16.—(1) The undertaker may, for the purposes of the authorised development—
(a)form and lay out means of access, or improve existing means of access, in the location specified in column (2) of Schedule 9 (access to works); and
(b)with the consent of the relevant planning authority (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), after consultation with the relevant highway authority, form and lay out such other means of access or improve existing means of access, at such locations within the Order limits as the undertaker reasonably requires for the purposes of the authorised development.
(2) If a relevant planning authority which receives an application for consent under paragraph (1)(b) fails to notify the undertaker of its decision before the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the date on which the application was received, it is deemed to have granted consent.
(3) Any application for consent under paragraph (1)(b) must include a statement that the provisions of paragraph (2) apply to that application.