S.L. 549.44 Art. 22Development Notification Order and General Development Orders approval of competent authority. S.L. 552.08

(1) Where it is intended to carry out development in reliance upon the consent granted or deemed to be granted by the provisions of the Development Notification Order or by a General

Development Order issued by the competent authority, an application shall be made in writing to the competent authority.

(2) The application shall:

(a) give details of the development which is intended to be carried out; and

(b) be accompanied by any fee required to be paid.

(3) The competent authority shall consider the application in accordance with the provisions of regulation 21.

(4) Where the competent authority considers that it has sufficient information to conclude that the development will, or will not have such an effect, it may proceed to make, or require the applicant to make an appropriate assessment of the implications of the development for the special area of conservation in view of the site’s conservation objectives.

(5) If the competent authority considers that it has insufficient information to reach either of these conclusions, it shall notify the applicant in writing indicating in what respects it considers the information insufficient; and the applicant may supply further information with a view to enable the competent authority to reach a decision on the application.

(6) In the light of the conclusions of the assessment referred to in subregulation (4), the competent authority shall approve the development only after having ascertained that it will not adversely affect the integrity of the site.

(7) The provisions of this regulation shall not apply to such sites designated as a SAC of national importance.