Consultation - Strategic Environmental Assessment Environmental Report - Draft George Street Masterplan

Overview

Draft George Street Mini Masterplan – Strategic Environmental Assessment Environmental Report 

The Environmental Assessment (Scotland) Act 2005 NOTICE  

Section 16 (Consultation Procedures) 

Aberdeen City Council has prepared the Draft George Street Mini Masterplan, which was approved for consultation at Council of 14 December 2022, in accordance with Section 8(1) of the Environmental Assessment (Scotland) Act 2005. 

In March and April 2023 an online survey took place seeking opinion on the content of the Draft Mini Masterplan to shape the content of a finalised Draft George Street Masterplan. At that time, a non-technical Environmental Report summary was provided to give an overview on the likely significant environmental impacts to the area upon implementation of the draft masterplan projects. 

In accordance with the Environmental Assessment (Scotland) Act 2005 the Draft Environmental Report has identified, described, and evaluated the likely significant effect on the environment the masterplan area, and the consultation findings as well as a finalised Draft Masterplan etc, are to be presented to Council before December 2023. 

Why your views matter

How to comment on the SEA Environmental Report - If you would like to express your views on the Environmental Report, please visit the Citizen Space Consultation Hub from Wednesday 9th August 2023 https://consultation.aberdeencity.gov.uk/   

Alternatively, a copy of the SEA Environmental Report and the Draft George Street Mini Masterplan are available for comment at Aberdeen City Council, Marischal College, Broad Street, Aberdeen AB10 1AB or by e-mailing:  

pi@aberdeencity.gov.uk 

Closing Date 10/09/2023 

Participation Statement

Your responses to the consultation on the SEA Environmental Report will be used for statistical purposes only and will not identify you as a named individual. If you do provide comments, and we hope that you do, we may use them in our reporting to Council , but you won’t be identified as having made the comment. The report will be published on the Aberdeen City Council website in order that consideration and revision to the SEA Environmental Report, because of engagement with you, is transparent.   

The consultation also asks questions about you. This information is voluntary. By providing this you help us to monitor the statistical data to ensure the Council is interacting in a balanced way with groups of people with protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010.  

It’s your choice whether or not you want to leave your name and email address, but we won’t be able to respond to your comments if you don’t leave your name and contact details. If you choose to leave your name and contact details, we don’t use your personal data for any other purpose than to respond to you about your response to this consultation.

How long do we keep your information?    

Responses will be kept until we complete the analysis of the public engagement and review the Environmental Report, with the results of the consultation reported to Council to inform their decision making and will be kept permanently in a non-attributed summary.     

Your rights  

You have rights in relation to your data, including the right to ask for a copy of it. See more information about all the rights you have and how they work in practice, as well as contact details for the Council’s Data Protection Officer. You also have the right to make a complaint to the Information Commissioner’s Office if you think we have not handled your data properly.   

Our legal basis  

Aberdeen City Council is the Data Controller for your information. Wherever we process personal data we must have a legal basis in data protection law for doing so. The Council’s legal basis for this processing is that it is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of the official authority vested in the Council.  

In doing so, we are also likely to process special categories of personal data, should you choose to provide equality and diversity information about you. The Council’s legal basis for doing so is that it is necessary for reasons of substantial public interest, of the purpose of equality monitoring.  

Thank you for taking the time to participate in this Consultation, your opinions in shaping the finalised Draft George Street Masterplan matter.  

What happens next

Your responses to the consultation on the SEA Environmental Report will be used for statistical purposes only and will not identify you as a named individual. If you do provide comments, and we hope that you do, we may use them in our reporting to Council , but you won’t be identified as having made the comment. The report will be published on the Aberdeen City Council website in order that consideration and revision to the SEA Environmental Report, because of engagement with you, is transparent.   

The consultation also asks questions about you. This information is voluntary. By providing this you help us to monitor the statistical data to ensure the Council is interacting in a balanced way with groups of people with protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010.  

How long do we keep your information?    

Responses will be kept until we complete the analysis of the public engagement and review the Environmental Report, with the results of the consultation reported to Council to inform their decision making and will be kept permanently in a non-attributed summary.     

Your rights  

You have rights in relation to your data, including the right to ask for a copy of it. See more information about all the rights you have and how they work in practice, as well as contact details for the Council’s Data Protection Officer. You also have the right to make a complaint to the Information Commissioner’s Office if you think we have not handled your data properly.   

Our legal basis  

Aberdeen City Council is the Data Controller for your information. Wherever we process personal data we must have a legal basis in data protection law for doing so. The Council’s legal basis for this processing is that it is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of the official authority vested in the Council.  

In doing so, we are also likely to process special categories of personal data, should you choose to provide equality and diversity information about you. The Council’s legal basis for doing so is that it is necessary for reasons of substantial public interest, of the purpose of equality monitoring.  

Thank you for taking the time to participate in this Consultation, your opinions in shaping the finalised Draft George Street Masterplan matter.