Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024

Register of applications and pre-application services

128 Register of applications and pre-application services

(1) The Welsh Ministers must maintain a register of—

(a) applications received by them for infrastructure consent;

(b) applications received by them for pre-application services;

(c) pre-application services provided by them.

(2) If the Welsh Ministers receive a valid application for infrastructure consent, they must cause details of the application to be entered in the register.

(3) If the Welsh Ministers receive an application for pre-application services, they must cause details of the application to be entered in the register.

(4) If the Welsh Ministers provide pre-application services, they must cause details of the services provided to be entered into the register.

(5) The Welsh Ministers must publish the register.

(6) Regulations may make provision for or in connection with requiring each planning authority to maintain a register of—

(a) applications received by the Welsh Ministers for infrastructure consent for development wholly or partly in the area of the planning authority;

(b) applications received by the planning authority for pre-application services;

(c) pre-application services provided by the planning authority.

(7) Regulations may make provision for or in connection with requiring Natural Resources Wales to maintain a register of—

(a) applications received by Natural Resources Wales for pre-application services;

(b) pre-application services provided by Natural Resources Wales.

(8) Regulations may, in relation to a register required to be maintained by or under this section, make provision about—

(a) the form and content of a register;

(b) public access to documents relating to entries in the register, including provision requiring the documents to be deposited, stored and made accessible as a facility of the register;

(c) the timing of entries to a register.