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These Regulations amend the Planning Regulations, 1994 to 1998 to provide for matters of procedure in relation to a request to a planning authority for an opinion on the information which should be contained in an environmental impact statement. The amendments also extend the procedures to be followed in the case of a proposed development which would be located on an environmentally sensitive site or be likely to have significant effects on the environment in another Member State of the European Communities. The Regulations also provide that certain fish farming development which is licensed under the Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1997, is exempted development for the purposes of the Planning Acts.
Implements: Council Directive 97/11/EC amending Directive 85/337/EEC on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment. (1997-03-03)
Amends: Local Government (Planning and Development) Regulations, 1994. (1994-04-14)