Scottish Government

The Scottish Government EIA Current Practice event, held on the October 27, 2011, facilitated the exchange of experience and current practice between authorities, the consultation bodies, and the Scottish Government. 

Presentation from James Miller (Technical Director, Ironside Farrar)

Participants were also asked to add comments to a talking wall

The focus for the event was participatory workshops:

Workshop 1 - Screening wind farm applications

A small scale wind energy screening checklist and useful links pages were introduced during this workshop. Your comments are welcome on the draft of this checklist. 

Comments should be sent to: eiawindturbines@scotland.gsi.gov.uk

Example screening case study material is also available below:

Case-study A     

Case-study B

Workshop 2 - Recording screening opinions and the Mellor Ruling: the screening checklist and other ‘aide memoirs’

Workshop 3 - Delivering more effective EIA: alternative approaches to  scoping

Workshop 4 - Plain English guide to Multi-stage consents and the 2011 Regulations

Workshop 5 - EIA: resilience thinking and enhancement of positive impacts

EIA Forward Look presentation

Workshop reports

The plenary session questions and answers