The Infrastructure Planning (Applications: Prescribed Forms and Procedure) Regulations 2009

Publicising an accepted application

9.—(1) The applicant must publish a notice, which must include the matters prescribed by paragraph (4) of this regulation, of the accepted application, in the same manner as is prescribed in relation to a proposed application, by regulation 4(2)(a) to (d), and also in accordance with paragraph (2) and where applicable (3), of this regulation.

(2) The notice must be displayed at, or as close as reasonably practicable to, the site of the proposed development at a place accessible to the public;

(3) Where the proposed development consists of, or includes, a linear scheme exceeding five kilometres in length, the notice must be displayed at intervals of not more than five kilometres along the whole proposed route of the works, except where this is impracticable due to the land in question being covered in water.

(4) The matters which the notice must include are—

(a) the name and address of the applicant;

(b) a statement to the effect that an application for an order granting development consent has been made to the Commission and that the Commission has accepted the application;

(c) the reference number applied to the application by the Commission;

(d) a summary of the main proposals, specifying the location or route of the proposed development;

(e) a statement saying whether the application is EIA development;

(f) a statement that a copy of the application form and its accompanying documents, plans and maps are available for inspection free of charge at the places (including at least one address in the vicinity of the proposed development) and times set out in the notice;

(g) the latest date on which those documents will be available for inspection (being a date not earlier than the deadline date under sub-paragraph (j));

(h) a statement as to whether a charge will be made for copies of any of the documents and if so the amount of any charge;

(i) details of how to make representations (giving notice of any interest in, or objection to the application), and if the notice is published on or after 1st March 2010, a statement that such representations must be made on a registration form; and

(j) a deadline for the receipt by the Commission of those representations being not less than 28 days following the date that the notice is last published.