Main Menu
- Other links
- Sections
- About
Consultation on improving public participation provisions in environmental impact assessment regulations for energy infrastructure
Starting Date: 10-10-06
Closing Date: 02-01-07
This consultation seeks comments from developers and others on revised requirements relating to the environmental impact assessment of projects. Revisions to environmental impact assessment requirements have arisen on a European wide basis as a result of the Commission Directive 2003/35/EC, the “Public Participation” or “Aarhus” Directive.
This consultation covers proposed changes to a number of regimes administered by the Department of Trade and Industry, namely those covering power stations and overhead lines, gas transporter pipelines and commercial pipelines.
Consultation Documents
- Consultation on improving public participation provisions in environmental impact assessment regulations for energy infrastructure
(60KB) - Regulatory impact assessment on proposals to improve the ability of the public to participate in the environmental assessment of proposed energy infrastructure
(41KB)
- Draft changes to Electricity Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2000
(87KB)
- Electricity works (EIA) Regs Transposition Note
(19KB)
- Draft changes to Pipe-line Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2000
(75KB)
- Pipeline Works (EIA) Regs Transposition Note
(29KB)
- Draft changes to Public Gas Transporter Pipe-line Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 1999
(106KB)
- Public Gas (EIA) Regs Transposition Note
(29KB)
- Directive 2003/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council providing for public participation in respect of the drawing up of certain plans and programmes relating to the environment and amending with regard to public participation and access to justice Council Directives 85/337/EEC and 96/61/EC
(145KB)