Northern Ireland Statutory Rule SI 2015 Northern Ireland

The Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

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Enforced by
DEFRA
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

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Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Applicant1 Operator1

Plus 3 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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Part 1

General

0 of 5 sections shown
5 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation and commencement
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Directions
s.004 Prohibition on the grant of planning permission or subsequent consent without consideration of environmental information
s.005 Confirmation that development is EIA development
Schedules

Schedules

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s.sch005 Publicity where an environmental statement is submitted Regulated
  • Make environmental statement available to the publicOperator
s.sch005 Duty to inform the public of decisions Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Councils and the Department must inform the public of EIA decisionsLocal authority
s.sch005 Prohibition on the grant of planning permission or subsequent consent without consideration of environmental information Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Planning authority must consider environmental information before granting EIA permissionLocal authority
s.sch005 Provision of information Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Notified bodies must provide relevant information to developers for environmental statementsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.sch005 Application made to the council or the Department without prior determination as to need for environmental impact assessment or without an environmental statement Regulated
  • Respond to council's request for an environmental statement within 4 weeksApplicant
26 other schedules
s.sch001 Descriptions of development for the purposes of the definition of “Schedule 1 development” (opens in a new tab)
s.sch002 Descriptions of development and applicable thresholds and criteria for the purposes of the definition of “Schedule 2 development” (opens in a new tab)
s.sch002 In the Table below— “area of the works”, includes any...
s.sch002 The Table below sets out the descriptions of development and...
s.sch003 Selection criteria referred to in Article 4.3 of the Directive (opens in a new tab)
s.sch004 Matters for Inclusion in Environmental Statement (opens in a new tab)
s.sch004 A non–technical summary of the information provided under paragraphs 1...
s.sch004 An indication of any difficulties (technical deficiencies or lack of...
s.sch005 Saving and transitional provisions (opens in a new tab)
s.sch005 Extension of the period for council's or Department's decision on an application for planning permission or subsequent application
s.sch005 Availability of copies of environmental statement
s.sch005 Consultation where environmental statement submitted
s.sch005 Further information and evidence relating to environmental statement
s.sch005 Development likely to have significant effects on the environment in another EEA state
s.sch005 Projects in another EEA state likely to have significant transboundary effects
s.sch005 Interpretation
s.sch005 Determination as to need for environmental statement, etc.
s.sch005 Time period for submission of environmental statement
s.sch005 Procedure where the Commission receives an environmental statement
s.sch005 Further information and evidence respecting environmental statements
s.sch005 Publicity for environmental statements and decisions
s.sch005 Involvement of other EEA states
s.sch005 Availability of information in relation to determinations, opinions, decisions, etc.
s.sch005 Hearing by the Commission in relation to the Department's determination
s.sch005 Confirmation that development is EIA development
s.sch005 Procedure to facilitate preparation of environmental statements
50 other provisions
s.001 Citation and commencement (opens in a new tab)
s.002 Interpretation (opens in a new tab)
s.003 Directions (opens in a new tab)
s.004 Prohibition on the grant of planning permission or subsequent consent without consideration of environmental information (opens in a new tab)
s.005 Confirmation that development is EIA development (opens in a new tab)
s.006 Appeals under Section 58 or Section 60 of the 2011 Act
s.007 Pre-application determination as to need for environmental impact assessment and opinion as to content of environmental statement
s.008 Procedure to facilitate preparation of environmental statements
s.009 Provision of information
s.010 Applications made to the council which appear to require determination as to need for environmental impact assessment
s.011 Applications made to the Department which appear to require determination as to need for environmental impact assessment
s.012 Subsequent applications made to the council where environmental information previously provided
s.013 Subsequent applications made to the Department where environmental information previously provided
s.014 Subsequent applications made to the council where environmental information not previously provided
s.015 Subsequent applications made to the Department where environmental information not previously provided
s.016 Application made to the council without an environmental statement
s.017 Application made to the Department without an environmental statement
s.018 Application referred to the Department without an environmental statement
s.019 Extension of the period for council's or Department's decision on an application for planning permission or subsequent application
s.020 Publicity where an environmental statement is submitted
s.021 Availability of copies of environmental statement
s.022 Consultation where environmental statement submitted
s.023 Further information and evidence relating to environmental statement
s.024 Charges
s.025 Duty to inform the public of decisions
s.026 Modifications where application is by a council
s.027 Development in Northern Ireland likely to have significant effects on the environment in another EEA state
s.028 Projects in another EEA state likely to have significant transboundary effects
s.029 Interpretation of Part 8
s.030 Prohibition on the grant of planning permission for unauthorised development
s.031 Determination as to need for environmental statement, etc.
s.032 Time period for submission of environmental statement
s.033 Provision of information
s.034 Procedure where the Commission receives an environmental statement
s.035 Further information and evidence respecting environmental statements
s.036 Publicity for environmental statements and decisions
s.037 Involvement of other EEA states
s.038 Restrictions on grant of permission by old enterprise zone schemes
s.039 Restrictions on the grant of permission by simplified planning zone schemes and enterprise zone schemes
s.040 Development Orders
s.041 Availability of information in relation to determinations, opinions, decisions, etc.
s.042 Hearing by the Commission in relation to the council's or Department's determination
s.043 Use of electronic communications
s.044 Application to the Crown
s.045 Revocation, saving and transitional provisions
s.para.46 Interpretation
s.para.47 Descriptions of development
s.para.50 1. Characteristics of development
s.para.51 2. Location of development
s.para.52 3. Characteristics of the potential impact

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