Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a process whereby the environmental
consequences of development proposals are systematically considered
in order to inform the relevant decision-making process. It is now an
established feature of the land-use planning system with major development
proposals having a statutory requirement to provide evidence of the
process in the form of an Environmental Statement (ES). The ES establishes
a baseline to examine the environmental character of the area, the possible
interactions of the proposed development and the use of best practicable
techniques to mitigate adverse and enhance positive effects. Other project
proposals can require an ES if they are perceived to have significant
adverse environmental effects on the site or area. The benefits derived
from the EIA process mean that many developers adopt the approach voluntarily
to further their proposals and better inform the decision-making process.
| Housing and mixed developments |
| Princes Risborough |
David Wilson Homes/Taylor Woodrow |
| Swindon Frontgarden |
DPDS/Persimmon |
| Taunton |
Mason Richards Planning |
| Banbury |
Persimmon |
| Commercial developments |
| Deep water container port |
Associated British Ports |
| Scientific research facility |
The Wellcome Trust |
| Corporate headquarters |
TAG Maclaren |
| Univ.of Bath campus, Swindon Gateway |
Persimmon Strategic/Redrow Homes |
| Mineral and waste developments |
| New South East Cement Works |
Lafarge |
| Major sand and gravel extraction/restoration |
Pioneer Aggregates |
| Industrial waste composting facility |
Colt Industrial Services |
| Industrial waste composting facility |
Biowise |
| Highway infrastructure and developments |
| A303 Stonehenge improvement |
Highways Agency |
| A74 Carlisle to Guards Mills motorway upgrade |
Highways Agency |
A458 Buttington Cross to
Wollaston Cross improvement |
Welsh Assembly
|
| A30 Bodmin-Indian Queens improvement |
Highways Agency |
| Water industry developments |
| Reservoirs |
Thames Water Utilities |
| Pipelines (water supply transfer) |
Southern Water Services |
| Pipelines (waste water/sewage sludge) |
Southern Water Services, Thames Water Utilities |
| Waste water treatment works |
Southern Water Services, Welsh Water |
| Rail infrastructure |
| Channel Tunnel Rail Link |
Union Railways Ltd |
| Airport infrastructure |
| Extra runway capacity |
Manchester Airport plc |
| Airport expansion |
Newcastle International Airport Ltd |
