Integrated Impact Assessment 

The consultation closed on 31 March 2022

A number of statutory and non-statutory assessments will inform the preparation of NPF4 and we invited comments on our Integrated Impact Assessment Reports alongside the draft NPF4.  We will also publish a post adoption statement on how these assessments have informed the development of the final Framework.

Integrated Impact Assessment Reports

• Integrated Impact Assessment: Non-Technical Summary
• Integrated Impact Assessment: Environmental Report
• Integrated Impact Assessment: Society and Equalities
• Integrated Impact Assessment: Partial Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment

We published the following supporting information:

• Research Project: Lifecycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions of NPF4 Proposed National Developments Assessment Findings
• Habitats Regulations Appraisal of NPF4 – Initial Screening Record (PDF 745KB)
• Habitats Regulations Appraisal of NPF4 – Updated Baseline Information Report (PDF 822KB)

To support policy development, we previously published the following documents:

• Update on Integrated Impact Assessment – November 2020 (PDF 682KB)  
• Integrated Impact Assessments Easy Read Guide (PDF 505KB)

Scoping

To inform our early engagement period we published the following scoping information in January 2020:

• Integrated Impact Assessment - Scoping Report - Appendix B - Society and Equalities (PDF 1.1MB)
• Integrated Impact Assessment - Scoping Report (PDF 1.63MB)
• Integrated Impact Assessment - Scoping Report - Appendix A - Environment - Baseline Information (PDF 6.77MB)

Data protection impact assessment

This Data Protection Impact Assessment (PDF 371KB) considers the privacy implications associated with the consultation arrangements undertaken by the Scottish Government’s Planning and Architecture Division.