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  "legislation": "ssi/2017/102",
  "legislation_title": "The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2017",
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  "text": "The table below sets out the descriptions of development and applicable thresholds and criteria for the purposes of classifying development as Schedule 2 development.\nTABLE\nColumn 1Description of development\nColumn 2Applicable thresholds and criteria\nThe carrying out of development to provide any of the following:—\n1. Agriculture and aquaculture\n(a)\nProjects for the use of uncultivated land or semi‑natural areas for intensive agricultural purposes;\nThe area of the development exceeds 0.5 hectare.\n(b)\nWater management projects for agriculture, including drainage projects, but excluding irrigation projects;\nThe area of the works exceeds one hectare.\n(c)\nIntensive livestock installations (unless otherwise included in schedule 1);\nThe area of floorspace exceeds 500 square metres.\n(d)\nIntensive fish farming;\n(i)\nthe installation resulting from the development is designed to produce more than 10 tonnes of dead fish weight per year;\n(ii)\nwhere the development is situated in marine waters, the development is designed to hold a biomass of 100 tonnes or greater; or\n(iii)\nthe development will extend to 0.1 hectare or more of the surface area of the marine waters, including any proposed structures or excavations.\n(e)\nReclamation of land from the sea.\nAll development.\n2. Extractive industry\n(a)\nQuarries, open‑cast mining and peat extraction (unless included in Schedule 1);\nAll development except the construction of buildings or other ancillary structures where the floorspace does not exceed 1,000 square metres.\n(b)\nUnderground mining;\n(c)\nExtraction of minerals by marine or fluvial dredging;\nAll development.\n(d)\nDeep drillings, in particular—\n(i)\nin relation to any type of drilling, the area of the works exceeds 1 hectare; or\n(i)\nGeothermal drilling;\n(ii)\nin relation to geothermal drilling and drilling for the storage of nuclear waste material, the drilling is within 100 metres of any controlled waters.\n(ii)\nDrilling for the storage of nuclear waste material;\n(iii)\nDrilling for water supplies;\nwith the exception of drillings for investigating the stability of the soil.\n(e)\nSurface industrial installations for the extraction of coal, petroleum, natural gas and ores, as well as bituminous shale.\nThe area of the development exceeds 0.5 hectare.\n3. Energy industry\n(a)\nIndustrial installations for the production of electricity, steam and hot water (unless included in schedule 1);\nThe area of the development exceeds 0.5 hectare.\n(b)\nIndustrial installations for carrying gas, steam and hot water;\nThe area of the works exceeds 1 hectare.\n(c)\nTransmission of electrical energy by overhead cables (unless included in schedule 1);\n(i)\nThe area of the works exceeds 1 hectare;\n(ii)\nthe purpose of which installation is to connect the electric line to a generating station the construction or operation of which requires consent under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 ; or\n(iii)\nan electric line installed above ground with a voltage of 132 kilovolts or more, the installation of which (or the keeping installed of which) requires consent under section 37 of the Electricity Act 1989.\n(d)\nSurface storage of natural gas;\n(i)\nthe area of any building, deposit or structure exceeds 500 square metres; or\n(e)\nUnderground storage of combustible gases;\n(ii)\na building, deposit or structure is to be sited within 100 metres of any controlled waters.\n(f)\nSurface storage of fossil fuels;\n(g)\nIndustrial briquetting of coal and lignite;\nThe area of floorspace exceeds 1,000 square metres.\n(h)\nInstallations for the processing and storage of radioactive waste (unless included in schedule 1);\n(i)\nthe area of floorspace exceeds 1,000 square metres; or\n(ii)\nthe installation resulting from the development will require an authorisation or the variation of an authorisation under the Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018.\n(i)\nInstallations for hydroelectric energy production;\nThe installation is designed to produce more than 0.5 megawatts.\n(j)\nInstallations for the harnessing of wind power for energy production (wind farms);\n(i)\nthe development involves the installation of more than 2 turbines; or\n(ii)\nthe hub height of any turbine or height of any other structure exceeds 15 metres.\n(k)\ninstallations for the capture of carbon dioxide streams for the purposes of geological storage (pursuant to Chapter 3 of Part 1 of the Energy Act 2008 and any law of any part of the United Kingdom that implemented the CCS Directive) from installations not referred to in schedule 1.\nAll development.\n4. Production and processing of metals\n(a)\nInstallations for the production of pig iron or steel (primary or secondary fusion) including continuous casting;\nThe area of floorspace exceeds 1,000 square metres.\n(b)\nInstallations for the processing of ferrous metals—\n(i)\nhot‑rolling mills;\n(ii)\nsmitheries with hammers;\n(iii)\napplication of protective fused metal coats;\n(c)\nFerrous metal foundries;\n(d)\nInstallations for the smelting, including the alloyage, of non‑ferrous metals, excluding precious metals, including recovered products (refining, foundry casting, etc.);\nThe area of the floor space exceeds 1,000 square metres.\n(e)\nInstallations for surface treatment of metals and plastic materials using an electrolytic or chemical process;\n(f)\nManufacture and assembly of motor vehicles and manufacture of motor‑vehicle engines;\n(g)\nShipyards;\n(h)\nInstallations for the construction and repair of aircraft;\n(i)\nManufacture of railway equipment;\n(j)\nSwaging by explosives;\n(k)\nInstallations for the roasting and sintering of metallic ores.\n5. Mineral industry\n(a)\nCoke ovens (dry coal distillation);\nThe area of floorspace exceeds 1,000 square metres.\n(b)\nInstallations for the manufacture of cement;\n(c)\nInstallations for the production of asbestos and the manufacture of asbestos‑based products (unless included in schedule 1);\n(d)\nInstallations for the manufacture of glass including glass fibre;\n(e)\nInstallations for smelting mineral substances including the production of mineral fibres;\n(f)\nManufacture of ceramic products by burning, in particular roofing tiles, bricks, refractory bricks, tiles, stoneware or porcelain.\n6. Chemical industry (unless included in schedule 1)\n(a)\nTreatment of intermediate products and production of chemicals;\nThe area of floorspace exceeds 1,000 square metres.\n(b)\nProduction of pesticides and pharmaceutical products, paint and varnishes, elastomers and peroxides;\nThe area of floor space exceeds 1,000 square metres.\n(c)\nStorage facilities for petroleum, petrochemical and chemical products.\n(i)\nThe area of any building or structure exceeds 0.05 hectare; or\n(ii)\nmore than 200 tonnes of petroleum, petrochemical or chemical products is to be stored at any one time.\n7. Food industry\n(a)\nManufacture of vegetable and animal oils and fats;\nThe area of floorspace exceeds 1,000 square metres.\n(b)\nPacking and canning of animal and vegetable products;\n(c)\nManufacture of dairy products;\n(d)\nBrewing and malting;\n(e)\nConfectionery and syrup manufacture;\n(f)\nInstallations for the slaughter of animals;\n(g)\nIndustrial starch manufacturing installations;\n(h)\nFish‑meal and fish‑oil factories;\n(i)\nSugar factories.\n8. Textile, leather, wood and paper industries\n(a)\nIndustrial plants for the production of paper and board (unless included in schedule 1);\nThe area of floorspace exceeds 1,000 square metres.\n(b)\nPlants for the pre‑treatment (operations such as washing, bleaching, mercerisation) or dyeing of fibres or textiles;\n(c)\nPlants for the tanning of hides and skins;\n(d)\nCellulose‑processing and production installations.\n9. Rubber industry\nManufacturing and treatment of elastomer- based products.\nThe area of floorspace exceeds 1,000 square metres\n10. Infrastructure projects\n(a)\nIndustrial estate development projects;\nThe area of the development exceeds 0.5 hectare.\n(b)\nUrban development projects, including the construction of shopping centres and car parks, sport stadiums, leisure centres and multiplex cinemas;\n(c)\nConstruction of intermodal transhipment facilities and of intermodal terminals (unless included in schedule 1);\n(d)\nConstruction of railways (unless included in schedule 1);\nThe area of the works exceeds 1 hectare.\n(e)\nConstruction of airfields (unless included in schedule 1);\n(i)\nThe development involves an extension to a runway; or\n(ii)\nthe area of the works exceeds 1 hectare.\n(f)\nConstruction of roads (unless included in schedule 1);\nThe area of the works exceeds 1 hectare.\n(g)\nConstruction of harbours and port installations, including fishing harbours (unless included in schedule 1);\n(h)\nInland‑waterway construction not included in schedule 1, canalisation and flood‑relief works;\n(i)\nDams and other installations designed to hold water or store it on a long‑term basis (unless included in schedule 1);\n(j)\nTramways, elevated and underground railways, suspended lines or similar lines of a particular type, used exclusively or mainly for passenger transport;\n(k)\nOil and gas pipeline installations and pipelines for the transport of carbon dioxide streams for the purposes of\n(i)\nthe area of the work exceeds 1 hectare; or\ngeological storage (unless included in schedule 1);\n(ii)\nin the case of a gas pipeline, the installation has a design operating pressure exceeding 7 bar gauge.\n(l)\nInstallations of long‑distance aqueduct;\n(m)\nCoastal work to combat erosion and maritime works capable of altering the coast through the construction, for example, of dykes, moles, jetties and other sea defence works, excluding the maintenance and reconstruction of such works;\nAll development.\n(n)\nGroundwater abstraction and artificial groundwater recharge schemes not included in schedule 1;\nThe area of the works exceeds 1 hectare.\n(o)\nWorks for the transfer of water resources between river basins not included in schedule 1;\n(p)\nMotorway service areas.\nThe area of the development exceeds 0.5 hectare.\n11. Other projects\n(a)\nPermanent racing and test tracks for motorized vehicles;\nThe area of the development exceeds 1 hectare.\n(b)\nInstallations for the disposal of waste (unless included in schedule 1);\n(i)\nThe disposal is by incineration; or\n(ii)\nthe area of the development exceeds 0.5 hectare; or\n(iii)\nthe installation is to be sited within 100 metres of any controlled waters.\n(c)\nWaste‑water treatment plants (unless included in schedule 1);\nThe area of the development exceeds 1,000 square metres.\n(d)\nSludge‑deposition sites;\n(i)\nThe area of deposit or storage exceeds 0.5 hectare; or\n(e)\nStorage of scrap iron, including scrap vehicles;\n(ii)\na deposit is to be made or scrap stored within 100 metres of any controlled waters.\n(f)\nTest benches for engines, turbines or reactors;\nThe area of floorspace exceeds 1,000 square metres.\n(g)\nInstallations for the manufacture of artificial mineral fibres;\n(h)\nInstallations for the recovery or destruction of explosive substances;\n(i)\nKnackers' yards.\n12. Tourism and leisure\n(a)\nSki‑runs, ski‑lifts and cable cars and associated developments;\n(i)\nThe area of the works exceeds 1 hectare; or\n(ii)\nthe height of any building or other structure exceeds 15 metres.\n(b)\nMarinas;\nThe area of the enclosed water surface exceeds 1,000 square metres.\n(c)\nHoliday villages and hotel complexes outside urban areas and associated developments;\nThe area of the development exceeds 0.5 hectare.\n(d)\nTheme parks;\nAll development\n(e)\nPermanent camp sites and caravan sites;\nThe area of the development exceeds 1 hectare.\n(f)\nGolf courses and associated developments.\nThe area of the development exceeds 1 hectare\n13.\nAny change to or extension of development of a description mentioned in paragraphs 1 to 12 of Column 1 of this table where that development is already authorised, executed or in the process of being executed.\nThe thresholds and criteria in the corresponding part of Column 2 of this table applied to the development as changed or extended are met or exceeded and in such a case the change or extension may have significant adverse effects on the environment.\n14.\nAny change to or extension of development of a description mentioned in schedule 1 (other than a change or extension falling within paragraph 24 of schedule 1) where that development is already authorised, executed or in the process of being executed.\nThe thresholds and criteria in Column 2 of the paragraph of this table indicated below applied to the development as changed or extended are met or exceeded and in such a case the change or extension may have significant adverse effects on the environment.\nParagraph in\nschedule 1\nParagraph of this table\n1\n6(a)\n2(1)\n3(a)\n2(2)\n3(h)\n3\n3(h)\n4\n4\n5\n5\n6\n6(a)\n7(1)\n10(d) (in relation to railways) or 10(e) (in relation to airports)\n7(2) and (3)\n10(f)\n8(1)\n10(h)\n8(2)\n10(g)\n9\n11(b)\n10\n11(b)\n11\n10(n)\n12\n10(o)\n13\n11(c)\n14\n2(e)\n15\n10(i)\n16\n10(k)\n17\n1(c)\n18\n8(a)\n19\n2(a)\n20\n3(c)\n21\n6(c)\n22\n3(k)\n23\n3(k)\n15.\nDevelopment of a description mentioned in schedule 1, undertaken exclusively or mainly for the development and testing of new methods or products and not used for more than two years.\nAll development.",
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      "text": "Words in sch. 2 para. 2 table substituted (1.9.2018) by The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018 (S.S.I. 2018/219), reg. 1, sch. 6 para. 18 (with reg. 78, sch. 5 para. 2)"
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      "text": "Words in sch. 2 substituted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Town and Country Planning and Electricity Works (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/80), regs. 1, 5(12) (as amended by S.S.I. 2019/274, regs. 1, 2(2) and S.S.I. 2020/310, regs. 1, 2(2), 4(2)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
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      "text": "1989 c.29."
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