MSP in Sweden BalticScope Stakeholders meeting – Malmö 27-28 January 2016

Susanne Gustafsson susanne.gustafsso@havochvatten.se

The Swedish planning system

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3 x MSP SwAM

Swedish MSP • Three MSP:

Gulf of Bothnia, Baltic Sea Skagerrak/Kattegat

• MSP to be adopted by Government

• MSP to be guiding (like comprehensive plans)

• Government may adopt regulations prohibiting or limiting activities in destined geographical areas

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The Gulf of Bothnia

The Baltic Sea

Skagerrak Kattegat

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Overlapping plans

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(Comprehensive plans)

and the Common Fisheries Policy

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Swedish MSP borders on to:

9 (+1) neighbouring countries (MSP)

And overlaps with:

65 municipalities (comprehensive plans)

14 regions and counties (regional plans and strategies)

Areas of National Interest

• Areas defined in law and by appointed agencies

• No integrated spatial planning at a national level before MSP

• In MSP process: thematic work groups give input for planning

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Current status Guidance Planning

Swedish MSP- process

Status report

Guidancedocument

Plan proposals to Government

Dialogue Consultation Consultation

2014 2015 <1 March 2016- 2019

SEA

Plan-proposal

SEA

Plan-proposal

Strategic Environmental Assessment

Plan proposal