http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/102/regulation/49The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2017texttext/xmlenStatute Law DatabaseTOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING2024-12-21Expert Participation2024-12-05 These Regulations revoke and re-enact and update, with amendments and savings, the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 (“the 2011 Regulations”). These Regulations apply in relation to Scotland only. PART 11 491In determining, for the purposes of the provisions specified in paragraph (2), the time which has elapsed without the planning authority giving notice to the developer of their decision in a case where—athe planning authority have notified a developer in accordance with regulation 12(2) that the submission of an EIA report is required; andbthe Scottish Ministers have given a screening direction in relation to the development in question,no account is to be taken of any period before the issue of the screening direction.2The provisions are—asection 43A(8)(c) (right to require a review on failure to determine an application);bsection 47(2) (right to appeal against planning decisions and failure to take such decisions); andcregulation 26(2) (time periods for decision) of the Development Management Procedure Regulations.3Where it falls to an authority to determine an EIA application, regulation 26 (time periods for decision) of the Development Management Procedure Regulations has effect as if—afor the reference in paragraph (2)(b) of that regulation to two months there were substituted a reference to four months; andbthe reference to “validation date” is a reference to the later of—ithe date on which the application is taken to have been made in terms of regulation 14 of the Development Management Procedure Regulations; oriithe date on which an EIA report is submitted in respect of the application.