PART 8Dispensing doctors
Taking effect of premises approval where there is no related application for outline consent56
1
Where—
a
premises approval is granted in relation to additional medical practice premises, or in relation to medical practice premises to which a dispensing doctor (D) is relocating; and
b
the application for premises approval had no related application for outline consent,
paragraph (2) applies.
2
In the circumstances described in paragraph (1), the approval takes effect—
a
on the date the determination of the application takes effect, and that date is—
i
if no appeal is made against the decision within the period for bringing an appeal, the date on which that period expires, or
ii
if the decision is appealed within that period, the date on which the appeal reaches its final outcome; or
b
if on the day before that day within 1.6 kilometres of the relevant medical practice premises there are premises which are the subject of an outstanding pharmacy application, on the date which is—
i
the day after the end of a period of one year from the date on which that outstanding pharmacy application reaches its final outcome, or
ii
such longer period (not exceeding 3 months) as the NHSCB may for good cause allow before the expiry of that year.
3
Premises approval to which paragraph (1) applies lapses if before the date on which it would otherwise take effect by virtue of paragraph (2), pharmaceutical services are provided at the pharmacy premises to which the outstanding pharmacy application relates.