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Environmental Impact Assessment (ARCHIVED)
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Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a statutory tool for assessing the environmental impacts of development projects, and identifying measures that can be taken to reduce these impacts. EIA has been established in the UK since 1988, and has been made a statutory requirement for certain projects by the implementation of two key European Directives (Directive 85/337 The assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment and the subsequent Directive 97/11).
This guidance note provides an overview of the EIA process and considers the potential role of RICS members. Chartered Surveyors should be conscious of the EIA process, either as an integrated part of the planning/permitting process or as a separate procedure, and of the detailed differences for example in the nature and scale of proposals subject to EIA. -
Environmental liabilities directive (ARCHIVED)
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As chartered surveyors will be aware, there is a greater level of environmental protection and regulation than ever before. The Environmental Damage (Prevention and Remediation) Regulations 2009 introduced wide-ranging new requirements addressing environmental liability. The Regulations apply to environmental damage or the imminent threat of environmental damage to water, land, protected species and natural habitats, and Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs).