The Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

Amendment of the Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999

4.  In regulation 2(2) (interpretation)—

(a) in the definition of “the Directive”, after “97/11/EC” insert, “and further amended by Council Directive 2003/35/EC(1) in relation to public participation”;

(b) after the definition of “documents” insert—

““EEA agreement” means the agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2nd May 1992, together with the Protocol adjusting that Agreement signed at Brussels on 17th March 1993, as modified or supplemented at 16th January 2008;”;

““EEA state” means—

(a)

a state which is a member state; or

(b)

any other state which is a party to the EEA agreement;”;

(c) after the definition of “further information” insert—

““any other information” means any other substantive information relating to the environmental statement and provided by the applicant or the appellant as the case may be;

“any particular person” includes any non-governmental organisation promoting environmental protection;”;

(d) in the definition of “environmental information” after “further information” insert “and any other information”;

(e) in the definition of “exempt development” omit “which comprises or forms part of a project serving national defence purposes or”;

(f) after the definition of “the land” insert—

““local advertisement”, in relation to a notice, means—

(a)

by publication of the notice in at least one newspaper circulating in the locality in which the land to which the application or appeal relates is situated; and

(b)

where the Department or the Commission maintain a website for the purpose of advertisement of applications, by publication of the notice on the website;”.

(1)

O.J. No. L 156 25.6.03, p.17