Portsmouth University

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1 Portsmouth University Peter Traves, Savills Planning Environmental Impact Assessment savills.com

2 Introduction Environmental Impact Assessment My role as EIA coordinator How did that come about? How does IEMA feature in what I do? Thoughts on CPD / employment Savills graduate programme

3 What is Environmental Impact Assessment? EIA is a process that: identifies effects that could be avoided, or reduced by design and mitigation; opportunities for enhancement commences at the conceptual stage as an iterative process that is used to improve the design of a project is used to ensure that the potential significant effects of a proposal are taken into account by a planning authority when making a decision A Non-technical Summary enables the public to understand the considerations that have been taken into account

4 The EIA process Source: IEMA 2011

5 Environmental Statement EIA is the process, the Environmental Statement (ES) reports the findings of that process: Baseline conditions > future baseline Identify sensitive receptors that need to be considered - avoidance / scheme design Potential effects of the project are predicted - scale and nature of change Are the effects significant? How is that decided? Air quality / Species / Landscape Consultation whilst formulating the project & consideration of the planning application

6 Waste management including 20MW heat and power plant, Hirwaun Industrial Estate, Wales

7 Legal context EIA is a statutory process governed by UK and European law The European Union first set out the legal framework for EIA in 1985 the EIA Directive In the UK, EIA is implemented through secondary legislation that links to a number of development consent regimes Approximately 65% of EIAs undertaken in the UK relate to applications for planning permission EIA Regulations in England, Scotland and Wales

8 The role of an EIA practitioner Developer / client Public Design team Consultees Assessment team Planning authority Legislation / guidance

9 My role My role o Advising on best practise, technical aspects of EIA, avoiding pitfalls o Keeping up to date with case law / legislation changes o Reviewing EIA screening o Preparing Environmental Statements o Leading Savills EIA Working Group / overseeing competence within the team o Maintaining Savills EIA Quality Mark with IEMA presentations and written articles/practitioner discussions and networking The route that I took o BSc Environmental Protection o Opportunity a one-off project > EIA > EMS

10 How does IEMA feature in what we do? EIA Quality Mark held at the company level o Includes an audit of ESs prepared o Staff interviews o Contributions to sharing knowledge via presentations and written articles Best practice guidance Membership for individuals o EIA progressive levels of competence...and for others in Savills o Environmental Management System (EMS) ISO14001 o Sustainability advice and energy management in property / development

11 Thoughts on CPD / employment Acquiring an understanding of how your area of interest functions o Planning Practice Guidance [ o House of Commons research briefings [ o Royal Town Planning Institute / Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors o IEMA Read job descriptions / career pathway guides Maintain your CPD / training log Build a network of contacts

12 Savills Insight for first year students Summer school - 2 nd year students Graduate programme open to final year applicants: o Ranked the property industry's number 1 employer by The Times for the ninth consecutive year o 40% of the main board joined as graduate trainees membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) or Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) attained by completing the assessment of professional competence (APC)