Environmental Impact Assessment - England and Wales
Enters into force - 16 May 2017
The Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 revoke and replace the infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2009, and its amendments.
The regulations transpose the amendments made to the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Directive 2011/92/EU by Directive 2014/52/EU. Significant changes are made to the EIA regime in relation to nationally significant infrastructure projects (NSIPs) in England and Wales. Planning applications for NSIPs are processed outside the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, and therefore specific EIA legislation is required.