Statutory Instruments
2011 No. 1824
Town And Country Planning
The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2011 (revoked)
Instrument revoked (16.5.2017) by The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/571), reg. 76(1) (with transitional provisions in reg. 76(2)(3))
Made 19th July 2011
Laid before Parliament 26th July 2011
Coming into force 24 August 2011

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PART 1 General

Citation, commencement and application
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Interpretation
2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Prohibition on granting planning permission or subsequent consent without consideration of environmental information
3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART 2 Screening

General provisions relating to screening
4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Requests for screening opinions of the local planning authority
5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Requests for screening directions of the Secretary of State
6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART 3 Procedures Concerning Applications for Planning Permission

Applications which appear to require screening opinion
7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Subsequent applications where environmental information previously provided
8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Subsequent applications where environmental information not previously provided
9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Application made to a local planning authority without an environmental statement
10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Applications made directly to the Secretary of State without an environmental statement
10A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Application referred to the Secretary of State without an environmental statement
11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Appeal to the Secretary of State without an environmental statement
12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART 4 Preparation of Environmental Statements

Scoping opinions of the local planning authority
13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Scoping directions of the Secretary of State
14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Procedure to facilitate preparation of environmental statements
15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART 5 Publicity and Procedures on Submission of Environmental Statements

Procedure where an environmental statement is submitted to a local planning authority
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Publicity where an environmental statement is submitted after the planning application
17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Provision of copies of environmental statements and further information for the Secretary of State on referral or appeal
18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Procedure where an environmental statement is submitted to the Secretary of State
19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Availability of copies of environmental statements
20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Charges for copies of environmental statements
21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Further information and evidence respecting environmental statements
22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART 6 Availability of Directions etc and Notification of Decisions

Availability of opinions, directions etc for inspection
23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Duties to inform the public and the Secretary of State of final decisions
24. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART 7 Development By a Local Planning Authority

Modifications where application by a local planning authority
25. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Screening opinions and directions
26. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART 8 Restrictions of Grants of Permission

Old simplified planning zone schemes or enterprise orders
27. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

New simplified planning zone schemes or enterprise zone orders
28. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Local development orders
29. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Neighbourhood development orders
29A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART 9 Unauthorised Development

Interpretation
30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Prohibition on the grant of planning permission for unauthorised EIA development
31. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Screening opinions of the local planning authority
32. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Screening directions of the Secretary of State
33. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Provision of information
34. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Appeal to the Secretary of State without a screening opinion or screening direction
35. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Appeal to the Secretary of State without an environmental statement
36. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Procedure where an environmental statement is submitted to the Secretary of State
37. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Further information and evidence respecting environmental statements
38. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Publicity for environmental statements or further information
39. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Public inspection of documents
40. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Significant transboundary effects
41. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART 10 ROMP Applications

General application of the Regulations to ROMP applications
42. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Modification of provisions on prohibition of granting planning permission or subsequent consent
43. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Modification of provisions on application to local planning authority without an environmental statement
44. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Disapplication of Regulations and modifications of provisions on application referred to or appealed to the Secretary of State without an environmental statement
45. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Substitution of references to section 78 right of appeal and modification of provisions on appeal to the Secretary of State without an environmental statement
46. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Modification of provisions on preparation, publicity and procedures on submission of environmental statements
47. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Modification of provisions on application to the High Court and giving of directions
48. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Suspension of minerals development
49. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Determination of conditions and right of appeal on non-determination
50. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ROMP application by a mineral planning authority
51. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ROMP applications: duty to make a prohibition order after two years suspension of permission
52. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART 11 Development with Significant Transboundary Effects

Development in England likely to have significant effects in another EEA State
53. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Projects in another EEA State likely to have significant transboundary effects
54. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART 12 Projects serving national defence purposes

Projects serving national defence purposes in Scotland
55. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Projects serving national defence purposes in Wales
56. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Projects serving national defence purposes in Northern Ireland
57. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART 13 Miscellaneous

Service of notices etc
58. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Application to the High Court
59. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hazardous waste and material change of use
60. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Extension of the period for an authority's decision on a planning application
61. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Extension of the power to provide in a development order for the giving of directions as respects the manner in which planning applications are dealt with
62. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Application to the Crown
63. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Review
64. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Revocation of statutory instruments and transitional provisions
65. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Consequential amendments
66. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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SCHEDULE 1 Descriptions of development for the purposes of the definition of “Schedule 1 development”
Regulation 2(1)

Interpretation
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Descriptions of development
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SCHEDULE 2 Descriptions of development and applicable thresholds and criteria for the purposes of the definition of “Schedule 2 development”
Regulation 2(1)
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SCHEDULE 3 Selection criteria for screening Schedule 2 development
Regulation 4(6)

Characteristics of development
1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Location of development
2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Characteristics of the potential impact
3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SCHEDULE 4 Information for inclusion in environmental statements
Regulation 2(1)
PART 1 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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PART 2 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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SCHEDULE 5 Statutory instruments revoked
Regulation 65(1)
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SCHEDULE 6 Consequential amendments
Regulation 66

The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995
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The Gas Transporter Pipe-line Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 1999
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The Environmental Impact Assessment (Forestry) (England and Wales) Regulations 1999
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The Town and Country Planning (Major Infrastructure Project Inquiries Procedure) (England) Rules 2005
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The Planning (National Security Directions and Appointed Representatives) (England) Rules 2006
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Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) (England) (No 2) Regulations 2006
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The Environmental Impact Assessment and Natural Habitats (Extraction of Minerals by Marine Dredging) (England and Northern Ireland) Regulations 2007
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The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2010
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