SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 17Conditions of deemed planning permission
Part 3Approvals: supplementary
Consultation on requests for approval
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1
This paragraph applies where a planning authority considers that a request for approval under Part 1 of this Schedule relates to matters which may affect any of the following—
a
nature conservation,
b
the conservation of the natural beauty or amenity of the countryside,
c
the conservation of the natural beauty or amenity of inland or coastal waters or land associated with them,
d
the conservation of flora or fauna which are dependent on an aquatic environment,
e
the use of inland or coastal waters, or land associated with them, for recreational purposes, or
f
a site of archaeological or historic interest.
2
The planning authority must, within five days of receiving the request, invite the appropriate body or bodies to make representations.
3
The appropriate body is—
a
for the matters in sub-paragraph (1)(a) and (b), Natural England,
b
for the matters in sub-paragraph (1)(c) to (e), the Environment Agency,
c
for the matter in sub-paragraph (1)(f), the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England.
4
Where under sub-paragraph (2) a planning authority has invited a body to make representations about a request for approval under Part 1 of this Schedule, it must not make any decision about the request until—
a
it has received representations from the body about the request,
b
it has been informed by the body that it does not wish to make any representations, or
c
21 days have elapsed since the date of the invitation.
5
An invitation under sub-paragraph (2) must specify the time limit for making representations.