26.—(1) Where in relation to EIA development there is, in addition to the requirement for an environmental impact assessment to be carried out, also a requirement to carry out a Habitats Regulations Assessment, the relevant planning authority (or the Welsh Ministers, as the case may be) must where appropriate ensure that the Habitats Regulations Assessment and the environmental impact assessment are co-ordinated.
(2) In this regulation, a “Habitats Regulations Assessment” (“Asesiad Rheoliadau Cynefinoedd”) means an assessment under regulation 61 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010.