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Environmental Impact Assessment: Key Changes for the Construction Industry Stefan Boss Peter Brett Associates LLP

Environmental Impact Assessment Peter Brett Associates LLP

Summary • Legal Requirements • When Required • Key Risks to Address • Forthcoming Changes • Brexit Peter Brett Associates LLP

Legal Requirement for EIA Varies by country and sector: • The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 • The Highways (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2007 • The Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2009 • The Electricity Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations Peter Brett Associates LLP

When is EIA Required? Schedule 1 (EIA mandatory) • Major: power stations, quarries, roads, pipelines, waste facilities, chemical plants etc. – thresholds provided for each Schedule 2 (EIA required on case-by-case basis) • e.g. Urban & land development projects, industrial plants, mineral extractions, transport schemes • Criteria over which projects need to be screened • Requirement for EIA based on: • Nature of site & surrounding area (e.g. SSSI, listed buildings) • Characteristics of the development • Likely environmental effects Peter Brett Associates LLP

Proportionate Peter Brett Associates LLP

Screening Peter Brett Associates LLP

Alternatives Peter Brett Associates LLP

Alternatives An outline of the main alternatives studied by the applicant or appellant and an indication of the main reasons for the choice made, taking into account the environmental effects. Peter Brett Associates LLP

Alternatives An outline of the main alternatives studied by the applicant or appellant and an indication of the main reasons for the choice made, taking into account the environmental effects. Peter Brett Associates LLP

Cumulative Effects Peter Brett Associates LLP

Consultation Peter Brett Associates LLP

Path of Least Resistance Peter Brett Associates LLP

New EIA Regulations • May 2017 • Consultation • Transitory Arrangements Peter Brett Associates LLP

What Won’t Change • Separate Regulations for sectors/countries • No change to projects requiring EIA • Fundamentals of the process/reporting • Scoping optional Peter Brett Associates LLP

Project Example – Brentford High Street and Waterside Peter Brett Associates LLP

Project Example – Brentford High Street and Waterside Rich Industrial Town Centre High Street Likely Archaeology History: Contamination Intertidal Mud: Listed Buildings Invertebrates Unprotected Noise from Views from Syon Functional 24hr Boat Bat Roosts & Peter Brett Associates LLP Park & Kew Gardens Floodplain Yard Commuting Corridors

Screening Peter Brett Associates LLP

EIA Report Peter Brett Associates LLP

Climate Change Peter Brett Associates LLP

Human Health Peter Brett Associates LLP

Waste and Resources Peter Brett Associates LLP

Other topics Peter Brett Associates LLP

Competent Person Peter Brett Associates LLP

Monitoring Peter Brett Associates LLP

Key Points • Projects screened/submitted after May 2017 • More onerous screening process • Screening timescales could affect project planning • Additional EIA inputs required • Competent person • Consider implications of monitoring Peter Brett Associates LLP

Brexit Peter Brett Associates LLP

Discussion Peter Brett Associates LLP