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

Notification of environmental statement

17.—(1) In an EIA application, when the applicant or appellant submits to the Scottish Ministers or the planning authority a statement which that person refers to as an environmental statement for the purposes of these Regulations, the authority to whom the statement is submitted must give notice in accordance with this regulation.

(2) Notice under paragraph (1) is to be given in the form set out in Schedule 5 (or in a form substantially to the like effect) and is to include the following information—

(a) a description of the location of the development to which the statement relates;

(b) how the statement and other documents submitted with the application may be inspected or copies obtained;

(c) the address at which copies of the statement may be obtained;

(d) the cost of a copy of the statement; and

(e) how representations may be made.

(3) Notice under paragraph (1) is to be given where there are premises situated on the neighbouring land to which the notice can be sent to the owner, lessee or occupier of such premises, by sending a notice addressed to “the Owner, Lessee or Occupier” to such premises.

(4) For the purposes of this regulation, “neighbouring land” has the same meaning as in regulation 3(1) of the Development Management Procedure Regulations.