The Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017

  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.Citation and commencement

  3. 2.Review

  4. 3.Interpretation

  5. 4.Prohibition on granting consent without consideration of environmental information

  6. 5.Environmental impact assessment process

  7. 6.When development is EIA development: general cases

  8. 7.When development is EIA development: screening directions by the Secretary of State

  9. 8.Procedure for establishing whether environmental impact assessment is required

  10. 9.Considerations for screening decisions

  11. 10.Application for a scoping opinion

  12. 11.Procedure to facilitate preparation of environmental statements

  13. 12.Consultation statement requirements

  14. 13.Pre-application publicity under section 48 (duty to publicise)

  15. 14.Environmental statements

  16. 15.Obligations of Secretary of State on receipt of application

  17. 16.Accepted application—publicity and consultation for EIA development

  18. 17.Certifying compliance with regulation 16

  19. 18.Effect of failure to comply with regulation 16

  20. 19.Accepted application—effect of screening opinion not taking account of all relevant information

  21. 20.Accepted application—effect of environmental statement being inadequate

  22. 21.Consideration of whether development consent should be granted

  23. 22.Subsequent application for EIA development

  24. 23.Subsequent application where environmental information previously provided

  25. 24.Subsequent application not complying with EIA requirements

  26. 25.Decision-making on subsequent applications

  27. 26.Co-ordination

  28. 27.Availability of copies of environmental statements

  29. 27A.Coronavirus: temporary modifications

  30. 28.Charges for copies of environmental statements

  31. 29.Availability of directions etc and notification of decisions

  32. 30.Decision notices

  33. 31.Duties to inform consultees, public and the Secretary of State of final decisions

  34. 32.Development with significant transboundary effects

  35. 33.Exemptions

  36. 34.Service of notices etc

  37. 35.Objectivity and bias

  38. 36.Amendment of the Infrastructure Planning (Applications: Prescribed Forms and Procedure) Regulations 2009

  39. 37.Revocation and transitional provision

  40. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      DESCRIPTIONS OF DEVELOPMENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE DEFINITION OF “SCHEDULE 1 DEVELOPMENT”

      1. Interpretation

      2. Descriptions of development

      3. 1.Crude‑oil refineries (excluding undertakings manufacturing only lubricants from crude‑oil) and...

      4. 2.(1) Thermal power stations and other combustion installations with a...

      5. 3.(1) Installations for the reprocessing of irradiated nuclear fuel.

      6. 4.(1) Integrated works for the initial smelting of cast‑iron and...

      7. 5.Installations for the extraction of asbestos and for the processing...

      8. 6.Integrated chemical installations, that is to say, installations for the...

      9. 7.(1) Construction of lines for long‑distance railway traffic and of...

      10. 8.(1) Inland waterways and ports for inland‑waterway traffic which permit...

      11. 9.Waste disposal installations for the incineration, chemical treatment (as defined...

      12. 10.Waste disposal installations for the incineration or chemical treatment (as...

      13. 11.Groundwater abstraction or artificial groundwater recharge schemes where the annual...

      14. 12.(1) Works for the transfer of water resources, other than...

      15. 13.Waste water treatment plants with a capacity exceeding 150,000 population...

      16. 14.Extraction of petroleum and natural gas for commercial purposes where...

      17. 15.Dams and other installations designed for the holding back or...

      18. 16.Pipelines with a diameter of more than 800 millimetres and...

      19. 17.Installations for the intensive rearing of poultry or pigs with...

      20. 18.Industrial plants for— (a) the production of pulp from timber...

      21. 19.Quarries and open‑cast mining where the surface of the site...

      22. 20.Construction of overhead electrical power lines with a voltage of...

      23. 21.Installations for storage of petroleum, petrochemical or chemical products with...

      24. 22.Storage sites pursuant to Chapter 3 of Part 1 of...

      25. 23.Installations for the capture of carbon dioxide streams for the...

      26. 24.Any change to or extension of development listed in this...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      DESCRIPTIONS OF DEVELOPMENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE DEFINITION OF “SCHEDULE 2 DEVELOPMENT”

      1. 1.Agriculture, silviculture and aquaculture (a) projects for the restructuring of...

      2. 2.Extractive industry (a) quarries, open-cast mining and peat extraction (where...

      3. 3.Energy industry (a) industrial installations for the production of electricity,...

      4. 4.Production and processing of metals (a) installations for the production...

      5. 5.Mineral industry (a) coke ovens (dry coal distillation);

      6. 6.Chemical industry (Projects not included in Schedule 1 to these...

      7. 7.Food industry (a) manufacture of vegetable and animal oils and...

      8. 8.Textile, leather, wood and paper industries (a) industrial plants for...

      9. 9.Rubber industry - Manufacture and treatment of elastomer-based products.

      10. 10.Infrastructure projects (a) industrial estate development projects;

      11. 11.Other projects (a) permanent racing and test tracks for motorised...

      12. 12.Tourism and leisure (a) ski-runs, ski-lifts and cable-cars and associated...

      13. 13.(1) Any change to or extension of development of a...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      SELECTION CRITERIA FOR SCREENING SCHEDULE 2 DEVELOPMENT

      1. 1.Characteristics of development

      2. 2.Location of development

      3. 3.Types and characteristics of the potential impact

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      INFORMATION FOR INCLUSION IN ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENTS

      1. 1.A description of the development, including in particular—

      2. 2.A description of the reasonable alternatives (for example in terms...

      3. 3.A description of the relevant aspects of the current state...

      4. 4.A description of the factors specified in regulation 5(2) likely...

      5. 5.A description of the likely significant effects of the development...

      6. 6.A description of the forecasting methods or evidence, used to...

      7. 7.A description of the measures envisaged to avoid, prevent, reduce...

      8. 8.A description of the expected significant adverse effects of the...

      9. 9.A non-technical summary of the information provided under paragraphs 1...

      10. 10.A reference list detailing the sources used for the descriptions...

    5. SCHEDULE 5

  42. Explanatory Note