Regulation 7 Duty to consult

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

The F1applicant must consult the persons specified in paragraph (2) about the application by sending them a copy of the notice referred to in regulation 6.

(2)

Subject to paragraph (3), the persons to be consulted are—

(a)

each person for whose benefit the development consent order, to which the application relates, has effect;

(b)

each person that was, in accordance with section 56, notified of the application for the development consent order which is the subject of the application; and

F2(c)

any other person who may be directly affected by the changes proposed in the application.

F3(3)

The applicant need not consult a person or authority specified above if they have obtained the written consent of the Secretary of State.

(4)

If the F4Secretary of State exercises its discretion under paragraph (3) it must publish its reasons for doing so on its website.

(5)

The Secretary of State must make available in accordance with regulation 46 all responses to the publicity and consultation.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Word in reg. 7(1) substituted (14.7.2015) by The Infrastructure Planning (Changes to, and Revocation of, Development Consent Orders) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/760), regs. 1(1), 3(4)(a) (with reg. 8)
F2: Reg. 7(2)(c) substituted (14.7.2015) by The Infrastructure Planning (Changes to, and Revocation of, Development Consent Orders) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/760), regs. 1(1), 3(4)(b) (with reg. 8)
F3: Reg. 7(3) substituted (14.7.2015) by The Infrastructure Planning (Changes to, and Revocation of, Development Consent Orders) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/760), regs. 1(1), 3(4)(c) (with reg. 8)
F4: Words in Regulations substituted (1.4.2012) by The Localism Act 2011 (Infrastructure Planning) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/635), regs. 1(2), 11(2)