Environmental Impact Assessment

[Sunshine123]

I would like to create a vineyard on what is currently a grass field. A quick walk over of the grassland suggests it has been improved at some point but there is no records to prove this. The site would be 2 acres or below. And would sit next to a current vineyard over the hedge. The site is situated in a national park. Should I do an EIA screening or is it not required due to the size of the site? If it requires one how much time can I expect the application to take?

 

[Landless Gentry]

The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017

These Regulations consolidate with amendments the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2011 (“the 2011 Regulations”) and subsequent amending instruments.

www.legislation.gov.uk

 

[Landless Gentry]

If a proposed project is listed in the first column in Schedule 2 of the 2017 Regulations and exceeds the relevant thresholds or criteria set out in the second column (sometimes referred to as ‘exclusion thresholds and criteria’) the proposal needs to be screened by the local planning authority to determine whether significant effects on the environment are likely and hence whether an Environmental Impact Assessment is required. Projects listed in Schedule 2 which are located in, or partly in, a sensitive area also need to be screened, even if they are below the thresholds or do not meet the criteria.

 

[Landless Gentry]

An EIA Screening will be required.

 

[Sunshine123]

An EIA Screening will be required.

Thank you for all the info! Very helpful

 

[Landless Gentry]

I work for SAC Environmental Assessments who author EIAs. Feel free to PM me if you would be intersested in getting a competitive quote for this work.