318.—(1) Part XAB (other than the excluded provisions) shall apply to—

(a) development to which Chapter III applies, and

(b) proposed such development,

as if—

(i) references to a planning authority or the planning authority were references to the Board, and

(ii) in section 177U, "the Board" were substituted for "a planning authority or the Board" in each place that it occurs.

(2) In this section "excluded provisions" means subsections (9) and (10) of section 177U.]