Part 2Crown development applications
Chapter 1Applications and publicity
Publicity for applications: Secretary of State
article 16 16.—(1) This article applies where the Secretary of State considers that the development which is the subject of a Crown development application is of national importance and that the application is complete (within the meaning of article 11(2)).
(2) Where the application is a special development application or a standard major development application, the Secretary of State must—
article 16 2 a (a)before the end of the period of 5 working days beginning with the day the notice required by article 11(4) was sent, publish the required information about it on a website, and
article 16 2 b (b)as soon as reasonably practicable after the notice required by article 11(4) was sent—
article 16 2 b i (i)make copies of the application and any document accompanying it available on the website, and
article 16 2 b ii (ii)arrange for the publication of the requisite notice in relation to the application in a newspaper circulating in the locality in which the land to which the application relates is situated.
(3) Where the application is a standard non-major development application, the Secretary of State must—
article 16 3 a (a)before the end of the period of 5 working days beginning with the day the notice required by article 11(4) was sent, publish the required information about it on a website, and
article 16 3 b (b)as soon as reasonably practicable after the notice required by article 11(4) was sent make copies of the application and any document accompanying it available on the website.
term the required information (4) In this article, “the required information”, in relation to an application, means—
article 16 4 a (a)the address or location of the proposed development,
article 16 4 b (b)a description of the proposed development,
article 16 4 c (c)the date by which any representations about the application must be made, which must not be before the last day of the period of 21 days, or in the case of an EIA application accompanied by an environmental statement 30 days, beginning with the day on which the required information is published,
article 16 4 d (d)details of where and when the application may be inspected, and
article 16 4 e (e)the Secretary of State's address for receipt of representations about the application.
(5) When computing the number of days in paragraph (4)(c), any day which is a public holiday must be disregarded unless the application is an EIA application accompanied by an environmental statement.