Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 (S.R. No. 83 of 2017).

Subject

Environment gen., Land & soil, Water, Wild species & ecosystems

Keyword

EIA Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Environmental planning Pollution control Air quality/air pollution Transboundary effects Cultural heritage Policy/planning Land-use planning Freshwater pollution Groundwater Protection of habitats Protected area

Geographical area

Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe

Abstract

These Regulations implement Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private project They are concerned with general rules and administrative matters regarding the assessment of the effects of certain public and private developments. The Regulations, among other things: set out the powers of the Department of infrastructure of direction; ensure that EIA development cannot be permitted without the consideration of environmental information; describes the environmental impact assessment process; set out the matters that confirm that development is EIA development; provide with respect to appeals; set out pre-application procedures under which a developer can ask the council or Department to give a determination as to whether proposed development is EIA development or an opinion as to the information to be provided in an environmental statement; ensure that, where the proposed development also requires a Habitats Regulations Assessment, the environmental impact assessment is coordinated with that assessment, sets out the procedures when considering whether planning permission or subsequent consent should be granted, specifies the factors for imposing monitoring measures, describes the information to accompany a decision; set out transboundary procedures where development in Northern Ireland is likely either to affect other EEA states, or the reverse.

Full text

English

Website

www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Implements

Council Directive 85/337/EEC on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment.

Legislation | European Union | 1985

Keyword: EIA, Authorization/permit, Land-use planning, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amends

Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. No. 74 of 2015).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2015 (2020)

Keyword: EIA, Environmental planning, Pollution control, Climate change, Continental shelf, Enforcement/compliance, Air quality/air pollution, Maritime zone, Policy/planning, Land-use planning, Freshwater pollution, Groundwater

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Planning (Environmental Assessments and Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2018 (S.R. No. 1235 of 2018).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2018

Keyword: EIA, Pollution control, Land-use planning, Mining

Source: FAO, FAOLEX