PART 5 Amendments to the Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017

5 Amendments to the Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017
1 The Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 are amended as follows.
S.I. 2017/572, amended by S.I. 2018/695, 2020/764; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.
2 In regulation 19 (accepted application-effect of screening opinion not taking account of all relevant information)—
(a) omit paragraph (6)(b)(vi)(aa);
(b) before paragraph (6)(b)(vii) insert—

“(via) the address of the website where the environmental statement may be inspected;
(vib) the place on the website where the environmental statement may be inspected;
(vic) a telephone number which can be used to contact the applicant for enquiries in relation to the environmental statement;”

; and
(c) in paragraph (6)(b)(vii), after “available for inspection” insert “on the website”.
3 In regulation 20 (accepted application-effect of environmental statement being inadequate)—
(a) omit paragraph (3)(b)(vi)(aa);
(b) before paragraph (3)(b)(vii) insert—

“(via) the address of the website where the environmental statement and the further information and any other information may be inspected;
(vib) the place on the website where the environmental statement and the further information and any other information may be inspected;
(vic) a telephone number which can be used to contact the applicant for enquiries in relation to the environmental statement and the further information and any other information;”

; and
(c) in paragraph (3)(b)(vii), after “available for inspection” insert “on the website”.
4 In regulation 22 (subsequent application for EIA development)—
(a) omit paragraph (3)(a)(vi)(aa);
(b) before paragraph (3)(a)(vii) insert—

“(via) the address of the website where the updated environmental statement and supporting documents may be inspected;
(vib) the place on the website where the updated environmental statement and supporting documents may be inspected;
(vic) a telephone number which can be used to contact the applicant for enquiries in relation to the updated environmental statement and supporting documents;”

; and
(c) in paragraph (3)(a)(vii), after “available for inspection” insert “on the website”.
5 In regulation 24 (subsequent application not complying with EIA requirements)—
(a) omit paragraph (3)(b)(vi)(aa);
(b) before paragraph (3)(b)(vii) insert—

“(via) the address of the website where the updated environmental statement and supporting documents may be inspected;
(vib) the place on the website where the updated environmental statement and supporting documents may be inspected;
(vic) a telephone number which can be used to contact the applicant for enquiries in relation to the updated environmental statement and supporting documents;”

; and
(c) in paragraph (3)(b)(vii), after “available for inspection” insert “on the website”.
6 In regulation 27 (availability of copies of environmental statements), omit paragraph (1).
7 Omit regulation 27A (coronavirus: temporary modifications).