http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2026/6/section/85Planning (Wales) Act 2026enStatute Law Database2026-06-16Expert Participation2026-04-28 Planning (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Cynllunio (Cymru) 2026s. 346(3)(c)(ii)Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Cynllunio (Darpariaethau Canlyniadol) (Cymru) 2026Sch. 5 para. 23Sch. 5 Pt. 1s. 5(2) PART 3CHAPTER 7 85 1 This section applies to— a an application for planning permission for the development of Crown land that is made by the appropriate Crown authority; b an application for planning permission for the development of any other land that is made by or on behalf of the Crown, the Duchy of Lancaster or the Duchy of Cornwall. 2 An application to which this section applies may be made to the Welsh Ministers under this section if the applicant certifies— a that the development to which the application relates is of national importance, and b that it is necessary that the development is carried out as a matter of urgency. 3 Before making the application, the applicant must publish in one or more newspapers circulating in the locality of the proposed development a notice— a describing the proposed development, and b stating that it proposes to make the application to the Welsh Ministers under this section. 4 Where an application is made to the Welsh Ministers under this section— a the applicant must give the Welsh Ministers a statement of its grounds for making the application; b the Welsh Ministers may require the applicant to give them any further information they consider necessary to enable them to determine the application. 5 As soon as practicable after receiving a document or other material by virtue of subsection (4), the Welsh Ministers must make a copy of the document or other material available for public inspection in the locality of the proposed development. 6 The Welsh Ministers must, in accordance with any requirements imposed by regulations, publish notice of the application and of the fact that documents and other material are available for inspection. 7 The Welsh Ministers must consult the following persons about the application— a the planning authority in whose area the proposed development is to be carried out, b any corporate joint committee in whose area the proposed development is to be carried out, and c any other person that may be specified in regulations. 8 Regulations may provide that a requirement imposed under section 58 or 63 applies, with or without modifications, in relation to an application made to the Welsh Ministers under this section. 9 Chapter 2 of Part 14 makes further provision about the procedure for the consideration of applications made under this section. 10 Subsection (5) does not apply to the extent that a document or other material is subject to a direction under section 370 (restriction of access to evidence on national security grounds). 11 Sections 66 to 69 and Schedule 3 apply, with any necessary modifications, in relation to an application made under this section as they apply in relation to an application for planning permission made to a planning authority. 12 The decision of the Welsh Ministers on an application is final. S. 85 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 409(2)