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Discretionary Judgement in Local Planning Authority Decision Making: Screening Development Proposals for Environmental Impact Assessment

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  • Graham Wood
  • Julia Becker

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Screening is a critical decision-stage in the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process and involves the determination of whether or not a development proposal will require EIA. This decision requires a discretionary judgement on whether the development has the potential to cause 'significant environmental effects', and consequently there is potential for diversity to exist in formal requests for EIA. Drawing upon a comprehensive survey of Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) in England and Wales, this paper explores the characteristics of LPA screening decision making since the introduction of revised EIA regulations in March 1999. The paper starts with a theoretical overview of rationality, decision making and planning theory, followed by a brief review of the regulatory context of EIA screening. The research approach is then outlined and the survey findings are presented, including a detailed consideration of organizational and individual level analyses set within the context of planning theory judgement debates. Comparisons with other European countries are briefly made, before drawing conclusions and recommendations.

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  • Graham Wood & Julia Becker, 2005. "Discretionary Judgement in Local Planning Authority Decision Making: Screening Development Proposals for Environmental Impact Assessment," Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 48(3), pages 349-371.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jenpmg:v:48:y:2005:i:3:p:349-371
    DOI: 10.1080/09640560500067467
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    1. Arosh Buddika Hapuarachchi & Ken Hughey & Hamish Rennie, 2016. "Effectiveness of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in addressing development-induced disasters: a comparison of the EIA processes of Sri Lanka and New Zealand," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 81(1), pages 423-445, March.
    2. Ulrike Pröbstl-Haider, 2022. "EIA Effectiveness in Sensitive Alpine Areas: A Comparison of Winter Tourism Infrastructure Development in Germany and Austria," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(15), pages 1-22, August.
    3. Glen Searle & Siqin Wang & Michael Batty & Yan Liu, 2022. "The Choice of Actor Variables in Agent-Based Cellular Automata Modelling Using Survey Data," Geographies, MDPI, vol. 2(1), pages 1-16, March.
    4. Arosh Hapuarachchi & Ken Hughey & Hamish Rennie, 2016. "Effectiveness of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in addressing development-induced disasters: a comparison of the EIA processes of Sri Lanka and New Zealand," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 81(1), pages 423-445, March.

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