Scottish Statutory Instrument
2011
Scotland
The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2011
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Schedules
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Waste disposal installations for the incineration or chemical treatment (as...
Groundwater abstraction or artificial groundwater recharge schemes where the annual...
(1) 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 a...
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...
(1) Thermal power stations and other combustion installations with a...
Installations for storage of petroleum, petrochemical or chemical products with...
Storage sites pursuant to the CCS Directive.
Installations for the capture of carbon dioxide streams for the...
Any change to or extension of development listed in this...
(1) Installations for the reprocessing of irradiated nuclear fuel.
(1) 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...
(1) Construction of lines for long–distance railway traffic and of...
(1) Inland waterways and ports for inland–waterway traffic which permit...
Waste disposal installations for the incineration, chemical treatment (as defined...
In the table below— “area of the works” includes any...
The table below sets out the descriptions of development and...
Characteristics of development
Location of development
Characteristics of the potential impact
A non–technical summary of the information provided under paragraphs 1 to 5...
An indication of any difficulties (technical deficiencies or lack of...
Browse 55 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Citation and commencement
Description of the development, including in particular—
Interpretation
An outline of the main alternatives studied by the applicant...
Prohibition on granting planning permission without an environmental impact assessment
Environmental impact assessment
A description of the aspects of the environment likely to...
Consideration of environmental information when determining an application for multi stage consent
A description of the likely significant effects of the development...
General provisions relating to screening
A description of the measures envisaged to prevent, reduce and...
Requests for screening opinions of the planning authority
Requests for screening directions of the Scottish Ministers
Application or request to review made to a planning authority without an environmental statement
EIA application made to a planning authority without an environmental statement
Application or Appeal to the Scottish Ministers without an environmental statement
EIA application referred to the Scottish Ministers without an environmental statement
Appeal to the Scottish Ministers without an environmental statement
Review by the planning authority of an application without an environmental statement
Scoping opinions of the planning authority
Scoping directions of the Scottish Ministers
Procedure to facilitate preparation of environmental statements
Notification of environmental statement
Publication of environmental statement
Consultation where environmental statement received by planning authority
Copies of environmental statement for the Scottish Ministers
Consultation where environmental statement received by the Scottish Ministers
Copies of environmental statement for the public
Additional information and evidence relating to environmental statements
Publication of additional information
Availability of opinions, directions etc. for inspection
Duties to inform the public and the Scottish Ministers of final decisions
Requests for screening opinions and screening directions
Application for multi-stage consent without environmental statement
Application for multi-stage consent referred or appealed to the Scottish Ministers without an environmental statement
Modification of regulations relating to application for multi-stage consent
Application for multi-stage consent – simplified planning scheme, enterprise zone scheme and ROMP condition
Simplified planning zone schemes or enterprise zone orders
ROMP applications
Applications for permission under section 242A
Marine fish farming
Development in Scotland likely to have significant effects in an EEA State other than the United Kingdom
Projects in another EEA State likely to have significant transboundary effects
Electronic communications – general
Electronic communications – deemed agreement
Withdrawal of consent to use of electronic communications
Service of notices etc.
Application to the Court of Session
Hazardous waste and material change of use
Extension of the period for an authority's decision on a planning application
Directions as to whether development is EIA development
Access to review procedure before a court
Amendment of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Scotland) Order 1992
Amendment of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure (Scotland) Regulations 2008
Revocation and savings
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