The London Gateway Port Harbour Empowerment Order 2008

Dedication of land for conservation, etc.

17.—(1) Before dedicating or designating any land under article 47 (conservation), the Harbour Authority shall provide the PLA with a plan of the land and full particulars of the use to which it is intended to be put, and shall provide such further particulars as the PLA may, within 21 days from the day on which the plan is submitted under this paragraph, reasonably require.

(2) The Harbour Authority shall not dedicate or designate any land under article 47 (conservation) except in accordance with such plans and particulars as may be approved by the PLA or determined under paragraph 24.

(3) Any approval of the PLA required under this paragraph shall not be unreasonably withheld but may be given subject to such reasonable requirements as the PLA may make for the protection of—

(a) traffic in, or the flow or regime of, the river;

(b) the use of its operational land or the river for the purpose of performing its functions; or

(c) the performance of any of its functions connected with environmental protection;

including conditions as to the proposed use of the land, its management and any environmental mitigation.

(4) Any such approval shall be deemed to have been refused if it is neither given nor refused within 35 days of the day on which the plans are submitted under sub-paragraph (1).