Germany-

Environmental Impact Assessment for wind turbines

Environmental Impact Assessment requirements related to wind energy, project deve-
lopment and permission procedure

by Manfred Bookholdt

Bad Doberan County Council,

Planning Department
Contents

Flow chart demonstrating the formal requirements of the Environmental

Impact Assessment as an integrated component of project develop-
ment and permission procedures for wind turbines

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 Ge r m a n y- Environmental Impact Assessment for Wind Turbines

REGIONAL SPATIAL PLANNING PROGRAMME (1999)

- legally binding planning regulations related to wind energy

- suitable areas for wind energy utilization

Submit wind turbine project application to the local or regional responsible licensing
authority

Local building authority (up to 2 turbines)

Regional environmental authority (3 and more turbines)

Turbines > 35 m
No Formal Environmental Impact Assessment EIA screening referring to
or
not required compensatory measures
more than 10 kW

Yes
Accompanying landscape
conservation plan with defined
No and binding compensatory
Project comprises 3 or more wind turbines measures

Yes

Further permission
Formal Environmental Impact Assessment procedure
required

Formal Environmental Subjects of protection according to the

Impact “Environmental Risk Assessment Act”
Assessment

Expertises/ investigations - human beings/ flora and fauna

- soil/ water/ air/ climate/ landscape
public opinions/ statements - cultural assets/ other real assets
- interactions between the subjects of protection

Appreciation of values
and public interests

Yes
Environmental
acceptance confirmed

No

Refusal of the wind turbine Approval of the wind

project turbine project

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