Regulation 2A Fee in respect of pre-application servicesF1

Where the applicant notifies the Secretary of State of a proposed application and requests pre-application services in relation to that proposed application, the Secretary of State may charge the applicant a fee in relation to the provision of those services.

The fee payable is £2300 multiplied by the number of relevant days.

The Secretary of State must notify the applicant in writing of the number of relevant days and the fee.

The applicant must pay the fee to the Secretary of State within the period of 28 days beginning with the date of the notice referred to in paragraph (3).

If the applicant fails to pay the fee within the period specified in paragraph (4) the Secretary of State need take no further steps in relation to the proposed application until payment has been received by the Secretary of State.

The Secretary of State may waive the fee (in whole or in part) in relation to the proposed application.

The fee referred to in paragraph (1) must not exceed the costs reasonably incurred by the Secretary of State in providing the pre-application services.

For the purposes of this regulation—

• “pre-application services” means services provided to the applicant by the Secretary of State in connection with the Secretary of State’s major infrastructure functions in relation to a proposed application and include the services listed in Schedule 1;

• “relevant day” means a day on which the Secretary of State provides pre-application services.