The Electricity Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017 No. 580

Regulations 5, 9 and 11

SCHEDULE 1 E+W Development requiring environmental impact assessment in any event

1.  Development to provide any of the following— E+W

(a) a nuclear generating station;

(b) a thermal generating station with a heat output of 300 megawatts or more;

(c) an electric line installed above ground with—

(i) a voltage of 220 kilovolts or more; and

(ii) a length of more than 15 kilometres.

2.  Development to provide a change to or extension of a generating station, or an electric line, of a description set out in paragraph 1 where the change or extension in itself meets the thresholds, if any, or description set out in that paragraph. E+W