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Definition :

Development consent, for public and private pro-jects which are likely to have significant effects on the environment should be granted only offer prior assessment of the likely significant environmental effects of these projects has been carried out whereas this assessment must be conducted on the basis of the appropriate information supplied by the developer, which may be supplemented by the authorities and by the people who may be concerned by the project in question, Regina v. North Yorks C.C., Ex parte Brown [HL(E)], (1999) 2 WLR 452.

The decision of the competent authority or authorities which entitles the developer to proceed with the project, Reg. v. North Yorks C.C., Ex parte Brown [HL(E)], (2000) 1 AC LR 397.