The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017

Amendment of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012E+W

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

75.—(1) The Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 M1 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).

(2) In regulation 3, in the definition of “EIA Regulations”, for “2011” substitute “ 2017 ”.

(3) For regulation 23(2) substitute—

(2) As soon as possible after receiving an order proposal to which regulation 33 of the EIA Regulations applies, the local planning authority must, in addition to any publicity required under paragraph (1), publicise the information described in paragraph (1)(a) and the environmental statement submitted in accordance with the EIA Regulations by giving notice—

(a)by site display in at least one place on or near the land to which the order proposal relates for not less than 30 days;

(b)by publication of the notice in a newspaper circulating in the locality in which the land to which the order proposal relates is situated; and

(c)by publication on a website maintained by or on behalf of the authority..

(4) In regulation 24(c), for “regulation 29A” substitute “ regulation 33 ”.

Marginal Citations

M1S.I. 2012/637 which was amended by S.I. 2015/20 and 2016/873.