4.—(1) Where an application is made to the relevant planning authority for written consent, agreement or approval in respect of a requirement, the fee contained in regulation 16(1)(b) of the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) Regulations 2012(1) (as may be amended or replaced from time to time) is to apply and must be paid to that authority for each application.
(2) Any fee paid under this Schedule must be refunded to the undertaker within four weeks of—
(a)the application being rejected as invalidly made; or
(b)the relevant planning authority failing to determine the application within eight weeks from the relevant date in paragraph 2 unless—
(i)within that period the undertaker agrees, in writing, that the fee is to be retained by the relevant planning authority and credited in respect of a future application; or
(ii)a longer period of time for determining the application has been agreed pursuant to paragraph 2(1)(c) of this Schedule.
S.I. 2012/2920 as amended by S.I. 2013/2153, S.I. 2014/357 and S.I. 2014/2026.