Section 56(1)

Where a relevant mineral planning authority proposes to make or makes a ROMP application to the Secretary of State under regulation 11 (other consents) of the General Regulations which is a Schedule 1 application or a Schedule 2 application (or proposed application), these Regulations shall apply to that application or proposed application as they apply to a ROMP application referred to the Secretary of State under paragraph 7(1) of Schedule 2 to the 1991 Act, paragraph 13(1) of Schedule 13 to the 1995 Act or paragraph 8(1) of Schedule 14 to the 1995 Act (reference of applications to the Secretary of State) subject to the following modifications— subject to paragraph (2), regulations 6 to 12, 14 to 16, 19 (save for the purposes of regulations 22(3) and (4)), 21 and 30(1) do not apply; in regulation 5 (general provisions relating to screening), paragraph (11) shall not apply; in regulation 13(3) (application referred to the Secretary of State without an environmental statement), omit “and must send a copy of that notification to the relevant planning authority”; in regulation 17 (procedure to facilitate preparation of environmental statements)— in paragraph (3)(b) for “11(4)(a), 12(6), 13(6) or 14(7)” substitute “ 13(6) ”; and in paragraph (4) omit “the relevant planning authority and” and “authority or”; in regulation 20(2) (publicity where an environmental statement is submitted after the planning application)— in sub-paragraph (a) omit “and the name and address of the relevant planning authority”; and for sub-paragraph (b) substitute— the date on which the application was made and that it has been made to the Secretary of State under regulation 11 of the General Regulations; in regulation 22 (procedure where an environmental statement is submitted to the Secretary of State), in paragraph (2) omit “who must send a copy to the relevant planning authority”; in regulation 25(3) (further information and evidence respecting environmental statements)— in sub-paragraph (a) omit “and the name and address of the relevant planning authority”; and for sub-paragraph (b) substitute— the date on which the application was made and that it has been made to the Secretary of State under regulation 11 of the General Regulations; regulations 28 (availability of opinions, directions etc for inspection), 29(1) (information to accompany decisions) and 30(2) (duties to inform the public and the Secretary of State of final decisions) shall apply as if the references to a “relevant planning authority” were references to a mineral planning authority; and regulation 63(2) shall not apply.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-07-30