The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Wales) Regulations 2016

Duties to inform the public of final decisions

36.—(1) Where an EIA application is determined by the Welsh Ministers or an inspector, the Welsh Ministers must—

(a) notify the relevant planning authority of the decision; and

(b) provide the authority with a statement containing—

(i) the content of the decision and any conditions attached to it;

(ii) the main reasons and considerations on which the decision is based, including, if relevant, information about the participation of the public;

(iii) a description, where necessary, of the main measures to avoid, reduce and, if possible, offset the major adverse effects of the development; and

(iv) information regarding the right to challenge the validity of the decision and the procedures for doing so.

(2) The relevant planning authority must, as soon as reasonably practicable after receipt of a notification under paragraph (1)(a)—

(a) inform the public of the decision, by local advertisement, or by such other means as are reasonable in the circumstances; and

(b) make the statement the authority received pursuant to paragraph (1)(b), available for public inspection at the place where the appropriate register (or relevant section of that register) is kept.