What is Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)?

It is part of a guidance package designed to help in the identification of key impacts of specific projects as part of the scoping process in Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). It should be used in conjunction with the associated guidance notes that describe the impacts of many different types of individual development projects.

What is included in the EIA scoping report?

A, see Section 6 of this EIA Scoping Report. Historic England (HE)HE would expect the EIA to examine the potential impact upon all designated heritage assets and their settings, together with potential impacts on all non-designated features of historic or architectural interest (including buildings, historic features, below-grou

What is the European Union's mandate for solar photovoltaic energy systems & components?

CEN and CENELEC (+ ETSI for the Information and Communications Technologies) have the European Union's mandate in relation to the “Completion of the Internal Market”. The specific mandate for standardisation in the field of solar photovoltaic energy systems and components is M/089 EN (which however does not cover the Ecodesign topic).

Are PV modules subject to the Low-Voltage Directive?

As electrical products with limited voltage output, PV modules are also subject to the Low-Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC, which was subsequently recast and repealed by the Directive 2014/35/EU on 20th April 2016, currently in force.

What are the potential impacts of solar PV?

The main potential impacts are likely to arise through habitat loss, displacement and disturbance (during construction and operation), all of which may affect breeding, foraging and roosting birds. Published evidence suggests the overall risk of collision is low for solar PV, and we advise there is no need for a collision risk assessment.

Which publications are relevant to environmental risk assessment & management?

Of particular relevance are the Agency’s leaflet introducing environmental risk (Environment Agency, 2000m) and the Government’s Guidelines for Environmental Risk Assessment and Management (DETR et al., 2000); and reference should be made to these and other publications listed in Appendix D.