# The Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017, Paragraph 19


Quarries and open‑cast mining where the surface of the site exceeds 25 hectares, or peat extraction where the surface of the site exceeds 150 hectares.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/572/schedule/1/paragraph/19 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/infrastructure-planning-environmental-impact-assessment-regulations-2017/schedule-1/paragraph-19
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