{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/infrastructure-planning-changes-to-and-revocation-of-development-consent-orders-regulations-2011/schedule-2/paragraph-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2011/2055",
  "legislation_title": "The Infrastructure Planning (Changes to, and Revocation of, Development Consent Orders) Regulations 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/infrastructure-planning-changes-to-and-revocation-of-development-consent-orders-regulations-2011",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/3",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Pre-examination fee",
  "text": "(1) In cases where the Secretary of State decides that it is necessary to appoint an Examining body, the Secretary of State must charge the applicant a pre-examination fee.\n(2) Following a decision under regulation 22, the Secretary of State must notify the applicant as soon as reasonably practicable, of the pre-examination fee.\n(3) The pre-examination fee is—\n(a) where a single appointed person will handle the application, £12,750;\n(b) where two appointed persons will handle the application, £25,500;\n(c) where three appointed persons will handle the application, £38,250;\n(d) where more than three appointed persons will handle the application, £57,750.\n(4) The pre-examination fee must be received by the Secretary of State within the period of 28 days beginning with the date of the notice referred to in sub-paragraph (2).\n(5) If the applicant fails to pay the pre-examination fee within the period specified in sub-paragraph (4), the Secretary of State need take no further steps in relation to the application until payment has been received by the Secretary of State.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 para. 3(1) substituted (14.7.2015) by The Infrastructure Planning (Changes to, and Revocation of, Development Consent Orders) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/760), regs. 1(1), 7(1) (with reg. 8)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Regulations substituted (1.4.2012) by The Localism Act 2011 (Infrastructure Planning) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/635), regs. 1(2), 11(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 3(3) substituted (6.4.2017) by The Infrastructure Planning Fees (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/314), regs. 1, 3(4) (with reg. 4(1)(2))"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/2055/schedule/2/paragraph/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:57:57.291233+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}