Regulation 10 Procedure following direction

Where the Secretary of State makes any direction under section 28 in respect of the need for consideration of environmental information, he shall send a copy of the direction to the applicant, to the planning authority and to such other persons as he considers desirable together with documents sufficient to identify the land and the proposed development to which the direction relates; and where he directs that consideration of environmental information is required or the proposed development is exempt development he shall send them a statement of his reasons therefor.