# Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024, Section 36: Local impact reports

Extent: E+W

(1) A planning authority must respond to a notice given under section 34(2)(a), and may respond to a notice given under section 34(2)(b), by submitting a local impact report in respect of the application to the Welsh Ministers before the deadline specified in the notice.
(2) A community council may respond to a notice given under section 34(2)(a) or (b) by submitting a local impact report to the Welsh Ministers before the deadline specified in the notice.
(3) A planning authority or community council may submit a local impact report otherwise than in response to a notice given under section 34(2) before the deadline specified in publicity under section 34(3).
(4) In this Act, a local impact report in respect of an application is a report in writing that—
(a) gives details of the likely impact of the proposed development on the area (or a part of the area) of the local planning authority or community council submitting the report, and
(b) complies with requirements specified in regulations about the form and content of a local impact report.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2024/3/section/36 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/infrastructure-wales-act-2024/section-36
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