View an EIA

To view an EIA, you should contact the decision maker, known as the 'competent authority'.

EIA Regimes and competent authorities

In Scotland there are 9 EIA regimes, each regime has its own competent authority as shown in the table below. Competent authorities may be a Scottish Government Department or Agency, local council or a mixture of more than one.

EIA regime	Competent authority
Agriculture (including Land Drainage and Irrigation Projects)	Scottish Ministers (Rural Payments and Services)
Energy	Scottish Ministers (Energy Consents Division)
Flood Management	Local council
Forestry	Scottish Ministers (Forestry Commission Scotland)
Marine Licensing	Scottish Ministers (Marine Scotland)
Planning	Planning Authority
Ports and Harbours	Scottish Ministers (Transport Scotland)
Transport and Works Projects	Scottish Ministers (Transport Scotland)
Trunk Roads	Scottish Ministers (Transport Scotland)

Check a type of Environmental Impact Assessment

Check EIAs on the following subject areas:

Planning EIAs

All planning related EIAs are held by your local planning authority.

Visit your Planning Authority on your local council's website

Aberdeen City Council Aberdeenshire Council Angus Council Argyll and Bute Council Cairngorms National Park Authority Clackmannanshire Council Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles) Council Dumfries and Galloway Council Dundee City Council East Ayrshire Council East Dunbartonshire Council East Lothian Council East Renfrewshire Council Edinburgh Council Falkirk Council Fife Council Glasgow City Council The Highland Council Inverclyde Council Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Authority Midlothian Council Moray Council North Ayrshire Council North Lanarkshire Council Orkney Islands Council Perth & Kinross Council Renfrewshire Council Scottish Borders Council Shetland Islands Council South Ayrshire Council South Lanarkshire Council Stirling Council West Dunbartonshire Council West Lothian Council

Flood Management EIAs:

All flood management related EIAs are held by your local authority.

Check a flood management EIA on your local council's website

Aberdeen City Council Aberdeenshire Council Angus Council Argyll and Bute Council Clackmannanshire Council Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles) Council Dumfries and Galloway Council Dundee City Council East Ayrshire Council East Dunbartonshire Council East Lothian Council East Renfrewshire Council Edinburgh Council Falkirk Council Fife Council Glasgow City Council The Highland Council Inverclyde Council Midlothian Council Moray Council North Ayrshire Council North Lanarkshire Council Orkney Islands Council Perth & Kinross Council Renfrewshire Council Scottish Borders Council Shetland Islands Council South Ayrshire Council South Lanarkshire Council Stirling Council West Dunbartonshire Council West Lothian Council

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EIA Regimes and competent authorities

Check a type of Environmental Impact Assessment

Check EIAs on the following subject areas:

Planning EIAs

Flood Management EIAs:

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