
2011 No. 1824
Town And Country Planning
The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2011  (revoked)
Made 19th July 2011
Laid before Parliament 26th July 2011
Coming into force 24 August 2011
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PART 1 General
Citation, commencement and application
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Interpretation
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Prohibition on granting planning permission or subsequent consent without consideration of environmental information
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PART 2 Screening
General provisions relating to screening
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Requests for screening opinions of the local planning authority
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Requests for screening directions of the Secretary of State
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PART 3 Procedures Concerning Applications for Planning Permission
Applications which appear to require screening opinion
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Subsequent applications where environmental information previously provided
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Subsequent applications where environmental information not previously provided
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Application made to a local planning authority without an environmental statement
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Applications made directly to the Secretary of State without an environmental statement
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Application referred to the Secretary of State without an environmental statement
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Appeal to the Secretary of State without an environmental statement
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PART 4 Preparation of Environmental Statements
Scoping opinions of the local planning authority
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Scoping directions of the Secretary of State
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Procedure to facilitate preparation of environmental statements
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PART 5 Publicity and Procedures on Submission of Environmental Statements
Procedure where an environmental statement is submitted to a local planning authority
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Publicity where an environmental statement is submitted after the planning application
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Provision of copies of environmental statements and further information for the Secretary of State on referral or appeal
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Procedure where an environmental statement is submitted to the Secretary of State
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Availability of copies of environmental statements
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Charges for copies of environmental statements
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Further information and evidence respecting environmental statements
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PART 6 Availability of Directions etc and Notification of Decisions
Availability of opinions, directions etc for inspection
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Duties to inform the public and the Secretary of State of final decisions
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PART 7 Development By a Local Planning Authority
Modifications where application by a local planning authority
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Screening opinions and directions
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PART 8 Restrictions of Grants of Permission
Old simplified planning zone schemes or enterprise orders
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New simplified planning zone schemes or enterprise zone orders
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Local development orders
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Neighbourhood development orders
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PART 9 Unauthorised Development
Interpretation
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Prohibition on the grant of planning permission for unauthorised EIA development
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Screening opinions of the local planning authority
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Screening directions of the Secretary of State
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Provision of information
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Appeal to the Secretary of State without a screening opinion or screening direction
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Appeal to the Secretary of State without an environmental statement
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Procedure where an environmental statement is submitted to the Secretary of State
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Further information and evidence respecting environmental statements
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Publicity for environmental statements or further information
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Public inspection of documents
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Significant transboundary effects
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PART 10 ROMP Applications
General application of the Regulations to ROMP applications
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Modification of provisions on prohibition of granting planning permission or subsequent consent
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Modification of provisions on application to local planning authority without an environmental statement
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Disapplication of Regulations and modifications of provisions on application referred to or appealed to the Secretary of State without an environmental statement
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Substitution of references to section 78 right of appeal and modification of provisions on appeal to the Secretary of State without an environmental statement
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Modification of provisions on preparation, publicity and procedures on submission of environmental statements
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Modification of provisions on application to the High Court and giving of directions
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Suspension of minerals development
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Determination of conditions and right of appeal on non-determination
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ROMP application by a mineral planning authority
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ROMP applications: duty to make a prohibition order after two years suspension of permission
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PART 11 Development with Significant Transboundary Effects
Development in England likely to have significant effects in another EEA State
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Projects in another EEA State likely to have significant transboundary effects
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PART 12 Projects serving national defence purposes
Projects serving national defence purposes in Scotland
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Projects serving national defence purposes in Wales
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Projects serving national defence purposes in Northern Ireland
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PART 13 Miscellaneous
Service of notices etc
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Application to the High Court
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Hazardous waste and material change of use
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Extension of the period for an authority's decision on a planning application
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Extension of the power to provide in a development order for the giving of directions as respects the manner in which planning applications are dealt with
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Application to the Crown
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Review
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Revocation of statutory instruments and transitional provisions
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Consequential amendments
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SCHEDULE 1
Descriptions of development for the purposes of the definition of  “Schedule 1 development”
Regulation 2(1)
Interpretation
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Descriptions of development
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SCHEDULE 2
Descriptions of development and applicable thresholds and criteria for the purposes of the definition of  “Schedule 2 development”
Regulation 2(1)
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SCHEDULE 3
Selection criteria for screening Schedule 2 development
Regulation 4(6)
Characteristics of development
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Location of development
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Characteristics of the potential impact
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SCHEDULE 4
Information for inclusion in environmental statements
Regulation 2(1)
PART 1
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PART 2
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SCHEDULE 5
Statutory instruments revoked
Regulation 65(1)

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SCHEDULE 6
Consequential amendments
Regulation 66
The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995
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The Gas Transporter Pipe-line Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 1999
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The Environmental Impact Assessment (Forestry) (England and Wales) Regulations 1999
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The Town and Country Planning (Major Infrastructure Project Inquiries Procedure) (England) Rules 2005
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The Planning (National Security Directions and Appointed Representatives) (England) Rules 2006
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Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) (England) (No 2) Regulations 2006
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The Environmental Impact Assessment and Natural Habitats (Extraction of Minerals by Marine Dredging) (England and Northern Ireland) Regulations 2007
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The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2010
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