Paragraph 1 Applications made under requirement
Where an application has been made to a discharging authority for any agreement, endorsement or approval required by a requirement included in this Order, the discharging authority must give notice to the undertaker of its decision on the application before the end of the decision period. For the purpose of this paragraph (1), the provision of details by East Suffolk Council to Suffolk County Council for endorsement pursuant to requirement 5(2) shall be treated as the making of an application by the undertaker for approval by Suffolk County Council.
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), the decision period is—
in the case of requirements in respect of which the discharging authority has a duty under Schedule 2 of this Order to consult with any other body—
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 discharging authority;
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
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 (i) or (ii); and
in the case of requirements in respect of which the discharging authority has no duty under Schedule 2 of this Order to consult with any other body—
where no further information is requested under paragraph 2, 6 weeks from the day immediately following that on which the application is received by the discharging authority;
where further information is requested under paragraph 2, 6 weeks from the day immediately following that on which further information has been supplied by the undertaker under paragraph 2; or
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 (i) or (ii).
In the case of requirements in respect of which the discharging authority has a duty under Schedule 2 of this Order to consult with any other body, the discharging authority must have regard to comments received from any of those bodies.
In the case of requirements in respect of which East Suffolk Council is the discharging authority under Schedule 2 of this Order, East Suffolk Council must consult with Suffolk County Council. In the case of requirements in respect of which Suffolk County Council is the discharging authority under Schedule 2 of this Order, Suffolk County Council must consult with East Suffolk Council.