LUC was commissioned by the OEP to analyse how environmental assessment regimes — Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) — operate in jurisdictions outside the UK, and to identify lessons that could support improvements or inform potential reforms in England and Northern Ireland.
The work focuses on whether international systems use environmental outcomes, how they address known deficiencies in UK practice, and how contextual factors shape the transferability of good practice.
In carrying out their research, LUC reviewed international legislation, case law, guidance and academic literature, and developed detailed jurisdiction profiles.
This commissioned work supported the OEP report A Review of the implementation of environmental assessment regimes in England.
Disclaimer
This report was compiled by LUC in March 2023 on behalf of the OEP. The views provided in this report are those of LUC and do not represent the opinion or position of the OEP. Some of the analysis in this report was used to inform the OEP’s work.