The Developments of National Significance (Procedure) (Wales) Order 2016

Publicity for applications for planning permission: Welsh Ministers

18.—(1) An application must be publicised by the Welsh Ministers in the manner prescribed by this article.

(2) An application must be publicised by giving requisite notice—

(a) by publication, within the relevant period, of the notice in a newspaper circulating in the locality in which the land to which the application relates is situated;

(b) by serving the notice, within the relevant period, on any adjoining owner or occupier.

(3) The following information must be published on a website maintained by the Welsh Ministers—

(a) the address and location of the proposed development;

(b) a description of the proposed development;

(c) the date by which any representations about the application must be received;

(d) where and when the application may be inspected; and

(e) how representations may be made about the application.

(4) In this article—

“adjoining owner or occupier” (“perchennog neu feddianydd cyffiniol”) means an owner or occupier of any land adjoining the land to which the application relates;

“the relevant period” (“y cyfnod perthnasol”) means 5 working days, beginning with the day on which the Welsh Ministers accept the application in accordance with article 15(3); and

“requisite notice” (“hysbysiad gofynnol”) means notice in the appropriate form set out in Schedule 4 (or in a form substantially to the like effect).