The Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2009

Availability of directions etc and notification of decisions

22.—(1) Where particulars of an application for an order granting development consent are placed on the register, the Commission must take steps to secure that there is also placed on the register a copy of any relevant—

(a) screening opinion;

(b) screening direction;

(c) scoping opinion;

(d) statement given under regulation 12(5), 16(4) or 17(1);

(e) direction under regulation 5(5);

(f) environmental statement, including any further information and any other information;

(g) statement of reasons accompanying any of the above.

(2) Where a relevant authority receives an application for subsequent consent, it must take steps to cause details of the application to be entered in the register and to secure that there is also placed on the register a copy of any relevant—

(a) subsequent screening opinion;

(b) screening direction;

(c) scoping opinion that it has adopted;

(d) statement given under regulation 16(4) or 17(1);

(e) updated environmental statement, including any further information and any other information;

(f) statement of reasons accompanying any of the above.

(3) Where the Commission or an Examining authority—

(a) adopts a screening opinion or scoping opinion; or

(b) receives a request under regulation 6(1); or

(c) receives a copy of a screening direction, or direction under regulation 5(5),

the Commission must take steps to secure that a copy of the opinion, request, or direction and any accompanying statement of reasons is made available for public inspection at all reasonable hours at the place where the register is kept.

(4) Where the relevant authority—

(a) adopts a subsequent screening opinion or scoping opinion; or

(b) receives a request under regulation 6(2);

it must take steps to secure that a copy of the opinion or request and any accompanying statement of reasons is made available for public inspection at all reasonable hours at the place where the register is kept.