The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Amendment) Regulations 2006

Made: 11th December 2006

Laid before Parliament: 18th December 2006

Coming into force: 15th January 2007

The Secretary of State is a designated Minister for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to the requirement for an assessment of the impact on the environment of projects likely to have significant effects on the environment. The Secretary of State accordingly makes the following Regulations, in exercise of the powers conferred by that section.

Citation, commencement and application

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Amendment of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 1999

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Application of the Regulations

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Amendment of regulation 2

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Amendment of regulation 4

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Amendment of regulation 7

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Amendment of regulation 8

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Amendment of regulation 9

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Amendment of regulation 13

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Amendment of regulation 14

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Amendment of regulation 15

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Amendment of regulation 16

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Amendment of regulation 19

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Amendment of regulation 20

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Amendment of regulation 21

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Amendment of regulation 22

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Planning permission granted by local development order

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Amendment of regulation 25

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Amendment of regulation 27

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Amendment of regulation 28

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Consequential Amendment

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Projects serving national defence projects in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

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Amendment of Schedule 1

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In Schedule 1, after paragraph 20, add—

(21) Any change to or extension of development listed in this Schedule where such a change or extension itself meets the thresholds, if any, or description of development set out in this Schedule.

Amendment of Schedule 2

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In Schedule 2, in paragraph 13(a) in column 1 (description of development), after “in Schedule 1” insert “ (other than a change or extension falling within paragraph 21 of that Schedule) ”.

Signed

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

Kay Andrews — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — 2006-12-11

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Footnotes

[^f00001]: S.I. 1988/785.

[^f00002]: 1972 c.68. The enabling powers of section 2(2) were extended by virtue of the amendment of section 1(2) by section 1 of the European Economic Area Act 1993 (c.51).

[^f00003]: 1990 c.8.

[^f00004]: S.I. 1999/293, amended by S.I. 2000/2867.

[^f00005]: Regulations 36 to 38 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 1999 relate to the Secretary of State’s power to direct that the Regulations shall not apply to development that constitutes or forms part of a project serving national defence purposes. The decision as to whether a direction should be made in respect of projects situated in the devolved administrations will be taken by the Secretary of State as national defence is a reserved matter. SeeParagraph 9 of Part I of Schedule 5 to the Scotland Act 1998.

[^f00006]: Section 61A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 was inserted by section 40 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (c.5).

[^f00007]: Article 2B of the Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) Order 1995 (SI 1995/419) was inserted by article 5(2) of the Town and Country Planning(General Development Procedure)(Amendment)(England) Order 2006 (SI 2006/1062).

[^f00009]: S.S.I. 1999/1.

[^f00010]: S.I. 1999/293 amended by S.I.2006/3009 for Wales.

[^f00011]: SR No 73.

Editorial notes

[^c17631431]: S.I. 1988/785.

[^c17631441]: 1972 c.68. The enabling powers of section 2(2) were extended by virtue of the amendment of section 1(2) by section 1 of the European Economic Area Act 1993 (c.51).

[^key-1975ad489ecc221b20afdbcee45a5942]: Regs. 1-21 revoked (E.) (24.8.2011) by The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/1824), reg. 1(1), Sch. 5 (with reg. 65(2))

[^key-68a6c5d8ee0c57f30107e853cc95b271]: Reg. 22 revoked (E.) (24.8.2011) by The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/1824), reg. 1(1), Sch. 5 (with reg. 65(2))

[^key-67dc53a307d4227e944183356cc8cf5b]: Reg. 23 revoked (24.8.2011) by The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/1824), reg. 1(1), Sch. 5 (with reg. 65(2))

[^key-907815aeb4fb9ea3c1d2982c23969dad]: Reg. 24 revoked (E.) (24.8.2011) by The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/1824), reg. 1(1), Sch. 5 (with reg. 65(2))