Northern Ireland Statutory Rule
1999
Northern Ireland
The Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999
At a glance
Enforced by
What's here
4 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Operator 2
- Any Person 1
Plus 1 non-business duty on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
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Any Person also bound by 770 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Human Medicines Regulations 2012 2012 110 duties
- Merchant Shipping Act 1995 1995 97 duties
- Road Traffic Act 1988 1988 95 duties
- Air Navigation Order 2016 2016 86 duties
- Licensing Act 2003 2003 78 duties
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Part I — General
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Part II — Pre-application Procedures
Pre-application determination as to need for environmental impact assessment and opinion as to content of environmental statement
- Request a ruling on whether your project needs an Environmental Statement Operator
Part III — Preparation of Environmental Statements
Procedure to facilitate preparation of environmental statements
- Notify the Department if you intend to submit an environmental statement Operator
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Provision of information
Part IV — Procedures on Receipt of Application
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Part V — Publicity
Duty to inform the public of decisions
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Department must inform the public of EIA planning decisions Crown / Minister / Government department
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Part VI — Development Likely to Affect Other Member States
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Part VII — Unauthorised Development
Determination as to need for environmental statement, etc.
- Submit an environmental statement when appealing an enforcement notice Any Person
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Interpretation of Part VII
Prohibition on the grant of planning permission for unauthorised development
Time period for submission of environmental statement
Provision of information
Procedure where the Commission receives an environmental statement
Further information and evidence respecting environmental statements
Publicity for environmental statements and decisions
Involvement of other Member States
Part VIII — Permission in Enterprise and Simplified Planning Zones and Permission Granted by Development Orders
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Part IX — Miscellaneous
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Amendment to the Planning (Use Classes) Order (Northern Ireland) 1989
Amendment to the General Development Order
Availability of information in relation to determinations, opinions, decisions, etc.
Hearing by the Commission in relation to the Department’s determination
Appeals to the Commission for developments for which an environmental statement is required
Revocations
Schedules
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Descriptions of Development for the purposes of the definition of “Schedule 1 development”
Waste disposal installations for the incineration or chemical treatment (as...
Groundwater abstraction or artificial groundwater recharge schemes where the annual...
(a) Works for the transfer of water resources, other than...
Waste water treatment plants with a capacity exceeding 150,000 population...
Extraction of petroleum and natural gas for commercial purposes where...
Dams and other installations designed for the holding back or...
Pipelines for the transport of gas, oil or chemicals with...
Installations for the intensive rearing of poultry or pigs with...
Industrial plants for— (a) the production of pulp from timber...
Quarries and open-cast mining where the surface of the site...
Interpretation
Descriptions of development
Descriptions of development
(a) Thermal power stations and other combustion installations with a...
Construction of overhead electrical power lines with a voltage of...
Installations for storage of petroleum, petrochemical or chemical products with...
(a) Installations for the reprocessing of irradiated nuclear fuel.
(a) Integrated works for the initial smelting of cast-iron and...
Installations for the extraction of asbestos and for the processing...
Integrated chemical installations, that is to say, installations for the...
(a) Construction of lines for long-distance railway traffic and of...
(a) Inland waterways and ports for inland-waterway traffic which permit...
Waste disposal installations for the incineration, chemical treatment (as defined...
Descriptions of Development and Criteria for the purposes of the definition of “Schedule 2 development”
In the Table below— “area of the proposed works”, includes...
The Table below sets out the descriptions of development and...
Selection Criteria Referred to in Article 4.3 of the Directive
Characteristics of development
Location of development
Characteristics of the potential impact
Matters for Inclusion in Environmental Statement
A non-technical summary of the information provided under paragraphs 1...
An indication of any difficulties (technical deficiencies or lack of...
Revocations
Other sections — not classified into a Part
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Citation and commencement
Interpretation
Directions
Prohibition on the grant of planning permission without consideration of environmental information
Confirmation that development is
Pre-application determination as to need for environmental impact assessment and opinion as to content of environmental statement
Procedure to facilitate preparation of environmental statements
Provision of information
Application made to
Extension of the period for Department’s decision on a planning application
Application of Article 31 of the
Publicity where an environmental statement is submitted
Availability of copies of environmental statement
Consultation where environmental statement submitted
Further information relating to environmental statement
Charges
Duty to inform the public of decisions
Development likely to have significant effects on the environment in another Member State
Projects in another Member State likely to have significant transboundary effects
Interpretation of Part VII
Prohibition on the grant of planning permission for unauthorised development
Determination as to need for environmental statement,
Time period for submission of environmental statement
Provision of information
Procedure where
Further information and evidence respecting environmental statements
Publicity for environmental statements and decisions
Involvement of other Member States
Restrictions on grant of permission by old enterprise zone schemes
Restrictions on the grant of permission by simplified planning zone schemes and enterprise zone schemes
Development Orders
Amendment to the Planning (Use Classes) Order (Northern Ireland) 1989
Amendment to the
Availability of information in relation to determinations, opinions, decisions, etc.
Hearing by the Commission in relation to the Department’s determination
Appeals to the Commission for developments for which an environmental statement is required
Revocations
Enforcement and responsible bodies
The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Government department responsible for environmental protection, food production and standards, agriculture, fisheries, and rural communities. Sets environmental policy and works with agencies …
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