We've provided SA/SEA training seminars and
workshops for local government, and other agencies throughout the
UK
Protecting and enhancing the environment, both built and
natural, are key aims of local and national government policy. Mott
MacDonald has achieved recognition as a leader in preparing
strategic environmental assessments (SEAs) and sustainability
appraisals (SA) of the policies
and strategies of local government as well as national government
and governmental agencies.
We offer the environmental planning services required to help local
authorities, statutory agencies and other stakeholders to become
fully familiar with the SA/SEA process. The variety of plan-based
SAs and SEAs conducted by our sustainability specialists include
local transport plans, supplementary planning documents and
development plan documents for a vast range of clients. Mott
MacDonald has also developed bespoke training aids and provided
training workshops for officers from over 60 local authorities,
with very positive feedback.
Such experience has identified the potential for us to implement
the SA process at a project level. While this is not a legal
obligation, we have found that our customers are increasingly
seeking to incorporate sustainability into project design. By
adapting the UK Department of Communities and Local Government
method, we have completed SAs for a number of projects including a
proposed link road for East Sussex County Council, and for the
masterplanning stage of Maze-Long Kesh site in Northern Ireland.
