High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Act 2017

Requests for planning approvalU.K.

15U.K.A planning authority may only grant approval under Part 1 of this Schedule at the request of the nominated undertaker.

16(1)A planning authority need not consider a request for approval under Part 1 of this Schedule unless—U.K.

(a)the nominated undertaker has deposited with the authority a document setting out its proposed programme with respect to the making of requests under that Part to the authority, and

(b)the request is accompanied by a document explaining how the matters to which the request relates fit into the overall scheme of the works authorised by this Act.

(2)Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to a request for approval of additional details.