Subsequent applications where environmental information not previously provided
10.—(1) Where it appears to the relevant planning authority that—
(a)an application which is before them for determination—
(i)is a subsequent application in relation to Schedule 1 or Schedule 2 development;
(ii)has not itself been the subject of a screening opinion or screening direction; and
(iii)is not accompanied by a statement referred to by the applicant as an environmental statement for the purposes of these Regulations; and
(b)the application for planning permission to which the subsequent application relates was not accompanied by a statement referred to by the applicant as an environmental statement for the purposes of these Regulations,
paragraphs (5) and (6) of regulation 6 apply as if the receipt or lodging of the subsequent application were a request made under regulation 6(1).
(2) Where regulation 6(5) applies by virtue of this regulation, the relevant planning authority must, where necessary to ensure that the applicant has provided the information referred to in regulation 6(3)(c), make a request for additional information before issuing a screening opinion.