The Developments of National Significance (Procedure) (Wales) Order 2016

Duty to respond to pre-application consultation: specialist consultees

10.—(1) A specialist consultee, consulted in accordance with the provisions of section 61Z(4) of the 1990 Act, must provide a substantive response within 42 days beginning with the day on which the notice referred to in article 9(3) is given or such other period as may be agreed in writing between the specialist consultee and the applicant.

(2) For the purposes of this article, a substantive response is one which—

(a) states that the specialist consultee has no comment to make;

(b) states that the specialist consultee has no objection to the proposed development and refers the applicant to current standing advice by the specialist consultee on the subject of the consultation;

(c) advises the applicant of any concerns identified in relation to the proposed development and how those concerns can be addressed; or

(d) advises the applicant that the specialist consultee has concerns and that it would object to an application for planning permission made in the same or substantially the same terms and sets out the reasons for those objections.