The Water Resources (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

Determination of application and notice of determination

9.—(1) The Department shall not determine an application before the latest date allowed under these Regulations for making representations or concluding any consultation.

(2) In determining the application the Department shall take into consideration the environmental statement, any further information provided, and any representations relating to the environmental effects of the project made to the Department in accordance with these Regulations.

(3) Within twenty-eight days of the decision on the application, the Department shall publish in those newspapers in which a notice was published under regulation 8 a notice stating that the Department has granted or refused the application and stating a place and times where any person may inspect –

(a) any relevant consent or variation thereof;

(b) a document containing the relevant decision and the main reasons and considerations on which it is based; and

(c) a description, where necessary, of the main measures to avoid, reduce and if possible offset the major adverse effects of the project.