The Town and Country Planning (Assessment of Environmental Effects) Regulations 1988

Availability of directions etc. for inspection

7.—(1) Where particulars of a planning application are placed on Part I of the register, the local planning authority shall take steps to secure that there is also placed on that Part a copy of any direction which the Secretary of State has given as to whether the application is, or is not, a Schedule 1 or 2 application; and of any relevant opinion given pursuant to regulation 5.

(2) Where the Secretary of State gives any such direction as is mentioned in paragraph (1) after particulars of the relevant application have been placed on Part I of the register or sends the applicant a notification under regulation 10, the local planning authority shall take steps to secure that a copy of that direction or notification is also placed on that Part of the register.

(3) Where the local planning authority notify an applicant under regulation 9 that they consider his application cannot be granted unless he submits an environmental statement, they shall take steps to secure that a copy of that notification is placed on Part I of the register.

(4) Where the Secretary of State gives, otherwise than pursuant to regulation 6, a direction as to whether the consideration of environmental information is required before planning permission can be granted for a particular proposed development he shall forthwith send a copy of the direction to the local planning authority and to such other persons as he considers it desirable to send a copy together, where necessary, with documents sufficient to identify the land and the development.

(5) Where a copy of a direction is received by the local planning authority before application is made for planning permission for the development in question, the authority shall take steps to secure that a copy of the direction and any documents sent with it are available for public inspection at all reasonable hours at the place where the appropriate register (or section of that register) is kept.