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

Notification of initiation of development and display of notice

31.—(1) A planning permission for development of national significance is specified for the purposes of section 71ZB(6) of the 1990 Act.

(2) The notice to be given to a local planning authority before beginning any development to which a relevant planning permission relates, in accordance with section 71ZB(1) of the 1990 Act, must be in the form set out in Schedule 6 (or in a form substantially to the like effect).

(3) The notice to be displayed at all times when development to which a relevant planning permission relates is being carried out in accordance with section 71ZB(2) of the 1990 Act must—

(a)be in the form set out in Schedule 7 (or in a form substantially to the like effect);

(b)be firmly affixed and displayed in a prominent place at or near the place where the development is being carried out;

(c)be legible and easily visible to the public without having to enter the site; and

(d)be printed on durable material.

(4) Where the notice to be displayed is, without any fault or intention of the person carrying out development, removed, obscured or defaced, the person will be treated as having complied with the requirements of sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) of paragraph (3) if they have taken reasonable steps to protect the notice and, if need be, replace it.