Ppg
PPG: Environmental Impact Assessment
gov.uk · 🏴 England
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Current guidance (updated 2024)
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[PPG-eia-ES]
— Environmental Statement
"ES must describe development, significant effects, mitigation measures, alternatives studied, non-technical summary."
[PPG-eia-process]
— EIA process
"Screening opinion, scoping opinion, ES preparation, submission, 30-day consultation, determination (16-week period)."
[PPG-eia-schedule2]
— Schedule 2 thresholds
"Urban development over 5 hectares or 150 dwellings; industrial over 0.5 hectares; wind farm over 2 turbines or 15m hub height."
[PPG-eia-when]
— When EIA required
"Schedule 1 is mandatory EIA. Schedule 2 requires screening based on characteristics, location and potential impact."
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