AUTHORS: David Wilkinson-Malcolm Fergusson-Catherine Bowyer-James Brown-Astrid Ladefoged-Claire Monkhouse-Agata Zdanowicz

This IEEP report for the UK Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) assesses how far the extended impact assessments produced in 2003 actually reflect sustainable development considerations. It highlights several weaknesses in the new system, and makes a number of recommendations for strengthening it.