Notice of reference of applications to the Department10.
Where the Department has given a direction under section 29 (call in of applications, etc., to the Department) of the 2011 Act that an application for planning permission made to a council is to be referred to it to be dealt with rather than by the council, the council must serve on the applicant notice—
(a)
of the terms of the direction;
(b)
of any reasons given by the Department for requiring the application to be referred to it;
(c)
that the application has been referred to the Department; and
(d)
that the decision of the Department on the application will be final.