The Infrastructure Consent (Examination and Decision) (Procedure) (Wales) Regulations 2025

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 General

   1. 1. Title and coming into force

   2. 2. Interpretation and giving notices etc

3. PART 2 The examining authority

   1. 3. Appointing an examining authority

   2. 4. Appointing a panel as an examining authority

   3. 5. Replacing a panel or person as examining authority

   4. 6. Notification of examining authority

   5. 7. Allocation of functions by a panel

   6. 8. Decision-making by a panel

4. PART 3 Preparation for, and managing, examination

   1. 9. Open floor hearings

   2. 10. Determination of procedure

   3. 11. Timetable for examination

   4. 12. Notification of choice of procedure and timetable

   5. 13. Timing and location of, and participation in, hearing or local inquiry

   6. 14. Publicity for hearing or local inquiry

   7. 15. Written statements of evidence

   8. 16. Provision of website

   9. 17. Advice to the Welsh Ministers

5. PART 4 Examination

   1. 18. Initial written representations

   2. 19. Seeking further written representations

   3. 20. Conduct of a hearing

   4. 21. Conduct of a local inquiry

   5. 22. Virtual meetings, hearings and local inquiries

   6. 23. Broadcasting hearings and local inquiries

   7. 24. Recording hearings and local inquiries

   8. 25. Notification of appointments to assist examining authority

   9. 26. Restricting access to evidence at a local inquiry

   10. 27. Examination management meetings

   11. 28. Variation of application

6. PART 5 Procedure after written representations, hearing and local inquiry

   1. 29. Assessor’s report

   2. 30. Proceeding to a report or decision

   3. 31. Application to be decided by the examining authority

   4. 32. Application to be decided by the Welsh Ministers

   5. 33. Direction to re-open the examination

   6. 34. Proposal to make materially different order

   7. 35. Notice of decisions on an application in relation to Wales

   8. 36. Notice of decisions on an application in relation to the Welsh marine area

   9. 37. Notice of reasons for decision on an application in relation to Wales

   10. 38. Notice of reasons for decision on an application in relation to the Welsh marine area

   11. 39. Procedure following quashing a decision

7. Signature

8. 1. SCHEDULE 1

      Restricting access to evidence at local inquiry

      1. 1. Application of the Planning (National Security Directions and Appointed Representatives) (Wales) Regulations 2006

      2. 2. In regulation 2— (a) in the appropriate place, insert— “the...

      3. 3. In regulation 3— (a) in paragraph (1), after sub-paragraph (c)...

      4. 4. In regulation 4(2)(a), after paragraph (iii) insert— ; or section...

      5. 5. In regulation 6(8), in the definition of “major development”, before...

   2. SCHEDULE 2

      Notification of decision and reasons

      1. 1. Persons who must be given notice in relation to an...

      2. 2. Persons who must be given notice in relation to an...

      3. 3. In this Schedule— “the land” (“y tir”) means— the land...

9. Explanatory Note