The Developments of National Significance (Wales) Regulations 2016

[F1 Report: electric lines E+W

18A.— (1) This regulation applies where the function of determining the application is to be exercised by an appointed person.

(2) The appointed person must make a report in writing which must include the appointed person’s conclusions and determination.

(3) The appointed person may cause a hearing or inquiry to be held if after having considered the written representations the appointed person is minded to take into consideration any new evidence or new matter of fact, not being a matter of policy.

(4) Where a hearing or inquiry is to be held, the appointed person must send to the applicant, the local planning authority and persons submitting written representations, a written statement of the matters with respect to which further representations are invited for the purposes of the appointed person’s further consideration of the application.

(5) Those making further representations must ensure that such representations are received by the appointed person within such time as the appointed person states in the invitation under paragraph (4).

(6) Regulation 15(2) to (6) apply to any further representations submitted to the appointed person in accordance with paragraph (5), as if references to the Welsh Ministers were to the appointed person.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Reg. 18A inserted (1.4.2019) by The Developments of National Significance (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/288), regs. 1, 2(5)