Planning and Development Act 2000

F711[Interpretation.

171A

F712[171A.In this Part

"environmental impact assessment" means a process

(a) consisting of

(i) the preparation of an environmental impact assessment report by the applicant in accordance with this Act and regulations made thereunder,

(ii) the carrying out of consultations in accordance with this Act and regulations made thereunder,

(iii) the examination by the planning authority or the Board, as the case may be, of

(I) the information contained in the environmental impact assessment report,

(II) any supplementary information provided, where necessary, by the applicant in accordance with section 172(1D) and (1E), and

(III) any relevant information received through the consultations carried out pursuant to subparagraph (ii),

(iv) the reasoned conclusion by the planning authority or the Board, as the case may be, on the significant effects on the environment of the proposed development, taking into account the results of the examination carried out pursuant to subparagraph (iii) and, where appropriate, its own supplementary examination, and

(v) the integration of the reasoned conclusion of the planning authority or the Board, as the case may be, into the decision on the proposed development, and

(b) which includes

(i) an examination, analysis and evaluation, carried out by the planning authority or the Board, as the case may be, in accordance with this Part and regulations made thereunder, that identifies, describes and assesses, in an appropriate manner, in the light of each individual case, the direct and indirect significant effects of the proposed development on the following:

(I) population and human health;

(II) biodiversity, with particular attention to species and habitats protected under the Habitats Directive and the Birds Directive;

(III) land, soil, water, air and climate;

(IV) material assets, cultural heritage and the landscape;

(V) the interaction between the factors mentioned in clauses (I) to (IV), and

(ii) as regards the factors mentioned in subparagraph (i)(I) to (V), such examination, analysis and evaluation of the expected direct and indirect significant effects on the environment derived from the vulnerability of the proposed development to risks of major accidents or disasters, or both major accidents and disasters, that are relevant to that development;

"proposed development" means proposed development within the meaning of section 172(1A)(a).]]

Annotations

Amendments:

F711

Inserted (19.08.2010) by Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 (30/2010), s. 53, S.I. No. 405 of 2010.

F712

Substituted (1.09.2018) by European Union (Planning and Development) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 296 of 2018), reg. 16, in effect as per reg. 2(1).

Editorial Notes:

E339

Previous affecting provision: subs. (1) amended (31.10.2012) by European Union (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Planning and Development Act, 2000) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 419 of 2012), reg. 2(b), substituted as per F-note above.

E340

Previous affecting provision: section inserted (19.08.2010) by Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 (30/2010), s. 53, S.I. No. 405 of 2010, substituted as per F-note above.