(1)This section sets out the requirements to be met by a local housing authority’s application to the Welsh Ministers for an enlarging variation of a direction issued under this Part.
(2)The application must—
(a)include a draft of the direction (as it would be varied if the application were granted) which, if it were included in an application for a direction under section 3, would comply with the requirements of section 3(2)(a);
(b)explain why the authority has concluded that the condition described in section 8(2) exists;
(c)explain why the authority is of the opinion that the variation is an appropriate response to its having concluded that the condition described in section 8(2) exists;
(d)explain what other action the authority proposes to take to reduce the imbalance between the demand for social housing and its supply within its area during the period for which the direction (as varied) is to have effect; and
(e)describe what the authority has done to discharge its obligation to carry out a consultation exercise under section 9.