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The Draft Planning
(Environmental Impact Assessment) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern
Ireland) 2005 – A Consultation Paper
The Department of the Environment has issued a consultation paper
which sets out the Department’s proposals for implementing Article 3
of European Directive 2003/35/EC (the ‘Public Participation
Directive’), which amends Council Directive 85/337/EEC (the
Environmental Impact Assessment or ‘EIA Directive’).
The Public Participation Directive makes amendments to the EIA
Directive aimed at developing the public participation and access to
justice provisions in EIA. The proposals in this consultation paper
apply to the implementation of the amended EIA Directive in relation
to projects falling within the planning sector.
The purpose of the consultation is to obtain views on the draft
legislation, which places additional obligations on the Planning
Service, and in the case of appeals, the Planning Appeals Commission
in relation to decision making on the environmental impact of the
specified projects. The closing date for receipt of comments is 30
September 2005.
EIA
Consultation Paper
Consultation Responses
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