Regulation 9(2) of the EIA Regulations 2017

🧾 Regulation Reference:

Regulation 9(2), EIA Regulations 2017:

“A screening opinion… shall be treated as no longer effective if a subsequent application for planning permission is not made within a period of 3 years…”

So even if the 2014 screening covered the land — that determination cannot be relied upon now for planning or legal purposes.

⏳ There is an expiration on EIA screening opinions

An EIA screening opinion expires after 3 years from the date it was issued, unless:

  • A planning application has been submitted, and
  • Substantive work has started on the development.