Determination of applications
11.—(1) Where an application is made to the Department for consent in relation to a relevant project, it may, subject to the following provisions of this regulation—
(a)grant consent for that project, either subject only to the conditions required by regulation 14 or also subject to such further conditions as it sees fit, or
(b)refuse consent.
(2) The Department shall not determine an application for consent until after the expiry of the periods referred to in regulation 9.
(3) In determining an application for consent in relation to a relevant project, the Department shall take into consideration the environmental information relating to that project, any representations received by it in relation to the application and any other material consideration.