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[[Category:Legislation & Policy]]

An EIA is a procedure to ensure the environmental consequences of proposed projects are identified and assessed appropriately. Introduced by Directive (85/337/EEC) as amended, on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment.

An [[Environmental Impact Assessment]] ([[EIA]]) is a procedure to ensure the environmental consequences of proposed projects are identified and assessed appropriately. Introduced by Directive (85/337/EEC) as amended, on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment.

==Introduction==

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EIA in the context of town and country planning in England is governed by the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017. These regulaitons apply to development which is given planning permission under Part III of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. <ref name="EIA" />

These regulations apply the amended EU Directive 2011/92/EC on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the ~~environmen”~~ (usually referred to as the ‘Environmental Impact Assessment Directive’) to the planning system in England<ref name="EIA" />.

These regulations apply the amended EU Directive 2011/92/EC on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (usually referred to as the ‘Environmental Impact Assessment Directive’) to the planning system in England<ref name="EIA" />.

==Overview of the Stages of an EIA==

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===Making a Planning Application and consultation===

the Environmental Statement (and the application for development to which it relates must be publicised electronically and by public notice. The Statutory 'consultation bodies' and the public must be given an opportunity to express their views about the proposed development and the Environmental Statement <ref name="EIA" />.

===Development covered by the Regulations===

The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (the 2017 Regulations) apply to England only, except for provisions relating to national defence projects in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. They apply to: <ref name="EIA" />.

*planning applications - received by a local planning authority or which are referred to the Secretary of State for determination;

*"subsequent applications" i.e. applications for approval of a matter which is required by an extant planning permission and which must be obtained before all or part of the development permitted by the planning permission may begin;

*a local planning authority's own development;

*a development permitted by simplified planning zone schemes, enterprise zone orders, local development orders and neighbourhood development orders (Part 7 of the 2017 Regulations);

*development whcih is subject to a planning enforcement notice (Part 8 of the 2017 Regulations);

*applications to review a mineral permission and for approval of conditions (Part 9 of the 2017 Regulations);

*development whcih is carried out under permitted development rights;

*applications under section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to carry out development without complying with a condition attached to an existing planning permission;

*crown development;

*demolition; and

*EIA orders and permissions.

The Regulations also apply to development with significant transboundary effects (regulations 58 and 59).

==References==

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 [[Category:Legislation & Policy]]
-An EIA is a procedure to ensure the environmental consequences of proposed projects are identified and assessed appropriately. Introduced by Directive (85/337/EEC) as amended, on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment.
+An [[Environmental Impact Assessment]] ([[EIA]]) is a procedure to ensure the environmental consequences of proposed projects are identified and assessed appropriately. Introduced by Directive (85/337/EEC) as amended, on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment.
 ==Introduction==
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 EIA in the context of town and country planning in England is governed by the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017. These regulaitons apply to development which is given planning permission under Part III of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. <ref name="EIA" />
-These regulations apply the amended EU Directive 2011/92/EC on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environmen” (usually referred to as the ‘Environmental Impact Assessment Directive’) to the planning system in England<ref name="EIA" />.
+These regulations apply the amended EU Directive 2011/92/EC on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (usually referred to as the ‘Environmental Impact Assessment Directive’) to the planning system in England<ref name="EIA" />.
 ==Overview of the Stages of an EIA==
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 ===Making a Planning Application and consultation===
+the Environmental Statement (and the application for development to which it relates must be publicised electronically and by public notice. The Statutory 'consultation bodies' and the public must be given an opportunity to express their views about the proposed development and the Environmental Statement <ref name="EIA" />.
+===Development covered by the Regulations===
+The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (the 2017 Regulations) apply to England only, except for provisions relating to national defence projects in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. They apply to: <ref name="EIA" />.
+*planning applications - received by a local planning authority or which are referred to the Secretary of State for determination;
+*"subsequent applications" i.e. applications for approval of a matter which is required by an extant planning permission and which must be obtained before all or part of the development permitted by the planning permission may begin;
+*a local planning authority's own development;
+*a development permitted by simplified planning zone schemes, enterprise zone orders, local development orders and neighbourhood development orders (Part 7 of the 2017 Regulations);
+*development whcih is subject to a planning enforcement notice (Part 8 of the 2017 Regulations);
+*applications to review a mineral permission and for approval of conditions (Part 9 of the 2017 Regulations);
+*development whcih is carried out under permitted development rights;
+*applications under section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to carry out development without complying with a condition attached to an existing planning permission;
+*crown development;
+*demolition; and
+*EIA orders and permissions.
+The Regulations also apply to development with significant transboundary effects (regulations 58 and 59).
 ==References==
 <references />