# The Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) (England) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations 2017, Regulation 9: Amendments to regulation 12


(1) Regulation 12 (the consent application) is amended as follows.
(2) For paragraph (1) substitute—
“(1) An application for consent must be made to Natural England and include a written statement (an “environmental statement”) which is prepared by a competent person and—
(a) includes—
(i) the information specified in paragraph (1A), and
(ii) any additional information which, taking into account current knowledge and methods of assessment, may reasonably be required by Natural England to reach a conclusion about the likely significant environmental effects of the project,
(b) is based on any opinion given under regulation 10 in respect of the significant project,
(c) takes into account the results of any relevant UK environmental assessment which are reasonably available to the applicant, and
(d) states the relevant expertise and qualifications of the competent person.
(1A) The specified information is—
(a) a description of the significant project comprising information on its site, design, size and other relevant features,
(b) a description of the likely significant effects of the significant project on the environment,
(c) a description of any features of the significant project or measures to avoid, prevent, reduce or offset likely significant adverse effects of the significant project on the environment,
(d) a description of the reasonable alternatives studied by the applicant, which are relevant to the significant project and its specific characteristics, and an indication of the main reasons for the option chosen, taking into account the effects of the significant project on the environment,
(e) a non-technical summary of the information referred to in sub-paragraphs (a) to (d), and
(f) any additional information specified in Schedule 3 relevant to the specific characteristics of the significant project and to the environmental features likely to be affected.”.
(3) For paragraph (5)(d) substitute—
“(d) stating that, if consent is granted, it will be subject to the conditions referred to in regulation 18;”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/593/regulation/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-impact-assessment-agriculture-england-no-2-amendment-regulations-2017/regulation-9
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