PART 3Consent
Conditions of consent18
1
Any consent granted under regulation 16(1) is to be subject to—
a
the conditions in paragraph (2); and
b
any other conditions the Department thinks fit.
2
The conditions required by paragraph (1)(a) are—
a
the consent lapses if the project is not commenced (by the carrying out of a material act) within 1 year of the date on which it was granted;
b
the consent expires if the project is not completed within 3 years of the date on which it was granted; and
c
the consent only authorises the project described in the consent application, subject to any amendments approved by the Department under paragraph (4).
3
After the expiry of a consent in accordance with paragraph (2)(b), the Department may require a further application for consent in accordance with paragraph (5) in respect of any further operations or uses forming part of the project.
4
The Department may approve any amendments at the request of an applicant, but any material change in the operations or uses authorised by the consent requires a further application for consent in accordance with paragraph (5).
5
Further applications for consent under paragraphs (3) and (4) may be subject to any requirement of these Regulations that the Department considers appropriate.
6
In this regulation, a project is “completed” if all the works permitted by the consent have been carried out and all changes in the use, or the level of use, of the relevant land have been implemented.