5.—(1) The following are qualifying applications for the purposes of section 61Z1(4) of the 1990 Act (Wales: pre-application services)—
(a)an application for planning permission for the development of land in Wales where the development to which the application relates is of national significance(1); and
(b)an application or requirement for a secondary consent(2) in respect of which the applicant considers a decision should be made by the Welsh Ministers.
(2) In this Part “applicant” (“ceisydd”) means the person proposing to make a qualifying application.
Development is of national significance if it meets the criteria specified in the Developments of National Significance (Specified Criteria and Prescribed Secondary Consents) (Wales) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/53 (W. 23)).
For the definition of “secondary consent” see section 62H of the 1990 Act, inserted by section 20 of the Planning (Wales) Act 2015. Secondary consents are prescribed for the purposes of section 62H by the Developments of National Significance (Specified Criteria and Prescribed Secondary Consents) (Wales) Regulations 2016.