Infrastructure Act 2015

19 (1) Section 303 (fees for planning applications etc) is amended as follows.

(2) After subsection (1) insert—

“(1ZA) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for the payment of a fee to—

(a) the Mayor of London in respect of an application for consent, agreement or approval as mentioned in section 61DB(2) or the giving of advice about such an application;

(b) a specified person in respect of an application for consent, agreement or approval for which provision is made under section 61DB(4) or the giving of advice about such an application.”

(3) After subsection (10) insert—

“(10A) If the Mayor of London or a specified person calculates the amount of fees in pursuance of provision made by regulations under subsection (1ZA) the Mayor of London or the specified person must secure that, taking one financial year with another, the income from the fees does not exceed the cost of performing the function.”

(4) After subsection (11) insert—

“(12) In this section “specified person” means a person specified by development order under section 61DB(4).”