Advice Note Four: Section 52 Republished March 2017 (version 6). View all Advice Notes. (Applicants should notify under this regulation if the development is Schedule 1 or, if Schedule 2, they decide to undertake an EIA of their own volition.). The Planning Inspectorate recommends that any non-statutory consultation is undertaken in advance of the formal process to avoid any overlap with the Planning Inspectorates statutory scoping consultation process. 8.1 As part of their pre-application consultation duties, Applicants are required to prepare a Statement of Community Consultation (SoCC). 3.4 Applicants should be aware that a screening opinion from the Planning Inspectorate confirming that a Proposed Development is not an EIA development (a negative opinion) does not negate the need for the submission of environmental information stipulated in other legislation, including for example a flood risk assessment and information on the historic environment which is required in all cases (see Regulation 5(2) of the Infrastructure Planning (Applications: Prescribed Forms and Procedures) Regulations 2009 (as amended) (the APFP Regulations)). The justification should be evidence based and have reference to the assessment process. Although in many cases they include recommendations from the Planning Inspectorate about the approach to particular matters of process, which applicants and others are encouraged to consider carefully, it is not a requirement for applicants or others to have regard to the content of advice notes. National planning policy The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) sets out the government's planning policies, and how they are expected to be applied. It was first issued in 2012, and revised in 2018, but current policy is set out in the 2019 edition. Google Analytics sets cookies that store anonymised information about: Please enable Strictly Necessary Cookies first so that we can save your preferences! The Inspectorate will work closely with Applicants and relevant stakeholders notably our statutory consultation bodies in this regard. It is intended to assist local authorities with the form and content of these reports. Advice Note Sixteen: Requests to change applications after they have been accepted for examination Published March 2023 (version 3). However, because the information is already published and accessible to you, it is exempt under Section 21 of FOIA. 5.7 An effective scoping process should enable the refinement of the assessment and ultimately the information required to form the ES. Before adopting a scoping opinion, the Planning Inspectorate must consult the consultation bodies, who have 28 days to respond (Regulation 10(11) of the EIA Regulations). The Planning Inspectorate's job is to make decisions and provide recommendations and advice on a range of land use planning-related issues across England. The purpose of this advice note is to provide advice on elements of the EIA process during the Pre-application stage, namely screening and scoping and to assist applicants in understanding the role of preliminary environmental information. the pages you visit on this site, and how long you spend on each page, what you click on while you're visiting the site. Advice Note Six: Preparation and submission of application documents (version 11), This advice note will assist applicants in preparing, organising and submitting applications to the Planning Inspectorate. March 2015 - Tidal Lagoon Cardiff EIA Scoping Report was published by Dean Bailes on 2015-03-02. These essential cookies do things like protect the site against malicious use, Find out more about cookies on The National Infrastructure site. Updated Application Index and corresponding information in Appendix 1. Where the request document contains high resolution plans/figures, the Planning Inspectorate asks that a low resolution electronic copy is also provided to enable easier downloads for those viewing the document via the National Infrastructure Planning website. 3.7 Applicants should be aware that if the Planning Inspectorate screens or re-screens the Proposed Development during acceptance and determines that it is EIA development, Applicants will be required to provide an ES (Regulation 5(2)(a) of the APFP Regulations 2009) and consideration of the DCO application will be suspended until an ES is provided by the Applicant (Regulation 15(4) of the EIA Regulations). (Further details of the suggested format for the transboundary screening matrix is provided in the Planning Inspectorates Advice Note 12 Transboundary Impact Consultation.) On 23 March 2016 the Planning Inspectorate published revised versions of its four . Regulation 11(3) does not apply to Regulation 11(1)(c) persons or nonprescribed consultees. Is there sufficient confidence in the avoidance or mitigation method in terms of deliverability and efficacy to support the request? Update to reflect the division of English Heritage into two bodies, English Heritage and Historic England, with Historic England taking the role of statutory advisor, with effect from April 2015. 6.4 Any references made to relevant documents (eg a National Policy Statement, methodological guidance or other document which are to be relied on) should be made to the specific passage, policy or relevant part of the document. The Planning Inspectorate uses the term matters referring to those parts that are a subdivision of the aspect, for example an assessment of a particular species is a matter to the aspect of biodiversity. This advice note has been prepared to provide some assistance to applicants when preparing their draft Development Consent Order and Explanatory Memorandum. If the proposed DCO site boundary comprises a number of separate discrete polygons, these should all be included within the single shape file contained in the *.zip file. Planning control Planning and . 1.5 Regulation 11 of the EIA Regulations sets out the procedure to facilitate preparation of ESs, in particular the duties of the Secretary of State with regard to consultation. 3.10 Applicants should be aware that the purpose of the information in Insert 1, above, is to ensure that there is a properly informed screening opinion. ), Regulation 11 Notification and the Regulation 11 List. Advice Note 11 has advice on working with public bodies in the pre-application stage which may assist with these decisions. 5.8 Prior to submitting a scoping request, Applicants may choose to undertake their own non-statutory consultation with the consultation bodies, or others. a description of the physical characteristics of the whole Proposed Development; a description of the location and any sensitive areas likely to be affected; a description of the aspects of the environment likely to be significantly affected; information on the likely significant effects resulting from residues and emissions and the use of natural resources; and, details of any features of the Proposed Development and any measures envisaged to avoid or prevent what might otherwise have been a significant adverse effect on the environment.