Changes to the EIA Directive are imminent. Submit requests for Screening/Scoping Opinions before 16 May 2017 for consideration under the existing regime. Why the rush? Brexit notwithstanding, as an existing Member State, the UK is obliged to implement the new EIA...
Pressures on housing and new infrastructure are at the forefront of discussions surrounding growth and development (see Landmark’s Supply and Demand blog). Planning and building new homes in the right places, close to jobs and supported by infrastructure such as...
A Case study of ‘subsequent applications’ and interface with the Habitats Regulations There is great satisfaction to be gained from working on a project from inception through to delivery. For some projects this timeline is relatively short, but for...
If there is any aspect of EIA that keeps lawyers busy, it is EIA Screening. Although making an application for a Screening Opinion is a straightforward process, there are potential ‘elephant traps’ along the route. They are commonly simple procedural matters,...
The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) has added its voice to the national debate about the future of England’s countryside with fresh research that challenges the Government’s commitment to the Green Belt (Green Belt under siege: 2016). CPRE...
There has been a lot of recent media coverage of the wide range of environmental factors that affect human health, including the urgent need to bring air pollution down to within legal limits and the effect of exposure to urban environments on mental...
