Regulation 15 Determination of applicationsI1
Northern Ireland
Where an application is made to the Department for consent, it may, subject to the provisions of this regulation—
grant consent either subject only to the conditions required by regulation 18 or also subject to such further conditions as it sees fit; or
refuse consent.
The Department shall not determine an application for consent until after the expiry of the periods referred to in regulation 13 during which representations may be sent to the Department or where appropriate any period of consultation with an EEA State in accordance with regulation 14.
In determining an application, the Department shall take into consideration the environmental information, any representations received by it in relation to the application and any other material consideration including in particular its assessment of the direct and indirect effects of the relevant project on the environmental factors specified in Schedule 4.