The article discusses the possibilities for applying the principles, criteria and indicators of sustainability in the process of evaluation of proposals for development policies. The basic assumption is that it is possible to identify the most exact classification of the evaluated policy from various aspects, including the classification of presumed environmental impacts and their intensity, and the selection of criteria and indicators which would be representative for the evaluation requirements. These methods of evaluation should result in a conclusion about whether the given concept respective to its individual aspects is or is not compatible and in line with the principles of sustainability. If we succeed in clearly defininig the arsenal of adequate criteria and representative indicators of sustainability and incorporate them into the evaluation process of development policy proposals, it could be a significant contribution to changing the current predominantly unsustainable development trends into a long-term sustainable.