Environmental Impact Assessment (Forestry) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

Applications for consent

10.—(1) An application for consent shall be made in writing to the Department and shall be accompanied by —

(a)a map or plan sufficient to identify the land on which the relevant project would be carried out and the extent of any planting, tree felling, regeneration, construction, works or operations;

(b)a description of the nature, size and location of the relevant project; and

(c)an environmental statement in respect of the relevant project.

(2) An applicant for consent shall supply to the Department such number of copies of the application, the documents accompanying it and the statement as the Department reasonably may require for the purposes of public participation in the environmental assessments under these Regulations.