Northern Ireland Statutory Rule
2012
Northern Ireland
The Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012
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1 compliance obligation
Who this Act binds
Plus 1 non-business duty on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
What this Act requires
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Part 1 — General
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Part 2 — Pre–Application Procedures
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Part 3 — Preparation of Environmental Statements
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Part 4 — Procedures on Receipt of Application
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Applications which appear to require determination as to need for environmental impact assessment
Subsequent applications where environmental information previously provided
Subsequent applications where environmental information not previously provided
Application made to the Department without an environmental statement
Extension of the period for Department's decision on an application for planning permission or subsequent application
Application of Article 31 of the 1991 Order
Part 5 — Publicity
Duty to inform the public of decisions
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Planning authorities must inform the public of environmental decisions Local authority
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Part 6 — Development likely to Affect Other EEA states
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Part 7 — Unauthorised Development
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Interpretation of Part 7
Prohibition on the grant of planning permission for unauthorised development
Determination as to need for environmental statement, etc.
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 EEA states
Part 8 — Permission in Enterprise and Simplified Planning Zones and Permission Granted by Development Orders
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Part 9 — Miscellaneous
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Availability of information in relation to determinations, opinions, decisions, etc.
Hearing by the Commission in relation to the Department's determination
Use of electronic communications
Application to the Crown
Revocation, transitional and savings provisions
Consequential amendments
Schedules
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Descriptions of development for the purposes of the definition of “Schedule 1 development”
Crude-oil refineries (excluding undertakings manufacturing only lubricants from crude oil)...
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 with a diameter of more than 800 millimetres and...
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...
(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...
Any change to or extension of development listed in this...
Storage sites pursuant to Directive 2009/31/EC of the European Parliament...
Installations for the capture of carbon dioxide streams for the...
(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 applicable thresholds and criteria for the purposes of the definition of “Schedule 2 development”
In the Table below— “area of the works”, includes any...
The Table below sets out the descriptions of development and...
Selection criteria referred to in Article 4.3 of the Directive
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
Consequential amendments
Other sections — not classified into a Part
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Description of the development, including in particular—
An outline of the main alternatives studied by the applicant...
Directions
Prohibition on the grant of planning permission or subsequent consent without consideration of environmental information
Confirmation that development is EIA development
Appeals under Article 32 or Article 33 of the 1991 Order
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
Applications which appear to require determination as to need for environmental impact assessment
Subsequent applications where environmental information previously provided
Subsequent applications where environmental information not previously provided
Application made to the Department without an environmental statement
Extension of the period for Department's decision on an application for planning permission or subsequent application
Application of Article 31 of the 1991 Order
Publicity where an environmental statement is submitted
Availability of copies of environmental statement
Consultation where environmental statement submitted
Further information and evidence relating to environmental statement
Charges
Duty to inform the public of decisions
Development in Northern Ireland likely to have significant effects on the environment in another EEA state
Projects in another EEA state likely to have significant transboundary effects
Interpretation of Part 7
Prohibition on the grant of planning permission for unauthorised development
Determination as to need for environmental statement, etc.
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 EEA 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
Availability of information in relation to determinations, opinions, decisions, etc.
Hearing by the Commission in relation to the Department's determination
Use of electronic communications
Application to the Crown
Revocation, transitional and savings provisions
Consequential amendments
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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