reg 4 Meaning of consultation body
(1) Each of the following is a consultation body for the purposes of these Regulations— (a) every local planning authority for the area in which the development will be carried out and every principal council for that area, if not the local planning authority; (b) in relation to development in England or in relevant waters adjacent to England that are between the mean low water mark and the seaward limits of the territorial sea— (i) the Environment Agency ; (ii) the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England ; (iii) Natural England ; (c) in relation to development in Wales or in relevant waters adjacent to Wales that are between the mean low water mark and the seaward limits of the territorial sea— (i) save where the Welsh Ministers are the relevant authority, Cadw (that is to say, the executive agency responsible for administering the exercise of functions vested in the National Assembly for Wales relating to the historic environment); (ii) the Natural Resources Body for Wales ; (d) in relation to development in relevant waters beyond the seaward limits of the territorial sea, the Joint Nature Conservation Committee . (2) In this regulation, “ principal council ” has the meaning given in section 270(1) of the Local Government Act 1972 .