The Marine Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2007

Notification and publication of decisions

23.—(1) The appropriate authority must send written confirmation of its EIA consent decision to—

(a) the applicant;

(b) if the appropriate authority is not also the regulator, the regulator;

(c) any person from whom the appropriate authority received representations pursuant to the statement referred to in regulation 16(2)(g);

(d) any consultation body that responded to the consultation pursuant to the letter referred to in regulation 17(1)(a)(iv); and

(e) the authorities of any EEA State who were consulted in accordance with regulation 20.

(2) The written confirmation must include the following—

(a) a reference to the environmental information that the appropriate authority has taken into consideration;

(b) the main reasons and considerations on which the EIA consent decision was based; and

(c) if the EIA consent decision involves giving EIA consent, a description of the measures that must be taken in consequence of the EIA consent decision to avoid, reduce and, if possible, offset the principal adverse effects of the regulated activity.

(3) The appropriate authority must, as soon as possible after written confirmation is sent to the applicant pursuant to paragraph (1), ensure that—

(a) its decision is publicised in such manner as it considers appropriate; and

(b) in the case of a deposit—

(i) its regulatory decision and the information set out in paragraph (2) are made available on the Public Register; and

(ii) a notice of its decision, stating that the information referred to in paragraph (2) is available in the Public Register and giving details of the times at which the Public Register may be inspected, is published in the newspapers or other publications in which notice of the application was published in accordance with regulation 16(1).