GLVIA

Potential outline structure highlighting issues to be included

Introduction

  • Purpose
  • What is L+VIA and how does Seascape and Cumulative Assessment fit in
  • Why L+VIA is needed
  • Who undertakes LVIA for whom and when (ie Landscape Architects for Developers etc)
  • Who are recipients of LVIA (ie developers, Local Authorities)

-Clarity about target audience and what they should get out of it: e.g.:

-LA’s and practitioners: improve standards

-Local Government and NGO officers: consistency and transparency,

-Students and Tutors: accessible and comprehendsible,

-General Public:accessible and comprehendsible,

-Lawyers, Inspectors and Reporters: consistency and authority

Scope (including relevance to England, Wales, Scotland and NI)

-Focus on principles and fundamentals (which have longevity)

-LVIA not just an assessment tool but also a design tool through Option Appraisals etc.

-the role of LVIA as a design and enhancement tool.

  • Structure:

-A focus on the core principles throughout, (the ‘core’ dealing with effects assessment throughout with clarity about criteria)

-Clarity about principles and process versus prescriptive components,

-Suggested summary/checklist conclusion to each chapter

Context

  • Why L+VIA is neededScoping issues to be included in the LVIA[CS1][mvg2]
  • Relationship to EIA/SEA
  • How does Seascape and Cumulative Assessment fit in[CS3][mvg4]
  • ELC
  • National and local planning
  • Links to other subjects (Archaeology, Historic Environment)
  • Time: e.g. ‘point in time’ assessment or more ‘speculative’ assessment considering Climate Change or ‘sustainability’ for example?
  • Ecosystem services
  • How to engage ‘non’ experts and views of the community? (Value?)[CS5]
  • Consultation and engagement[CS6].

Principles and Overview of Process

  • Methodology and terminology

-Effects assessment: magnitude, sensitivity, significance. (Impact/effect)

-Defining EIA and SEA significance[CS7][mvg8]

-How to deal with different Legal, Policy, LCA context depending on geographic location.

-Tailor approach to appropriate level of detail required (scale).

  • ‘Length and presentation’ of the assessment: relevant and appropriate.
  • Landscape (impact) Assessment
  • Visual (impact) Assessment[mvg9]
  • [CS10]Seascape (impact) Assessment[CS11]
  • Cumulative (impact) Assessment
  • Record key steps and maintain audit trail
  • Consider the role of monitoring
  • Visualisations and illustrations and modelling tools (ZTV’s etc[CS12][mvg13].)

-Refer to other relevant guidance.

-Consider role of GIS

  • Key steps (flow chart?)

As above: consider summary at end of each chapter

The Development to be assessed: what do you need to know?

  • The development process from inception to removal
  • Description of the development relative to LVIA
  • Masterplanning and the building in of mitigation to the development proposal

Landscape Impact Assessment (includes townscape and seascape)

  • Baseline
  • Scope (consultations)
  • Static (point in time) or evolving[CS14][mvg15]
  • Methodology and terminology

-Distinction and separation between landscape and visual effects[mvg16].[CS17]

  • Significance
  • Mitigation

-Testing effectiveness and validity[CS18][mvg19]

Visual Impact Assessment

  • Baseline
  • Scope (consultations)
  • Static (point in time) or evolving[CS20]
  • Methodology and terminology
  • Significance
  • Mitigation

Cumulative Impact Assessment

  • Baseline
  • Scope (consultations)
  • Static (point in time) or evolving
  • Methodology and terminology
  • Significance
  • Mitigation[CS21]

Visual representation/illustration

  • Maps, sketches and 2D and 3D diagram’s
  • Computer modelling, visualisations and Photomontages
  • Role of GIS
  • References to other guidance

Glossary

Issues to be discussed for consultation with wider LI membership

  • Type and number of appendices (what supporting information is required)
  • Type and format of the published guidance (e.g. book or folder)
  • Language/style/presentation
  • Update cycle
  • Role and purpose of GLVIA
  • Involvement of other practitioners during preparation of the guidance

061528 September 2010

[CS1]Not entirely sure what this means here

[mvg2]This is about the importance about being clear about which landscape and visual issues are to be ‘scoped in or out’ of the LVIA and the process that this requires

[CS3]Maybe better as separate points - they are very different. Also do we need to mention townscape here??

[mvg4]Yes better separate

[CS5]Perhaps best not to include here at this stage - its one of several issues about people that we will need to mention

[CS6]Isn’t this part of above or a sub-point YES

[CS7]You’ll need to explain to me what this means here but OK for structure

[mvg8]Relates to the EIA Regulations which requires the assessor to identify ‘significant’ effects

[mvg9]Agree with CS 10

[CS10]Could link and say that the principle is that they are different and should be clearly distinguished

[CS11]Will we already have said this above - same with cumulative. Or is this a detailed discussion??

[CS12]Not sure how much we need to go into this here - isn’t it going to be covered later??

[mvg13]Basic references and explanations requiredk

[CS14]Do you think it is better to cover this in these two separate sections or as a general point under process, above

[mvg15]I think they are distinctly different approaches

[mvg16]OK

[CS17]I think this needs to come earlier under principles and process

[CS18]Not sure I understand what this point means but no doubt you will explain to me at some point!

[mvg19]OK

[CS20]See above

[CS21]Not entirely convinced the same standard headings will work for this section but guess we can sort that out later