EIA Portal

Under EU law projects which are likely to have a big impact on the environment can only be granted planning permission after an assessment of the environmental impacts has been carried out. These assessments are called Environmental Impact Assessments.

On the Environmental Impact Assessment portal you can find:

• applications for development consent that are subject to an EIA, including development, works or activities,
• access to these applications and links to the relevant information and documents associated with the application held by the relevant authorities responsible for approving such applications (known as competent authorities).

The EIA Portal facilitates an early and effective opportunity for any person to participate in the decision making procedures where EIA is required.

Further information on the EIA Portal.

If you are making, or plan to make, an application for development consent to a competent authority for a project which requires an EIA, please see the Information for applicants link below.

If you are a competent authority, and you are making a decision regarding an application for development consent for a project which requires an EIA, please see the Information for Competent Authorities link below.

If you have any queries you can contact:

• EIA Portal - Common Queries and Disclaimer
• EIA Portal - Information for Applicants
• EIA Portal - Applicant Form
• EIA Portal - Information for Competent Authorities
• EIA Portal - Competent Authority Form
• EU Commission - EIA
• Privacy Statement - Environmental Impact Assessment Portal Notification Process