Regulation 48 Authorisation and annex 1 and annex 2 applications
This regulation applies to—
an annex 1 application; or
an annex 2 application where the proposed specific development shall be likely to have significant effects on the environment by virtue inter alia of its nature, size or location;
except where it is exempt development.
The development corporation shall not carry out a specific development, nor shall they grant authorisation of a specific development to which this regulation applies, unless they have taken into consideration environmental information in respect of the proposed specific development.
Subject to any direction by the Secretary of State, for the purposes of paragraph (1)(b) a proposed specific development shall only be taken to be likely to have significant effects on the environment by virtue inter alia of its nature, size or location where the applicant and the development corporation accept that this is the case.