Environmental Impact Assessment of Reserved Matters Applications: Consultation Paper

DescriptionSets out the Scottish Executive's proposals for amending Part II of the EIA (Scotland) Regulations 1999 to transpose into Scots law the requirement that consideration must be given to the need for EIA before determining a planning application for approval of reserved matters.
ISBN9780755966585
Official Print Publication DateJune 2007
Website Publication DateJune 27, 2007

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Contents

COVERING LETTER

RESPONDENT INFORMATION FORM

THE SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE CONSULTATION PROCESS

INTRODUCTION
Background
The EIA Directive
The ECJ Rulings
The House of Lords judgement
EIA and Outline Planning Permission
Modernising the Planning System - future changes

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO REGULATIONS
Interpretation
Prohibition on granting application for multi stage-consents without consideration of environmental information
Securing mitigation measures in approving a multi-stage application
Amendment of Regulation 9
Procedures concerning applications for multi-stage consent
Procedures where an Environmental Statement has not been submitted
Procedures where an Environmental Statement has been previously Submitted
Application for multi-stage consent (procedures on submission of an Environmental Statement)

QUESTIONS

Annex A The Draft Environmental Impact Assessment (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2007

Annex B Draft Regulatory Impact Assessment

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