Consultation on improving public participation provisions in environmental impact assessment regulations for energy infrastructure

Publication Year

2006

Document Status

Withdrawn

Abstract

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 also 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.

Document History

Consultation closed on 2 January 2006. To be read with Regulatory impact assessment - proposals to improve the ability of the public to participate in the environmental assessment of proposed energy infrastructure (DTI, 2006).

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