PART 5

DECIDING APPLICATIONS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE CONSENT

The decision

Reasons for decision to grant or refuse infrastructure consent
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1
When the Welsh Ministers have decided an application for infrastructure consent, they must prepare a statement of their reasons for deciding to—
a
make an infrastructure consent order, or
b
refuse infrastructure consent.
2
When the examining authority have decided an application for infrastructure consent, it must prepare a statement of its reasons for deciding—
a
that an infrastructure consent order is to be made, or
b
to refuse infrastructure consent.
3
The examining authority or the Welsh Ministers (as the case may be) must provide a copy of the statement to—
a
the applicant;
b
any planning authority or community council that has submitted a local impact report to the Welsh Ministers in respect of the application;
c
Natural Resources Wales if it has submitted a marine impact report to the Welsh Ministers in respect of the application;
d
any person or person of a description specified in regulations.
4
The examining authority or the Welsh Ministers (as the case may be) must publish the statement in such manner as they think, or it thinks, appropriate.
S. 62 in force at 4.6.2024 for specified purposes, see s. 147(1)(b)
S. 62 in force at 15.12.2025 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2025/698, art. 3(c)