6.2.3 | Findings of the SEA

6.2.1 | Purpose of the SEA

6.2.3 | Findings of the SEA

The purpose of an SEA is to incorporate environmental considerations into decisionmaking at an early stage and throughout the planmaking process. SEA aims to:

The SEA assessment documented in the SEA Environmental Report has highlighted a number of potential impacts associated with the outcomes, Investment Priorities and Hierarchies proposed by NIFTI.

ᴏ Identify, evaluate and describe the potential significant effects of NIFTI on the environment

Negative Impacts include, but are not limited to:

ᴏ Short-term/localised negative impacts on water quality and increased noise pollution during construction.

ᴏ Communicate effects and mitigation, and provide a framework for the effective monitoring of mitigation

ᴏ Localised increases in pollution or increased CO2 emissions, or localised climate vulnerability such as flooding.

ᴏ Identify beneficial (and neutral) effects

ᴏ Provide an opportunity for stakeholder and public involvement in the NIFTI development process.

ᴏ Long-term impacts on biodiversity, landscape or cultural heritage features as a result of new infrastructure developments.

ᴏ Long-term impacts as a result of land-take and changes in land use required for new developments.