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Validation Checklists - Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

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N12ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENTRequired for development falling <strong>with</strong>in the provisions of:The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales)Regulations 1999Which require a developer to prepare an Environmental Statement to enable the local planningauthority to give proper consideration to the likely environmental effects of the proposal.Environmental Impact Statements (EIA) are required for major developments over a certain sizeor where there would be a significant impact on the local environment. The Regulations provide achecklist of matters to be considered for inclusion in the Environmental Statement and require thedeveloper to describe the likely significant effects of a development on the environment and to setout any proposed mitigation measures.The applicant may submit an application to the <strong>Council</strong> for a Screening Opinion for a definitivedecision as to whether an EIA is required.• Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales)Regulations 1999.• Circular 02/99: Environmental Impact Assessment13

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