Regulation 4 Application for consent
An application for consent for salmon farming in marine waters shall be accompanied by—
a plan showing the location and extent of the site of the proposed salmon farm;
a brief outline of the proposed scale of production and the equipment to be installed on site; and
a statement of the proposed servicing methods and of any intended development on land.
On receipt of any such application—
the Crown Estate Commissioners shall consider whether the proposed development is one to which the prohibition in regulation 3 applies;
where the Crown Estate Commissioners consider that the applicant has not provided them with sufficient information to enable them to form an opinion, they may ask him for further information;
where it appears to the Crown Estate Commissioners that an application for development is an application to which the prohibition in regulation 3 applies, they shall within 6 weeks beginning with the date of receipt of the application notify the applicant in writing of their view and that without consideration of environmental information they may not grant consent;
in coming to a view as to whether consideration of environmental information is required the Crown Estate Commissioners shall consult such of the authorities, bodies or persons mentioned in Schedule 2 as they consider appropriate.