The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Wales) Regulations 2017

11.  Regulation 18 is to be read as if it provided—

“18.— (1) Where a statement, referred to as an environmental statement, has been prepared by an initiating body in relation to development which is related to a section 97 order or section 102 order, that body must—

(a) send a copy of the draft section 97 order or draft section 102 order and the statement to the consultees and inform them that they may make representations; and

(b) notify any particular person of whom the body is aware and who is likely to be affected by, or has an interest in, the draft order and unlikely to become aware of it by means of electronic publication, a site notice or by local advertisement, of—

(i) the address of the office of the initiating body where a copy of the draft order and statement may be obtained; and

(ii) the address to which representations may be sent.

(2) The initiating body must not make the order until after the expiry of 30 days from the last date on which a copy of the statement was publicised in accordance with this regulation or regulation 19.

(3) When the local planning authority prepare an environmental statement, they must send to the Welsh Ministers, within 14 days after sending the statement to the consultees, one copy of each of any relevant screening opinion, statement of reasons and draft order, in electronic and paper format unless otherwise agreed in writing.”