Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 571 of 2017).

Subject

Environment gen., Land & soil, Wild species & ecosystems, Waste & hazardous substances

Keyword

EIA Cultural heritage Land-use planning Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Authorization/permit Access-to-information Coastal zone management Waste disposal Hazardous waste Transport/storage Waste management Ecosystem preservation Protection of habitats Birds

Geographical area

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

Abstract

These Regulations consolidate with amendments the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2011 and subsequent amending instruments and implement amendments to Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (“the Directive”) which were made by Directive 2014/52/EU. The main changes from the 2009 Regulations are: — to the circumstances in which a project may be exempt from the EIA process; — to the introduction of co-ordinated procedures for projects which are also subject to assessment under Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora or Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conservation of Wild Birds; to the list of environmental factors to be considered as part of the EIA process; to the information to be provided to inform a screening decision and the criteria to be applied when making a screening decision; to the way in which an environmental statement is to be prepared, including an amendment to the information to be included in it, the introduction of a requirement that it be based upon a scoping opinion (where one has been obtained) and a requirement that it be prepared by a competent expert; to the means by which the public is to be informed of projects which are subject to the EIA process; and - the introduction of a requirement for decision-makers to avoid conflicts of interest.

Full text

English

Website

www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Implements

Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment.

Legislation | European Union | 2011 (2014)

Keyword: EIA, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Cultural heritage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Directive 2014/52/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2011/92/EU on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment.

Legislation | European Union | 2014

Keyword: EIA, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Climate change, Offences/penalties, Cultural heritage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repeals

Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 1824 of 2011).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2011

Keyword: EIA, Land-use planning, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Authorization/permit, Access-to-information, Waste disposal, Hazardous waste, Transport/storage, Waste management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Town and Country Planning and Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 695).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2018

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

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Environmental Assessments and Miscellaneous Planning (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 1232 of 2018).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2018

Keyword: EIA, Pollution control, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Land-use planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure, Listed Buildings and Environmental Impact Assessment) (England) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 505 of 2020).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2020

Keyword: Public health, EIA, Land-use planning, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Procedural matters

Source: FAO, FAOLEX