The Masterplan Consent Area Scheme (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2024

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 Introductory

   1. 1. Citation and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

   3. 3. Prohibition on making a masterplan consent area scheme without an environmental assessment

   4. 4. Environmental impact assessment

   5. 5. Environmental impact assessment report

3. PART 2 Determining whether environmental impact assessment is required

   1. 6. EIA development

   2. 7. General provisions relating to screening

4. PART 3 Preparation of environmental impact assessment reports

   1. 8. Scoping opinions

   2. 9. Procedure to facilitate preparation of EIA reports

5. PART 4 Publicity and notification of environmental impact assessment reports

   1. 10. Notification of EIA report

   2. 11. Publication of EIA report

   3. 12. Consultation on EIA report

   4. 13. Copy of EIA report for the Scottish Ministers

   5. 14. Proposed masterplan consent area scheme for EIA development called in by the Scottish Ministers

   6. 15. Availability of copies of EIA report

6. PART 5 Additional Information

   1. 16. Additional information and evidence relating to EIA reports

   2. 17. Publication of additional information

7. PART 6 Availability of directions etc. and notification of decisions

   1. 18. Availability of opinions, directions etc. for inspection

   2. 19. Decision notice

   3. 20. Monitoring measures

   4. 21. Notification of decision

8. PART 7 Special cases

   1. 22. Marine fish farming

   2. 23. Development in Scotland likely to have significant effects in an EEA state

9. PART 8 Alteration of a masterplan consent area scheme

   1. 24. Alteration of a masterplan consent area scheme

10. PART 9 Miscellaneous

    1. 25. Electronic communications – general

    2. 26. Electronic communications – deemed agreement

    3. 27. Withdrawal of consent to use of electronic communications

    4. 28. Service of notice etc.

    5. 29. Application to Court of Session

    6. 30. Directions as to whether development is EIA development

    7. 31. Competent authority – avoidance of conflict of interest

    8. 32. Co-ordination of assessments

11. PART 10 Amendments

    1. 33. Amendment of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2017

12. Signature

13. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       SELECTION CRITERIA FOR SCREENING SCHEDULE 2 DEVELOPMENT

       1. 1. Characteristics of proposed development

       2. 2. Location of proposed development

       3. 3. Characteristics of the potential impact

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       INFORMATION FOR INCLUSION IN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORTS

       1. 1. A description of the proposed development, including in particular—

       2. 2. A description of the reasonable alternatives (for example in terms...

       3. 3. A description of the relevant aspects of the current state...

       4. 4. A description of the factors specified in regulation 4(3) likely...

       5. 5. A description of the likely significant effects of the proposed...

       6. 6. A description of the forecasting methods or evidence, used to...

       7. 7. A description of the measures envisaged to avoid, prevent, reduce...

       8. 8. A description of the expected significant adverse effects of the...

       9. 9. A non-technical summary of the information provided under paragraphs 1...

       10. 10. A reference list detailing the sources used for the descriptions...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       FORM OF NOTICE UNDER REGULATION 10

14. Explanatory Note