This page provides direct links to all learning materials that were produced for the EIA Training Programme between December 2025 and March 2026.
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The course’s modules made up of recordings from the live webinar delivery and a copy of the related slide decks are all linked below:
- Introduction to EIA for Planning Officers
- Introduction to Key EIA Legal Issues for Planning Officers
- EIA Screening: Enhancing Planning Officer Confidence & Understanding
- EIA Scoping: Establishing the basis for an effective and efficient EIA
- EIA Reports: From Developer Submission to Consent Decision
- How EIA links with: Section 42, Other Assessments and Other Regulatory Processes
- EIA - Common Complexities: The Rochdale Envelope and Cumulative Effects
- EIA Training Programme: Course Summary
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The course includes five diagrams setting out the EIA process and providing practical advice. These can be accessed below, and are particularly relevant to modules 1, 2, 3 and 4 above:
- EIA Process Map
- EIA Process Map including key regulatory references
- Screening Diagram 1 - EIA Screening Procedure (after Circular 1/2017, Figure 1)
- Screening Diagram 2 - Practical steps for planning officers in making a Screening Opinion
- Scoping Diagram - Practical steps for planning officers in making a Scoping Opinion
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Alongside the training modules and related diagrams the course includes three EIA Explainer articles designed to broaden and enhance knowledge through accessible short articles on the following topics:
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Two EIA case examples were developed by planning authorities in the first quarter of 2026 and developed into NPH case studies with the assistance of our EIA experts and can be accessed below:
- EIA Screening - Confidence in council judgement
- EIA Scoping - EIA Procedures and Consultee Engagement