8.—(1) Where the Welsh Ministers receive a valid request for pre-application services, the Welsh Ministers must provide such of the pre-application services specified in paragraph (2) as are requested by the applicant within the time period specified in paragraph (3).
(2) The pre-application services specified in this paragraph are—
(a)information and assistance in relation to any of the following—
(i)the form and content of the application;
(ii)the form and content of any technical reports which may be required;
(iii)the procedures for making and progressing an application; and
(b)such other information or assistance as requested by the applicant which the Welsh Ministers are able to provide and consider would assist the applicant in making and progressing an application; and
(c)an initial assessment of the proposed application.
(3) The period specified in this paragraph is 28 days beginning with the day on which a valid request for pre-application services is received or such longer period as the Welsh Ministers may determine.
(4) Any information given to the applicant must be given or confirmed in writing.