PART 1INTRODUCTORY
F1Environmental impact assessment3A
1
An environmental impact assessment is a process consisting of—
a
the preparation of an environmental statement by the applicant;
a
the carrying out of consultation, publication and notification as required by Parts 5 and 6 and, where relevant, Part 10;
c
the examination by the planning authority (or the Scottish ministers, as the case may be) of the information presented in the environmental statement and any other environmental information; and
d
the reasoned conclusion by the planning authority (or the Scottish Ministers, as the case may be) on the significant effects of the development on the environment, taking into account the results of the examination referred to in sub-paragraph (c).
2
The environmental impact assessment must identify, describe and assess in an appropriate manner, in light of the circumstances relating to the proposed development, the direct and indirect effects of the proposed development on the factors specified in paragraph (3) and the interaction between those factors
3
The factors are—
a
human beings, fauna and flora;
b
soil, water, air, climate and the landscape; and
c
material assets and cultural heritage.