TAG unit A3 environmental impact appraisal
Guidance on the analysis of environmental impacts in transport appraisals.
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This document gives guidance on environmental impact appraisal.
The previous version of this guidance was published in May 2024.
TAG provides information on the role of transport modelling and appraisal, and how the transport appraisal process supports the development of investment decisions to support a business case.
Updates to this page
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29 May 2025 Updated TAG unit A3.
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28 November 2024 Updated with forthcoming changes for May 2025.
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30 May 2024 TAG unit A3 updated.
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25 April 2024 Forthcoming changes added.
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30 November 2023 TAG unit A3 guidance updated.
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19 October 2023 Added forthcoming change about appraisal guidance updates.
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6 October 2023 Added forthcoming change about carbon valuation.
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31 May 2023 TAG unit A3 guidance updated.
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19 April 2023 Added forthcoming change: spring 2023 data book and guidance updates
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30 May 2022 Unit A3 guidance updated.
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29 April 2022 Forthcoming change to guidance note added, the note details guidance alterations to be implemented in May 2022.
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30 July 2021 Updated with new version of unit A3 guidance.
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19 May 2021 Updated TAG unit A3 guidance.
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13 August 2019 NO2 changed back to NOx in 3.2.7 following Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs clarification.
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6 August 2019 Information updated for technical errors NOx changed from NO2 in 3.2.7 and 3.4.4.
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31 May 2019 First published.
Update history
2025-12-11 10:00
TAG unit A3 updated.
2025-10-16 09:30
Added forthcoming change: vehicle emissions carbon tool..
2025-05-29 09:30
Updated TAG unit A3.
2024-11-28 10:00
Updated with forthcoming changes for May 2025.
2024-05-30 10:00
TAG unit A3 updated.
2024-04-25 10:00
Forthcoming changes added.
2023-11-30 10:00
TAG unit A3 guidance updated.
2023-10-19 10:00
Added forthcoming change about appraisal guidance updates.
2023-10-06 09:30
Added forthcoming change about carbon valuation.
2023-05-31 10:00
TAG unit A3 guidance updated.
2023-04-19 09:43
Added forthcoming change: spring 2023 data book and guidance updates
2022-05-30 09:30
Unit A3 guidance updated.
2022-04-29 11:10
Forthcoming change to guidance note added, the note details guidance alterations to be implemented in May 2022.