Regulation 6 Prohibition on the grant of planning permission without consideration of environmental information
This regulation applies to—
an annex 1 application; or
an annex 2 application where the proposed development shall be likely to have significant effects on the environment by virtue inter alia of its nature, size or location.
The planning authority, the Secretary of State or a reporter shall not grant planning permission in respect of an application to which this regulation applies unless they have taken into consideration environmental information in respect of the proposed development.
Subject to any direction by the Secretary of State, for the purposes of paragraph (1)(b) a proposed 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 planning authority accept that this is the case.