Paragraph 7

Regulation 16 is to be read as if it provided—

“Procedure to facilitate preparation of environmental statements

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(1)

A local planning authority which intend to prepare an environmental statement may enquire of a consultee whether the consultee has any information which the consultee or the local planning authority consider relevant to the preparation of the environmental statement.

(2)

If the consultee has such information it must treat the enquiry by the authority as a request for information by the local planning authority under regulation 5(1) of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 M1.”