Regulation 15 The consent decisionI1

England and Wales

(1)

When deciding whether to grant consent for a significant project, the Welsh Ministers must consider—

(a)

the environmental statement;

(b)

any additional environmental information;

(c)

any representations they receive under—

(i)

regulation 11(4)(a);

(ii)

regulation 12(2)(b) and (3)(d); or

(iii)

regulation 13(4)(b); and

(d)

any social or economic impacts which might result from a decision to refuse consent for the project.

(2)

The Welsh Ministers must not reach their decision under paragraph (1) until the latest of—

(a)

the expiry of the period in the notice under regulation 11(4)(b)(iii);

(b)

the expiry of the period of 28 days after the date on which any additional environmental information was sent to the consultation bodies in accordance with regulation 12(2)(b);

(c)

the expiry of the period of 28 days after the date the notice under regulation 12(3) was published; and

(d)

the expiry of any period agreed with F1an EEA State under regulation 13(5)(b),

whichever is the last to occur.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Word in reg. 15(2)(d) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes and the Environmental Impact Assessment (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/245), regs. 1(2)(3), 5(8); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Commencement

I1: Reg. 15 in force at 16.5.2017, see reg. 1(3)