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  "legislation_title": "The Masterplan Consent Area Scheme (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2024",
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  "text": "A description of the reasonable alternatives (for example in terms of development design, technology, location, size and scale) studied by the planning authority, which are relevant to the proposed project and its specific characteristics, and an indication of the main reasons for selecting the chosen option, including a comparison of the environmental effects.",
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