The Infrastructure Planning (Publication and Notification of Applications etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2020

Amendments to the Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017

5.—(1) The Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 19 (accepted application-effect of screening opinion not taking account of all relevant information)—

(a) omit paragraph (6)(b)(vi)(aa);

(b) before paragraph (6)(b)(vii) insert—

“(via) the address of the website where the environmental statement may be inspected;

(vib) the place on the website where the environmental statement may be inspected;

(vic) a telephone number which can be used to contact the applicant for enquiries in relation to the environmental statement;”; and

(c) in paragraph (6)(b)(vii), after “available for inspection” insert “on the website”.

(3) In regulation 20 (accepted application-effect of environmental statement being inadequate)—

(a) omit paragraph (3)(b)(vi)(aa);

(b) before paragraph (3)(b)(vii) insert—

“(via) the address of the website where the environmental statement and the further information and any other information may be inspected;

(vib) the place on the website where the environmental statement and the further information and any other information may be inspected;

(vic) a telephone number which can be used to contact the applicant for enquiries in relation to the environmental statement and the further information and any other information;”; and

(c) in paragraph (3)(b)(vii), after “available for inspection” insert “on the website”.

(4) In regulation 22 (subsequent application for EIA development)—

(a) omit paragraph (3)(a)(vi)(aa);

(b) before paragraph (3)(a)(vii) insert—

“(via) the address of the website where the updated environmental statement and supporting documents may be inspected;

(vib) the place on the website where the updated environmental statement and supporting documents may be inspected;

(vic) a telephone number which can be used to contact the applicant for enquiries in relation to the updated environmental statement and supporting documents;”; and

(c) in paragraph (3)(a)(vii), after “available for inspection” insert “on the website”.

(5) In regulation 24 (subsequent application not complying with EIA requirements)—

(a) omit paragraph (3)(b)(vi)(aa);

(b) before paragraph (3)(b)(vii) insert—

“(via) the address of the website where the updated environmental statement and supporting documents may be inspected;

(vib) the place on the website where the updated environmental statement and supporting documents may be inspected;

(vic) a telephone number which can be used to contact the applicant for enquiries in relation to the updated environmental statement and supporting documents;”; and

(c) in paragraph (3)(b)(vii), after “available for inspection” insert “on the website”.

(6) In regulation 27 (availability of copies of environmental statements), omit paragraph (1).

(7) Omit regulation 27A (coronavirus: temporary modifications).

(1)

S.I. 2017/572, amended by S.I. 2018/695, 2020/764; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.