ᴏ Recommendations for the implementation of NIFTI in line with the SEA objectives

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