Advice Note 3 EIA consultation and notification - the Planning Inspectorate and nationally significant infrastructure projects. Version 4, May 2012

Publication Year

2012

Document Status

Withdrawn

Abstract

Provides advice on the planning process for dealing with proposals for nationally significant infrastructure projects (NSIPs). Explains the approach taken to identifying consultation bodies to be notified by the Secretary of State under regulation 9 of the Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2009 (as amended) and, where relevant, consulted on the scope of the environmental Statement (ES) under regulation 8.

Document History

Superseded by version 5, July 2013 (PINS, 2013). Supersedes version 3, April 2012. Under the Localism Act 2011, the IPC is abolished with its work being transferred to the National Infrastructure Directorate, created within the Planning Inspectorate. Consequently, all IPC advice notes have been republished by the Planning Inspectorate.

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