The Town and Country Planning (Assessment of Environmental Effects) Regulations 1988

2. Introductory Text

1. Citation, commencement and application

3. 2. Interpretation

4. 3. Extension of the power to provide in a development order for the giving of directions as respects the manner in which planning applications are dealt with

5. 4. Prohibition on the grant of planning permission without consideration of environmental information

6. 5. Opinion as to whether an application will be a Schedule 1 or 2 application

7. 6. Pre-application directions

8. 7. Availability of directions etc. for inspection

9. 8. Procedure to facilitate preparation of environmental statements

10. 9. Application made to a planning authority without an environmental statement

11. 10. Application referred to the Secretary of State without an environmental statement

12. 11. Appeal to the Secretary of State without an environmental statement

13. 12. Publicity where a planning application is accompanied by an environmental statement

14. 13. Publicity where an environmental statement is submitted in course of planning procedures

15. 14. Procedure where the planning authority receive an environmental statement

16. 15. Procedure where the Secretary of State receives an environmental statement

17. 16. Extension of the period for an authority’s decision on a planning application

18. 17. Obtaining of planning permission by local authorities

19. 18. Availability of copies of environmental statement

20. 19. Provision of copy of environmental statement for the Secretary of State

21. 20. Charges

22. 21. Further information and evidence respecting environmental statements

23. 22. Provision of information

24. 23. Duty to inform the Secretary of State

25. 24. Service of notices etc.

26. 25. Application to the High Court

27. 26. Isles of Scilly

28. Signature

29. 1. Schedule 1

       Descriptions of development for purposes of definition of “Schedule 1 application”

    2. Schedule 2

       Descriptions of development for purposes of definition of “Schedule 2 application”

    3. Schedule 3

       Meaning of “environmental statement”

30. Explanatory Note