The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2011

Regulation 66

SCHEDULE 6Consequential amendments

This schedule has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995

1.  The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995(1) is amended as follows.

2.  In article 3(10), for “the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 1999”, substitute “the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2011”.

3.  In article 3(11) for “regulation 4(7)” substitute “regulation 4(8)”.

The Gas Transporter Pipe-line Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 1999

4.  The Gas Transporter Pipe-line Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 1999(2) are amended as follows.

5.  In regulation 2(1), for the definition of “the 1999 EIA Regulations” substitute ““the 2011 EIA Regulations” means the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2011;”.

6.  In regulation 4(3), for “the 1999 EIA Regulations” (at both places where those words occur) substitute “the 2011 EIA Regulations”.

The Environmental Impact Assessment (Forestry) (England and Wales) Regulations 1999

7.  The Environmental Impact Assessment (Forestry) (England and Wales) Regulations 1999(3) are amended as follows.

8.  In regulation 3(1)(c)(ii), for “the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 1999;” substitute “the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2011;”.

The Town and Country Planning (Major Infrastructure Project Inquiries Procedure) (England) Rules 2005

9.  The Town and Country Planning (Major Infrastructure Project Inquiries Procedure) (England) Rules 2005(4) are amended as follows.

10.  In regulation 2(1), for the definition of “environmental statement”, substitute ““environmental statement” has the same meaning as in regulation 2 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2011;”.

The Planning (National Security Directions and Appointed Representatives) (England) Rules 2006

11.  The Planning (National Security Directions and Appointed Representatives) (England) Rules 2006(5) are amended as follows.

12.  In regulation 6(8), for the definition of “EIA application”, substitute ““EIA application” has the same meaning as in regulation 2 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2011 and “environmental statement” means a statement which the applicant refers to as an environmental statement for the purposes of those regulations”.

Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) (England) (No 2) Regulations 2006

13.  The Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) (England) (No 2) Regulations 2006(6) are amended as follows.

14.  In regulation 3(2)(b), for “the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 1999 apply;” substitute “the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2011 apply;”.

The Environmental Impact Assessment and Natural Habitats (Extraction of Minerals by Marine Dredging) (England and Northern Ireland) Regulations 2007

15.  The Environmental Impact Assessment and Natural Habitats (Extraction of Minerals by Marine Dredging) (England and Northern Ireland) Regulations 2007(7) are amended as follows.

16.  In regulation 2(1), in the definition of “dredging”, for “the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 1999;” substitute “the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2011;”.

The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2010

17.  The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2010(8) is amended as follows.

18.  In regulation 2(1), in the definition of “EIA development”, “environmental information” and “environmental statement”, for “the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 1999” substitute “the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2011”.

19.  For regulation 25(2), substitute—

(2) The Secretary of State may give directions that development which is both of a description set out in column 1 of the table to Schedule 2 to the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2011 (descriptions of development and applicable thresholds and criteria for the purposes of the definition of “Schedule 2 development” and of a class described in the direction is EIA development for the purposes of those Regulations.

20.  In regulation 34(13), for “the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 1999 ” substitute “the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2011”.