Paragraph 4 Further Information
If the discharging authority considers that it requires further information to make a decision on the application, it must give written notice to the undertaker specifying the further information required within seven business days from the day on which it receives the application.
If the relevant Requirement requires that discharging authority to consult a person (referred to in this Schedule as a “consultee”) in relation to the application—
the discharging authority must consult the consultee within five business days from the day on which it receives the application;
if the consultee considers that it requires further information to respond to the consultation, it must so notify the discharging authority, specifying what further information is required, within 21 business days from the day on which the discharging authority received the application; and
within five business days from the day on which it receives any such notification from the consultee, the discharging authority must give written notice to the undertaker specifying the further information required by the consultee.
If the discharging authority, after consultation with any consultee, considers that further information provided by the undertaker in response to a written notice from the discharging authority under sub-paragraph (1) or (2) is not sufficient to allow it to make a decision on the application, it must give written notice to the undertaker specifying what further information is still required, within seven business days from the day on which the undertaker provided the information.