The Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Amendment No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

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

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

(a) for the definition of “EEA agreement” substitute—

““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 9th September 2008;”;

(b) for the definition of “EIA application” substitute—

““EIA application” means—

(a)

an application for planning permission for EIA development; or

(b)

a subsequent application in respect of EIA development;”;

(c) for the definition of “Schedule 1 application” and “Schedule 2 application” substitute—

““Schedule 1 application” means—

(a)

an application for planning permission for Schedule 1 development; or

(b)

a subsequent application in respect of Schedule 1 development; and

“Schedule 2 application” means—

(a)

an application for planning permission for Schedule 2 development; or

(b)

a subsequent application in respect of Schedule 2 development;”;

(d) in the definition of “sensitive area” in sub-paragraph (a) for “Article 24 of the Nature Conservation and Amenity Lands (Northern Ireland) Order 1985(1)”, substitute “Article 28 of the Environment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002(2)”;

(e) after the definition of “sensitive area” insert—

““subsequent application” means an application for approval of a matter where the approval—

(a)

is required by or under a condition to which a planning permission is subject; and

(b)

must be obtained before all or part of the development permitted by the planning permission may be begun;”;

““subsequent consent” means consent granted pursuant to a subsequent application.”.

(1)

S.I. 1985/170 (N.I. 1) as amended by S.I. 1989/492 (N.I. 3)

(2)

S.I. 2002/3153 (N.I. 7)