# The Infrastructure Planning (Changes to, and Revocation of, Development Consent Orders) Regulations 2011, Paragraph 5: Initial payment in respect of the handling of an application

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(1) Following the preliminary meeting under regulation 28, the Secretary of State must, as soon as reasonably practicable, give the applicant notice in writing of—
(a) the number of estimated relevant days;
(b) whether the application is to be examined by a single appointed person, or 2 or more appointed persons, and in the latter case, the number of appointed persons who are to be appointed; and
(c) the initial payment.
(2) In this paragraph—
“estimated relevant day” means a day estimated by the Secretary of State as required for its examination of the application;
“initial payment” in relation to a notice under sub-paragraph (1) means—
(a)where the examination is to be handled by a single appointed person, £923 for each estimated relevant day;
(b)where the examination is to be handled by two appointed persons, £1,467 for each estimated relevant day;
(c)where the examination is to be handled by three appointed persons, £2,010 for each estimated relevant day;
(d)where the examination is to be handled by more than three appointed persons, £3,060 for each estimated relevant day.
(3) The initial payment 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 (1).
(4) If the applicant fails to pay the initial payment within the period specified in sub-paragraph (3), the Secretary of State need take no further steps in relation to the application until payment has been received by the Secretary of State.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/2055/schedule/2/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/infrastructure-planning-changes-to-and-revocation-of-development-consent-orders-regulations-2011/schedule-2/paragraph-5
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