SCHEDULE 16Procedure for discharge of Requirements
Applications made under requirementI11
1
Where an application has been made to a discharging authority for any agreement or approval required pursuant to requirements 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 32, 33, 34, 35 and 36 in Part 3 of Schedule 1 (requirements) of this Order:
a
the undertaker must give the discharging authority sufficient information to identify the requirement(s) to which the application relates;
b
the undertaker must provide such particulars, and the request be accompanied by such plans and drawings, as are reasonably considered necessary to deal with the application.
2
The discharging authority must give notice to the undertaker of its decision on the application before the end of the decision period.
3
For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2), the decision period is—
a
where no further information is requested under paragraph 2 (further information), 8 weeks from the day immediately following that on which the application is received by the discharging authority;
b
where further information is requested under paragraph 2 (further information), 8 weeks from the day immediately following that on which further information has been supplied by the undertaker under paragraph 2; or
c
such longer period as may be agreed by the undertaker and the discharging authority in writing before the end of the period in sub-paragraph (a) or (b).