27. In the Roads (Northern Ireland) Order 1980(1) for Article 43 there shall be substituted the following Article—
43.—(1) Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Department under Article 42 to withhold consent or to impose any condition on such consent may, within twenty-one days of receiving notice of the decision, appeal to the planning appeals commission by notice in writing under this Article.
(2) Before determining an appeal under this Article the planning appeals commission shall, if either the appellant or the Department so desires, afford to each of them an opportunity of appearing before and being heard by the commission.
(3) Every notice of appeal to the planning appeals commission under this Article shall be accompanied by such fee (if any) as the Department may by regulations prescribe.”.