7. Where it appears to the relevant planning authority that—
(a)an application which is before them for determination is a Schedule 1 application or a Schedule 2 application;
(b)the development in question has not been the subject of a screening opinion or screening direction; and
(c)the application is not accompanied by a statement referred to by the applicant as an environmental statement for the purposes of these Regulations,
paragraphs (4) and (5) of regulation 5 apply as if the receipt or lodging of the application were a request made under regulation 5(1).