Paragraph 2 Applications made under requirementI1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

Where an application has been made to a discharging authority for any agreement or approval required by a requirement the discharging authority shall give notice to the undertaker of their 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 3, 5 weeks from the day immediately following that on which the application is received by the authority;

(b)

where further information is requested under paragraph 3, 5 weeks from the day immediately following that on which further information has been supplied by the undertaker under paragraph 3; or

(c)

such longer period as may be agreed by the undertaker and the discharging authority in writing before the end of the period in sub-paragraph (a) or (b).

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 6 para. 2 in force at 2.10.2014, see art. 1