10.—(1) The Secretary of State, when dealing with an application in relation to which an environmental statement has been provided, may in writing require the applicant to provide such further information as may be specified concerning any matter which is required to be, or may be, dealt with in the environmental statement.
(2) The Secretary of State may in writing require an applicant to produce such evidence as he may reasonably call for to verify any information in the applicant’s environmental statement.