Commentary on Sections The decision Section 62 – Reasons for decision to grant or refuse infrastructure consent
169.Section 62 requires the Welsh Ministers to prepare a statement of their reasons to either make an order granting infrastructure consent or refuse infrastructure consent. A copy of the statement must be sent to the applicant, any planning authority or community council that has submitted a local impact report to the Welsh Ministers in respect of the application, Natural Resources Wales if it has submitted a marine impact report to the Welsh Ministers in respect of the application and any person or person of a description specified in regulations. The statement must be published in such manner as the Welsh Ministers consider appropriate.
170.The section also requires the examining authority to prepare a statement of its reasons for deciding that an order granting infrastructure consent is to be made or refused. A copy of the statement must be sent to the applicant, any planning authority or community council that has submitted a local impact report to the Welsh Ministers in respect of the application, Natural Resources Wales if it has submitted a marine impact report to the Welsh Ministers in respect of the application and any person or person of a description specified in regulations. The statement must be published in such manner as the examining authority considers appropriate.