Transitional and Savings5

1

Where an application has been made, before the day on which this Order comes into force for an order granting development consent for a highway-related development or the construction or alteration of a railway, but such application has not been decided before that day—

a

the application must continue to be considered and such an order must be made or development consent refused in accordance with the provisions of the Act;

b

the provisions of the Act are to continue to apply to any such order that is made or to any refusal of development consent; and

c

any such order is to have effect and the provisions of the Act are to apply in relation to the highway-related development or the construction or alteration of a railway in respect of which the order is made,

as if, in each case, the amendments made by this Order had not been made.

2

Where, before the coming into force of this Order, an order has been made to grant development consent for a highway-related development or the construction or alteration of a railway or an application for an order has been refused—

a

the provisions of the Act are to continue to apply to any such order or to any refusal of development consent; and

b

any such order is to have effect and the provisions of the Act are to apply in relation to the highway-relevant development or the construction or alteration of a railway in respect of which the order has been made,

as if, in each case, the amendments made by this Order had not been made.