Paragraph 1 Applications made under requirementI1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

Where an application has been made to a discharging authority for any agreement or approval required by a requirement included in this Order the discharging authority shall give notice to the undertaker of its decision on the application before the end of the decision period.

(2)

For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), the decision period is—

(a)

in the case of a major detailed requirement—

(i)

where no further information is requested under paragraph 2, 8 weeks from the day immediately following that on which the application is received by the authority;

(ii)

where further information is requested under paragraph 2, 8 weeks from the day immediately following that on which further information has been supplied by the undertaker under paragraph 2; or

(iii)

such longer period as may be agreed by the undertaker and the discharging authority in writing before the end of the period in sub-paragraph (i) or (ii); and

(b)

in the case of a minor detailed requirement—

(i)

where no further information is requested under paragraph 2, 5 weeks from the day immediately following that on which the application is received by the authority;

(ii)

where further information is requested under paragraph 2, 5 weeks from the day immediately following that on which further information has been supplied by the undertaker under paragraph 2; or

(iii)

such longer period as may be agreed by the undertaker and the discharging authority in writing before the end of the period in sub-paragraph (i) or (ii).

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 14 para. 1 in force at 9.4.2013, see art. 1