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7.—(1) For a project that falls under Schedule 3, an application for a screening direction is not required, but the developer must provide any information that the Secretary of State requires in relation to the project.
(2) The Secretary of State may decide that an environmental impact assessment is not required where the Secretary of State considers that the project is not likely to have a significant effect on the environment, taking into account—
(a)any information provided by the developer;
(b)the matters listed in Schedule 5 (matters to be taken into account in deciding whether a project is likely to have a significant effect on the environment);
(c)any conditions that the Secretary of State may attach to the agreement to the grant of consent pursuant to regulation 4(4).
(3) The decision must be served promptly on the developer and must state, where it is decided that an environmental impact assessment is not required—
(a)that the Secretary of State agrees to the grant of consent for the project;
(b)any conditions that the Secretary of State attaches to the agreement to the grant of consent pursuant to regulation 4(4).
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