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

13.  Regulation 23 is to be read as if paragraphs (1) and (2) read—

“(1) Each local planning authority must keep a record containing a copy of every section 97 order and section 102 order relating to their area, together with a statement of the reasons for making the order; and the authority must take steps to secure that there is also placed on that record a copy of any relevant—

(a) screening opinion;

(b) screening direction;

(c) scoping opinion;

(d) direction under regulation 4(4);

(e) statement referred to as the environmental statement, including any further information;

(f) statement of reasons accompanying any of the above.

(2) Where the local planning authority adopt a screening opinion or scoping opinion, or receive a copy of a screening direction or scoping direction before a section 97 order or a section 102 order is made, the authority must take steps to secure that a copy of the opinion or direction and any accompanying statement of reasons is made available for public inspection at all reasonable hours at the place where the record is kept.

(3) Copies of the documents referred to in paragraph (2) must remain so available for a period of two years from the date on which they are placed on the record.”