Applications made under requirements
1.—(1) Where the undertaker proposes to make an application to a discharging authority for any consent, agreement or approval required by a requirement, it shall no later than twenty eight days prior to submitting such application provide a draft of the proposed application to the discharging authority, unless otherwise agreed by the discharging authority. It shall on the same date provide a complete draft of the proposed application to any requirement consultee and shall affix a notice to a conspicuous object or objects on or near the site of the works which are the subject of such application which shall give details of the proposed application together with the address within the locality where application documents may be inspected and details of the manner in which representations on the application may be made.
(2) Where an application has been made to a discharging authority for any consent, agreement or approval required by a requirement included in this Order, the discharging authority shall give notice to the undertaker of their decision on the application within a period of 8 weeks beginning with—
(a)the day immediately following that on which the application is received by the authority;
(b)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.
(3) In determining any application under this paragraph the discharging body may either grant or refuse consent, and where consent is refused the discharging authority must provide its reasons for the refusal with the notice of refusal.