Objections by recipients of notice of applicationE+W
8.—(1) Any notice served or published pursuant to regulations 5, 6 or 7(1) must state the time (which must not be less than 28 days from the date of service of the notice, or less than 28 days from the date or latest date of publication of the notice) within which, and the manner in which, objections to the application may be made to the Welsh Ministers, by persons other than any relevant planning authority.
(2) A relevant planning authority must serve notification of any objection by it to an application upon the Welsh Ministers within four months of the date of the application, or within any longer period as may be agreed in writing by the authority with both the Welsh Ministers and the applicant.