# The Masterplan Consent Area Scheme (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2024, Paragraph 3


A description of the relevant aspects of the current state of the environment (the “baseline scenario”) and an outline of the likely evolution thereof without implementation of the proposed development as far as natural changes from the baseline scenario can be assessed with reasonable effort on the basis of the availability of relevant information and scientific knowledge.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2024/9780111060933/schedule/2/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-masterplan-consent-area-scheme-environmental-impact-assessment-scotland-regulations-2024/schedule-2/paragraph-3
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