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3.—(1) For the purposes of these Regulations, a project is a relevant project if—
(a)it is a project of a type specified in paragraph (2) of this regulation;
(b)subject to paragraph (3) of this regulation, it is likely, by virtue of factors such as its nature, size or location, to have significant effects on the environment; and
(c)the carrying out of the project—
(i)does not involve development, or
(ii)involves development in England and Wales which is not mentioned in Schedule 1 to or in column 1 of the table in Schedule 2 to the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 1999(1), or
(iii)involves development in England and Wales for which planning permission is granted by Part 7 of Schedule 2 to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995(2).
(2) The types of project referred to in paragraph (1)(a) of this regulation are—
(a)afforestation;
(b)deforestation;
(c)forest road works;
(d)forest quarry works.
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b) of this regulation, and subject to regulations 6(3) and 7(6), a project shall be taken not to be likely to have significant effects on the environment if the area covered, or to be covered, by the project does not exceed any relevant threshold set out in Schedule 2.
S.I. 1995/418, to which there are amendments which are not relevant to these Regulations.
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