Paragraph 1: Composition and preparation

The report also includes:

1° A diagnosis of the territory. This diagnosis presents, in particular with regard to demographic, socio-economic and ecological forecasts, the needs in terms of spatial planning, environmental protection, facilities, infrastructure and transport, housing as well as economic and agricultural development. It takes into account the location of existing infrastructure and facilities and the challenges in terms of controlling urban sprawl and combating the artificialization of land, preserving the environment, particularly in terms of biodiversity, protecting landscapes and the architectural heritage, as well as those relating to the protection and enhancement of the coastline and those relating to climate change and improving air quality;

2° The environmental assessment provided for in articles L. 104-1 to L. 104-5 of the town planning code. To this end, the report:

a) Presents the objectives of the plan and, where applicable, its relationship with other town planning documents and the plans or programmes mentioned in article L. 122-4 of the Environment Code with which it must be compatible or which it must take into account;

b) Analyses the initial state of the environment and the prospects for its development, setting out, in particular, the characteristics of the areas likely to be significantly affected by the implementation of the plan;

c) Analyses the significant effects of the implementation of the plan on the environment and the prospects for its development. c) Analyses the likely significant effects of the implementation of the plan on the environment, in particular, where appropriate, on human health, the population, biological diversity, fauna, flora, soil, water, air, noise, climate, architectural and archaeological cultural heritage and landscapes and the interactions between these factors, and sets out the issues raised by its adoption on the protection of areas of particular environmental importance, in particular the Natura 2000 impact assessment referred to in article L. 414-4 of the Environment Code;

d) Sets out the reasons why the plan has been chosen, in particular with regard to the environmental protection objectives established at international, European or national level, and the reasons justifying the choice made with regard to the other solutions considered;

e) Presents the measures envisaged to avoid, reduce and, if possible, compensate where appropriate, for the harmful consequences of the implementation of the plan on the environment;

f) Points out that the plan will be subject to an analysis of the results of its application no later than ten years after its approval. It defines the criteria, indicators and procedures to be used to monitor the effects of the plan on the environment in order to identify, where necessary, any unforeseen negative impacts at an early stage and to envisage appropriate measures if necessary;

g) Includes a non-technical summary of the effects of the plan on the environment. g) Includes a non-technical summary of the above and a description of how the assessment was carried out

. The report may refer to information contained in other studies, plans or documents.