Scottish Statutory Instrument 2017 Scotland

The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2017

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Applies to
Scotland
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Sections and provisions

41 classified provisions from this legislation (66 total sections).

Duties 18

  • s.3 Prohibition on granting planning permission without an environmental impact assessment
  • s.4 Environmental impact assessment
  • s.5 Environmental Impact Assessment Report measures envisaged in order
  • s.10 Requests for screening directions of the Scottish Ministers representations the developer wishes
  • s.12 EIA application made to a planning authority without an EIA report
  • s.14 EIA application referred to the Scottish Ministers without an EIA report
  • s.15 Appeal to the Scottish Ministers without an EIA report
  • s.16 Review by the planning authority of an application without an EIA report
  • s.17 Scoping opinions of the planning authority
  • s.18 Scoping directions of the Scottish Ministers The Scottish Ministers
  • s.23 Copy of EIA report for the Scottish Ministers
  • s.25 Availability of copies of EIA report the developer
  • s.26 Supplementary information and evidence relating to EIA reports
  • s.28 Availability of opinions, directions etc. for inspection
  • s.30 Monitoring measures
  • s.32 Prohibition on granting an application for multi-stage consent without an environmental impact assessment
  • s.35 Application for multi-stage consent referred or appealed to the Scottish Ministers without an EIA report the Scottish Ministers
  • s.45 Withdrawal of consent to use of electronic communications address notified

Offences and penalties 2

  • s.54 Offences
  • s.55 Offences by bodies corporate etc.

Definitions 7

  • s.2 Interpretation the Act additional information application for multi-stage consent
  • s.20 Notification of EIA report
  • s.29 Decision notice mitigation measures monitoring measures planning obligation
  • s.43 Electronic communications – general legible in all material respects working day
  • s.57 Amendment of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure (Scotland) Regulations 2013
  • s.58 Amendment of the Town and Country Planning (Appeals) (Scotland) Regulations 2013
  • s.59 Amendment of the Town and Country Planning (Schemes of Delegation and Local Review Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 2013

Exemptions 5

  • s.6 EIA Development
  • s.9 Screening opinions – time period for decision
  • s.19 Procedure to facilitate preparation of EIA reports
  • s.27 Publication of additional information
  • Schedule 2 DESCRIPTIONS OF DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICABLE THRESHOLDS AND CRITERIA FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE DEFINITION OF “SCHEDULE 2 DEVELOPMENT”