Regulation 14 Additional matters to which regard is to be had

The following matters are prescribed for the purposes of section 12G(2)(d) of the 2004 Act—

(a)

the objectives of preventing major accidents and limiting the consequences of such accidents for human health and the environment,

(b)

the need, in the long term—

(i)

to maintain appropriate safety distances between establishments and residential areas, buildings and areas of public use, recreational areas, and, as far as possible, major transport routes,

(ii)

to protect areas of particular natural sensitivity or interest in the vicinity of establishments, where appropriate through appropriate safety distances or other relevant measures, and

(iii)

in the case of existing establishments, to take additional technical measures in accordance with regulation 5 of the Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 2015^f1 so as not to increase the risks to human health or the environment, and

(c)

the desirability of prioritising development on land that has been previously developed.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 2015/483.