PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management·Page 21·6.3
Environmental Impact Assessment for Waste Management Projects
Waste management projects falling within the EIA Regulations scope require an Environmental Statement. Waste disposal installations for incineration, chemical treatment, or hazardous waste landfill require EIA in every case; other projects may require assessment depending on specific circumstances.
Certain waste management projects fall within the scope of the Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 1999. Under these Regulations the Department is prohibited from granting planning permission to EIA development unless environmental information, adequate for the particular scheme, has been provided and considered. In such cases a formal Environmental Statement will be required. Environmental Impact Assessment is a method of ensuring that the likely effects of new development on the environment are taken into account as part of the consideration of planning applications. Waste disposal installations for the incineration, chemical treatment, or landfill of hazardous waste require an Environmental Impact Assessment in every case. Certain other waste management projects, which fall within the scope of the EIA Regulations, may require an assessment where the
Source — /Users/richardhill/Documents/planning-arch-project/data/documents/regional/PPS 11 - Planning and Waste Management.pdf