PART 5Publicity and procedures on submission of environmental statements and decision making
Provision of copies of environmental statements, any other information and further information for the Secretary of State on referral or appeal21
Where an applicant for planning permission or subsequent consent has submitted to the relevant planning authority in connection with that application an environmental statement, any other information or further information, and—
a
the application is referred to the Secretary of State under section 77 M1 of the Act (reference of applications to Secretary of State); or
b
the applicant appeals under section 78 M2 of the Act (right to appeal against planning decisions and failure to take such decisions),
the applicant must supply the Secretary of State with a copy of the environmental statement and, where relevant, any other information or further information unless, in the case of a referred application, the relevant planning authority has already done so.