# The Knottingley Power Plant Order 2015, Paragraph 1: Applications made under requirement

Extent: E+W

(1) Where an application has been made to a relevant planning authority for any agreement or approval required by any Requirement included in this Order, the relevant planning authority must 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) 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 or the day on which the fee under paragraph 3(1) of this Schedule is received, whichever is the later;
(b) 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
(c) such longer period as may be agreed by the undertaker and the relevant planning authority in writing before the end of the period in sub-paragraph (a) or (b).
(3) For the avoidance of doubt, the relevant planning authority remains seized of the application after the decision period elapses and pending an appeal by the undertaker for non-determination under paragraph 4(1)(b).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/680/schedule/7/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/knottingley-power-plant-order-2015/schedule-7/paragraph-1
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