Impact Assessment Outlook Journal- Flexibility in EIA - February 2020

This fifth volume from the series focusses on flexibility in EIA and in particular with regard to the tricky area of ensuring EIA is adequately undertaken alongside the more flexible forms of planning permissions such as, material changes, non-material changes, outline permissions and reserved matters.

Town and Country Planning allows a variety of flexible permissions to be sought for EIA Development, from outline planning applications, subsequent reserved matters to minor material amendments and non-material amendments. However, ensuring the EIA process is robust and transparent alongside these flexible instruments is not always straightforward. Volume 5 of our Impact Assessment Outlook Journal series explores these issues and provides examples drawn from practice.

This fifth volume from the series focusses on flexibility in EIA and in particular with regard to the tricky area of ensuring EIA is adequately undertaken alongside the more flexible forms of planning permissions such as, material changes, non-material changes, outline permissions and reserved matters. Created in partnership with the IEMA Impact Assessment Network Steering Group and Guest Edited by Clare Richmond, EIA Officer at the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. This digital journal is perfect for anyone working within, or interested in, Impact Assessment.

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