# The Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind Farm Order 2026, Paragraph 4: Fees


(1) Where an application is made to the discharging authority for written consent, agreement or approval in respect of a requirement, the fee prescribed under regulation 16(1)(b) of the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) Regulations 2012 (as may be amended or replaced from time to time) is to apply and must be paid to the discharging authority for each application.
(2) Any fee paid under this Schedule must be refunded to the undertaker within four weeks of—
(a) the application being rejected as invalidly made; or
(b) the discharging authority failing to determine the application within the decision period as determined under paragraph 1, unless within that period the undertaker agrees, in writing, that the fee is to be retained by the discharging authority and credited in respect of a future application.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/138/schedule/20/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/outer-dowsing-offshore-wind-farm-order-2026/schedule-20/paragraph-4
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