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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/care-of-cathedrals-rules-2006/article-7",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2006/1941",
  "legislation_title": "The Care of Cathedrals Rules 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/care-of-cathedrals-rules-2006",
  "path": "article/7",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Application for approval of Commission",
  "text": "(1) An application by a Chapter under section 8(1) for the approval of a proposal by the Commission shall—\n(a) be made in writing in Form 8 in Schedule 2, and\n(b) be accompanied by such detailed plans, drawings, specifications and other documents as describe the proposal or may be requested by the Commission.\n(2) At the same time as an application is made under sub-rule (1), the administrator shall display for a period of 28 days inside and outside the cathedral where it is readily visible to the public, a notice in Form 9 in Schedule 2 which—\n(a) gives particulars of the proposal;\n(b) identifies an address at which the plans, drawings, specifications and other documents describing the proposal can be inspected;\n(c) states that representations in writing in respect of the proposal may be sent to the secretary of the Commission at the address of the Commission to arrive no later than 28 days from the date of the notice.\n(3) At the same time as an application is made under sub-rule (1) the administrator shall send a copy of the notice referred to in sub-rule (2) to the fabric advisory committee.\n(4) At the same time as an application is made under sub-rule (1) the administrator shall send a copy of the notice in sub-rule (2) and a copy (free of charge) of each of the detailed plans, drawings, specifications and other documents which accompanied the said application—\n(a) to English Heritage;\n(b) to the national amenity societies (or such person as those societies may jointly appoint for the purposes of the Measure), and\n(c) if the application relates to a proposal of a kind described in section 2(1)(a), to the local planning authority.\n(5) Within 14 days after receipt of the notice under sub-rule (3) of this rule, the secretary of the fabric advisory committee shall inform the Commission in writing whether the fabric advisory committee has considered the proposal and, if so, of its views.\n(6) If a meeting is arranged between the Commission and the Chapter to discuss the proposal, the administrator shall notify the secretary of the fabric advisory committee not less than 14 days before the date of the meeting and the fabric advisory committee’s representatives shall be entitled to be present at the meeting.\n(7) Immediately after the expiry of 28 days following display of the notice required by sub-rule (2) the administrator shall complete the certificate of publication in Form 9 in Schedule 2 and send or deliver it to the secretary of the Commission.\n(8) After receipt of the certificate of publication required by sub-rule (7) of this rule and within 3 months after the expiry of the date for written representations under sub-rules (2)(c) and (4) and the holding of a public hearing, if any, the Commission shall consider all the representations and shall determine whether to give its approval to the proposal, either unconditionally or subject to such conditions as it may specify or whether to refuse to give its approval, and its decision—\n(a) shall be given in writing, and\n(b) if approval is refused or given subject to conditions, the Commission shall give its reasons in writing in its decision.\n(9) Within 10 days of the Commission’s decision the secretary of the Commission shall send or deliver a notice of the decision in Form 10 in Schedule 2—\n(a) to the Chapter;\n(b) to the fabric advisory committee;\n(c) to English Heritage;\n(d) to the national amenity societies (or such person as those societies may jointly appoint for the purposes of the Measure),\n(e) if the decision relates to a proposal of a kind described in section 2(1)(a), to the local planning authority, and\n(f) if the decision relates to an application under rule 12(a) and the Commission has consulted the Church Commissioners, under rule 14(2), to the Church Commissioners.\n(10) The administrator shall within 7 days of receipt of the notice sent or delivered to the Chapter under sub-rule (9)(a) of this rule, display a copy of the notice inside and outside the cathedral where it is readily visible to the public for a period of not less than 28 days.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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