Fees for applications
25.—(1) Subject to paragraph (3), the fee which shall be payable to a planning authority with an application for hazardous substances consent shall be as follows—
(a)if section 56H applies (new consent without previous conditions), £200;
(b)if section 56H(1) does not apply and the quantity specified in the application as the maximum quantity proposed to be present exceeds twice the controlled quantity £400;
(c)in any other case, £250;
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), a fee shall be payable to a planning authority on an application for the continuation of hazardous substances consent under section 56K(2) of £200.
(3) Where applications relating to the same site are made to 2 or more planning authorites, a fee shall be payale only to the authority in whose area the largest part of the site is situated and the amount payable shall be the amount that would have been payable if application had fallen to be made to one authority in relation to the whole site.
(4) Any fee due in respect of an application shall accompany the application when it is made to the planning authority.
(5) Any fee paid pursuant to this regulation shall be refunded if the application is rejected as invalidly made.