Statutory Instruments with Clear Reports

15 May 2017

SL(5)100 – The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Wales) Regulations 2017

Procedure: Negative

The Regulations revoke and restate with amendments the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Wales) Regulations 2016. (“the 2016 Regulations”). The 2016 Regulations consolidated and updated earlier instruments which implemented Council Directive 85/337/EEC (“the 1985 Directive”) on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment in relation to town and country planning in Wales.

The 1985 Directive has been replaced by Directive 2011/92/EU (“the Directive”) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment. The Directive has been amended by EU Directive 2014/52/EU.

The Regulations impose procedural requirements in relation to the granting of planning permission under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

Parent Acts: European Communities Act 1972; Town and Country Planning Act 1990

Date Made: 20 April 2017

Date Laid: 20 April 2017

Coming into force date: 16 May 2017