{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/infrastructure-consent-pre-application-and-application-procedure-and-transitional-provisions-wales-regulations-2025/regulation-26",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/infrastructure-consent-pre-application-and-application-procedure-and-transitional-provisions-wales-regulations-2025/regulation-26.json",
  "legislation": "wsi/2025/690",
  "legislation_title": "The Infrastructure Consent (Pre-Application and Application Procedure and Transitional Provisions) (Wales) Regulations 2025",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/infrastructure-consent-pre-application-and-application-procedure-and-transitional-provisions-wales-regulations-2025",
  "path": "regulation/26",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "26",
  "heading": "Publicity of valid applications: notices",
  "text": "(1) Where a valid application for development in Wales is accepted, the Welsh Ministers must—\n(a) publish a notice of the application, in one or more newspapers circulating in the locality of the proposed development for a minimum period of one week commencing within 5 working days beginning with the day after the application is accepted as valid, and\n(b) display at least one site notice on or near the site to which the proposed development relates for at least 42 days commencing within 5 working days beginning with the day after the application is accepted as valid.\n(2) Where the application relates to a linear scheme exceeding 5km in length, a site notice must be displayed at intervals of no more than 5km from the start to the end of the proposed route unless it is impracticable to do so.\n(3) Where the site notice is, without any fault of the Welsh Ministers or a person or body directed to comply with the requirements in this regulation by virtue of sections 34(10) or 130(1) of the 2024 Act, removed, obscured or defaced before the period of 42 days has elapsed, the Welsh Ministers or such person or body will be treated as having complied with the requirements of the relevant paragraph if they have taken reasonable steps to protect the site notice and if need be, replace it.\n(4) Where a valid application is accepted for development in the Welsh marine area, the Welsh Ministers must publish notice of the application in—\n(a) one or more local newspapers which are likely to come to the attention of those likely to be affected by a proposed development for a minimum period of one week commencing within 5 working days beginning with the day after the application is accepted as valid,\n(b) Lloyd’s List for a minimum period of one week commencing within 5 working days beginning with the day after the application is accepted as valid, and\n(c) at least one appropriate fishing journal if one is in circulation for a minimum period of one week commencing within 5 working days beginning with the day after the application is accepted as valid.\n(5) Where the Welsh Ministers direct another person or body to undertake the publicity and notification requirements in this regulation by virtue of sections 34(10) or 130(1) of the 2024 Act, it must confirm to the Welsh Ministers that they have complied with that direction within 14 days, beginning with the day after they receive the direction from the Welsh Ministers.\n(6) Where any person is directed to comply with the requirements in this regulation by virtue of sections 34(10) or 130 of the 2024 Act and fails to do so, the Welsh Ministers may take the steps required.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Reg. 26(3) substituted (14.12.2025) by The Infrastructure Consent (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1091), regs. 1(2), 2(10)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in reg. 26(4)(b) inserted (14.12.2025) by The Infrastructure Consent (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1091), regs. 1(2), 2(10)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Word in reg. 26(5) substituted (14.12.2025) by The Infrastructure Consent (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1091), regs. 1(2), 2(10)(d)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Word in reg. 26(5) inserted (14.12.2025) by The Infrastructure Consent (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1091), regs. 1(2), 2(10)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Word in reg. 26(6) substituted (14.12.2025) by The Infrastructure Consent (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1091), regs. 1(2), 2(10)(d)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Reg. 26 applied (with modifications) (15.12.2025) by WSI 2017/567, reg. 18(5A) (as inserted by The Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024 (Consequential, Transitional, Revocation and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1192), regs. 1(2)(b), 12(17)(d) (with reg. 12(44)))"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 26 in force at 15.12.2025, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2025/690/regulation/26",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:57:33.285764+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}