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

Acceptance of notification of proposed development

6.—(1) Where an applicant notifies the Welsh Ministers of a proposed application in accordance with article 5, the Welsh Ministers must give notice to the applicant and local planning authority of their acceptance of that notification in accordance with the following provisions of this article.

(2) Such notice must be given in writing within 10 working days, beginning with the day of receipt of the notification by the Welsh Ministers (or such longer period as the Welsh Ministers may in any particular case determine).

(3) Where the Welsh Ministers give notice in accordance with this article and the applicant does not make an application within 12 months, beginning with the date on which the notice is given, the notice is to be taken as having lapsed, and in such circumstances the applicant must give a fresh notification of proposed development in accordance with article 5 before any application may be made.

(4) Where the Welsh Ministers consider that they have received notification of proposed development which is not in accordance with article 5, they must within 10 working days, beginning with the day of receipt of the notification by the Welsh Ministers (or such longer period as the Welsh Ministers may in any particular case determine) inform the following in writing that such notification is not accepted —

(a) the applicant;

(b) the local planning authority; and

(c) any other persons that the Welsh Ministers consider appropriate.