25.—(1) Where an application has been made to a relevant planning authority for any consent, agreement or approval required by a requirement (including consent, agreement or approval in respect of part of a requirement) included in this Order, the relevant planning authority must give notice to the undertaker of its decision on the application within a period of eight weeks beginning with—E+W+S
(a)the day immediately following that on which the application is received by the authority;
(b)the day immediately following that on which further information has been supplied by the undertaker under sub-paragraph (3); or
(c)such longer period as may be agreed in writing by the undertaker and the relevant planning authority.
(2) Any application made to the relevant planning authority pursuant to sub-paragraph (1) must include a statement to confirm whether it is likely that the subject matter of the application will give rise to any materially new or materially different environmental effects than those assessed in the environmental statement and if it will then it must be accompanied by information setting out what those effects are.
(3) In determining any application made to the relevant planning authority for any consent, agreement or approval required by a requirement contained in Part 1 of this Schedule, the relevant planning authority may—
(a)may give or refuse its consent, agreement or approval; or
(b)give its consent, agreement or approval subject to reasonable conditions,
and where consent, agreement or approval is refused or granted subject to conditions the relevant planning authority must provide its reasons for that decision with the notice of its decision.
(4) Where an application has been made under sub-paragraph (1), the relevant planning authority may request such reasonable further information from the undertaker as it considers is necessary to enable it to consider the application.
(5) If the relevant planning authority or a requirement consultee considers further information is required, the relevant planning authority must, within 21 business days of receipt of the application, notify the undertaker in writing specifying the further information required.
(6) If the relevant planning authority does not give the notification mentioned in sub-paragraph (4) it is deemed to have sufficient information to consider the application and is not thereafter entitled to request further information without the prior agreement of the undertaker.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 2 para. 25 in force at 8.9.2022, see art. 1