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  "legislation_title": "The Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017",
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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 applicant or appellant, which are relevant to the proposed development and its specific characteristics, and an indication of the main reasons for selecting the chosen option, including a comparison of the environmental effects.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
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  "version": "current",
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