Environmental impact assessment begins

Doherty, A.

Environmental impact assessment begins - 1988 - RIBA Practice July/August 1988, 3(1) .

On 3 July 1988, EC Directive 85/337 on Environmental Impact Assessment came into force; for certain types of development project, the developer must submit information about environmental effects and the `competent authority` must take account of that information before getting consent for the development.