Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024

29 Notice of proposed application

(1) A person who proposes to make an application for infrastructure consent must notify the following of the proposed application—

(a) the Welsh Ministers;

(b) if the proposed development is in Wales, each planning authority for the area in which the proposed development is located;

(c) if the proposed development is located in an area for which there is a community council, the community council;

(d) each Member of the Senedd representing an area in which the proposed development is located;

(e) each Member of the House of Commons representing an area in which the proposed development is located;

(f) if the proposed development is in the Welsh marine area, Natural Resources Wales and each planning authority and community council the person considers appropriate;

(g) each Member of the Senedd and Member of the House of Commons the person considers appropriate;

(h) any other person or person of a description specified in regulations.

(2) The notice must comply with requirements specified in regulations.

(3) Regulations under subsection (2) may (among other requirements) include requirements relating to—

(a) the form and content of a notice;

(b) information, documents or other material that is to accompany a notice;

(c) how and when a notice is to be given.

(4) If the Welsh Ministers receive a notice that complies with the requirements specified in regulations under subsection (2), they must give notice to the person that the notification has been accepted.

(5) Regulations may make provision about the giving of notice by the Welsh Ministers under subsection (4), including (among other things) provision about—

(a) the form and content of the notice;

(b) how it is to be given;

(c) the period within which it is to be given (including provision about circumstances in which the Welsh Ministers may extend that period in a particular case).

(6) This section does not apply if the proposed application relates to infrastructure consent required by virtue of a direction made under section 22(1) following a qualifying request from a developer.