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Paragraph 24 I1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

Where an application has been made to a discharging authority for any consent, agreement or approval under a requirement, the discharging authority must give notice to the undertaker of its decision on the application within a period of 56 days beginning with—

(a)

where no further information is requested under F1requirement 26, the day immediately following that on which the application is received by the authority;

(b)

where further information is requested under F2requirement 26, the day immediately following that on which further information has been supplied by the undertaker; or

(c)

such longer period as may be agreed in writing by the undertaker and the relevant authority.

(2)

In the event that the discharging authority does not determine an application within the period set out in sub-paragraph (1), the discharging authority is taken to have granted all parts of the application (without any condition or qualification) at the end of that period unless otherwise agreed in writing.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in Sch. 2 para. 24(1)(a) substituted (16.10.2024) by The HyNet Carbon Dioxide Pipeline (Correction) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/1031), art. 2, Sch.

F2

Words in Sch. 2 para. 24(1)(b) substituted (16.10.2024) by The HyNet Carbon Dioxide Pipeline (Correction) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/1031), art. 2, Sch.

Commencement

I1

Sch. 2 para. 24 in force at 11.4.2024, see art. 1(2)